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Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common.Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties - successful, competent and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself…
WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES / PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEARA SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARFrances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed and observant.
Elio believes he has left behind his first love - but as an affair with an older man intensifies, his thoughts turn to the past and to Oliver. Oliver, a college professor, husband and father, is preparing to leave New York. The imminent trip stirs up…
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD 2018 WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS INTERNATIONAL AUTHOR OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE Connell…
A provocative and rousing insight into European politics from one of the world's greatest writers. 'One of his most powerful works.' Financial Times'A pan-European intellectual force.' TimesIn a moment of historic peril and uncertainty in mainland Europe,…
WHEN THE WORLD BURNS, ASH WILL RISE. The explosive sequel to instant New York Times bestseller Infinity Alchemist. Ever since he rose up against his father and saved New Anglia from destruction, Ash has been struggling to adapt to his new life.He has…
'It just blew me away.' JEFF LEMIRE'Beautiful.' ROLLING STONE'A masterpiece.' JOE SACCOFROM THE BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BLANKETS AND HABIBIFrom the celebrated author of Blankets and Habibi comes a long-awaited new graphic memoir. Ginseng…
In 1940 Sergei Rachmaninoff, living in exile in America, broke his creative silence and composed a swan song to his Russian homeland. What happened in those final haunted years and how did he come to write his farewell masterpiece, the Symphonic Dances?Rachmaninoff…
'Profoundly moving, funny and beautifully written.' Michael Magee 'Completely immersive.' Natasha Brown 'Exceptional and startling.' Colin BarrettIt wasn't just the being hurt, it was the endlessness of it, us misfiring without break without end without…
THE GLOBAL #1 BESTSELLER'Intermezzo is perfect ... Is there a better novelist at work right now?' Observer'Her most mature and moving book to date ... I read it in a state of rapture.' Sunday Times'If a perfect Sally Rooney novel exists, this might just…
In this beautifully illustrated collection of letters, Josie George, well-being guru, shows readers that the world is full of magic and mystery if you only look hard enough. Because Wonderland exists outside of stories - it's in the cracks between the…
FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Aciman pieces together a rich tapestry of human emotion in a way few other contemporary writers can match.' DAZED'Transporting . . .sensusous.' OBSERVER'Compelling and witty.' NEW STATESMAN1960s Rome. As teenage…
'A work of art that fully justifies its existence on its own terms . . . the comic driving you back to the novel, and vice versa.' Guardian on City of GlassA thrilling graphic novel adaptation of the masterpiece from the late, great Paul Auster.…
The moment I saw her face.The moment I heard her siren song . . .Salka, the Lady of the Lake, meets Owain, a shepherd who frequently visits the loch. The pair start to fall in love and it is not long before they are married. Although they make each other…
'Almost as miraculous as the songs it exists to celebrate.' PETE PAPHIDES'The only ABBA book that the world will ever need.' TONY PARSONS'Writing perfection on musical perfection: book heaven.' CAITLIN MORANThrough exclusive interviews and over a decade…
In this entertaining and stimulating essay, one of world literature's most distinctive thinkers sets out his personal view of the history and value of the novel in Western civilisation. Too often, Kundera suggests, a novel is thought about only within…
A GUARDIAN AND EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR'Fascinating.' NEIL TENNANT'The missing story of the heart of pop.' JOHNNY MARR'Superb.' Alexis Petridis'Dazzling.' GUARDIAN'So much spine, spunk and guts.' NEW STATESMAN'Utterly engrossing.' THE WIRE'Erudite.'…
'Lyrical and profound, delving into the depths of human connection. You will cry.'GLAMOUR'Impressive . . . it gripped my heart and imagination.'JO BROWNING WROE'Intriguing . . . there is also significant charm and energy.'GUARDIAN'Compulsive, electrifying.'SPECTATOR…
'So funny - Nabokov meets Spinal Tap.' STEPHEN MERCHANT'Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.' TIM KEY'Absolutely miraculous.' JESSE EISENBERG'A brain-swirlingly funny quest.' ROBERT POPPERRichard Ayoade's fictional quest to rescue Harauld Hughes - the almost…
Why do we need art? What Art Does is an invitation to explore this vital question. It is a chance to understand how art is made by all of us. How it creates communities, opens our worlds, and can transform us.Curious and playful, richly illustrated,…
Subtitled 'A tragicomedy in two Acts', and famously described by the Irish critic Vivien Mercier as a play in which 'nothing happens, twice', En attendant Godot was first performed at the Theatre de Babylone in Paris in 1953. It was translated into English…
**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**From the multi-million copy bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name'Aciman writes with an aching sensitivity.'JOHN BOYNE'You don't so much read André Aciman's novels as tumble breathlessly into them.'THE TIMESHave you…
DISCOVER THE REALITY OF LIFE AS A SUPERSTAR DJ IN THIS SENSATIONAL EXPOSÉ OF WHAT REALLY GOES ON BEHIND THE BPMs. The glamour, the parties, the excess, the highs and, of course, the lows. In The Secret DJ, a globally renowned DJ takes us on a breakneck…
A New York Times' Notable Book of 2023Winner of the LA Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/ComicsWinner of the Lammy Award Winner for LGBTQ+ ComicWinner of the The Doug Wright Award for Best Book'Carroll's voice is unique and powerful and I, for one,…
Fernande Olivier, Olga Khokhlova, Marie-Therese Walter, Dora Maar, Francoise Gilot, and Jacqueline Roque. These six extraordinary women shared Pablo Picasso's life and were instrumental in his career, yet they have long been dismissed as simply passive…
From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer - and what we can learn from him today. BY THE AUTHOR OF NOTHING IS TRUE AND EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE'Lively…
'The first new Beatles story in decades - and the one that will make your heart burst.' CAITLIN MORAN'Ian Leslie has done the impossible, and breathed new life into one of the world's most studied bands.' GQ'The most moving and revelatory book on Lennon…
The second of the three greatest novels by the era-defining Nobel laureate, reissued for a new generation. Nothing is more real than nothing. Malone, a decrepit old man, lies naked in his bed, scrawling bitter observations in an exercise book.He is fed…
The first of the three greatest novels by the era-defining Nobel laureate, reissued for a new generation. I am still alive then. That may come in useful.Molloy, a sordid, bedridden vagrant, recalls a long bicycle ride in search of his mother. He describes…
A TIMES, INDEPENDENT, FINANCIAL TIMES, AND IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'A magnificent book.' MIKE ATHERTON'Tender, atmospheric - and hopeful.' iNEWS'A masterpiece.' IRISH TIMES'Electrifying.' GUARDIANFrom…