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1913. In a dark and dingy pub, standing on a table top soaked in beer and ale, John Jones - rogue and scoundrel - holds the crowd in the palm of his hands with stories of mischief and misdemeanours.But when his son falls for the daughter of the local landowner, trouble isnt far behind...Based on the notorious Welsh jailbreaker, poacher and thief nicknamed Coch Bach y Bala, and set with war looming on the horizon, Chris Ashworth-Bennions play The Red Rogue of Bala is a hilarious, fast-paced comedy that tells a story of power, community and change. It is premiered at Theatr Clwyd, Mold, in 2025.

A thought-provoking and comprehensive look at uncovering the root causes of persistent racial inequalities in the workplace, Dr Carlton Brown begins by examining the history of racial discrimination and how it has shaped the societal context in which organisations operate. He argues that despite concerted efforts towards diversity and inclusion, organisations often fail to create equitable spaces for people of colour. He highlights the paradoxical nature of these failures, where organisations simultaneously praise themselves for progress while maintaining deeply ingrained racial hierarchies. He exposes the prevalent racial biases, discrimination, and exclusionary practices that persist within many organisations, revealing the disconnect between intention and reality. He highlights how these issues not only hinder the personal and professional growth of individuals from marginalised communities but also impedes the overall success and progress of organisations. A comprehensive look at the state of race-relations in the workplace The Race Paradox is a perfect guide to understanding why discussing race and addressing it in the workplace is vital in todays world.

After a messy breakup leaves him alone and miserable, Forest just wants to work in his gym and maybe webcam with a cute guy after work. Hes worked hard on this body for a reason. Of course with his luck, hed find a guy with wings. Wings!Still, Grant is gorgeous and intriguing. Forest would be a fool to let a little thing like wings get in the way of learning more about him. He deserves a distraction from the arrogant bodybuilder whos opening a new gym in competition with his own. He doesnt count on getting lost in the local gay bathhouse, being chased through town naked, and certainly not discovering that Grant is a fairy and theres a magical war brewing.Grant is convinced Forest can help stop the Quyre, a band of evil fairies determined to gain absolute power, but Forest remains skeptical. Hes just a mortal. They cant really expect him to save the day. Can they? More importantly, can he?

Do you desire to do great things for God but feel like youre falling short?Does your life feel small, filled with endless demands, seemingly insignificant work, mundane responsibilities, or challenging relationships? If your desire to make an impact for Gods kingdom collides with the limits and disappointments of everyday life, its easy to feel restless, resigned, and discouraged.Scripture offers a better way. In one of Pauls letters, theres an unexpected, paradoxical call: "Make it your ambition to live quietly . . ."In The Quiet Ambition, pastor and theologian Ryan P. Tinetti unpacks the rich spiritual wisdom of 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, showing how it can help you reimagine what following Jesus looks like. Tinetti explores four key postures for living out your Christian life: Live quietly. Tend your own business. Work with your hands. Walk gracefully toward outsiders. This call to quiet ambition frees you to embrace Gods presence in the small, ordinary moments of your life. By shifting your focus from self-aggrandizing desires and internalized pressure for spiritual achievement to faithful living in the everyday, you can experience real hope and discover what it truly means to live a life that counts.Are you ready to reimagine what following Jesus looks like in your everyday life? Order your copy of The Quiet Ambition and start your journey today!

In The Quantity Theory of Morality, Will Selfs pen remains dipped in vitriol and elegance as ever. The disaffected, middle-class, middle-aged urbanites that populate the novel seem helpless to stop the decay of their intimate, self-conscious social circle. And yet, as Selfs skewering (and self-skewering) grows ever more wildly imaginative, targeting faith, death, money, queerness, Jewishness and nearly every piece of our social fabrics connective tissue, it becomes all too clear that the decay cannot simply be cut out - their lives are rotten to their core.With recurring - if defeated - appearances from now-canonical characters like Zack Busner, this new work shows Self to be both a master of satire and slapstick humour and a sublime and thoughtful critic of the alienation of modern life. The Quantity Theory of Morality delicately bookends his award-winning story collection The Quantity Theory of Insanity, which Martin Amis likened to a cross between a manic J. G. Ballard and a depressed David Lodge. Although, as ever, Will Selfs world is all his own.

