* THE HUGELY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE SMASH-HIT BESTSELLER, THE APPEAL *A New Play. Another Murder. Who Will Speak the Truth?It's a new theatrical season in Lower Lockwood, and the amateur thespians of the Fairway Players are starting rehearsals for their production of Agatha Christie's The Hollow. Despite divisive new arrivals, countless petty jealousies and a near-fatal accident with the lighting rig, surely this will b...

We live in a time of rapid change and what can feel like relentless uncertainty. Against this backdrop, the future often feels uncertain, leaving us searching for a path forward. This book offers strategies for navigating these times, beginning with ourselves and extending outward. Shaped in collaboration with one of the most cited scientists of our time, rooted in robust science (specifically active inference and free energy), and told through approachable stories, it pro...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.From Revlon to Glossier, from Marilyn to Gaga, lipstick is as shape-shifting and unwieldy as femininity itself.Who wears lipstick today – as a matter of routine? And for those who do, is it out of obligation to a strict feminine standard, or some other reason entirely? Lipstick reconsiders the beauty world’s most conspicuous – and contentious –...

Brought to you by Penguin.Economics is sold as pure and apolitical: scientific, neutral, exact. This urgent book exposes its true role: to convince us there’s no alternative to capitalism. We live in a world dominated by the dogma that austerity is necessary, unemployment natural, endless wars inevitable and central banks all-powerful. It doesn’t have to be this way.In her bold, groundbreaking manifesto, economist Clara E. Mattei tears the mask off our econ...

Bloomsbury presents Creativity's Edge by Susan M. Riley, read by Deborah McBride.In an AI world that can write, code, and design, what's left for humans? Everything that matters.The world is changing fast. Are you ready for what's next? Technical skills alone won't keep you ahead anymore. Creativity has now become the dividing line between those who will lead the future and those who will be automated out of it.This book shows you how to build the creative ...

For fans of Bernie Sanders and Thomas Piketty, an urgent intervention against capitalism revealing how economic models serve the extremely wealthy and powerful at the expense of ordinary people—and how we can reclaim our power to make choices about our economic lives.Capitalism isn’t inevitable, scientific, or natural—it's a relatively young system that can be replaced. In this radical rethinking of economics, Clara Mattei argues that endu...

**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceAn extraordinary exposé of the industry flooding our world with plastic—and now ramping up to make more than ever“A compelling true-crime story.” —Zoë Schlanger, The New York Times Book Review“Deeply researched, sharply written, and totally compelling.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the The Sixth Extinction“It is impossible not to compare Beth Gardiner’s Plastic Inc. to Rachel ...

'Gripping and essential reading' - TIM SPECTOR'A compelling true crime story' - THE NEW YORK TIMES'Strips away the lies to show what's really happening in the world' - OLIVER BULLOUGH'Totally compelling' - ELIZABETH KOLBERTPlastic is everywhere in our daily lives. But the companies making it - oil and petrochemical giants like ExxonMobil and INEOS - are hiding in plain sight. Becaus...

**An extraordinary exposé of the industry flooding our world with plastic—and now ramping up to make more than ever“Deeply researched, sharply written, and totally compelling.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the The Sixth Extinction“It is impossible not to compare Beth Gardiner’s Plastic Inc. to Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.” —John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather“A breathtaking and revelatory exposé about one of the world’s most ...

Capitalism isn’t inevitable, scientific, or natural—it’s a relatively young system that can be replaced.We live in a world where cuts to social programs are deemed necessary, unemployment is considered natural, and rising living costs are accepted as normal. We’re told that change isn’t possible—the markets know best and there’s no alternative to capitalism. But what if mainstream economics itself is the problem?In this groundbreaking manifesto, ec...

Gold fever has taken him. I believe he means to kill me...Canada, 1898. The Gold Rush is on in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon. Fortunes are made as quickly as they're lost, and Dawson City has become a lawless settlement.In its midst, three women are trying to find their place on the edge of civilisation. Journalist Kate, along with her dog Yukon, has travelled hundreds of miles after receiving a letter from her sister warning that her husband means to ...

Is Harlow Hayes an innocent popstar or a heartless murderer?It's time to find out...I’m a global sensation adored by millions, and my star only seems to keep rising.My fans say I speak directly to them through my music, that I know who they are. How else could I write such visceral, personal lyrics? They love me, and I love them right back.Then, at the height of my fame, I was arrested on suspicion of murder.The worl...