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Eyrie Tim Winton

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£13.99 Demy 256 978-1-4472-5348-8

Author Information Biography Tim Winton has published twenty-five books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. Since his first novel, An Open Swimmer, won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1981, he has won the Miles Franklin Award four times (for Shallows, Cloudstreet, Dirt Music and Breath) and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize (for The Riders and Dirt Music). He lives in Western Australia.

Keynote From the Booker shortlisted author of Dirt Music and Cloudstreet, Eyrie is a heart-stoppingly moving novel for our times.

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Description Tom Keely has lost his bearings. His reputation in ruins, he finds himself holed up in a flat at the top of a grim high-rise, looking down on the world he’s fallen out of love with. He has cut himself off, and intends to keep it that way, until one day he runs into some neighbours: a woman from his past and her introverted young boy. The encounter shakes him up in a way he doesn’t understand and, despite himself, Keely lets them in. But the pair come trailing a dangerous past of their own, and Keely is soon immersed in a world that threatens to destroy everything he has learnt to love. Eyrie is a heart-stopping novel written with breath-taking tenderness. Funny, confronting, exhilarating and haunting, it asks how, in an impossibly compromised world, we can ever hope to do the right thing.

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'Eyrie is a work of toughened wisdom. Many of the sentences in it are like bits of broken glass. They are so sharp you could cut yourself on them . . . It is rich in compassion and affectionate towards the unlovely . . . a novel for which our culture has been in urgent need.' The Age 'In Tom Keely, Winton has created a narrator whose misfortune and fury is matched by a merciless and mordant wit, and Winton has rarely been funnier . . . Eyrie is a superb novel: a novel of disillusionment and redemption, loss and beauty, the taking of responsibility and the overcoming of disappointment.' Guardian Australia

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In the Light of What We Know Zia Haider Rahman

< tr> < tr> In-House Editor: Kate Harvey Publication Date: 22/05/2014 Binding: Trade Paperback Target: Air Iri OME Category: Fiction BIC 1: Modern & Contemporary Fiction (Post C 1945)

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Author Information Biography Born in rural Bangladesh, Zia Haider Rahman was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and at Cambridge, Munich, and Yale Universities. He has worked as an investment banker on Wall Street and as an international human-rights lawyer.

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Keynote A bold, epic debut novel set during the war and financial crisis that defined the beginning of our century

Description An investment banker approaching forty, in the midst of his career collapsing and marriage unravelling, receives a surprise visitor at his West London townhouse. Confronting the dishevelled figure of a South Asian male carrying a backpack, the banker recognizes a long-lost college friend. From here, the novel takes us on a journey of exhilarating reach and scope, ranging over Kabul, London, New York, Islamabad, Oxford, Princeton, and Sylhet, and dealing with love, philosophy, identity, finance, mathematics, cognitive science, literature, and war. Its framework is an age-old story: the friendship of two men and the betrayal of one by the other. But within this framework the author has touched down on everything important in our young century and has translated all this into his fiction. Set against the breaking of nations and beneath the clouds of economic recession, the novel chronicles the lives of people carrying unshakeable legacies of class, culture, and faith as they struggle to tame their futures and as one man attempts to climb clear of his wrong beginnings. In the Light of What We Know is tender, intimate, beautifully fluid, and surprising. Reading it feels like overhearing a conversation that takes you to places you had only glanced at before.

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'This formidable novel unpacks friendship, betrayal, unknowability - and includes an astute take on Englishness, on class, on mathematical theory, human rights, and whether people can trust their own perception of the world' Observer 'Brilliant and heartbreaking, In the Light of What We Know is the first truly great book of the new century.' -Ceridwen Dovey, author of BLOOD KIN: A NOVEL

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Lost For Words Edward St Aubyn

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Author Information Biography Edward St Aubyn was born in London in 1960. His superbly acclaimed Patrick Melrose novels are Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Milk (shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2006) and At Last. He is also the author of the novels A Clue to the Exit and On the Edge.

Keynote From the bestselling author of the Patrick Melrose novels, this is a thoughtprovoking and entertaining insight into a sniping world of literature, celebrity culture and ambition.

Description Each of the judges of the Elysian Prize for literature has a reason for accepting the job. For the chairman, MP Malcolm Craig, it is backbench boredom, media personality Jo Cross is on the hunt for a 'relevant' novel, and Oxbridge academic Vanessa Shaw is determined to discover good writing. But for Penny Feathers of the Foreign Office, it's all just getting in the way of writing her own thriller. Over the next few weeks they must read hundreds of submissions to find the best book of the year, and so the judges spar, cajole and bargain in order that their chosen title gets the recognition it deserves. Meanwhile, a host of authors are desperate for Elysian glory, including brilliant writer and serial heart-breaker Katherine Burns, lovelorn debut novelist Sam Black, and Sonny, convinced that his magnum opus, The Mulberry Elephant, will take the literary world by storm. Lost for Words is razor-sharp and fabulously entertaining. It cuts to the quick of some of the deepest questions about the place of art in our celebrityobsessed culture, and asks how we can ever hope to recognize real talent when everyone has an agenda.

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The Last Kind Words Saloon Larry McMurtry

Description The triumphant return of Larry McMurtry with this ballad in prose: his heartfelt tribute to a bygone era of the American West. Larry McMurtry has done more than any other living writer to shape our literary imagination of the American West. With The Last Kind Words Saloon, he returns to the vivid and unsparing portrait of the nineteenth-century and cowboy lifestyle made so memorable in his classic Lonesome Dove. Evoking the greatest characters and legends of the Old Wild West, McMurtry tells the story of the closing of the American frontier through the travails of two of its most immortal figures: Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. Long Grass, Texas. Once hailed as heroes for their days of subduing drunks in Abilene and Dodge - more often with a mean look than a pistol - the taciturn Wyatt now idles away his time between bottles, while the dentist-turnedgunslinger Doc is more adept at poker than extracting teeth. With the buffalo herds gone, the Comanche defeated, and vast swaths of the Great Plains enclosed by cattle ranches, Wyatt and Doc live on, even as the storied West that forged their myths disappear. McMurtry traces the rich and varied friendship of the heroic pair from the town of Long Grass to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Denver, then to Mobetie, Texas, and finally to Tombstone, Arizona, culminating with the famed gunfight at the O.K. Corral, rendered here in McMurtry's stark and peerless prose. As harsh and beautiful, and as brutal and captivating as the open range it depicts, The Last Kind Words Saloon celebrates the genius of one of the most original American writers.

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Author Information Biography Larry McMurtry was born in Texas. His first novel, Horseman, Pass By, was filmed as Hud; his second, Leaving Cheyenne, was filmed as Lovin' Molly; his third, The Last Picture Show, also filmed, won him full-scale recognition in the United States. The cinematic treatment of Terms of Endearment swept the boards at the 1984 Academy Awards, winning Oscars in several categories including Best Picture. Larry McMurtry now lives in Washington, where he runs a bookshop.

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The Unwitting Ellen Feldman

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Author Information Biography Ellen Feldman is the author of four novels, including Next to Love and Scottsboro, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. She lives in New York City and East Hampton, New York, with her husband.

