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Escape to Avila Falls in this Cozy Second-Chance Romance Jane is a successful ghostwriter living her dream in New York City, collaborating with movie stars and musicians while quietly longing to publish her own novel.But just as her career comes to a crossroads, shes called back to her hometown of Avila Falls, a charming mountain town with a colorful cast of characters, where a chance encounter with her high school crush stirs unexpected questions about her NYC life. These doubts deepen as Jane tries to find her place back in Avila Falls; begins a new project with Liv, a pop star grappling with her own identity; and reconnects with a friend and mentor who runs the local bookstore, And Then There Were Books.Jane begins to see her hometown differently and sparks begin to fly. She questions whether the version of herself shes created is truly who she wants to be. Could the answers shes searching for lie in the very place she once ran from?Chapter One Again is the debut novel from actress Keelia Clarkson. This cozy, clean second chance romance is the perfect read for anyone searching for love, purpose, and a place to call home. Chapter One Again is perfect for readers who love: Cozy fiction and clean romance Charming small-town settings Faith-friendly themes Chapter One Again is the first book in the Avila Falls series. Watch for the sequel, Page Two with You.

The new novel by the international bestselling author of Fresh Water for Flowers When Agnes hears from the local police her Aunt Colette has died, she cant believe her ears. Her fathers sister Colette, her Tata, died three years ago and has been resting in peace in the cemetery of Gueugnon. Agnes is called to identify the body: there is no doubt, its Aunt Colette. But then, who rests under the stone engraved with Colettes name? And why did she fake her own death? So begins an investigation back in time, as Agnes pieces together the multitude of stories that lie behind her aunts second death. An intricate, compelling web of stories told with irony, delicacy and depth, Tata will keep readers glued to every page.

At work one night, photography archivist Charlie Sze-Toh receives a misdirected letter from Wang Tian Wei, a 1920s colonial era Chinese photographer. Through a mysterious digital folder and photographic plates, a conversation is sparked, leading to a romance that spans lifetimes.In his time, Tian Wei scours a turbulent Singapore for his missing friend Aiko, leading him to the perfumed chambers of a Japanese brothel. Meanwhile, in the modern day, Charlie struggles against a family dynamic dominated by her stepmother, a manipulative matriarch who uses family secrets as bargaining chips.Communication starts to become difficult and Tian Weis letters are tinged by the increasing threat of Japanese Occupation. Will one last fate-defying letter from Charlie allow Tian Wei to keep their love alive?

Un destino marcado por la traición. Una pasión capaz de cambiarlo todo.Verano de 1882, Comillas. La aparición del cadáver de una mujer en la playa sacude la villa. Entre susurros, acusaciones y secretos familiares, la joven Mada Riva es señalada como culpable del asesinato. Para proteger tanto el apellido como el honor, su propia familia firma su sentencia: debe desaparecer sin dejar rastro.Mada llega a un Madrid caotico y fascinante donde debera enfrentarse a la soledad y al olvido. Su refugio sera un hogar de muchachas humildes, pero su talento para la lectura y la escritura la llevaran a trabajar para don Gonzalo, quien queda prendado de su hermosura y, sobre todo, de la rebeldia que guiara su vida. En una sociedad que calla a las mujeres, Mada alzara la voz y, entre sombras del pasado, descubrira que es posible amar sin miedo y reivindicar su nombre.Tras el exito de Las hijas de la criada, Sonsoles Onega regresa con una historia inolvidable, la de una mujer inquebrantable que desafio su destino.

PREMIO NADAL 2026. Por el autor de La península de las casas vacías. Todo empieza en la Barcelona de posguerra, cuando una joven provoca accidentalmente un fenómeno que sume a la ciudad en una oscuridad total.La luz se va en Barcelona todo un dia, la solar y la artificial. Solo sobreviven una sutil claridad que nadie sabe de donde procede y el resplandor del fuego. Las Barcelonas que han existido convergen y se superponen en el mismo lugar: reaparecen edificios desaparecidos y surgen otros del futuro. En ese territorio donde conviven tiempos y miradas que jamas debian coincidir, la ciudad queda desbordada por todas sus epocas.El suceso provocara que un puñado de escritores y artistas vuelvan a la vida y se crucen en encuentros improbables. Asi, Picasso hara llorar a Simone Weil, y Cortazar retratara a Laforet; Gaudi barnizara a los transeuntes; Bolaño se adelantara a su muerte; Garcia Marquez huira en una barca y George Orwell protegera a Montserrat Caballe, Nuria Espert y Jordi Savall de los proyectiles de la guerra. En medio de esta ruptura del tiempo, un fotografo capaz de revelar con su camara lo que aun no ha ocurrido y muchos otros personajes uniran sus artes para intentar comprender que ha pasado y como recuperar la luz perdida.En su nueva novela, David Ucles construye un relato en el que la palabra, la pintura, la musica y la escena actuan como la conciencia profunda de la sociedad; son ellas las que pueden iluminarla cuando todo parece perderse. Una historia deslumbrante, de un autor tan innovador como unico, que recuerda que la luz regresa cuando alguien se atreve a imaginarla.

