"A smart and rewarding debut marked by accomplished writing, a slick translation, and intelligent takes on the absurdities of contemporary life." — Publishers WeeklyJournalist Daniel Mandelkern leaves Hamburg on assignment to interview Dirk Svensson, a reclusive children's book author who lives alone on the Italian side of Lake Lugano with his three-legged dog. Mandelkern has been quarreling with his wife (who is also his editor); he suspe...

Do you stand in front of your closet every morning and feel like you have “nothing to wear”?For working moms over 30, a messy, overcrowded wardrobe doesn’t just waste time—it drains energy, confidence, and joy. Between career, kids, and endless to-do lists, you don’t need the extra stress of fashion overwhelm. The good news: a simple, organized wardrobe can make your mornings faster, lighter, and more confident.Closet Clarity is a step-by-step guide designed specifically fo...

When tension spikes, you don’t need a lecture—you need a tiny move that changes the moment. Pocket Ease gives first‑timers a friendly, step‑by‑step rhythm for turning scattered energy into steady presence in just a few minutes. Using plain language and zero jargon, you’ll learn how to notice the first signs of swirl, settle your body quickly, and choose a next action that creates relief you can feel.Inside you’ll practice a simple loop: Spot what’s happening (name the cue), Soothe ...

From 'one of the brightest, most pleasure-giving writers at work today'(Jeffrey Eugenides) comes a comic tale of casual barbarism, dangerous lunacy and accidental authority.In the winter of 1884, the great colonial powers meet in Berlin. The order of the day: how to divide up the vast continent of Africa between them. For Legation Counsellor Strinetzky though, a minor Austrian diplomat drafted in to the conference so his superior can spend the day practising for a ...

A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2025A New York Times Notable Book of 2025A Telegraph Book of the Year 2025A Guardian Book of the Year 2025**An Observer Book of the year 2025'Supple, horrifying and mordantly droll' New York Times**'Nothing short of brilliant' Wall Street Journal

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026New Statesman Fiction Book of the Year 2025A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2025A New York Times Notable Book of 2025A Telegraph Book of the Year 2025A Guardian Translated Book of the Year 2025An Observer Book of the Year 20...

Available for the first time in English, the complete, uncensored diaries of one of the twentieth century’s most influential writers'The writing glimmers with sensitivity, and openness to the world' - The Wall Street JournalDating from 1909 to 1923, Franz Kafka’s Diaries contains a broad array of writing, including accounts of daily events, assorted reflections and observations, literary sketches, drafts of letters, record...

Transhumanism is an international cultural movement which seeks to fundamentally transform the human condition through radical technological enhancement. Transhumanists claim that we are already in transition to a new phase of humanity where the limitations of mortality, ignorance, and suffering will soon be altered or even completely erased. The Philosophy of Transhumanism: A Critical Analysis presents the central ideas of transhumanist philosophy and offers a lens through which ...

An Orthodox Jew encounters his biggest test of faith after moving from Tsarist Russia to New York City in this “pure, perfect” retelling of the Book of Job (Stefan Zweig)Job is the tale of Mendel Singer, a pious, destitute Eastern-European Jew and children’s Torah teacher whose faith is tested at every turn. His youngest son seems to be incurably disabled, one of his older sons joins the Russian Army, the other deserts to America, and his daughter is runni...

More than five decades have passed since Jane Jacobs wrote her classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities, and since a front page headline in the New York Times read, "Cars Choking Cities as 'Urban Sprawl' Takes Over." Yet sprawl persists, and not by mistake. It happens for a reason. As an activist and a scholar, Benjamin Ross is uniquely placed to diagnose why this is so. Dead End traces how the ideal of a safe, green, orderly retreat where hardworking ...

Biologist Domenica Ligrina fears her planet is dying. She might be right.An atomic disaster near the French-German border has contaminated Northern Europe with radioactivity. Economic and political calamities are destroying the whole planet. Human DNA is mutating, plant species are going extinct, and scientists are feverishly working on possible solutions. It becomes increasingly apparent that the key to future salvation lies in the past. In 2052 a secret research facility in the Va...

The convergence of military strategy and mathematics in war games, from medieval to modern times.For centuries, both mathematical and military thinkers have used game-like scenarios to test their visions of mastering a complex world through symbolic operations. By the end of World War I, mathematical and military discourse in Germany simultaneously discovered the game as a productive concept. Mathematics and military strategy converged in World War II when mathemat...