The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones'A wondrous book' JOHN GREEN 'Funny, devastating, achingly romantic' OLIVIE BLAKE 'The freshest contemporary fantasy I've read in years' LAURA STEVEN 'Wildly creative, very funny, and searingly angry' FREYA MARSKE 'This is dark academia as it should be written' BEA FITZGERALD 'Croucher is a master of the craft' KAT DUNN 'Delicious' THE FANTASY HIVE From instant New York Times bestseller, Nero Award shortlisted, TikTok Book of the Year shortlisted, and

A stunning collection of images showcasing the Welsh Marches counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire in all their glory

A Safari Supper at the Hall is held in their honour but trouble begins when somewhere between the first course and dessert

The remarkable untold story of the mercurial cycling prodigy Frank Vandenbroucke

Throughout the centuries

is an illness like any other - a disorder that can treated by doctors

who excels at misunderstanding each other

carrying the essence of life itself in its currents

and incredibly strong

from marvellous mounted whale skeletons and impossibly tiny insect cabinets to buried treasures in vast museum storehouses

senators who whisper in corridors

Original and enlightening

and there is no reason why it should be the preserve of the younger generation