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Queerphoria

An Own Voices anthology celebrating queer joy

by Various, James Cahill, Chloe Michelle Howarth, Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Dylin Hardcastle, William Rayfet Hunter, Seth Insua, Joelle Taylor, Joshua Jones, Elle Nash, Carrie Marshall ...

Series Book 1 - VERVE Voices
The inaugural collection in the new VERVE Voices series, Queerphoria is a joyful and defiant queer-authored anthology proudly supporting Switchboard, the national LGBTQIA+ support line**.**Four housemates welcome the reader into their home for a birthday party. An elderly widow visits her first queer bar, beneath the flat she shared with her husband. A couple invite a shipwrecked sailor into their ... Read more

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The inaugural collection in the new VERVE Voices series, Queerphoria is a joyful and defiant queer-authored anthology proudly supporting Switchboard, the national LGBTQIA+ support line**.**Four housemates welcome the reader into their home for a birthday party. An elderly widow visits her first queer bar, beneath the flat she shared with her husband. A couple invite a shipwrecked sailor into their
... Read more
Human, Animal

by Seth Insua ...

** 'BEAUTIFULLY, SKILFULLY TOLD WITH REAL TENSION AND GORGEOUS CHARACTERS, HUMAN, ANIMAL MOVED ME TO TEARS... REMARKABLE' - RUSSELL T DAVIES ** A deeply moving debut about one family's struggle to find connection in a rapidly changing world, Human, Animal is an ode to the wild, a journey of self-discovery and a hopeful path to common ground. Dairy farmer George Calvert is fighting to keep the ... Read more

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** 'BEAUTIFULLY, SKILFULLY TOLD WITH REAL TENSION AND GORGEOUS CHARACTERS, HUMAN, ANIMAL MOVED ME TO TEARS... REMARKABLE' - RUSSELL T DAVIES ** A deeply moving debut about one family's struggle to find connection in a rapidly changing world, Human, Animal is an ode to the wild, a journey of self-discovery and a hopeful path to common ground. Dairy farmer George Calvert is fighting to keep the
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Human, Animal

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick

by Seth Insua ...

** SHORTLISTED FOR THE DISCOVER AWARD AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2026 **** SHORTLISTED FOR THE NEW ADULT BOOK PRIZE 2025 **** 'BEAUTIFULLY, SKILFULLY TOLD WITH REAL TENSION AND GORGEOUS CHARACTERS, HUMAN, ANIMAL MOVED ME TO TEARS... REMARKABLE' - RUSSELL T DAVIES **A deeply moving debut about one family's struggle to find connection in a rapidly changing world, Human, Animal is an ode to t... ... Read more

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** SHORTLISTED FOR THE DISCOVER AWARD AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2026 **** SHORTLISTED FOR THE NEW ADULT BOOK PRIZE 2025 **** 'BEAUTIFULLY, SKILFULLY TOLD WITH REAL TENSION AND GORGEOUS CHARACTERS, HUMAN, ANIMAL MOVED ME TO TEARS... REMARKABLE' - RUSSELL T DAVIES **A deeply moving debut about one family's struggle to find connection in a rapidly changing world, Human, Animal is an ode to t...
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Human, Animal

by Seth Insua ...

Narrated by Oliver James Parkins, Florian Windel, Greg Wagland ...

Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

Human, Animal is an ode to the wild, an elegy for what we have lost and a reproof of our society's inability to find common ground.Since the death of his brother, veteran dairy farmer George has been struggling to keep the family business afloat. His troubles only worsen when animal rights activists descend on his cowshed one morning to film content for their social media.The fallout is ... Read more

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Human, Animal is an ode to the wild, an elegy for what we have lost and a reproof of our society's inability to find common ground.Since the death of his brother, veteran dairy farmer George has been struggling to keep the family business afloat. His troubles only worsen when animal rights activists descend on his cowshed one morning to film content for their social media.The fallout is
... Read more

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That Time Everything Was On Fire

by Kerry Downes ...

Narrated by Catrin Walker-Booth ...

Unabridged

11 hours 44 min

'A wonderful book, with the beauty, warmth and solidarity of female friendship at its core' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'An excellent debut novel from a writer with a very perceptive take on modern womanhood' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'So good, so addictive, so relatable and so realistic!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐***Sam and Daisy have been best friends since university. Back then Daisy was a wild, Fleetwood Mac-obsessed girl descended from the Yorkshire Moors ... Read more

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'A wonderful book, with the beauty, warmth and solidarity of female friendship at its core' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'An excellent debut novel from a writer with a very perceptive take on modern womanhood' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'So good, so addictive, so relatable and so realistic!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐***Sam and Daisy have been best friends since university. Back then Daisy was a wild, Fleetwood Mac-obsessed girl descended from the Yorkshire Moors
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Hard Copy

A story of girl meets printer

by Fien Veldman ...

Narrated by James Faulkner, Sarah Slimani ...