Daniel Wiles connects us viscerally to the past we have buried the history we choose to ignore Hilary MantelIf his wife hadnt changed, then maybe Bernardo wouldnt have left, with his son in tow, to try and tame the wilderness of his childhood.If the land hadnt changed, turning grey and collapsing in their hands each time they grasped for survival, then maybe Bernardo and the boy could have built a life here.If the Puma hadnt changed everything, then maybe Bernardo wouldnt have to stalk the beast, searching for some measure of revenge, wishing hed pulled the trigger when he had the chance.The Puma is a novel that asks what a father would do to ensure his familys survival and what he might become when that is no longer an option.

Simply put, Merle Nygate is one of the best spy novelists writing today. I.S. BerrySophisticated and pulse-pounding writingExpressIn the aftermath of Hamass October 7th attack on Israel, Mossads London station chief Eli Amiram is fighting battles on all fronts. When his ambitious rival plans an assassination on British soil - supposedly authorized by Trump supporters - Eli suspects a deeper conspiracy.Meanwhile, British intelligence asset Petra is hunting for redemption. Tasked with recruiting Wasim Al-Arikhi - whose sister she failed to save from becoming a suicide bomber - Petras drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Can Wasim be trusted or has she become a target?As Eli and Petras paths converge, they discover that in the shadow world of international espionage, the greatest threats often come from within. They must confront not just their enemies, but their own moral choices. A sophisticated spy thriller that weaves together tradecraft, betrayal and the human cost of intelligence work.

Anxiety rates are spiralling, especially among women and young people, with an epidemic of mental illness among adolescents, according to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. A third of the worlds population live with an anxiety disorder at any one time and in the UK more than 8 million people will experience one. The factors behind the anxiety crisis seem obvious; social media addiction, climate despair and economic inequalities, leading to paralysing anxiety, alienation and despair. But while we wait for politicians and tech companies to do the right thing to alleviate anxietys societal causes, what can we do as individuals to live well, alongside it? This is a book that looks at anxiety, differently. Instead of allowing it to keep us stuck and lonely, it suggests we turn towards it, ceasing to see it as a problem to solve and instead as a truth to acknowledge, accept and work with. If we let anxiety have power over us, we are fixed and static, with no room for questioning, no opportunity for change and renewal. But if we recognise anxiety as our alert system, telling us that something isnt right, rather than allowing it to destabilise us, if we listen to what it is telling us, rather than quietening it, then it can propel us towards action. Its letting intuition guide us, not fear. Its seeing anxiety as a tool, not a trap.With less than half of the people living with an anxiety disorder likely to seek support, this guide features helpful advice from experts and tools and tips based on years of Sians original research to help readers understand, learn from and live alongside our anxiety, rather than trying to banish it or allowing it to spin us out of control.If you have failed to free yourself from your anxiety, despite trying everything, if you are done with trying to get rid of it, then this is the book for you.

It looks set to become a classic. - Susan Jane WhiteOne of the most inspired cooks in Ireland. - The ObserverThis book features over 300 recipes organised by month. Imagine indulging in a mouthwatering Potato Moussaka, savoring the rich flavors of Pommes a la Basque, relishing in the delectable La Truffado, devouring delicious Empanadas, and ending the month with a heavenly Gooseberry and Potato Cobbler. And thats just the tip of the iceberg! Mays recipe selection also includes a heavenly Potato Salad with Black Olives and Thyme and 20 more delicious dishes, almost one for every day of the month!Lucy Madden, a member of the Irish Food Writers Guild, fell in love with potato growing after moving to Ireland from London in the 1970s and starting to cultivate vegetables in the Victorian walled garden of her home, the Hilton Park Estate, in Clones, Co. Monaghan. Drawing from her extensive experience and culinary expertise, she has created the ultimate seasonal potato cookbook, featuring over 300 recipes for any occasion, from traditional potato dishes to inventive potato desserts, making it an essential companion for anyone interested in exploring the versatility and nourishment of Irelands most beloved vegetable

