When homeless orphan Marcus Lopez was asked to join a shadowy schoolspecializing in training the next generation of the world's deadliest assassins,he figured he had nothing left to lose. He was wrong. Now, Marcus and hisone-time …

Entertainment Weekly Eisner Award-nominated writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Pretty Deadly, Captain Marvel) and Valentine De Landro (X-Factor) team up to bring you thepremiere volume of Bitch Planet, a deliciously vicious riff on women…

Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties - successful, competent and apparently unassailable.But in the wake of their father's death,…

WARNING - this book includes: heavy crimes, car journeys, dreadfulness, large fruits, romance, planning applications, and a lot of pie. Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safet…

GET READY FOR SOME SUPERSIZED FUN! When is the queen not just the queen? When she is WONDERQUEEN!KAPOW!Is that an especially large bird? Is it a weirdly small plane? No: it's THUNDERHOUND!BLAM!When her schoolteachers turn into dea…

It’s nearly the summer holidays and Milly’s class is heading off on a school tour to the Gaeltacht in the West of Ireland. Milly can’t wait to be away from home with her friends – but the teachers aren’t quite so excited. Because …

What is it like to run for election? How do public representatives deal with the cut-throat competition from their rivals – and their own running mates? What’s the Dáil bar really like? And why, given the almost constant abuse tha…

Hal Lancaster – twenty-two, gay, Catholic, chops lines of cocaine with his my Waitrose card – is the reluctant heir of his father Henry, the sixteenth Duke of Lancaster.Henry is half tyrant, half martyr, with an investment in his …

The world is full of ruins. From the Colosseum of Rome to the crumbling suburbs of Detroit, the vine-wreathed temples of the Maya to the shell-pocked buildings of Bakhmut and Gaza. Each of these ruins has a different history, but …

Have you been keeping your eye on your grandma lately? Have you been calling her enough? You sure she’s not spending too much time on YouTube? Is she talking fondly of dictators? Has she suddenly started quietly muttering in the A…

From the outside, she has an enviable life- a successful career, stunning looks, a beautiful house in the suburbs, two healthy children, and most importantly, an ideal husband. After fifteen years together, she is still besotted w…

Ever since Henry David Thoreau’s described his two years, two months, and two days of refuge existence at Walden Pond, Massachusetts, in Walden, or, Life in the Woods (1854), the idea of a cabin dwelling has seduced the modern psy…

Make the Shelly Strappy top this summer! This super breathable top can be created with some interesting stitch techniques- Eyelet stitch at the top half for more coverage, and lace stitch at the bottom. Shown here is the gorgeous …

When you want the crochet look but you’re a knitter to your core! With its sunny graduated stripes, open lace pattern and tie fastening, the City Chic Cardigan brings granny stripe vibes to your knitting needles. This intermediate…

Crochet some pretty pastel granny squares, add a flattering open neckline and wide airy sleeves to make your summer essential Urban Hues Cardigan. Use panels of granny stripes to get a neater fit and give your new favourite crop c…

The Twilight Terrace Tabard is a modern, go anywhere granny square crochet pattern. Featuring a large granny square to the front and back you’ll create clouds of colour from the centre outwards in self-patterning Sirdar Jewelspun …

Use the eyelet chevron stitch to create the waves on the Cheeky Chevron Mini Dress. Pictured here with 7 shades, this colorful piece has long sleeves and a round neckline. You will also need: 1 4.00 (UK8 – USAG/6) Crochet Hook an…

The Coast & Country Cardigan knitting pattern has our British home knitted into every stripe. Each of the nine Haworth Tweed yarn shades in this classic round-neck cardigan knitting pattern are named to honour Yorkshire people…

This inspirational book from Kew Gardens' cacti and succulents expert is the perfect guide to growing and maintaining a wide variety of these fascinating plants. Indoors or outside, in the smallest spaces or as features in large g…

Across the Mediterranean, from Spain to Morocco, via Italy, Sicily, Greece and Lebanon, one delicious food influence gives way to the next. The whole region is a rich seam of deeply delicious food, and the recipes in this mouth-wa…

Claire O'Connor's life has been on hold since she broke up with Tom Morton and moved from London back home to the rugged West of Ireland to care for her dying father. But glimpses of her old life are sure to follow when Tom unexpe…

A vast area of Pompeii is being excavated for the first time, revealing astonishing insights into how people really lived. In this revelatory new history, Director of Pompeii Gabriel Zuchtriegel shares the untold stories that are …

The first HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON book ever, and the inspiration for Cressida Cowell's best-selling fiction books that is now a Dreamworks feature film. So begins Cressida Cowell's stories about a little Viking who cannot fit in.…

Over seven decades, from 1940 to 2010, the Cassar family is buffeted by conflict, struggling to find its feet - separated in the chaos of World War II, running from a complicated colonial homeland, and, after Algerian independence…

When Dad decides to plan a special surprise for Mum's birthday, the house turns to chaos! Mum is going to America to visit family for a week and has left a very clear master plan for Dad, Finn and Emma to follow. But when the plan…

This Polyester Crepe-Back Satin is subtly spectacular. Mimicking high-end silks, this satin features a shimmering finish, greatly contrasting its crinkly textured reverse face complete with a matte complexion. Providing a slick ha…

Bold floral print on vivid red background. Beautiful, high quality, printed cotton fabric. Ideal for quilting, masks, crafts, displays, table decoration and as a dressmaking fabric.  Prices and quantity shown are per quarter metr…

Medium sized wildflower floral on yellow. Beautiful, high quality, printed cotton fabric. Ideal for quilting, masks, crafts, displays, table decoration and as a dressmaking fabric.  Prices and quantity shown are per quarter metre…

Small ditsy butterfly-like pattern on green. Beautiful, high quality, printed cotton fabric. Ideal for quilting, masks, crafts, displays, table decoration and as a dressmaking fabric.  Prices and quantity shown are per quarter me…

Small candy wrapper ditsy pattern on red background. Beautiful, high quality, printed cotton fabric. Ideal for quilting, masks, crafts, displays, table decoration and as a dressmaking fabric.  Prices and quantity shown are per qu…