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Keynote The stunning new novel from acclaimed author Ellen Feldman, for fans of Ian McEwan’s Sweet Tooth and Jennie Rooney’s Red Joan

Description Betrayal comes in many forms . . . At the height of the Cold War, words are weapons and secrecy reigns. These are challenging times to be a writer and a wife, as Nell Benjamin knows only too well. One bright November day in 1963, the dazzling young president arrives in Texas and Nell receives a phonecall that overturns the world as she knows it. In the shocking aftermath, whilst America mourns, Nell must come to terms with both a tragedy and a betrayal that shatters every illusion of the man she thought she knew better than anyone else. Resonant, illuminating and utterly absorbing, The Unwitting is about the lies we tell, the secrets we keep and the power of both truth and love.

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The Axeman's Jazz Ray Celestin

< tr> < tr> In-House Editor: Maria Rejt Publication Date: 08/05/2014 Binding: Trade Paperback Target: Air Iri OME Category: Fiction BIC 1: Historical Mysteries BIC 2: Historical Fiction

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Author Information Biography Ray Celestin lives in London. He studied Asian art and languages at university and is a script writer for film and TV, as well as publishing several short stories. THE AXEMAN'S JAZZ is his first novel.

Rights: Keynote A stunning atmospheric crime thriller set in New Orleans, 1919 and inspired by a real life serial killer

Description New Orleans, 1919. As music fills the city, a serial killer strikes . . . New Orleans, 1919. As a dark serial killer - The Axeman - stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask him . . . Though every citizen of the 'Big Easy' thinks they know who could be behind the terrifying murders, Detective Lieutenant Michael Talbot, heading up the official investigation, is struggling to find leads. But Michael has a grave secret, and if he doesn't get himself on the right track fast, it could be exposed . . . Former detective Luca d'Andrea has spent the last six years in Angola state penitentiary, after Michael, his protégée, blew the whistle on his corrupt behaviour. Now a newly freed man, Luca is back working with the mafia, whose need to solve the mystery of the Axeman is every bit as urgent as that of the authorities. Meanwhile, Ida is a secretary at the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Obsessed with Sherlock Holmes and dreaming of a better life, Ida stumbles across a clue which lures her and her musician friend, Louis Armstrong, to the case and into terrible danger . . . As Michael, Luca and Ida each draw closer to discovering the killer's identity, the Axeman himself will issue a challenge to the people of New Orleans: play jazz or risk becoming the next victim. And as the case builds to its crescendo, the sky will darken and a great storm will loom over the city . . . Inspired by a true story, THE AXEMAN'S JAZZ, set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled, mob-ruled New Orleans, is an ambitious, gripping thriller

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The Skeleton Cupboard Stories from a clinical psychologist Tanya Byron

< tr> < tr> In-House Editor: Cindy Chan Publication Date: 22/05/2014 Binding: Trade Paperback Target: Air Iri OME Category: Non-Fiction BIC 1: Memoirs BIC 2: Biography: General

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Keynote Tanya Byron shares powerful stories inspired by her years of training as a clinical psychologist

Description The Skeleton Cupboard is Professor Tanya Byron's account of her years of training as a clinical psychologist, when trainees find themselves in the toughest placements of their careers. Through the eyes of her naive and inexperienced younger self, Tanya shares remarkable stories inspired by the people she had the privilege to treat. Gripping, poignant and full of daring black humour, this book reveals the frightening and challenging induction faced by all mental health staff and highlights their incredible commitment to their patients. Powerfully moving and beautifully written, The Skeleton Cupboard shares the tales of ordinary people with an amazing resilience to the challenges of life.

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Tanya Byron is a clinical psychologist and a professor in the public understanding of science, specializing in working with children and adolescents, with twenty-five years' experience. She is also a journalist, author and lecturer. Tanya has authored an independent government review and advises governments nationally and internationally on issues relating to children, young people and mental health. She writes regular columns for The Times and Good Housekeeping and is a broadcaster for BBC television and Radio 4. With Jennifer Saunders she co-wrote a BBC comedy series. She lives in London with her husband, Bruce, and two children, Lily and Jack. www.professortanyabyron.com

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I Quit Sugar for Life Your fad-free wholefood wellness code and cookbook Sarah Wilson

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Keynote The follow up to the runaway bestseller I Quit Sugar -- packed with delicious new sugar-free recipes, tips and motivation to help you kick the habit for life

Description 'Quitting sugar is not a diet. Quitting sugar is a way of living without processed food and eating like our great-grandparents used to.' With her internationally bestselling book, I Quit Sugar, Sarah Wilson helped tens of thousands of people around the world to kick the habit. In I Quit Sugar for Life, Sarah shows you how to be sugar-free for ever. Drawing on extensive research and her own tried and tested methods, Sarah has designed a programme to help families and individuals: banish cravings by eating good fats and protein deal with lapses maximize nutrition with vegetables exercise less for better results detox safely make sustainable food choices cook sugar-free: 128 desserts, cakes, kids' stuff, comfort dinners, breakfasts and easy packed lunches I Quit Sugar for Life is not just about kicking a habit it; it's a complete wellness philosophy for your healthiest, calmest, happiest self.

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Sarah Wilson is an Australian author, media personality, journalist and blogger. She is the former editor of Cosmopolitan magazine and was one of the hosts of the first series of MasterChef Australia, the highest rating show in Australian TV history. She's now the host and program developer for Foxtel's Lifestyle YOU, and is a commentator and fill-in host on Channel 7's Sunday Night, The Morning Show and Sunrise and The Project. Sarah is an adept social commentator, following a career that's spanned politics, health advocacy, restaurant reviewing, opinion writing and trend forecasting. She's also a qualified health coach with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York.

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Some Desperate Glory The First World War the Poets Knew Max Egremont

< tr> < tr> In-House Editor: Kate Harvey Publication Date: 08/05/2014 Binding: Hardback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Non-Fiction BIC 1: First World War

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Keynote After his highly successful history of Prussia, the authorized biographer of Siegfried Sassoon examines the First World War through the lives of the poets who fought at the front.

Description 2014 marks the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of what many believed would be the war to end all wars. And while the First World War devastated Europe, it inspired profound poetry – words in which the atmosphere and landscape of battle are evoked perhaps more vividly than anywhere else. The poets – many of whom were killed – show not only the war’s tragedy but the hopes and disappointments of a generation of men. In Some Desperate Glory, historian and biographer Max Egremont gives us a transfiguring look at the life and work of this assemblage of poets. Wilfred Owen with his flaring genius; the intense, compassionate Siegfried Sassoon; the composer Ivor Gurney; Robert Graves who would later spurn his war poems; the natureloving Edward Thomas; the glamorous Fabian Socialist Rupert Brooke; and the shell-shocked Robert Nichols all fought in the war, and their poetry is a bold act of creativity in the face of unprecedented destruction. Some Desperate Glory will include a chronological anthology of their poems, with linking commentary, telling the story of the war through their art. This unique volume unites the poetry and the history of the war, so often treated separately, granting readers the pride, strife, and sorrow of the individual soldier’s experience coupled with a panoramic view of the war’s toll on an entire nation.

