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Sometimes I think that carrying--other people, the continuity of history, generational identity, the emotional load of the everyday--is the main thing that women do. In Marina Benjamin's new set of interlinked essays, she turns her astute eye to the tasks once termed "women's work". From cooking and cleaning to caring for an aging relative, A Little Give depicts domestic life anew: as a site of paradox and conflict, but also of solace and prof...

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You're a politician, a public figure. What on earth were you thinking?" Up-and-coming junior minister Gregory Buchanan has had a portrait painted of himself by the acclaimed artist Sophie White--a painting she intends to enter in this year's Archibald Prize. Until then, Gregory has hung it in pride of place on his dining-room wall. It's a life-sized standing portrait, practically photographic in nature. And it's a nude. His wife will be home s...

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The deeply moving memoir of an award-winning war correspondent turned activist--and her rousing defense of human rights in times of resurgent authoritarianism. As a broadcast journalist for Sky News and Al Jazeera, Sherine Tadros was trained to tell only the facts, as dispassionately as possible. But how can you remain neutral when reporting from war zones, or witnessing brutal state repression? For twenty-six years, Tadros grew up in the quie...

The second novel by Booker Prize longlisted author Anna Smaill. A lyrical and ambitious exploration of madness and what it is like to experience the world differently. In Ueno Park, Toyko, as workers and tourists gather for lunch, the pollen blows, a fountain erupts, pigeons scatter, and two women meet, changing the course of one another¿s lives. Dinah has come to Japan from New Zealand to teach English and grieve the death of her brother, Mic...

My Soul Twin is an unputdownable story of forbidden love ¿ a modern-day Wuthering Heights. This is the follow-up to The Eighth Life, which was a publishing sensation, selling over 40, 000 copies worldwide and earning a longlisting for the International Booker Prize.

A wonderful collection of short stories that chart the political, ecological, and bodily themes that are the backbone of Lauräs work. Laura Jean Mackay¿s previous novel The Animals In That Country won the Arthur C. Clarke award in 2021.

Fergus lives down in the deepest, darkest sea and is scared of just one thing ¿ the light! From award-winning creator Anna McGregor (author of Anemone is Not the Enemy) comes this hilarious tale of the deepest of sea creatures. Seamlessly combining humor, narrative, and nonfiction, McGregor introduces young readers to the wonders of the ocean¿s `midnight zone¿, where no sunlight at all is able to penetrate. We meet Fergus as he hides from a p...

Halfway between a classic dystopia like 1984 and one of the great catastrophe novels by J.G. Ballard, Pink Slime tells the story of a woman and her solitude, of an ecological cataclysm and a ruined world, of maternity, hunger, and silence. For fans of Laura Jean Mckay, Mariana Enriquez, and Samanta Schweblin this is a masterpiece of speculative fiction

A sweeping, dramatic, multi-character story from the beloved author of million-copy bestseller The Eighth Life. Bound to get strong media and awards attention, as well as bookseller and influencer support from those who loved Nino Haratischvili¿s other books.

`Telling and compelling¿ Susie Dent, author of Word Perfect `Rob Drummond has achieved something very special in this book¿ David Crystal, author of How Language Works `Intriguing and engaging¿ Gyles Brandreth, author of Word Play Why do we have different accents and where do they come from? Why do you say `tomaytö and I say `tomahtö? And is one way of speaking better than another? In Yoüre All Talk, linguist Rob Drummond explores the enormou...

This timely novel follows the deep and unwavering bond between three women as they confront systemic racism, white and male privilege, and the resurgence of the far-right in Germany. Shida Bazyar is a talented author whose writing will appeal to fans of Elena Ferrante, Zadie Smith, and Kamila Shamsie.

A dazzling novella from a rising star of Indonesian literature that explores what it means to be a woman ¿ whoever you are, wherever you are, and whenever it is in history and time. In today¿s Jakarta, an unnamed man tells the story of his lifelong friend Nastiti, and what happened on the day she vanished. In the Dutch East Indies¿ Semarang, a young Indo-Dutch girl, Rukmini, is captured by the Japanese military and is forced into prostitution....