More than any other poet since Wordsworth he can make us understand that the outside world is not outside, but what we are made of. John CareyThis is the long-awaited, definitive edition of Seamus Heaneys poetry. It encompasses all the poems Heaney published in his lifetime as well as the small number that appeared after his death: twelve single volumes, from Death of a Naturalist (1966) to Human Chain (2010), and those poems published in pamphlets, journals and magazines or with limited circulation. In addition, the book includes a selection of unpublished material chosen by the poets family.It is a body of work that, in its entirety, resounds with the lyrical beauty and ethical depth cited by the Nobel committee: poems which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.Critical introductions to each collection and notes that illuminate the history and development of the poems make this the essential volume for admirers of Heaneys work.Heaneys voice, by turns mythological and journalistic, rural and sophisticated, reminiscent and impatient, stern and yielding, curt and expansive, is one of a suppleness almost equal to consciousness itself. Helen VendlerHis is "closeup" poetry - close up to thought, to the world, to the emotions. Few writers at work today, in verse or fiction, can give the sense of rich, fecund, lived life that Heaney does. John BanvilleThese poems find - in the dowsers gift and the childs perception of the world - images of the marvellous that are also wonderfully grounded. . . Heaney is a poet who deserves to be read in entirety. Jamie McKendrickFor Heaney, there were marvels enough in this world, and never mind the next. Ordinary objects and places - a sofa, a wireless, a satchel, a gust of wind, the sound of rain - were sanctified. Blake Morrison

A woman must confront the evil that has been terrorizing her street since she was a child in this gripping haunted house novel, perfect for fans of The Last House on Needless Street and Tell Me Im Worthless.On an otherwise ordinary street in Chicago, there is a house. An abandoned house where, once upon a time, terrible things happened. The children who live on this block are told by their parents to stay away from that house. But of course, children dont listen. Children think its fun to be scared, to dare each other to go inside.Jessie Campanelli did what many older sisters do and dared her little brother Paul. But unlike all the other kids who went inside that abandoned house, Paul didnt return. His two friends, Jake and Richie, said that the house ate Paul. Of course adults didnt believe that. Adults never believe what kids say. They thought someone kidnapped Paul, or otherwise hurt him. They thought Paul had disappeared in a way that was ordinary, explainable.The disappearance of her little brother broke Jessies family apart in ways that would never be repaired. Jessie grew up, had a child of her own, kept living on the same street where the house that ate her brother sat, crouched and waiting. And darkness seemed to spread out from that house, a darkness that was alivealive and hungry.

Praise for The Path of Peace:A formidable achievement Rory StewartThoughtful [and] heartfeltObserverProfound [and] compellingSpectatorA noble endeavourNew StatesmanIn 2021, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen First World War soldier who dreamed of a Via Sacra to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the triumph of peace, set out on a 1,000km walk tracing the historic route of the Western Front. He went on to recount that story in the widely acclaimed The Path of Peace. But there wasnt to be lasting peace, with the continent falling into an even more horrific war two decades later.In The Path of Light, Seldon sets out to walk a new 1,300 km route from the same starting point at Kilometre Zero to Auschwitz, discovering in the towns and villages through which he walks stories of women and men who bravely protected the vulnerable and stood up to evil in the face of unimaginable brutality during the Second World War.As he ruminates on these figures of light, whose uplifting stories he encounters along his path, a pattern begins to emerge about how we can draw on their lives to build a better and more peaceful world, never more needed than now, with the ominous and increasing drumbeat of belligerence globally that month by month is the constant backdrop of his walk between 2023 and 2025. It proved a harder book to write than The Path of Peace. But it was a project he knew he had to complete, whatever the cost.