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Max Egremont was born in 1948 and studied Modern History at Oxford University. As well as four novels, he is the author of The Cousins and Balfour: A Life of Arthur James Balfour. His acclaimed biography of Siegfried Sassoon was published in 2005 and his most recent work is Forgotten Land: Journeys Among the Ghosts of East Prussia.

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Brilliant Roddy Doyle

In-House Editor: polly nolan Publication Date: 08/05/2014 Binding: Hardback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Fiction BIC 1: Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage) BIC 2: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories

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Keynote A 'brilliant' middle-grade, magical adventure from the world-famous author of The Commitments and The Guts.

Description When Uncle Ben’s Dublin business fails, it's clear to Gloria and Raymond that something is wrong. He just isn’t his usual cheerful self. So when the children overhear their granny saying that the Black Dog has settled on Ben’s back and he won’t be OK until it’s gone, they decide they're going to get rid of it. Gathering all their courage the children set out on a midnight quest to hunt down the Black Dog and chase it away. But they aren’t the only kids on the mission. Loads of other children are searching for it too, because the Black Dog is hounding lots of Dublin's adults. Together – and with the help of magical animals, birds and rodents – the children manage to corner the Black Dog . . . but will they have the courage and cleverness to destroy the frightening creature?

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'The children of Dublin battle a terrible malaise through the use of a special word, and a good dose of magic realism.' The Bookseller

Bestselling author Roddy Doyle is acclaimed across the world. He was born in Dublin in 1958 and still lives there today. Much of his work, including BRILLIANT, is set in the city and is about the unexpected, and often challenging, lives of ordinary Irish people – but it appeals to readers all over the world. Roddy Doyle has won many prizes for his writing. These include the Booker Prize (for which he has also been shortlisted), and a BAFTA for Best Screenplay. He has also won the Irish Children’s Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the prestigious 2013 CILIP Carnegie Medal. His novel The Commitments was turned into a blockbuster film directed by Alan Parker. It will open as a musical in Dublin and in London in 2013, directed by Jamie Lloyd. His latest adult novel, The Guts, a sequel to his renowned Barrytown trilogy was published to critical acclaim in summer 2013. BRILLIANT is his seventh children's book.

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Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge

In-House Editor: Ruth Alltimes Publication Date: 08/05/2014 Binding: Paperback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Fiction BIC 1: Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage) BIC 2: General fiction (Children's / Teenage)

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Keynote A breathtakingly dark and twisted tale from award-winning author Frances Hardinge

Description The first things to shift were the doll's eyes, the beautiful grey-green glass eyes. Slowly they swivelled, until their gaze was resting on Triss's face. Then the tiny mouth moved, opened to speak. 'What are you doing here?' It was uttered in tones of outrage and surprise, and in a voice as cold and musical as the clinking of cups. 'Who do you think you are? This is my family.' When Triss wakes up after an accident, she knows that something is very wrong. She is insatiably hungry; her sister seems scared of her and her parents whisper behind closed doors. She looks through her diary to try to remember, but the pages have been ripped out. Soon Triss discovers that what happened to her is more strange and terrible than she could ever have imagined, and that she is quite literally not herself. In a quest find the truth she must travel into the terrifying Underbelly of the city to meet a twisted architect who has dark designs on her family - before it's too late . . .

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Frances Hardinge spent her childhood in a huge old house that inspired her to write strange stories from an early age. She read English at Oxford University, then got a job at a software company. However, by this time a persistent friend had finally managed to bully Frances into sending a few chapters of FLY BY NIGHT, her first children's novel, to a publisher. Macmillan made her an immediate offer. The book went on to publish to huge critical acclaim and win the Branford Boase First Novel Award. This is Frances's sixth novel.

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Reckoning (The Silver Blackthorn Trilogy Book 1) Kerry Wilkinson

In-House Editor: Trisha Jackson Publication Date: 22/05/2014 Binding: Paperback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Fiction BIC 1: Fiction & Related Items BIC 2: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories

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Author Information Biography Kerry Wilkinson was one of two things as a child. If you ask him, he was a well-meaning, slightly hyperactive young man with an active imagination. If you ask his mother and/or teachers, he was a bit of a pain in the bum.

Keynote One girl. One reckoning. One destiny.

Before the age of flat screen televisions, laptops, mobile phones, hover boards and the internet, there were BBC B Microcomputers and there were real books with actual paper pages. Really! Kerry grew up playing ropey-looking computer games that you needed a keyboard for, being rubbish at football, and reading science fiction and fantasy novels. The Silver Blackthorn trilogy is Kerry's first fantasy work. His other series, the Jessica Daniel crime books, are also published by Pan Macmillan.

But these are uncertain times and no-one really knows what happens to the teenagers who disappear into Windsor Castle. Is being an Offering the privilege everyone assumes it to be, or do the walls of the castle have something to hide?

He is also definitely not a pain in the bum.

Trapped in a maze of ancient corridors, Silver finds herself in a warped world of suspicion where it is difficult to know who to trust and who to fear. The one thing Silver does know is that she must find a way out . . .

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GLOSS 2: Summer Scandal Marilyn Kaye

In-House Editor: Rachel Petty Publication Date: 08/05/2014 Binding: Paperback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Fiction BIC 1: Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage) BIC 2: Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage)

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Author Information Biography Marilyn Kaye is a bestselling American author. Her Replica series, about a genetically altered clone (Random House USA, Hodder UK), ran to over twenty titles and was an international success. She lived in New York for many years and currently lives in Paris.

Keynote Experience the swinging sixties in the second book in this brand-new teen series.

Description It's the summer of 1964 and the four Gloss interns are back in New York. Sherry is working at Gloss when she gets involved in the civil rights movement and finds herself falling in love with someone she never expected to, Donna is caught up in the world of high fashion and Upper East Side rich kids, Pamela is desperate to become an actress, no matter what it takes, and Allison is finding out that going steady with a teen heart-throb isn't all it's cracked up to be. The girls are discovering that following your heart sometimes means that you can't follow your dreams . . . The Devil Wears Prada meets Mad Men in this brilliant new series.

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Sugarlump and the Unicorn Julia Donaldson Lydia Monks

In-House Editor: Suzanne Carnell Publication Date: 24/04/2014 Binding: Paperback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Fiction BIC 1: Picture Books BIC 2: Picture Storybooks

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Author Information Biography Julia Donaldson, the 2011-13 UK Children's Laureate, is the outrageously talented, prizewinning author of the world's most-loved picture books, including THE GRUFFALO. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems, plays and songs -- and her brilliant live children's shows are always in demand.

Keynote A glittery adventure from the bestselling creators of WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD.

Description When Sugarlump the rocking horse wishes to see the world, a magical unicorn with a silver horn and sparkling blue eyes turns him into a real horse. But after trotting around the farm, galloping around a racetrack and even dancing at the circus, Sugarlump learns to be careful what he wishes for and realises how much he misses the children he left behind. Luckily the unicorn has one more wish to grant . . . The sixth title from this #1 bestselling, chart-busting team is bursting with Julia Donaldson's rhythmic, lyrical verse and Lydia Monks's bright, beautiful illustrations. There's glitter on every page too! Praise for THE SINGING MERMAID: "[A] tip-top adventurous ballad which will hold its readers captive." – Guardian "[...] a delightful rhyming adventure." – Daily Mail

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Lydia Monks is one of the most original picture book artists working today. Her distinctive use of colour and collage has won her critical acclaim and several awards, including the Smarties Prize. Her collaborations with Julia include WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD, SHARING A SHELL, THE SINGING MERMAID, RHYMING RABBIT and for older readers, the PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE stories.

