Teachers are the most important determinant of the quality of schools. We should be doing everything we can to help them get better. In recent years, however, a cocktail of box-ticking demands, ceaseless curriculum reform, disruptive reorganisations and an audit culture that requires teachers to document their every move, have left the profession deskilled and demoralised. Instead of rolling out the red carpet for teachers, we have been pulling it from under their feet. The result is predi...

From the internationally bestselling author of Bullet Train comes the high-octane new thriller, set in Tokyo’s criminal underworld, that pits an ordinary man against a group of talented and very unusual assassins.Suzuki is an ordinary man until his wife is murdered. To get answers and his revenge, Suzuki abandons his law-abiding lifestyle and takes a low-level job with a front company operated by the crime gang Maiden, who are responsible for his wife’s de...

From the USA Today bestselling author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL and HUSBAND MATERIAL comes a charming New Adult LGBTQIA+ romance perfect for fans of Heartstopper.Drew’s always prided himself on being the “right” kind of nerd. He plays sports, has a solid group of friends, and never had any problem talking to girls. Sure, he spends time playing Heroes of Legend, the biggest MMORPG on the planet, but it’s just a fun hobby, not his identity. Falling for someone in a video ...

The July/August 2026 issue of the Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring all-new short fiction by Tia Tashiro, P. Djèlí Clark, Jana Bianchi, Sam J. Miller, Rida Altaf, and Tara Sim; reprint fiction by Catherynne M. Valente; essays by Ryka Aoki, Lizbeth Myles, Hana Lee, and Marissa Lingen; poetry by Chisomaga Umenyi, Gwendolyn Hicks, Laura Cranehill, and E. A. Bourland; interviews with P. Djèlí Clark and Rida Altaf by Caroline M. Yoachim; Ejiwa “Edge” Ebenebe’s Flower Crown...