Quercus

From National Book Award Finalist Laird Hunt, a masterful collection of interwoven stories capturing one summer's day in Reagan-era Indiana.

The townsfolk of Motal, a small town in the Pale of Settlement where nothing extraordinary ever happens, are shocked when Fanny Keismann - devoted wife, mother of five and celebrated cheese farmer - leaves her home at two hours past midnight and vanishes into the night.

Three kisses. Two break ups. One happy ending...

Who was "the first speaker" and what was their first message? Drawing on evidence from many fields, including archaeology, anthropology, neurology and linguistics, Sverker Johansson weaves these disparate threads together to show how our human ancestors evolved into language users. The Dawn of Language provides a fascinating survey of how grammar came into being and the differences or similarities between languages spoken around the world, before exploring how language eventually emerged in the very remote human past.

A mesmeric, harrowing and uplifting childhood memoir that will open up much-needed conversations about identity and mental health

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks meets Get Out in this landmark investigation of entrenched racism at the core of the heart transplant race.

“The Prophets feels like a tribute to Toni Morrison and James Baldwin. I found it a beautiful, poetic literary debut, with some complex religious undertones. This is the Antebellum South and Jones writes of the beauty of the Halifax plantation and the horrors within at the same time. There are difficult subjects, but I was swept up in the lives and love of Samuel and Isaiah. It is heartbreaking, yet full of love, loyalty and resilience. The writing is amazing and will lead to great discussion. I'll remember this for a long time - bound to be a classic.” – Karin Barker, The Bookworm of Edwards

Would you entrust your life choices to someone hell-bent on avoiding theirs?

TWO BEST FRIENDS. ONE HUGE CRUSH. A YEAR THAT COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING. . .

A brilliant, heart-warming and intensely funny story of love, heartache, friendship and family. Perfect for fans of Marian Keyes and Beth O'Leary.

With macabre humour and moving humanity, Daniel Kehlmann lifts this legend from medieval German folklore and enters him on the stage of the Thirty Years' War. When citizens become the playthings of politics and puppetry, Tyll, in his demonic grace and his thirst for freedom, is the very spirit of rebellion - a cork in water, a laugh in the dark, a hero for all time.

Some games can be deadly