Siete personajes atrapados por un temporal deciden animar la espera contándose historias que nunca antes habían confesado. La nueva delicia de un autor que se ha afianzado libro a libro como un clásico contemporaneo. Landero es uno de los mejores novelistas españoles. Jose-Carlos Mainer, Babelia (El Pais)Un pedazo de escritor que crece y crece, cuando creiamos que era ya suficientemente grande. J.M. Pozuelo Yvancos, Abc CulturalSi hay un valor seguro en la actualidad literaria española es la prosa, son las historias, de este escritor extraordinario. Fernando Aramburu Landero sigue en racha Uno de los narradores mas contundentes, ricos, profundos y reconocidos en español. Jesus Ruiz Mantilla, El Pais SemanalLandero es uno de los grandes escritores de este mundo. Manuel Vilas Si me pidieran candidatos españoles al Nobel no dudaria en declamar el primero: Luis Landero. Jose Antonio Vidal Castaño, LevanteLandero es uno de los grandes novelistas actuales, si no el mas grande. Luis Beltran, Barcarola Siete personajes se quedan atrapados en un hotel rural durante la tormenta de nieve Filomena. Sin cobertura ni conexiones, pero si con viveres, deciden animar la espera contandose historias, y de ese dialogo, al que se suman los dos hosteleros, saldran anecdotas que ocuparan ritualmente cada sobremesa, y que no solo les permitiran conocerse entre si, sino tambien debatir y aprender de las vidas de los otros. Con el dominio magistral del relato oral de un autor como Landero, las historias que se cuentan estos desconocidos pronto se convierten en confesiones de sus peripecias vitales hechas al calor del momento, en narraciones de algunas experiencias que les han marcado de por vida y que se suceden y entrelazan con autentica intriga y emocion. Homenaje a las novelas dialogadas clasicas, pequeño Decameron de nuestros dias y sucesion cervantina de relatos ejemplares, Coloquio de invierno es una delicia literaria de principio a fin, un nuevo regalo de un escritor que ha afianzado libro a libro su condicion de clasico contemporaneo.

"Los grandes textos de la Antigüedad, hebreos y griegos, que han fundado nuestra cultura hablan de la felicidad. Su propósito principal y último es proponer una ética -es decir, una conducta- para vi

La obra de un poeta imprescindible, reunida en un solo volumen.«Poéticamente atesora una austeridad y una sobriedad que entroncan más con la poesía inglesa que con la latina, pero que se ocupan de un

Juanito Santa Cruz, hijo único de una familia de ricos comerciantes de paños, es un joven apuesto, mimadísimo, ocioso, con más amor propio que conciencia. Acepta casarse, como ha dispuesto su madre, con su prima Jacinta, una chica de excelentes prendas, modestita, delicada, dejando atras al menos de momento la mania de lo popular que lo habia llevado a tener una aventura con Fortunata, una muchacha fogosa pero pobre, condenada a ser victima del hombre. Fortunata lo dice muy claro: Pueblo naci y pueblo soy; quiero decir, ordinariota y salvaje; pero al mismo tiempo hay en ella un fuerte impulso de ser honrada y un angel, como Jacinta. De la antitesis y finalmente la sintesis entre estas dos heroinas nace una de las cumbres de la literatura española del siglo XIX, Fortunata y Jacinta (1886-1887), de Benito Perez Galdos, que aqui presentamos en una nueva edicion a cargo de Ignacio Echevarria. La gran novela de Madrid, como se la ha llamado, recorre minuciosamente sus capas sociales en una extensa y memorable galeria de personajes secundarios a los que se dedica casi tanta atencion como a los protagonistas. El narrador dice conocerlos personalmente a todos ellos y, con su asombroso dominio del lenguaje coloquial, trata al lector de tu a tu. Su realismo, sin embargo, va mas alla de las formulas y da cabida a ambiguedades morales, al poder de los sueños y de lo irracional, y a misteriosas vinculaciones entre la santidad y el pecado, la razon y la sinrazon. Tal vez al final valores innegables como la virtud y la cordura sean demasiadas veces sinonimo de conveniencia social.