Unabridged

5 hours 48 min

Bloomsbury presents Hard Copy by Fien Veldman, read by Sarah Slimani and James Faulkner.'A talented new voice worth paying attention to.' Irish Times'Equal parts searing intelligence and madcap sweetness. Simply brilliant.' Jenny Mustard'Many astute observations... very funny on the tedium of office life.' Irish IndependentThis is a story of girl meets printer.A customer service assistant spends ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Hard Copy by Fien Veldman, read by Sarah Slimani and James Faulkner.'A talented new voice worth paying attention to.' Irish Times'Equal parts searing intelligence and madcap sweetness. Simply brilliant.' Jenny Mustard'Many astute observations... very funny on the tedium of office life.' Irish IndependentThis is a story of girl meets printer.A customer service assistant spends
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Lost Boys

A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere

by James Bloodworth ...

Narrated by James Bloodworth ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

Rarely has there been a more confusing time to be a man. This uncertainty has spawned an array of bizarre and harmful underground subcultures, collectively known as the manosphere, as men search for new forms of belonging.In Lost Boys, James Bloodworth delves into these underground worlds and asks where have they come from? Why are so many men susceptible to the sinister beliefs these groups ... Read more

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Rarely has there been a more confusing time to be a man. This uncertainty has spawned an array of bizarre and harmful underground subcultures, collectively known as the manosphere, as men search for new forms of belonging.In Lost Boys, James Bloodworth delves into these underground worlds and asks where have they come from? Why are so many men susceptible to the sinister beliefs these groups
... Read more
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Out There

Stories

by Kate Folk ...

Narrated by Sophie Amoss, Hannah Choi, Michael Crouch, Will Damron, Renata Friedman, Kristen Sieh ...

Unabridged

7 hours 13 min

**A thrilling new voice in fiction injects the absurd into the everyday to present a startling vision of modern life, “[as] if Kafka and Camus and Bradbury were penning episodes of Black Mirror” (Chang-Rae Lee, author of My Year Abroad).“Stories so sharp and ingenious you may cut yourself on them while reading.”—Kelly Link, author of Get In Trouble**FINALIST FOR THE CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD • ONE OF ... Read more

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**A thrilling new voice in fiction injects the absurd into the everyday to present a startling vision of modern life, “[as] if Kafka and Camus and Bradbury were penning episodes of Black Mirror” (Chang-Rae Lee, author of My Year Abroad).“Stories so sharp and ingenious you may cut yourself on them while reading.”—Kelly Link, author of Get In Trouble**FINALIST FOR THE CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD • ONE OF
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A Mouth Full of Salt

by Reem Gaafar ...

Narrated by Afia Abusham ...

Unabridged

6 hours 55 min

The Nile brought them life, but the Nile was not their friend.A small farming village in North Sudan wakes up one morning to the news that a little boy has drowned. Soon after, the animals die of a mysterious illness and the date gardens catch fire and burn to the ground. The villagers whisper of a sorceress who dwells at the foot of the mountains. It is the dry season. The men have places to go, ... Read more

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The Nile brought them life, but the Nile was not their friend.A small farming village in North Sudan wakes up one morning to the news that a little boy has drowned. Soon after, the animals die of a mysterious illness and the date gardens catch fire and burn to the ground. The villagers whisper of a sorceress who dwells at the foot of the mountains. It is the dry season. The men have places to go,
... Read more

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Letters to My Younger Queer Self

Inspiring, influential voices from the LGBTQIA+ community

Narrated by Daniel Harding ...

Unabridged

4 hours

‘The compelling stories in this book are funny, uplifting and at times poignant and sad, but always honest. I learned such a lot.’ – Lorraine Kelly‘A beautifully heartfelt and poignant collection of wisdom, wit, and reflection.’ – William Hanson, author of Just Good MannersIf you could write a letter to your younger queer self, what would you say? What advice would you share? And what would you ... Read more

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‘The compelling stories in this book are funny, uplifting and at times poignant and sad, but always honest. I learned such a lot.’ – Lorraine Kelly‘A beautifully heartfelt and poignant collection of wisdom, wit, and reflection.’ – William Hanson, author of Just Good MannersIf you could write a letter to your younger queer self, what would you say? What advice would you share? And what would you
... Read more

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Monumenta

by Lara Haworth ...

Narrated by Lara Haworth ...

Unabridged

3 hours 5 min

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS McKITTERICK PRIZE 2025A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST NEW DEBUT‘This is a party I’m glad I was invited to’ EILEEN MYLES‘Fizzing with ideas’ OBSERVER*Isn’t every family home a monument? The provocative debut novel from the award-winning author.Olga... ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS McKITTERICK PRIZE 2025A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST NEW DEBUT‘This is a party I’m glad I was invited to’ EILEEN MYLES‘Fizzing with ideas’ OBSERVER*Isn’t every family home a monument? The provocative debut novel from the award-winning author.Olga...
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Deficit

The Hidden Value of Care – The International Bestseller

by Emma Holten ...

Narrated by Emma Holten ...

Unabridged

5 hours 52 min

Brought to you by Penguin.How can we create a better future – one that truly prioritises health and happiness?For too long, economic thinkers have left out acts of care - written off as 'women's work' for centuries - from their calculations. The result? Terrible real-world consequences today: crumbling public services, struggling schools and care systems on the brink of collapse.In Deficit, ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.How can we create a better future – one that truly prioritises health and happiness?For too long, economic thinkers have left out acts of care - written off as 'women's work' for centuries - from their calculations. The result? Terrible real-world consequences today: crumbling public services, struggling schools and care systems on the brink of collapse.In Deficit,
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