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Amazing Machines: Amazing Aeroplanes Amazing Machines 1 Amazing Machines Tony MITTON Ant Parker

In-House Editor: Ruth Austin Publication Date: 08/05/2014 Binding: Paperback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Non-Fiction BIC 1: Picture Books

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Author Information Biography Ant Parker is known for his distinctive, vibrant work in books such as CHARLIE CHICK, MUDDLE BUILDERS and MUDDLE SPACE for Campbell. His artwork has been animated for BBC Children's TV and he illustrated all 10 of the bestselling AMAZING MACHINES series. Ant lives in London.

Keynote The ideal picture books for fans of Top Gear – little or big!

Description From aeroplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling AMAZING MACHINES series is the perfect way for preschoolers to learn about all sorts of different machines and things that go! Every book introduces a new vehicle and features a zippy rhyming text, bright, colourful artwork, and the same friendly animal characters each time. There’s even a helpful picture glossary at the end to recap any new words and technical terms. AMAZING AEROPLANES follows the animal crew as they became pilots, baggage handlers and stewards. Buckle up and take off to learn all about flying. Each page is filled with the kind of detail that machine-mad toddlers love: check in desks, the control tower, the landing gear and more! Perfect to take with you to the airport and to read on your toddler's first plane journey. Other titles in the AMAZING MACHINES series include: TERRIFIC TRAINS, FLASHING FIRE ENGINES and TREMENDOUS TRACTORS.

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Tony Mitton is a popular children's poet, and author of the award-winning THE RED AND WHITE SPOTTED HANDKERCHIEF (Scholastic). He has written a number of picture books including BUMPUS JUMPUS DINOSAURUMPUS and ALL AFLOAT ON NOAH'S BOAT (both illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees of GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCE) and THE SOMETHINGOSAUR (illustrated by Russell Ayto). His other titles include collections of poetry for older children. He lives in Cambridge.

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Amazing Machines: Flashing Fire Engines Amazing Machines 2 Amazing Machines Tony MITTON Ant Parker

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Keynote The ideal picture books for fans of Top Gear – little or big!

Description From aeroplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling AMAZING MACHINES series is the perfect way for preschoolers to learn about all sorts of different machines and things that go! Every book introduces a new vehicle and features a zippy rhyming text, bright, colourful artwork, and the same friendly animal characters each time. There’s even a helpful picture glossary at the end torecap any new words and technical terms. FLASHING FIRE ENGINES follows the animal crew as they become fire fighters. Climb on board the fire truck, ride along and learn how to put out fires and save the day! Every page is full of the kind of detail that machinemad toddlers love: the fireman's pole, the siren, the long ladder and much more! Other titles in the AMAZING MACHINES series include: TERRIFIC TRAINS, AMAZING AEROPLANES and TREMENDOUS TRACTORS.

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Amazing Machines: Tremendous Tractors Amazing Machines 3 Amazing Machines Tony MITTON Ant Parker

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Keynote The ideal picture book series for fans of Top Gear – little or big!

Description From aeroplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling AMAZING MACHINES series is the perfect way for preschoolers to learn about all sorts of different machines and things that go! Every book introduces a new vehicle and features a zippy rhyming text, bright, colourful artwork, and the same friendly animal characters each time.There’s even a helpful picture glossary at the end to recap any new words and technical terms. TREMENDOUS TRACTORS follows the animal crew as they become farmers. Climb on board to discover all the different jobs tractors can do around the farm. Every page is full of the kind of detail that machine-mad toddlers love: ploughs, sturdy combine harvesters, trailers, balers and so much more! Other titles in the AMAZING MACHINES series include: TERRIFIC TRAINS, FLASHING FIRE ENGINES and AMAZING AEROPLANES.

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Amazing Machines: Terrific Trains Amazing Machines 4 Amazing Machines Tony MITTON Ant Parker

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Keynote The ideal picture books for fans of Top Gear – little or big!

Description From aeroplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling AMAZING MACHINES series is the perfect way for preschoolers to learn about all sorts of different machines and things that go! Every book introduces a new vehicle and features a zippy rhyming text, bright, colourful artwork, and the same friendly animal characters each time. There’s even a helpful picture glossary at the end to help recap any new words and technical terms. TERRIFIC TRAINS follows the animal crew as they get to grips with railways. Climb on board and whizz down the track to discover different kinds of trains, the things they do and how rail travel works. Every page is full of the detail that machine-mad toddlers love: diesel, steam and electric engines, points on the track, the signals and so much more! Other titles in the AMAZING MACHINES series include: TREMENDOUS TRACTORS, FLASHING FIRE ENGINES and AMAZING AEROPLANES.

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The Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia Clive Gifford

In-House Editor: Carly Madden Publication Date: 08/05/2014 Binding: Paperback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Non-Fiction BIC 1: Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's / Teenage)

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Author Information Biography Clive Gifford is an award-winning author who has written hundreds of articles and over 50 books. For Kingfisher, Clive’s titles include Football – The ultimate guide to the beautiful game, Football Skills, Olympics, 10 Explorers Who Changed the World, How the World Works and Think Again! A life-long supporter of the London team Queens Park Rangers, he has also been a football coach and contributed to various football fanzines. Clive lives in Manchester, England.

Keynote Fully revised and updated, this is the perfect gift book for the 2014 World Cup and beyond

Description The Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia captures the triumph and despair of pivotal moments in world football. Packed with pictures and profiles of the world's most skilful footballers - old and new - from Beckham to Messi, Pelé to Ronaldo, Rooney to Neymar. Over 40 of the best sides to have lit up the game are covered in detail, including Brazil, Manchester United, Arsenal and Spain. All the drama of the 'beautiful game' is fully analysed with dynamic full-spread photos and digital artworks that recreate famous moves and goals, while each chapter includes links to websites, providing a valuable access point to databases of players, international results, all the major tournaments, and club histories. Includes in-depth coverage of every aspect of football, including rules and skills; fans and the media; managers and tactics. Packed with the latest statistics on the 'beautiful game' this is a superbly detailed reference book for all the family. Includes a pull-out World Cup wallchart to fill in as the tournament progresses.

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Lifesize Ocean Anita GANERI Stuart JACKSON CARTER

In-House Editor: Carly Madden, Carly Madden Publication Date: 08/05/2014 Binding: Hardback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Non-Fiction BIC 1: Natural history (Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/Teenage)

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Author Information Biography Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of dozens of children's information books, including the bestselling 'Horrible Geography' series. The title Planet in Peril won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book With Facts 2009.

Keynote See ocean creatures at their actual size!