Lessons from Midwives for Pastoral Leadership We find ourselves in a moment in which the church is in great pain. Congregations are dwindling, denominations are fracturing, and church scandals have become all too common. We need a new imagination to capture the hopefulness of God birthing something new in the midst of the pain of the old creation. In The Pastor as Midwife, Shawna Songer Gaines brings her pastoral experience alongside her research on the vocation and practices of midwifery to explore a vision of pastoral leadership that is shaped by the wisdom of those who walk alongside expectant mothers. Learning to pastor like a midwife helps us embrace what God is doing in our pain and see new life in unlikely places.This book gives pastors a ministry paradigm that embraces change and pain as part of Gods salvific work in the world. Gaines helps pastors embrace a new, life-giving posture for ministry marked by advocacy, listening, and letting go of control. Like the apostle Paul in Romans 8:22, pastors who long to witness the birth of Gods new creation are invited to imagine their work like a hopeful midwife.With The Pastor as Midwife, you will: learn how the practices and wisdom of midwives offer a new way of approaching pastoral leadership, a way that begins and ends with a hopeful view of Gods work in birthing new creation; engage with thought-provoking reflection questions to explore your own leadership patterns; and reenvision ministry to see change and pain as integral to Gods life-giving work in the world. Wherever you are in your journey as a pastor, The Pastor as Midwife offers a thoughtful and hopeful perspective on ministry in a changing and often challenging world. Learn to witness and partner with God in the birth of new creation with The Pastor as Midwife, trusting in the Spirit of God who brings new life to a fallen but beautiful world.

Looking to scratch that quilting itch and looking for the perfect inspiration for your new project? Author Stephanie Soebbing is an expert at using quilting to creatively while away the hours. As founder of "Quilt Addicts Anonymous," shes helped quilters of all skill levels to learn the joy of quilting. Now, in Panel Quilting Workshop, she steers readers through 12 finished projects from beginning to end. Read along as you discover tips and ideas for selecting complementary quilting designs, find out how to handle different types of printed panels, like multi-image and framed panels, and master the basic patchwork instructions that will have you quilting like an expert. Finding the right projects for your quilting passion is no longer an excuse - with Panel Quilting Workshop, youll just wish there were more than 12 projects!

When the past claws its way back, the hunt for truth could cost him everything.Five years after the brutal murder of his girlfriend Eva, haunted PI Ravn is dragged back into the one case hes never been able to close. New evidence surfaces, igniting a desperate chase for justice that plunges him into a dark web of crooked cops, a dying hitman, and a powerful elite guarding a deadly secret.To get the answers he craves, Ravn must strike a dangerous bargain with ruthless crime boss Kaminsky: recover 71 million in stolen cash, or lose everything. From Copenhagens gritty underworld to the corridors of corrupt power, Ravn will risk it all to unmask Evas killerif the truth doesnt destroy him first.The Pact is the electrifying fifth novel in the bestselling Ravn seriesperfect for fans of "Department Q" and Nordic noir that cuts to the bone.

A last-chance winter road trip for a Scottish band spirals into wild chaos seagull massacres, bomb tests, and darkly funny rocknroll madness on the edge. A raw, darkly funny novel by one of Scotlands finest authors newly reissued!ANNIVERSARY EDITIONINTRODUCTION BY VAL MCDERMID____Connor is twenty-four, brilliant, broken, and out of control. Hes the swaggering frontman of The Ossians, a Scottish indie band on the brink of signing a major record deal.Desperate to make their mark, they head off on a two-week winter tour across the cities and hinterlands of Scotland a last-ditch attempt to find fame, purpose, and themselves.But the tour soon spirals into a surreal, chaotic odyssey. From seedy bars and snowbound towns to a final, defining Glasgow gig, the band hurtles through a whirlwind of seagull massacres, botched drug deals, a mysterious stalker, radioactive beaches, bomb-testing ranges, epileptic fits, riotous Russian submariners, deadly storms, epiphanies, regular beatings and random shootings.Raw, darkly funny and wild with energy, The Ossians is a gloriously anarchic story of rocknroll obsession, national identity and self-destruction, and what it means to belong in a band, in a country, in a life unravelling at speed.___