Dylan, Stevie and Ben have been inseparable since their days at Trinity, when everything seemed possible. A glance between them can still conjure their younger selves: dancing beneath pulsing lights, the sharp taste of salt after swims in Dublin Bay.Two decades on, life feels smaller. Dylan, once a rugby star, is stranded on the sofa, cared for by his wife Rachel. Across town, Stevie and Bens relationship has settled into weary routine. Then, after countless auditions, Ben lands a role in Pinters Betrayal. As rehearsals unfold, the plays shifting allegiances seep into reality, reviving old jealousies and awakening sudden longings, as each must reckon with how far theyre willing to go in pursuit of desire.Wry, sexy and deftly observed, Little Vanities is a novel about the dangerous thrill of stepping outside the roles weve been given - and the distance between the lives we imagine and the ones we live.

AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2026Prepare to see this everywhere.ElleI was totally invested. Saba Sams Jem Calder is my new favourite writer. Andrew OHaganWill appeal to Cleopatra And Frankenstein fans, and the setting and themes is reminiscent of Evenings And Weekends.Stylist Chuck and Joey meet in a bar. Hes in his mid-thirties; shes twelve years younger. Hes long abandoned his ambition of becoming a novelist and now works as a copywriter at a big ad agency. Lead copywriter, he corrects himself. Joey lives paycheck to paycheck on her barista wages and privately dreams of making it as a poet. They go back to Chucks luxury flat-a world away from Joeys cramped house-share, the crumbs in her bed. Soon, Joeys imagining a future between them, and Chucks moving on from a major change in his recent past. Amazing, how meeting a new person can make you feel so new.Funny, excruciating, and true, I Want You to Be Happy is a sharp-eyed tale of two people searching for meaning and connection in modern times, missing the mark maybe, but trying.

Sharp-eyed former nun Nora Breen is back, as the latest attraction in Gore-on-Sea turns deadly . . .On a brilliant December morning, Nora finds her customary seaside walk rudely interrupted: shes been summoned, with Detective Inspector Rideout, to the home of Doreen Chimes, Gore-on-Seas resident medium. Chimes would like to report a robbery - and to personally invite Rideout to that evenings private seance.Its an invitation he will regret accepting: the evening ends in a suspiciously spooky murder. And in the coming days, more of the attendees will find themselves in peril. Can Nora figure out who - or what - is behind these spectral killings before its too late?Nora Breen will become a favourite character. Ian MooreNora Breen is an understated genius with wit and guts. Shes Maria Von Trapp on steroids. Murder at Gulls Nest is crying out to be a recurring Sunday evening TV drama...sign me up! Richard Armitage

Restores Dr Howard Somervell to his rightful place in the story of Himalayan exploration an unsung pioneer whose courage, compassion, and heroism shaped the foundations of high-altitude mountaineering... Hoyland writes with rare authority, empathy and insight, delivering a vital and beautifully told biography. Sir Chris BoningtonThe pioneers who attempted the first climbs of Mount Everest in 1922 and 1924 knew nothing about the mountain other than its height. They had to learn the hard way about the lack of oxygen, the jet-stream winds, the illnesses of altitude, and the vital importance of the Sherpas. They fought cerebral oedema, frostbite, hypothermia, and raging thirst in the cold, thin air. They had to find a route, avoid avalanches, and work out what to do when confronted by an insurmountable rock climb at extreme altitude. Many of them died.Howard Somervell was Mallorys closest friend on the mountain during those groundbreaking first ascents. An exceptionally gifted man, his life takes us far beyond the mountain: he had a double first from Cambridge, was a talented artist and an accomplished musician. He served as a surgeon at the Battle of the Somme during the First World War and was one of the foremost alpinists of the day when he was invited to join the 1922 expedition. After Everest, he was awarded an Olympic gold medal for Alpinism in 1924. But in India, he will be remembered as a surgeon who dedicated the remainder of his life to healing the sick.Those early climbers showed the way. Somervell took part in the first attempt to climb the mountain, and his oxygen-free height record in 1924 stood for over 50 years. This is his climb.