Description Lifesize Ocean offers a unique opportunity to see a variety of amazing creatures at their actual size. Unbelievable, eye-catching illustrations show beautiful scenes and perspectives; the artwork is as vibrant and real as a photograph, but better! Presented in a lavish picture-book style with lyrical text that will fascinate young readers. The underwater adventure takes you from very small copepods to the largest of all - the mighty blue whale. Along the way you will come face to face with an array of underwater creatures including camouflaged seahorses, adorable sea otters and an alarming hammerhead shark. Further information spreads show each animal in its entirety, along with fascinating facts and figures.

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Stuart Jackson-Carter has a First Class Honours degree in Scientific Illustration/Visual Communication. Stuart specializes in natural history illustrations for books, magazines and television. His clients include Dorling Kindersley, Science Illustrated, BBC magazines and BBC TV.

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In-House Editor: Gaby Morgan Publication Date: 08/05/2014 Binding: Paperback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Fiction BIC 1: Children's, Teenage & educational BIC 2: History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)

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Author Information Biography Tracey Turner lives in Bath and is the author of many non-fiction books for children, including The Comic Strip History of the World (and further Comic Strip titles),101 Things You Need To Know (And Some You Don't), and the Hard Nuts of History series. This is her first title for Macmillan Children's Books.

Keynote Find out all the really important things about the First World War with this brilliant book of questions and answers in association with Imperial War Museums.

Description Why did the First World War start? Who was fighting who? Did soldiers still fight with swords? Had aeroplanes been invented yet? What was it like to be inside the first tank sent to war? How could a shaving brush help you escape being captured? Did animals fight in the war? How can a pigeon be a war hero? What was the Women's Land Army? Why did it go on so long? How did it end? Find out the answers to these and a lot of other exciting questions in this brilliantly informative book which will tell you everything you ever needed to know about World War I. The Imperial War Museum was founded in 1917 to collect and display material relating to the 'Great War', which was still being fought. Today IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present. They seek to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and wartime experience.

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'Did soldiers still fight with Swords? How could a shaving brush help you escape being captured? These and lots of other questions answered in this absorbing fact book.' The Bookseller

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Explorers: Planet Earth Daniel Gilpin Peter Bull

In-House Editor: Catherine Brereton Publication Date: 08/05/2014 Binding: Paperback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Non-Fiction BIC 1: Educational: Sciences, General Science BIC 2: Designed / Suitable For National Curriculum

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Author Information Biography Daniel Gilpin studied geology and zoology at university, and is a well-established author of nonfiction for children and adults, writing on a wide range of subjects. For Kingfisher, Daniel has written Planet Earth in the bestselling Basher Science series.

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Keynote The perfect start to a journey of exploration

Description Planet Earth is an exciting journey around the planet we call home, finding out about all its wonders from volcanic eruptions and mighty oceans to plants and animals, towns and cities. Each bright, vibrant Explorers title features a series of beautiful, child-friendly, story-based scenes - easy to read but with a wealth of detail and plenty to look for - partnered by photographic spreads giving more in-depth information. There's a fun extra element: coloured buttons throughout the book allow readers to jump about through the book and find connections between topics connections that are neatly summarised at the end of each book.

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Poems from the First World War Published in Association with Imperial War Museums Gaby Morgan

In-House Editor: Gaby Morgan Publication Date: 08/05/2014 Binding: Paperback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Fiction BIC 1: Poetry (Children's / Teenage)

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Author Information Biography Gaby Morgan is the Editorial Director for Nonfiction, Poetry and Licensing at Macmillan Children's Books. She has compiled many bestselling anthologies, including Read Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year, In My Sky at Twilight: Poems of Eternal Love, Fairy Poems which was short-listed for the CLPE Award - and A First Poetry Book with Pie Corbett.

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Keynote A collection of poetry from the First World War, published in association with Imperial War Museums to mark the centenary of the start of the World War I.

Description Poems from the First World War is a moving and powerful collection of poems written by soldiers, nurses, mothers, sweethearts and family and friends who experienced WWI from different standpoints. It records the early excitement and patriotism, the bravery, friendship and loyalty of the soldiers, and the heartbreak, disillusionment and regret as the war went on to damage a generation. It includes poems from Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke, Vera Brittain, Eleanor Farjeon, Edward Thomas, Laurence Binyon, John McCrae, Siegfried Sassoon and many more. The Imperial War Museum was founded in 1917 to collect and display material relating to the ‘Great War’, which was still being fought. Today IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present. They seek to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and wartime experience.

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Vicious Circle Wilbur Smith

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Author Information Biography Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful publication of When the Lion Feeds, and has since written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages.

Keynote The new thriller from the bestselling author Wilbur Smith

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Find out more about Wilbur Smith by looking at his author website, www.wilbursmithbooks.com

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When Hector Cross’s life is overturned, he immediately recognizes the ruthless hand of an enemy he has faced many times before. A terrorist group has reemerged – like a deadly scorpion from beneath its rock. Determined to fight back, Hector draws together a team of his most loyal friends from his former life in Cross Bow Security, a company originally contracted to protect his beloved wife, Hazel Bannock, and her company, the Bannock Oil Corp. Together, they travel to the remotest parts of the Middle East, to hunt down those who pursue him and his loved ones. For Hazel and Hector have a child, a precious daughter, who he will go to the ends of the earth to protect. And brutal figures from the Bannock family’s past – thought long-gone – are returning, with an agenda so sinister that Hector realizes he is facing a new breed of enemy. One whose shifting attack and dark secrets take Hector to the heart of Africa and to a series of crimes so shocking they demand revenge.

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Identical Scott Turow

< tr> < tr> In-House Editor: Maria Rejt Publication Date: 22/05/2014 Binding: Paperback Target: Open Market Category: Fiction BIC 1: Political / Legal Thriller BIC 2: Thriller / Suspense

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Author Information Biography Scott Turow is a writer and attorney. He is the author of nine bestselling works of fiction, including his first novel, Presumed Innocent (1987) and his most recent, Innocent. Mr Turow has been a partner in the Chicago office of Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal, a national law firm, since 1986, concentrating on criminal defence. Turow is currently President of the Authors Guild.

Keynote A gripping masterpiece of dark family rivalries, shadowy politics and hidden secrets, from the bestselling thriller author, writing at the height of his powers

Description Two families entangled in a long and complex history of love and deceit . . . Twenty five years ago, after a society picnic held by businessman and politician Zeus Kronon, Zeus’ headstrong daughter Dita was found murdered. Her boyfriend, Cass Gianis, confessed to the crime. Now Cass has been released from prison into the care of his twin, Mayoral candidate Paul Gianis, who is in the middle of a high profile political campaign. But Dita’s brother Hal is convinced there is information surrounding his sister’s death that remains buried – and he won’t rest until he’s discovered the truth. Hal’s employee, former FBI Special Agent Evon Miller, teams up with Tim Brodie, a retired police officer, to investigate. After all this time, can they find evidence to place Paul Gianis, the ‘innocent’ twin, at the scene of the crime? Soon Paul will find himself struggling to hold his campaign together amidst Hal’s increasingly damning allegations. But what does the mayoral candidate really have to hide? And why has Cass Gianis vanished? A gripping masterpiece of dark family rivalries, shadowy politics and hidden secrets, Identical is the stunning new thriller from bestselling author Scott Turow, writing at the height of his powers.

