The Book of George

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION

‘A smart, funny and surprisingly moving read for fans of Dolly Alderton’ THE I PAPER
‘A commercial-literary gem for fans of Kiley Reid, Curtis Sittenfeld and Alison Espach’ PANDORA SYKES
‘If you’re honest, you’ll admit that you’ve raised George or dated George or, worse, you are George’ WASHINGTON POST
‘This book is a knockout’ MARIA SEMPLE
‘An excellent novel…as convincing as it is moving’ ADELLE WALDMAN
‘Perceptive, funny and tender’ ALISON ESPACH

We all know a George. He’s the kind of guy who’s brimming with potential but incapable of following through; he doesn’t know if he’s in love with his girlfriend, but he certainly likes having her around; he’s distant from – but still reliant on – his mother; he swears he’ll finish his novel one day.

Sure, you might find him disappointing. But no one is more disappointed in George than George himself.

As funny as it is astute and as singular as it is universal, The Book of George is a deft, unexpectedly moving never-coming-of-age tale and a portrait of one man, but also countless others.

Uneven

‘Given bisexuality’s all too frequent erasure, there is a need to represent [these] specific histories’ Times Literary Supplement

Uneven tells the stories of nine pioneering bisexual artists, writers and musicians that will change our understanding of the world’s largest sexual minority.

Bisexuality is often seen as something temporary, in spite of increasing openness around it: a sign of immaturity or a waystation on the road to a different sexuality altogether, rather than its own distinct entity.

In this beautifully written cultural history, Sam Mills reclaims bisexuality as its own identity, interweaving her experience of being bisexual with illuminating portraits of a clutch of artists, writers and musicians, including Colette, Bessie Smith, Marlene Dietrich, Anaïs Nin, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Madonna.

Celebrating the resilience, diversity and spirit of the bisexual community through the ages, Uneven explores how each of these trailblazing figures have been misunderstood; how social attitudes affected their sexuality, their relationships and their work; how LGBTQ+ identities have been portrayed from the Victorian era to the present day; and how attitudes have progressed.

Illuminating, personal and entertaining, Uneven paints a nuanced portrait of a sidelined community.

The Harrow

Shortlisted for The Orwell Prize for Fiction 2025, a darkly comic novel of subterfuge, whisky glasses, and the drive of an underdog to find the truth, no matter the consequences…

Welcome to the The Harrow, last survivor of London’s once-notorious muckraking magazines. John Salmon, its battle-hardened editor, and his misfit journalists have fought for years to keep it alive, but extinction looms.

Neither the arrival of trainee Danny Roth nor a local gangland killing looks set to change that. But as John reluctantly allows Danny to investigate the murder, they soon find themselves entangled in a story that could save The Harrow – but might cost them their lives…

A brilliantly plotted crime mystery full of larger-than-life characters from the seamy underbelly of modern London.

The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne

‘A tour de force’
Guardian

‘A bloody yet surprisingly warm-hearted spin on The Godfather. Great stuff’
The Times, Best Thrillers of 2025

Babs Dionne, doting grandmother and vicious crime matriarch, rules her small town with an iron fist. She controls the flow of drugs into its borders with the help of her loyal lieutenants, girlfriends since they were teenagers, and her eldest daughter, Lori, a former soldier struggling with addiction.

When a drug cartel discovers that its numbers are down in the area, they send a malevolent force, known only as The Man, to investigate. At the same time, Babs’s youngest daughter, Sis, has gone missing, which doesn’t seem at all like a coincidence. In twenty-four hours, Sis will be found dead, and the whole town will seek shelter from Babs’s wrath…

Stop Chasing Happiness

LIFE LESSONS FROM THE HAPPIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

The secret to happiness? Stop trying to find it – it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.

Finding happiness is less about learning new tricks and more about unlearning ways of thinking holding you back: Stop chasing happiness, stop obsessing over what others think, stop caring too much about how you feel, stop making sacrifices for personal success.

Here, academic and philosopher Frank Martela unpacks why we value happiness, and why chasing it is actually making you miserable. He reveals the secrets to Finland’s continued top rankings in the global happiness reports by showing that, actually, living with purpose and contentment is much more beneficial that striving to be happy.

Building on Frank’s personal encounters with people from all walks of life during travels around Finland and abroad, this book blends personal stories and quirky anecdotes with the latest scientific research and ancient traditions to deliver a strong message about how you should approach life: what you should stop doing and what you should start doing instead, to find an enduring sense of contentment and an energizing sense of
purpose for your own life.

Twelve Sheep

For John Connell, the lambing season on his County Longford farm begins in the autumn. In the sheep shed, he surveys the dozen females in his care and contemplates the work ahead as the season slowly turns to winter, then spring.

The twelve sheep have come into his life at just the right moment. After years of hard work, John felt a deep tiredness creeping up on him, a sadness that he couldn’t shrug off. Having always sought spiritual guidance, he comes to realise that, in addition to the soothing words of literature and philosophy, perhaps the way ahead involves this simple flock of sheep. In the hard work of livestock rearing, in the long nights in the shed helping the sheep to lamb, he can reflect on what life truly means.

