“Deep-diving, elegant + tough.” —MargaretAtwood via @MargaretAtwood“Byturns lush, gritty, wry, gothic and compulsive, The Confessions of FrannieLangton is a dazzling page-turner. With as much psychological savvy asrighteous wrath, Sara Collins twists together the slave narrative, bildungsroman, love story and crimenovel to make something new.” —EmmaDonoghue“Astartling, compelling historical debut novel. . . ...

“Deep-diving, elegant + tough.” —MargaretAtwood via @MargaretAtwood“Byturns lush, gritty, wry, gothic and compulsive, The Confessions of FrannieLangton is a dazzling page-turner. With as much psychological savvy asrighteous wrath, Sara Collins twists together the slave narrative, bildungsroman, love story and crimenovel to make something new.” —EmmaDonoghue“Astartling, compelling historical debut novel. . . ...

What is it to pursue a goal, to strive for an ideal, to follow a dream?These are the questions explored by The Balvenie in this unique collection compiled by award-winning novelist Alex Preston. The stories – from some of the brightest and most exciting voices writing today – tell of determination, endeavour and perseverance against the odds. They range across wildly different contexts and cultures, from the epic to the intimate, in fiction and non-fiction, illustrating and illumin...

Don't miss the TV miniseries premiering March 8, exclusively on BritBox!“A blistering historical thriller.” — Entertainment WeeklyA servant and former slave is accused of murdering her employer and his wife in this breathtaking debut that moves from a Jamaican sugar plantation to the fetid streets of Georgian London—a gripping historical thriller with echoes of Alias Grace, The Underground Rail...

Bloomsbury presents What Writers Read by Pandora Sykes, read by Pandora Sykes, Elizabeth Day, Nick Hornby, Diana Evans, Paris Lees, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Paul Mendez, Sara Collins, Nina Stibbe, Tessa Hadley, Damon Galgut, Simon Darwen and Aysha Kala.A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHIn this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearl...

All of London is abuzz with the scandalous case of Frannie Langton, accused of the brutal double murder of her employers, renowned scientist George Benham and his eccentric French wife, Marguerite. Crowds pack the courtroom, eagerly following every twist, while the newspapers print lurid theories about the killings and the mysterious woman being held in the Old Bailey.The testimonies against Frannie are damning. She is a seductress, a witch, a master manipulator, a whore.Bu...