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Never Screw Up Jens Lapidus

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Keynote They lived among some of Europe's most dangerous criminal. They knew they could . . . never screw up

Description Niklas, a weapons expert, has returned home after years as a mercenary. His world has no laws. His life has made him a violence fanatic and an adrenaline junkie. He is haunted by traumatic childhood memories. One night his mother calls, hysterical. Someone has been murdered in her apartment building. Thomas is a demoralized cop. He’s working the night shift when the call about the murder comes in. The victim has been badly beaten, and his arms have been pockmarked by syringes. But someone wants the case silenced - why? Mahmud is just out of jail, and keen to live the high life. He has debts to someone he used to deal for. In a game of russian roulette, his life is spared – but at what cost? He has to look for a man whom he later wishes he’d never found. And his search takes him to a side of Stockholm he wishes he’d never seen. No matter how hard they try, the power is not theirs. It belongs to Radovan who rules over the dark parts of the city where everything is for sale. But the price is much too high.

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'‘There’s much to enjoy’ Guardian ‘At last: an epic European thriller to rival the Stieg Larsson books. It’s an entirely new criminal world, beautifully rendered – and a wildly thrilling novel’ James Ellroy ‘An assured and brilliant debut’ Readerdad'

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Jens Lapidus is the man behind the most talked about Swedish first novel in a decade: Easy Money – the first of the internationally bestselling Stockholm Trilogy - is a dark and brutal account of the Stockholm underworld. A young and highly successful criminal defense lawyer, Lapidus’ professional experience of representing some of the most notorious criminals in the country has given him unique insights into a world that most people would rather not acknowledge. Jens Lapidus lives in Stockholm with his wife.

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The Treasure Hunt The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries - Book 16 Inspector Montalbano mysteries Andrea Camilleri

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Keynote The irresistible Inspector Montalbano returns for his sixteenth mystery

Description Montalbano opened the door to step out. But Gallo held him back, putting one hand on his arm. ‘What’s in there, Chief?’ ‘If it’s what I think, it’s something so horrific that it’ll haunt your dreams for the rest of your life . . .’ When a crazed elderly man and his sister begin firing bullets from their balcony down onto the Vigata street below, Inspector Montalbano finds himself a reluctant television hero. A few days later, when a letter arrives containing a mysterious riddle, the Inspector becomes drawn into a perplexing treasure hunt set by an anonymous challenger. As the hunt intensifies, Montalbano is relieved to be offered the assistance of Arturo Pennisi, a young man eager to witness the detective’s investigative skills first hand. Fending off meddling commissioners and his irate girlfriend, Livia, the inspector will follow the treasure hunt’s clues and travel from Vigata’s teeming streets to its deserted outskirts: where an abandoned house overlooks a seemingly bottomless lake. But when a horrifying crime is committed, the game must surely be laid aside. And it isn’t long before Montalbano himself will be in terrible danger . . .

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Andrea Camilleri is one of Italy’s most famous contemporary writers. The Inspector Montalbano series has been translated into thirty-two languages and was adapted for Italian television, screened on BBC4. The Potter’s Field, the thirteenth book in the series, was awarded the Crime Writers’ Association’s International Dagger for the best crime novel translated into English. He lives in Rome.

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Holy Orders Quirke Mysteries Book 6 Quirke Mysteries Benjamin Black

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Author Information Biography Benjamin Black is the pen name of acclaimed author John Banville, who was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. His novels have won numerous awards, including the Man Booker Prize in 2005 for The Sea. He lives in Dublin. This is the sixth novel in Benjamin Black's Quirke Dublin series which is about to be adapted for BBC1 and will star Gabriel Byrne.

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Description She looked at him and smiled sadly. ‘You’ve lived too long among the dead, Quirke,’ she said. He nodded. ‘Yes, I suppose I have.’ She was not the first one to have told him that, and she would not be the last. 1950s Dublin. When a body is found in the canal, pathologist Quirke and his detective friend Inspector Hackett must find the truth behind this brutal murder. But in a world where the police are not trusted and secrets often remain buried there is perhaps little hope of bringing the perpetrator to justice. As spring storms descend on Dublin, Quirke and Hackett’s investigation will lead them into the dark heart of the organisation that really runs this troubled city: the church. Meanwhile Quirke’s daughter Phoebe realises she is being followed; and when Quirke’s terrible childhood in a priest-run orphanage returns to haunt him, he will face his greatest trial yet . . .

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The Kills Richard House

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Author Information Biography Richard House is an author, film maker, artist and university lecturer. As well as the digital-first novel The Kills, he has written two previous novels (Bruiser and Uninvited), which were published by Serpent’s Tail in the 1990s. He is a member of the Chicago-based collaborative Haha. He is the editor of a digital magazine, Fatboy Review: www.fatboyreview.net

Keynote An astonishing landmark novel in four books, The Kills is both a political thriller and a bravura literary performance. Longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize.

Description Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013.

Shortlisted for the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2014. Camp Liberty is a forgotten military base in Amrah province, Iraq, a place where the detritus of war is incinerated, burried, erased from memory. It is manned only by a small group of economic mercenaries. When the mysterious Stephen Lawrence Sutler arrives tension begins to mount. And then everything changes. An explosion. An attack on a regional government office. When the dust settles it emerges that Sutler has disappeared, and over fifty million dollars of reconstruction funds are missing. This is neither the beginning nor the end of the trouble. And there's the vicious murder of an American student in Italy. A murder that replicates exactly the details of a well-known novel, a novel Sutler has read. Moving across continents, characters and genres, The Kills is an epic tale of crime and conspiracy: ambitious, original and gripping. 'Prepare to be dazzled by this monumental novel' Sunday Times

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devoting yourself to The Kills for a few days. Like all the best thrillers, it takes you on a hell of a ride’ Daily Telegraph' '‘Prepare to be dazzled by this monumental novel . . . a true achievement. House’s sea of words relentlessly interrogates his themes through action and dialogue, leaving his reader washed up on a faraway shore, dazed yet exhilarated’ Sunday Times' ''Richard House's Man Booker-longlisted novel stands out from the pile . . . an ambitious and complex meta-thriller that spins its many stories like plates, tantalising you at every turn . . . a page turner . . . and a book absolutely to be read twice over.' Independent' 19/03/14

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The Summer Without You Karen Swan

< tr> < tr> In-House Editor: Caroline Hogg Publication Date: 22/05/2014 Binding: Paperback Target: Main Market Ed. Category: Fiction BIC 1: Romance BIC 2: Modern & Contemporary Fiction (Post C 1945)

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Description Rowena Tipton isn’t looking for a new life, just a new adventure, something to while away the months as her long-term boyfriend presses pause on their relationship before they become engaged. But when a chance encounter at a New York wedding leads to an audition for a coveted houseshare in The Hamptons – Manhattan’s elite beach scene – suddenly a new life is exactly what she’s got. Stretching before her is a summer with three eclectic housemates, long days on white sand ocean beaches and parties on gilded tennis courts. But high rewards bring high stakes and Rowena soon finds herself caught in the crossfire of a vicious intimidation campaign. Alone for the first time in her adult life, she has no-one to turn to but a stranger who is everything she doesn’t want - but possibly everything she needs. A gorgeously escapist summer read from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Christmas at Tiffany's

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Reckoning (The Silver Blackthorn Trilogy Book 1) Kerry Wilkinson

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Description In the village of Martindale, hundreds of miles north of the new English capital of Windsor, sixteen-year-old Silver Blackthorn takes the Reckoning. This coming-of-age test not only decides her place in society – Elite, Member, Inter or Trog – but also determines that Silver is to become an Offering for King Victor. But these are uncertain times and no-one really knows what happens to the teenagers who disappear into Windsor Castle. Is being an Offering the privilege everyone assumes it to be, or do the walls of the castle have something to hide? Trapped in a maze of ancient corridors, Silver finds herself in a warped world of suspicion where it is difficult to know who to trust and who to fear. The one thing Silver does know is that she must find a way out . . .