During the golden age of science, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there was a dedicated drive to accurately categorise nature and explain the natural world. Many enthusiastic naturalists, amateur and professional, set off to collect and classify plants and animals across the New World, and many of these finds still bear the names of those who discovered them today.The Noble Quest, previously Sightseers & Scholars: Scientific Travellers in the Golden Age of Discovery, features a new introduction that considers the growing catastrophic trend in species extinction today. The nine important individuals featured in the book encompass early naturalists William Bartram and Alexander von Humboldt; inquisitive aristocrats Charles Waterton and Prince Maximilian of Wied; professional collectors David Douglas, John Kirk Townsend and John Richardson; and last field naturalists Henry Walter Bates and John Wesley Powell. All faced great adventures and hardship, as they undertook their groundbreaking work.

Eleven-year-old Tippys uncle and his boyfriend turn up in her small New Zealand town to look after her when his mother is away over Christmas, but when her schoolteacher is found dead and her best friend has a near-fatal accident, the trio turns detective, dubbing themselves The Nancys, and launching a chaotic, hilarious investigation.Tippy Chan is eleven years old, and she lives in a small town in a very quiet part of New Zealand the town her Uncle Pike escaped as a teenager, the moment he got a chance. Now Pike is back with his new boyfriend Devon to look after Tippy while her mum is on a Christmas cruise.Tippy cant get enough of her uncles old Nancy Drew books. She wants to be Nancy and is desperate to solve a real mystery. So, when her teachers body is found beside Riverstones only traffic light, it looks like Tippys moment has arrived. She and her minders form The Nancys, a secret detective club. But what starts as a bonding and sightseeing adventure quickly morphs into something far more dangerous. A wrongful arrest, a close call with the murderer, and an intervention from Tippys mum all conspire against The Nancys. But regardless of their own safety, and despite the constant distraction of questionable fashion choices in the town that style forgot, The Nancys know only they can stop the killer from striking again. Whatever the costGripping, glorious and glittering with suspense, The Nancys is also a heartwarming, hilarious novel for anyone whos ever felt like they were on the outside, looking in, with a simmering mystery at its heart and characters you will never forget.***WINNER of the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel***

Do you feel equally uncomfortable with closed-minded skepticism and closed-minded Christianity?If so, then The Myth of Certainty is the book for you. Daniel Taylor suggests a path to committed faith that is both consistent with the tradition of Christian orthodoxy and sensitive to the pluralism, relativism and complexity of our time.Taylor makes the case for the reflective, questioning Christian with both incisive analysis and lively storytelling. His brief fictional interludes provide an alternative way to explore key issues of belief and vividly depict the real-life dilemmas Christians often face.Taylor affirms a call to throw off the paralysis of uncertainty and to risk commitment to God without forfeiting the God-given gift of an inquiring mind. Throughout he demonstrates clearly how much the world and the church need people--maybe people like you--who are willing to ask tough questions.

The universe was supposed to be all there was - the whole of existence. For centuries the size of the universe and whether or not it is finite, fascinated scientists and philosophers.But however big the universe may be, there being only one gave astronomers and cosmologists a headache. Existence as we know it is contingent on so many constants in nature which, if altered only slightly, would make life impossible. This seems so unlikely to happen by chance. What if, instead, there is in fact a vast range of different universes, with many variants of the universal contents, making ours just one of many that happens to be viable for life?In this illuminating exploration, Brian Clegg delves into the endless possibilities of the multiverse. Investigating questions of expanding, parallel and communicating universes, this accessible guide takes the reader into one of the weirdest and most exciting areas of modern physics and cosmology.