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Michael Morpurgo
Private PeacefulHeroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the F...Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller ‘Full of warmth as well as grief, conveying vividly how precious it is to be alive’ Sunday Times As young Tho... -
Martin Sixsmith
Putin and the return of historyAn original history of Russia's thousand-year p...An original history of Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics and rekindled the Cold War. Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has reshaped ... -
Leah Broad
Quartet : How Four Women Changed The Musical WorldEthel Smyth (b.1858): Famed for her operas, thi...Ethel Smyth (b.1858): Famed for her operas, this trailblazing queer Victorian composer was a larger-than-life socialite, intrepid traveller and committed Suffragette.Rebecca Clarke (b.1886): This t... -
Gareth P. Jones
RabunzelA uniquely silly and rebellious twist on a favo...A uniquely silly and rebellious twist on a favourite fairy tale – with a fabulously foiled cover! “Rabunzel, Rabunzel, let down your ears!…” Rabunzel has a teeny tufty tail, a twitchy nose and two ... -
Lorna Gibb
Rare Tongues : The Secret Stories of Hidden LanguagesAn enthralling tour around the rarest languages...An enthralling tour around the rarest languages in the world. From the whistling languages of La Gomera in the Canary Islands and the Hmong people in East and Southeast Asia, to the wars and clashe... -
Henry Dimbleby and Jemima Lewis
Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shapeThe food system is no longer simply a means of ...The food system is no longer simply a means of sustenance. It is one of the most successful, most innovative and most destructive industries on earth. It sustains us, but it is also killing us. Die... -
Carol Atherton
Reading LessonsAn English teacher's love letter to reading and...An English teacher's love letter to reading and the many ways literature can make us, and our lives, better. How can a Victorian poem help teenagers understand YouTube misogyny? Can Jane Eyre encou... -
Timothy C. Baker
Reading My Mother Back: A Memoir in Childhood Animal StoriesWhen his mother died, Timothy C. Baker discover...When his mother died, Timothy C. Baker discovered that there was almost no record of her existence, and no stories that were his to tell: the only way to bring her back was through reading. Reading... -
Monica Heisey
Really Good, ActuallyThe hottest debut novel of 2023 from Schitt’s C...The hottest debut novel of 2023 from Schitt’s Creek and Smothered screenwriter and an Observer debut author of the year, Monica Heisey. Maggie’s marriage has ended just 608 days after it started, b... -
Ann Sei Lin
Rebel SkiesA beautifully written and pacy teen fantasy adv...A beautifully written and pacy teen fantasy adventure, set in a world of flying ships, sky cities and powerful paper spirits. Inspired by Asian cultures and exploring themes of empire, slavery and ... -
Helen Macdonald
RecoveryThe hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitar...The hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitary, self-possessed, free from grief, and numb to the hurts of human life. How do we carry on when someone close to us dies? Is it simply a case of putt... -
Alice Mah
Red Pockets : An Offering'Part of me knew what the hungry ghosts wanted ...'Part of me knew what the hungry ghosts wanted all along, what they still want. It is not vengeance.No, they want something else, but we refuse to listen. They want us to face up to our broken obli...