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Lick (Stage Dive series 1) Kylie Scott

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Biography Keynote Waking up in Vegas was never meant to be like this

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Kylie is a long-time fan of erotic love stories and Bgrade horror films. She demands a happy ending and if blood and carnage occur along the way then all the better. Based in Queensland, Australia with her two children and one delightful husband, she reads, writes and never dithers around on the internet.

Evelyn Thomas's plans for celebrating her twenty-first birthday in Las Vegas were big. Huge. But she sure as hell never meant to wake up on the bathroom floor with a hangover to rival the black plague, a very attractive half-naked tattooed man, and a diamond on her finger large enough to scare King Kong. Now if she could just remember how it all happened.

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One thing is for certain, being married to rock and roll's favourite son is sure to be a wild ride.

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The Unknowns Gabriel Roth

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Author Information Biography Gabriel Roth was born and raised in London. He now lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York, and has worked as a journalist and web developer. The Unknowns is his first novel and has garnered huge praise from authors such as Sebastian Faulks, Scott Turow and Megan Abbott.

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Description Imagine David Nicholls's One Day as retold by Woody Allen and you'll get a pretty good idea of what to expect with Gabriel Roth's The Unknowns. It’s not easy to pursue the most alluring woman in North America when you’re a misfiring circuit of over-analytical self-doubt and she has a way with a killer line and a perfectly raised eyebrow. Even, that is, when you’ve survived your teen years as an outcast in the school computer room to become a dot com millionaire. But as Eric Muller refines his email technique, his date patter, and his ability to shut up after sex, he finds there’s more to Maya Marcom than meets the eye. Will our hero be driven to uncover the whole truth about his lover – or will they continue in bliss and wonder? Welcome to the hilarious, neurotic, and peculiarly perceptive world of The Unknowns.

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''he is a class act, witty and insightful, poking fun at the sort of men who can become dotcom millionaires without understanding the first thing about human beings.' Mail on Sunday' ''Gabriel Roth fearlessly tackles some weighty issues - including false memory syndrome and the Iraq war - in his debut. The result is a novel of two [...] halves: the first a geek-com of frequently Woody Allen-esque brilliance, the second something altogether darker and more searching. [...] Roth is a genuinely exciting talent.' Daily Mail' 'Extremely funny . . . a great novel for the 21st century.' -Peter McDonald, Guardian '[a] sparky, neurotic debut novel [...] Roth has a sharp awareness of trends and this comes out, hilariously, in Eric's dry commentary. The earnestness of youth is wittily depicted [...] Eric could be a creep but Roth has imbued him with such a hefty amount of humorous self-doubt that you can't help but root for him. [...] The Unknowns is a confident novel that manages to be both funny and sad. Buy it' Daily Telegraph 19/03/14

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Sworn in Steel A Tale of the Kin: Book Two Douglas Hulick

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Keynote Douglas Hulick has written a wonderful fantasy of assassins, thieves and magic. In the words of bestselling fantasy writer Brent Weeks 'There's a new talent in the game'.

Description Drothe has killed a legend, burned down part of the imperial capital, and unexpectedly elevated himself into the underworld's elite. And as the city's newest 'Gray Prince', Drothe's learning just how good he used to have it. With no time to build support, Drothe is already being called out by other Gray Princes. And when one dies, all signs point to Drothe. Members of the thieves' guilds begin choosing sides, mostly against him, for what promises to

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Douglas Hulick has been reading fantasy literature for almost as long as he can remember. He suspects this penchant for far-away lands of yore led, in part, to his studying Medieval History, then teaching European Historical Martial Arts. Douglas reads, writes and plays with a rapier in Minnesota, where he is often surprisingly tolerated by his wife (who also fences) and two sons (who do not).

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be another gang war. Then Drothe is approached by someone who can solve all his problems and also offer him redemption. But the cost may be just too high. Out of options, Drothe's finds himself travelling to the empire's bitterest enemy. He has a price on his head, but one last plan in mind. Praise for Book one: Among Thieves: 'An unalloyed pleasure: a fast moving, funny, twisting tale' Brent Weeks 'A beguiling lively urban fantasy' SFX 'It simply doesn't stop...If you like Brent Weeks or Scott Lynch's work then this is one for you' Fantasy-Faction.com 'A story that entertains from beginning to end' FantasyBookCritic blog

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'PRAISE FOR BOOK ONE, AMONG THIEVES: ‘An unalloyed pleasure: a fast moving, funny, twisting tale’ Brent Weeks, ‘A beguiling lively urban fantasy’ SFX, ‘It simply doesn’t stop…If you like Brent Weeks or Scott Lynch’s work then this is one for you’ Fantasy-Faction.com, ‘A story that entertains from beginning to end’ FantasyBookCritic blog' 19/03/14

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Hatchet Job Love Movies, Hate Critics Mark Kermode

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Keynote The UK's most trusted (and scathing) film reviewer asks: who needs the professionals now that everyone’s a critic?

Description For decades, the backbone of film criticism has been the hatchet job – the entertaining trashing of a film by professional reviewers, seen by many as cynical snobs. But with the arrival of the internet, have the critics finally fallen under the axe? With movie posters now just as likely to be adorned by Twitter quotes as fusty reviewer recommendations, has the rise of enthusiastic amateurism sounded the death knell of a profession? Are the democratic opportunities of the internet any more reliable than the old gripes and prejudices of the establishment? Can editing really be done by robots? And

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what kind of films would we have if we listened to what the audience thinks it wants? Hatchet Job blends historical analysis with trenchant opinion, bitter personal prejudices, autobiographical diversions and anecdotes, and laugh-out-loud acerbic humour. It’s the perfect book for anyone who’s ever expressed an opinion about a movie.

The Exorcist; his least favourite include Sex and the City 2, Pirates of the Caribbean and Exorcist 2.

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'‘Very accessible, entertaining and relevant . . . warmly recommended 4 Stars, Den of Geek' ''Entertainingly incendiary stuff' Empire' '‘Insightful, erudite . . . relaxed and witty’ HeyUGuys' '‘Puts a populist, accessible front on concepts that lesser authors turn into psychobabble’ Jonathan Clements, MangaUK'

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Land's Edge A Coastal Memoir Tim Winton

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Author Information Biography Tim Winton was born in Perth in 1960. He has written novels, collections of stories, non-fiction and books for children. He is three times winner of Australia's Miles Franklin Award, and has been twice-shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for The Riders (1995) and Dirt Music (2002).

