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Discover what life was really like for kids in the past in this brilliantly funny introduction to ancient Greece. Have you ever wondered what kind of games kids in ancient Greece liked to play? Famous myths and legends they would have known? Or what they learned at school? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this witty and informative guide to the ancient Greeks. Written in accessible, conversational text by award-winning author Chae Strathie, read by the author himself and Nneka Okoye.

"A smart, twisty debut that will keep you guessing until the final shocking twist . . . Readers take note—Gabbie Hanks is a writer to watch!” —Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Hosts An infamous murder case is blown back open when a crime writer’s sister...

Swapping his native San Francisco for the City of Light, travel writer David Downie arrived in Paris in 1986 on a one-way ticket, his head full of romantic notions. Curiosity and the legs of a cross-country runner propelled him daily from an unheated, seventh-floor walk-up garret near the Champs-Élysées to the old Montmartre haunts of the doomed painter Modigliani, the tombs of Père-Lachaise cemetery, the luxuriant alleys of the Luxembourg Gardens, and the aristocratic Île Saint-Louis midstream in the Seine.

In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works through their own cultural lens to subvert the overwhelming cishet, white, and male canon. Queer star-crossed love amid a centuries-old feud takes center stage in this Romeo & Juliet remix that knows...

Brought to you by Penguin. Everyone thinks she's dead. Turns out she went undercover. An edge-of-your-seat reverse heist thriller about a teen agent who must outsmart a team of criminals in order to free a building full of innocent hostages . . . and herself. Masterfully weaving together the...

When Lucas meets his friends at the local cinema - nicknamed 'The Black Hole' - they're excited about the movie marathon ahead. Non-stop action, blockbuster special effects and all the snacks they can eat. But as the lights go down, Lucas, Ash, Maya, Caitlin, and Finn watch in disbelief as a jet-black tidal wave comes crashing out of the cinema screen and the five friends find themselves swept into an epic adventure. Secret hideouts. Prehistoric monsters. Lost cities. Impossible missions. Being the hero of your own film should feel like fun. 

A BRAND NEW, pulse-pounding psychological thriller that will keep readers hooked until the final page, for fans of Michelle Frances, Gemma Rogers and Lisa Jewell. 'A masterclass in suspense' Keri Beevis The perfect town. The perfect lie. Josh and Ellie have spent their lives dreaming of a better...

I never thought, after all those fantasy novels. That I would ever live through one. My name is Tobias Conner-Kyanite. And yeah. That name is still something I’m not quite used to yet. Most of this was an accident. But not a regret. Not even a little. I’d like to say, that boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl and boy marries girl. Unfortunately, or I like to think, fortunately.

Who is Elmyr? Simply put, Elmyr de Hory is known by many as the most notorious art forger of all time. He believed that if a forgery hangs in a museum for long enough - as he claimed many of his works did - it eventually becomes real. Yet, as with many fraudsters, much of the myth is exaggeration or invention.

1982 was a historic year, a year in which the battle for a small group of islands in the South Atlantic dominated the news. From the initial broadcasts of the growing Argentine threat and Mrs Thatcher's speech to the Commons informing them that a Task Force will sail, to the battles for Goose Green and Port Stanley, the Argentine surrender and the controversial sinking of the Belgrano—all these historic moments, together with all the other important events of the Falklands War, are recorded here, in live BBC Radio News coverage.

'One of the most eloquent thinkers about our life in language' The Sunday Times Time Lived, Without Its Flow is a beautiful, unflinching essay on the nature of grief from critically acclaimed poet Denise Riley. From the horrific experience of maternal grief Riley wrote her celebrated collection...

Bloomsbury presents Night Fire by Richard Strachan, read by Max Dinnen. 'Every page, every sentence bears a remarkable intelligence, curiosity and sympathy' Martin MacInnes 'Exquisitely written' Lucy Ribchester In the skies above war-torn Europe, Stanley Wake and his fellow aircrew at Bomber...

Ragnarök kommt näher. Loki allerdings auch. Eigentlich wollte Ylva ein möglichst normales Leben in Midgard führen. Stattdessen rast sie nun mit Loki quer durch Schottland, um Asgards verschwundenes Siegel zu finden. Eine humorvolle Romantasy voller nordischer Mythologie, scharfzüngiger Dialoge und Roadtrip-Chaos Richtung Weltuntergang.

Der Beginn einer epischen und unvergesslichen Liebesgeschichte Er will sie retten. Sie will sich verstecken. Sie ist zutiefst verletzt. Er ist entschlossen. Das Schicksal führte sie zusammen. Die Liebe verbindet sie. Johnny Kavanagh ist die Definition von beliebt. Er ist ein...

Maxine is her full first name, but she went by Max.Her story is of a journey, I'd call it: From Confusing Malady to Serene Spiritual Health, The Max O Story The Al-Anon stories of Max O and her well-known double winner husband Dr. Paul O. Dr. Paul O. is an Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book Story...

Do you wonder how much more you could achieve if you honed your mental muscles and this amazing tool—your brain—in the right way? Our brains drive our bodies and almost everything about our lives, from our moods to our daily habits and our overall success and health, but we often haven’t the faintest clue how to make them work at their best for us.

A fun, smart and surprising dive into the past, present and future of accents – and the enduring power of sounding different Accents have long held our fascination. As far back as the 7th century BCE, Egyptian pharaohs experimented with babies to test out theories about the “original”...

Francis Bacon is on his deathbed. Max Porter reimagines his final dying fever dreams in a magisterial appreciation of one of the greatest artists of all time. It is as filthy, clever, luminescent, dark and wild as Bacon himself. 

Nadia McCarthy, décoratrice d'intérieur talentueuse, mène une vie paisible à Paris avec son mari Nicolas, un écrivain renommé, et leurs deux enfants. Tout bascule quand des photos de ce dernier en compagnie d'une jeune actrice sont publiées dans la presse à scandale. D'autant que celle-ci annonce bientôt sa grossesse... Dévastée, Nadia trouve du réconfort auprès de ses trois sœurs : Athena, cheffe végane et animatrice d'une émission à succès, Venetia, créatrice de mode, et Olivia, juge à la cour supérieure de justice de New York. Mais Nadia devra prendre sa décision seule.

In the spirit of the author’s massively popular Twitter thread, Tucker Shaw’s When You Call My Name is a heartrending novel about two gay teens coming of age in New York City in 1990 at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H. K. Choi. Film fanatic...