Like the flock that he shepherds, this book is both simple and profound, a meditation on the rituals of farming life and a primer on the lessons that nature can teach us. As spring returns and the sheep and their lambs are released into the fields, skipping with joy, John recalls the words of Henry David Thoreau, reminding us to ‘live in each season as it passes.’

Circular Motion

‘Sparky writing, clever plotting and biting wit [spin] an excellent tale’ GUARDIAN, BOOKS OF THE YEAR

The acceleration of Earth’s spin begins gradually. At first, days are just a few seconds shorter than normal. Awareness of the mysterious phenomenon hasn’t reached Tanner, a young man who flees his Alaskan hometown to work at CWC, a corporation which runs a network of massive aircraft that orbit the Earth, allowing people to visit Paris for an evening or order sushi from Japan. But a wave of social unrest presents challenges for CWC.

That unrest sweeps up Winnie. A high school outcast, she falls in with a group of teen activists who blame the company for the planet’s acceleration. As days on Earth quicken to twenty-three hours, then twenty, the sun rising and setting ever faster, causing violent storms and political meltdowns, Tanner and Winnie’s stories spiral closer together.

Three-hour days. Two-hour days . . .

A propulsive exploration of capitalism, technology, and our place within a system that dwarfs us, Circular Motion is one of the most ingenious debut novels of our time.

Super Natural

A NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘Superb… A testament to just how beautiful and wonderful life on Earth is‘ Times Literary Supplement
‘Fascinating’ Guardian
‘Brilliant’ Daily Mail

From scorching deserts to frozen seabeds, from the highest peaks of the Himalaya to the hadal depths of the oceans, there are habitats on this Earth that appear inimical to life – yet in which it flourishes nevertheless. During the midday heat of the Sahara, silvery ants sprint from their nests to feed. In North American forests, wood frogs awaken each spring from solid blocks of ice. At the site of the Chernobyl disaster, fungi harness radiation to thrive.

Transporting readers to far-flung environments we could never call home, Super Natural paints an awe-inspiring portrait of life’s resilience and ingenuity under the harshest circumstances. We meet creatures exquisitely adapted to endure unimaginable deprivations: of water, oxygen, food, sunlight. Alex Riley shows how, at nature’s extremes, the rules of life as we know them are rewritten – and how, here, we can find hope for the future of life on Earth, and beyond.

The Light a Candle Society

‘LIFE-AFFIRMING AND FULL OF LOVE’ CELIA ANDERSON
‘WARM, COMPASSIONATE, WITTY’ MIKE GAYLE
‘HEARTWARMING’ Woman’s Own

A TOP TEN KINDLE BESTSELLER

Every flame tells a story…

George McGlory has been struggling since the death of his beloved wife, Audrey. But when he witnesses a public health funeral – with no flowers and no mourners – he is inspired to create The Light a Candle Society.

As George and his friends join together to celebrate forgotten lives, their care, compassion, humour and friendship become gifts not only to the people they are remembering, but to each other.

And the kindness of strangers gives them strength to confront the secrets of their own histories, forging joyful and unexpected new connections…

Praise for Ruth Hogan:
‘Magical … uplifting ‘ ANTON DU BEKE
‘Told with wit and heart’ BETH MORREY
‘Every page is a joy’ PIP WILLIAMS
‘Delightfully uplifting’ WOMAN’S OWN
‘Full of hope’ PRIMA

Readers LOVE The Light a Candle Society
‘Wow … this book is so emotional, uplifting and powerful’ *****
‘The story just grips you. Read it.’ *****
‘Such a powerful read. It will stay with me forever’ *****
‘A poignant, heartwarming story’ *****

The Book of Lost Hours

A sweeping, cinematic love story about memory and community for fans of The Ministry of Time, The Midnight Library and The Book Thief.
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‘If you loved The Ministry of Time, you’ll adore this!’ SUN ON SUNDAY
‘Spy thriller, soaring fantasy and heart-rending romance. Captivating’ IRISH INDEPENDENT
‘A love story that defies the boundaries of time, memory and reality’ Patti Callahan Henry
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Nuremberg, 1938. Lisavet Levy’s watchmaker father saves her from the Nazis by pushing her through a mysterious doorway. There, she discovers the Time Space – a vast, magical library where the memories of everyone who has ever lived are stored in books. Her father promises to follow, but he never comes.

Trapped in the library, she encounters timekeepers, who decide whose memories survive and whose are destroyed.

Lisavet tries to save as many memories as she can, but when she falls in love with a timekeeper, the whole course of history could be at stake…

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Readers are loving The Book of Lost Hours

‘Truly such an incredible book’
‘It soars because of the characters’
‘Hard to put down’
‘Clever, beautiful, genre-bending’
‘A fabulous debut’