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Keynote Tim Winton’s homage to the ocean and his childhood is a magnificent celebration of life at its limits

Description On childhood holidays to the western coast, Tim Winton’s days followed a joyous rhythm. In the mornings, the sun and surf kept him outside, in the water. In the afternoons, as the horizon wobbled with mirages and the wind came in from the ocean, he was driven inside, to books. In the ‘simple, peculiar shack’ that his family borrowed each year there was a small library: a room with four walls of books, a world unto itself.

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In this beautifully delicate memoir, Winton writes about his obsession with what happens where the water meets the shore – about diving, dunes, beachcombing – and the sense of being on the precarious, wondrous edge of things that haunts his novels. It is a book about the ebb and flow that became a way of life, and that shaped one of our finest writers. ‘Both a serial romantic and a truly gifted novelist’ Mariella Frostrup, Mail on Sunday

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'Winton's exhilarated eulogy to a life lived from boyhood to manhood by and on the beach . . . Imagine the ideal short memoir of a perfect long day lived between land, sky and sea; this is as good as it gets.' The Times 'Wonderfully stirring . . . The great pleasure of Land's Edge is not just the dissection of his own love of the sea but also the flint-sharp evocation: he can fill your nostrils with the salty breeze. . . His is a book to read and reread . . . its reflections are beautiful, urgent and filled with awe.' Mail on Sunday 'The beach, the "verandah" at the edge of the continent, is half-fantasy, half-horror story. Winton is brilliant at exploring this ambiguity . . . I gobbled up this short but shimmering book in one windswept afternoon.' Independent 'A timeless meditation on place and the intimate affirmation of a writer's life lived on his own terms.' Time 19/03/14

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Flappers Six Women of a Dangerous Generation Judith Mackrell

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Author Information Biography Judith Mackrell is a celebrated dance critic, writing first for the Independent and now for the Guardian. Her biography of the Russian ballerina Lydia Lopokova, Bloomsbury Ballerina, was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award. She has also appeared on television and radio, as well as writing on dance, co-authoring The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. She lives in London with her family.

Keynote A gripping biography of six extraordinary women who, in their very different ways, epitomise the decade they came of age - the 1920s

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For many young women, the 1920s felt like a promise of liberty. It was a period when they dared to shorten their skirts and shingle their hair, to smoke, drink, take drugs and to claim sexual freedoms. In an era of soaring stock markets, consumer expansion, urbanization and fast travel, women were reimagining both the small detail and the large ambitions of their lives. In Flappers, acclaimed biographer Judith Mackrell follows a group of six women - Diana Cooper, Nancy Cunard, Tallulah Bankhead, Zelda Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka - who, between them, exemplified the range and daring of that generation's spirit. For them, the pursuit of experience was not just about dancing the Charleston and wearing fashionable clothes. They made themselves prominent among the artists, icons, and heroines of their age, pursuing experience in ways that their mothers could never have imagined, seeking to define what it was to be young and a woman in an age where the smashing of old certainties had thrown the world wide open. Talented, reckless and wilful, with personalities that transcended their class and background, they re-wrote their destinies in remarkable, entertaining and sometimes tragic ways. And between them they blazed the trail of the New Woman around the world.

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'Flappers is all good, dirty fun . . . Mackrell is an engaging storyteller with a deceptively light touch' -Cressida Connolly, Sunday Telegraph 'Offers a way to look beyond the clichés of the Roaring Twenties into what was actually going on in these women's heads. Mackrell - who writes with great brio - shows us the uncertainly and confusion that often lay behind the brittle artifice.' -Bee Wilson, Sunday Times 'Scintillating ... Mackrell is clever at painting the subtly complex picture of these women's lives from giddy high spirits to steadfast obstinacy, from emotional fragility to creative focus and weaving them together against a backdrop that is also writ clear. This enthralling, elegant book conjures up all the glamour and razzmatazz but never flinches from the caverns of pain beneath.' -Caroline Jowett, Daily Express 19/03/14

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Confessions of a Sociopath A Life Spent Hiding In Plain Sight M. E. Thomas

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Author Information Biography M. E. Thomas is a practising attorney and law professor, and the founder of the popular blog Sociopathworld.com.

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Keynote A compelling, extraordinary memoir into life as a diagnosed sociopath.

Description M. E. Thomas is a high-functioning non-criminal sociopath. She is charismatic, ambitious and successful. You would be charmed by her if you met her, might even be seduced by her. You would not realise that she is studying you to find your flaws, that she is ruthlessly manipulative, has no empathy and does not feel guilt or remorse. But she does like people - she likes to touch them, mould them and ruin them. She could be your friend or your boss. She could be you . . . Now she writes with breathtaking honesty about her life. She also draws on the latest research to explain why at least one in twenty-five of us are sociopaths - and shows why that's not a bad thing. By turns fascinating, shocking and funny, Confessions of a Sociopath is a gripping insight into the mind of a self-confessed predator.

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'Gripping and important . . . revelatory . . . quite the memorable roller coaster ride' -Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, New York Times Book Review 'Fascinating . . . That the author is female somehow makes Confessions of a Sociopath all the more chilling' Boston Globe

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The Secret Ministry of Ag. & Fish My Life in Churchill's Secret Army Noreen Riols

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Keynote A vivid and enthralling memoir from one of the only surviving members of SOE's F (for France) Section

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Born in Malta of English parents, Noreen Riols lives with her French husband in a seventeenth-century house in a village near Versailles. After the war, she joined the BBC, where she met her husband, a journalist with the World Service. She is the author of ten books, published in Britain, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, and the US. She has written numerous newspaper and magazine articles and for several years contributed features from Paris to Woman’s Hour. She is an experienced public speaker with an impressive list of credits to her name and has also broadcast on radio and television programmes across the world.

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‘My mother thought I was working for the Ministry of Ag. and Fish.’ So begins Noreen Riols’ compelling memoir of her time as a member of Churchill’s ‘secret army’, the Special Operations Executive. It was 1943, just before her eighteenth birthday, Noreen received her call-up papers, and was faced with either working in a munitions factory or joining the Wrens. A typically fashionconscious young woman, even in wartime, Noreen opted for the Wrens - they had better hats. But when one of her interviewers realized she spoke fluent French, she was directed to a government building on Baker Street. It was SOE headquarters, where she was immediately recruited into F-Section, led by Colonel Maurice Buckmaster. From then until the end of the war, Noreen worked with Buckmaster and her fellow operatives to support the French Resistance fighting for the Allied cause. Sworn to secrecy, Noreen told no one that she spent her days meeting agents returning from behind enemy lines, acting as a decoy, passing on messages in tea rooms and picking up codes in crossword puzzles. Vivid, witty, insightful and often moving, this is the story of one young woman’s secret war, offering readers an authentic and compelling insight into what really went on in Churchill’s ‘secret army’ from one of its last surviving members.

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