An intimate memoir of Stieg Larsson - author of the phenomenally successful Millennium Trilogy, untiring crusader for democracy and equality - who died at the age of fifty in 2004.

A satirical crime adventure from Brazil's best-loved comic novelist.

Another side of Stieg Larsson - incisive articles and texts by the author of the Millennium Trilogy.

The Investigator is despatched to a provincial town to investigate a disturbing spate of suicides amongst the employees of The Firm. But from the moment he steps off the train, he finds that everything is against him...

Did sex bring down the Iron Curtain? An orphan reflects on the unbreakable bond between love and freedom in the Soviet Union...

Merlin Squadron volunteers for action in the the Russian Civil War.

Vasily Grossman, author of Life and Fate, reflects on a season spent in Armenia.

Hitler returns to life in modern Berlin and becomes a media sensation.

It's a Wonderful Life meets modern Manchester in this heartwarming story of an orphaned boy who meets a mysterious stranger on Christmas Eve.

A compact and portable guide, including comprehensive plot summaries and character profiles from fifteen of Twain's most essential works

Harold Bloom was awarded the 1999 Gold Medal for Belles Lettres and Criticism by the American Academy of Arts and Letters

The aim of this series is to provide accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years. This title provides an examination of David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest".

An electrifying story of friendship, power and betrayal by the bestselling, Baileys-prize shortlisted author of The Bees. `A memorable eco-thriller. This is a world of arms dealers, heroic arctic adventurers and power crazed captains of industry. And that's just the ladies' The Times

A compulsive, brilliant novel about race, identity, family and secrets for fans of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Zadie Smith.

The gripping and controversial novel that is guaranteed to get readers talking in 2018!

A collection of short stories featuring characters who are wound up as tightly as a drum, full of anxiety, thwarted compassion and frustrated desire. James Kelman won the 1994 Booker Prize for "How Late it Was, How Late".

Eagerly awaited third novel from author of the bestselling Lempriere's Dictionary and The Pope's Rhinoceros

This title provides a stitch-up of the world of television soaps.

'A poetic meditation on exile and return, but also a love story and a political thriller' Guardian

Having immersed himself in the islands of Rhodes, Corfu and Cyprus, Lawrence Durrell turns to Sicily, the largest of the Mediterranean islands, with its long and varied history and its spectacular archaeological remains.

Published to tie in with the release of HALLAM FOE the film, starring Jamie Bell

It is the beginning of the century, and two teams of explorers are racing to reach the furthest point from civilisation. Tostig's men make their way along the dry riverbed in the East. But with Johns' team keeping apace in the distance, the race is on to reach the Agreed Furthest Point. This is a novel by the author of "The Restraint of Beasts".

The kind of tour guide you really want - a unique and ecclectic view of Paris through the eyes of a fierce and witty intellect.