One of Americas great writers. RODDY DOYLEVlautins characters are a vast chorus of broken hearts, reaching for grace. COLIN WALSHNo one writes with such empathy and insight as Willy Vlautin. BEN MYERSVlautin writes about people overlooked by society and overlooked by literature. ANN PATCHETTThe moving, large-hearted story of a young boy in danger of slipping through societys cracks and the unlikely father figure who takes him under his wing.And try to breathe, man. You gotta remember to breathe. You wont get so panicky if you can remember that.Eddie Wilkens runs his own house-painting business. Forty-something and living alone, he just wants to take life one day at a time. When his eight-year-old neighbour, Russell, starts hanging around, Eddie sees that this small kid - with his single mother working nights and his violent older brother - is struggling to keep his head above water, and so tries to help.Equal parts heart wrenching and uplifting, The Left and the Lucky is a portrait of this unusual friendship - the ways hurt shatters people and the compassionate acts that can, maybe, hold some of those pieces together.

Radically lyrical, politically astute, this new collection features six writers whose every word is an act of affirmation. As it must be, for their art to flourish beside one of the worlds great languages.In Alcatraz: Poems from the Contemporary Welsh, we find youthful energies tackling climate change, global extinctions, even human life beyond our planet. Whether in Wales or Palestine, Manhattan or the island of Alcatraz itself, we learn that todays Welsh language poetry, with its unique perspective, is as valid as any verse in the world. And, possibly, more vital.If these translations take liberties, none are unforgivable. The spirit of each poem remains unblemished. Here, veteran writers, such as Menna Elfyn, Karen Owen and Iwan Llwyd, mix with the next generations Iestyn Tyne, Llyr Gwyn and Sian Northey. Alcatraz is an essential work for anyone interested in the good health of modern poetry in the UK.

They should have made sure he was dead.DI Hope Fenton is haunted by the abduction of her son Noah eight years ago. It shadows every investigation she works with her ex-husband, forensic scientist Dr Adam Fenton.One down.When a supposed overdose victim is found to have received a postcard marked Youre first, Hope uncovers links to a circle of privileged Cambridge alumni: an eco-entrepreneur, a surgeon, a lecturer, and a government minister. But are they potential victims - or suspects? And as the body count rises, could this case hold the key to Noahs disappearance as well?Four to go. Five Silver Spoons is a gripping tale of shameless entitlement and merciless revenge.

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHORLeila Slimani has a knack for breaking taboos.TIMESSlimani is a fearless writer.EVENING STANDARD Q: If your house was burning down, what would you take with you?A: Id take the fire.This is the story of two sisters, Mia and Ines. Two girls enveloped in love, trapped by the social conventions of Casablanca at the dawn of the twenty-first century and silenced by the political truths that envelop their lives.Mia - the eldest, a warrior and a pariah, her sexuality a matter of scorn, something to be erased.Ines - the youngest, a woman trying to carve out an identity in a Paris that derides and erases her, with no way back to Morocco, a homeland to which her father has warned her never to return, for her own sake.As these sisters struggle to find a home - a place of safety and love that holds rather than binds - their lives as framed by their mothers and grandmothers before them will be a battle for their hearts and souls, and one they take on with every sinew of their being.We feel deeply for the family caught in the middle of the conflict of history. SALMAN RUSHDIE, on The Country of Others

Something old, something red, something stolen, something dead.Sunset Hall, a house-share for the old and unusual, is gearing up as energetically as its aged inhabitants can for Bernadettes big wedding day. However, with the RSVPs comes an anonymous note that threatens to cast a pall over the upcoming festivities. Agnes is in (somewhat begrudging) wedding planning mode and she and the not-so-sprightly gang of pensioners decide to hide the note from the betrothed, not wanting to cause stress. It is up to Agnes to dig into this poison pen letter, determined to help the wedding go off without a hitch . . . aside from the bodies theyve already had to hide from the blushing bride.

Louis Emmitt-Sterns Slippery is a hilarious and heartfelt play about ghosts, sex, and spaghetti. Winner of Soho Theatres Tony Craze Award, it is premiered at Omnibus Theatre, Clapham, in 2026.Gave it to me when he died. Thought it was a bit odd. F**k flowers. Have an espresso machine.2AM. A London flat. Jude and Kyle return from A&E. One has slipped, but theyre both falling. A decade after their messy breakup, old wounds reopen as their tender reunion unravels into something more dangerous.Also included in this volume is Emmitt-Sterns play Is This Us Fading Out, about a couple trapped in a post-breakup limbo, looking at their relationship after their relationship has ended. The play premiered as part of a digital showcase in 2020, produced by Swings&Roundabouts. It was subsequently performed at Watford Palace Theatre in 2021.