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'Captivating, notable, brilliant, thought-provoking' A New Yorker Best Book of 2025 'A vigorous and engaging new study of the Irish famine . . . Richly underpinned by research in contemporary sources and firmly rooted in historical scholarship.' Fintan O'Toole 'Comprehensive, elegantly written...

When Kalu drops Aima at Lagos Airport, it marks the end of their four-year relationship. Shattered and broken open, he thinks that's the last he will see of his girlfriend. But Aima is drawn back into the city - to the scandalous, decadent nightlife of her best friend. As Kalu grieves, his friend offers him an exclusive invitation to one of his sordid, global parties - a way for Kalu to escape, if only for a night. Kalu knows it will offer every possible indulgence and something even more precious: time with the man he loves, but whose actions will plunge them all into a whirling descent.

Nine children travel with their families to their Grandfather's vacation property, where strange things begin to happen: eyes blink from the bottom up, mushrooms ooze blood, people's faces don't hang right anymore—except they do, once you look more closely. Transformations warp the children's sense of time and place, the very land itself seeming to encroach upon them.

Something is very wrong in the town of Dunswell. At only seventeen years of age, Liv feels as though she has lost everything. But she will come to learn there is always something more to lose. Leonard is a sexual deviant. Although he doesn't yet know it, the dark visions plaguing his dreams have been guiding him towards this town.

The Screen Rot Podcast with Jacob and Jake is the show where we discuss the weirdest and worst content that’s been rotting our screens, and indeed our minds. It's Monday Night Football for internet rubbish.

Hirka is stranded in a rotting world, with nothing but a raven and a notebook to connect her to the life she left behind in Ym. She came in search of her family, believing that she could protect Rime and the rest of Ym from the ancient evil of the blind. Instead, what Hirka finds in this new world are people willing to do anything for the blessing—or the curse—of eternal life. And for Rime, the threat of the blind is only growing stronger… Separated by worlds, unsure who to trust, and in danger from all sides, Hirka and Rime fight to end a thousand-year quest for power and revenge.

Cast aside since birth and denied my true heritage, they know me as the bastard prince. For years I played their game, doing allI could to assist my half-brothers shuffle refugees from the castle, while keeping them and the dying Nobles safe in the old mine tunnels. The Prince of Rats, one girl called me.

Jo is in a strange new country for university and having a more peculiar time than most. In a house with no walls, shared with a woman who has no boundaries, she finds her strange home coming to life in unimaginable ways. Jo's sensitivity and all her senses become increasingly heightened and fraught, as the lines between bodies and plants, dreaming and wakefulness, blur and mesh.

Fünfhundert Jahre nach dem von allen nur als "Etwas, das passiert ist" bezeichneten Ereignis ist eine neue Gesellschaft entstanden. Eine Gesellschaft, in der die eigene Stellung davon abhängt, welchen Teil des Farbspektrums man sehen kann. Dies ist die Welt, in der Eddie Russett und Jane Grey leben. Jane und Eddie müssen die engen Regeln der Farbpolitik überwinden und die Wahrheit über ihre Welt herausfinden: Was ist sie, wo ist sie, ja sogar, wann ist sie? Während sie die Lügen entlarven, die ihre Existenz bedrohen, kommen sie zu einem beunruhigenden Schluss: Sie sind nicht allein.

Aya ist ein kleines Mädchen, das vor Energie nur so strotzt! Wie alle Kinder in ihrem Alter erlebt sie manchmal intensive Gefühle, sei es zu Hause oder in der Schule. Zum Glück haben ihre Mutter und ihr Vater immer ein offenes Ohr und gute Strategien für sie. Diese Reihe erforscht die primären Emotionen (Wut, Angst, Trauer, Freude) und bietet Anregungen, wie man im Alltag mit ihnen umgehen kann.

Across the country, a genetically engineered fungus has escaped its laboratory confines and now grows at an unstoppable, impossible pace, consuming everything in its path and releasing spores so deadly that even a single breath can kill. In the rugged Colorado Rockies, three generations—grandfather Charlie, father Steven and grandson Jack—are on their yearly camping trip when they receive a mysterious text message from home warning of the catastrophe.

Rot is a mutant potato. Like most mutant potatoes, Rot loves all sorts of games and contests. So when he sees a sign for the “Cutest in the World Contest,” he can’t wait to enter. But when Rot realizes who he’s up against - an itty-bitty baby bunny, a little-wittle cuddly kitten, and an eenie-weenie jolly jellyfish - he loses confidence. Will the judges find room in their hearts for an adorable mutant potato?

The conversations you didn't ask for, but can't stop listening to.Going places that most like to avoid. Raw. Honest. Gritty.

Der gegenwärtige Krieg in der Ukraine ist ohne diese historische Last nicht zu verstehen – der erzwungene Hungertod von mehr als drei Millionen Ukrainern 1932 und 1933, Holodomor genannt, war eine der größten Katastrophen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Und sie hat Folgen bis heute – Stalins »Krieg gegen die Ukraine« hat sich tief im kollektiven Bewusstsein der osteuropäischen Völker verankert.

Ladke Rote Nahin by Kaushik and Nidhi is based on true stories about love, loss, social issues, and basic human emotions. It provides a heartfelt exploration of the emotional landscape that many face in their lives, offering relatable and inspiring stories.

Something has happened to the world. People are going mad, the very foundations of society are crumbling. Only Adam Keller, testing a prototype environment suit, apparently remains safe - but for how long? Can anything be done, can any of it be reversed, before everything goes to rot?

My Best Friend's Exorcism meets Jennifer's Body in this bubblegum horror about an obsessive friendship that begins to rot—literally. It was the vacation of a lifetime, until it got under their skin... Fresh off graduation, best friends Chloe, Dani, and Lex rent a dirt-cheap lake house for one...

With the population decimated and hellish creatures loose upon the world, Andra and her family retreat to Quinn’s farm where they hope to build a new life. But the monsters are still a mystery and their habits unpredictable, making it impossible to know what’s going to happen next. The more they learn, the more questions they have, and the more Andra worries for her daughter’s safety.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Brain Rot Reset is a practical audiobook about compulsive scrolling, smartphone overuse, social media addiction, digital distraction, screen time, doomscrolling, and the modern attention crisis. If you constantly check your phone, struggle to focus...

What if the greatest threat posed by smartphones and social media isn't simply distraction—but the way they quietly reshape the biology of the human brain? For years, conversations about technology have focused on screen time, productivity, and digital habits. Yet anxiety, poor sleep, emotional exhaustion, and attention problems continue to rise across every generation. While these challenges are often viewed as behavioral or psychological, Dr. Eugene Lipov presents a compelling new perspective: they are deeply biological.