A poignant and deeply researched history of gay oppression in the USSR. In 1934, Joseph Stalin enacted sodomy laws, unleashing a wave of brutal detentions of homosexual men in large Soviet cities. Red closet recounts the compellin…

Discover twice the city in half the time as Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the ultimate short trip to Lisbon. This latest edition uncovers the city's most popular experiences and unexpecte…

Hugo Hunter was the most celebrated gay novelist of the 20th century. He published two masterpieces, securing his place alongside the dazzling literary greats of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and rubbing shoulders with everyone from Tru…

In 1948, Tareq's grandmother would flee Haifa as Zionist militias seized the city. In the late 1970s, she would flee Beirut with her daughter, as the country was in the throes of a civil war.In Amman, the family would eventually o…

Roy Dawnseve cares more for philosophy than battle. But, in a society that shuns literature in favour of their ongoing war, Roy must face a difficult choice: brave the front lines or investigate the identity of their foes in the O…

A marriage on the rocks. A family in disarray. A weekend in the sun at a luxury, all-inclusive hotel.What could possibly go wrong?Jo and Dave haven't had a holiday in years. They've had other things on their plate: failed IVF, the…

Less meets the year 1300 in this exhilarating and thoughtfully genre-defying literary novel about a man transported through time in a moment of extreme stress, whose modern anxieties are replaced by medieval brutalitiesNewly laid …

Thomas, a young German musician, is dying. His older boyfriend, a renowned Italian writer named Leo, finds it impossible to watch the slow and inevitable demise of his lover; he condemns himself to moving cities every few weeks in…

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of world-renowned illustrator Oliver Jeffers’s debut picture book, the much-loved How to Catch a Star! There once was a boy who loved stars so much that he wished he had one of his very own. Every ni…

New cover reissue of this magical story from award-winning international bestselling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers There once was a boy… and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be los…

Exciting new cover reissue of this funny forest story, from award-winning, internationally bestselling picture book creator of Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers. When life in the forest begins to change; when trees mysteriously lose …

I’ve always been the golden boy. A genius law student, the heir to my family’s empire, and a dutiful son.Or, at least, that's what everything thinks. Inside, I want to set the world on fire. So I let myself indulge in the mayhem f…

I’m hunting a monster. The first time I met Yulian Dimitriev, it was hate at first sight.He is brash, chaotic, a violence-junkie. In short, everything I disregard. As heirs to two notorious mafia organizations, we’re forced to spe…

Low stakes.High heat. Sharp steel . . . Mattinesh Jay, heir to his family’s struggling business, needs his arranged marriage to go off without a hitch. But if he’s to successfully restore his house’s fortunes, Matti must first hir…

The second in a major two-part anthology uncovering the rich reality of life for queer men in London, from the end of the Second World War to decriminalization in 1967In the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becom…

An illuminating guide to history’s most influential and inspiring artists – from Leonardo da Vinci to Frida Kahlo – and how they can teach us to see the world more clearly. How did the greatest artists in history look at the world…

Driving with a donkey stuffed in the back seat; jackdaws pecking brains out through the roof of a confessional box; cat piss and astronauts. This is not the world as you see it, but as it is, twisted from the maverick mind of Blin…

Exiled daughter, abandoned wife, vengeful mother. But is that where the truth lies? This is the story of Medea as you’ve never heard it before. Jason and his Argonauts set sail to find the Golden Fleece.The journey is filled with …

For weeks, she has been saying it will be their special day. One last, perfect day with her children before she returns to work after maternity leave.What's the worst that can happen?Unfolding across 24 hours, Natural Disaster is …

The second book in a brand new murder-mystery school series set at Mayfield Academy from Sophie McKenzie, the bestselling author of million-copy-seller, Girl Missing. The water tower stands in darkness . . .I’ve seen its secrets n…

When Limerick widower Jason Corbett hired a wholesome young American, Molly Martens, to care for his eighteen-month-old daughter and three and-a-half-year-old son, he could not have known that she was a troubled woman whose obsess…

For years I'd known exactly who I was to Gabe. It was a long story but I could tell it confidently, like a bartender sharing a recipe for her signature cocktail. Now things were so jumbled, I didn't know where to begin…’ When Juli…

Trapped at a luxurious resort off the coast of Florida, a group of elite teens are about to have a spring break they will never forget … but not all of them are coming home. The star-studded team of authors behind New York Times b…

Wedding bells chime in this thrilling addition to The Housemaid series: a short story from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden, set between The Housemaid’s Secret and The Housemaid is Watching.This new edition featu…

The Coven is reunited but broken… Niamh is back from the dead … but she hasn’t come back alone. Elle mourns a son she never had.Ciara languishes in a prison for witches. And Leonie reels from a very unexpected surprise. Five very …

What’s better than the best theme park in the world…? The best theme park in the world – IN YOUR OWN GARDEN!! Bob Grubb and his family live on a ramshackle smallholding backing on to the world-renowned theme park, Happey World, ru…

A gorgeously giftable special hardback edition of The Happy Prince and Other StoriesBound in high-quality cloth with a dazzling new foil-stamped cover design, Puffin’s Clothbound Classics are a gift for book lovers of all ages to …

In a kingdom forgotten by history, a legend unfolds...Wounded in his county's endless wars, former soldier Mag Tresti finds work in the home of a reclusive widow, Jannae Mirchella. But Jannae is more than she seems.A witch of grea…

Once upon a time there lived the (annoyingly) perfect hero Maximillian - a champion with a blinding smile, muscles sculpted by the gods, and an infuriating dedication to all things noble and good.But this isn't his story.Good is b…

Each card is printed on premium uncoated card, 300gsm made from 100% ECF pulps making it environmentally friendly, it has a rough organic feel, both to the touch and the eye. 100% plastic free and supplied with a ribbed kraft brow…