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488 Rules for Life: The Thankless Art Of Being Correct
by Kitty Flanagan488 Rules for Life is Kitty Flanagan's way of making the world a more pleasant place to live.
Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy
by Pawan MishraPrejudice takes place in a plethora of forms. It sprouts a rare growth when a clerk called Coinman can't stop jingling the coins in his pocket. It's a seemingly harmless addiction, but it's one that comes to rule his life and begins to invite the wrath of virtually everyone around him. His work environment becomes increasingly hostile while his life at home begins to suffer as a result of his wife's obsession with acting. When an attempt to remedy the situation goes horribly wrong, it spurs those involved onto unexpected paths. In this eccentric tale set in a small town in northern India, Pawan Mishra masterfully weaves ingenuity and sarcasm in a manner that's simultaneously hilarious and tragic. Coinman is a modern-day parable laced with pithy wisdom and psychological insight into human nature - a clever parody of the dynamics of office politics and groupthink. At times, surreal, Mishra's distinctive novel is an overflowing basin of linguistic humor. Eloquently written, this satirical story beautifully depicts how even mature, sensible adults can callously inflict emotional damage upon the most vulnerable. Winner: 2016 eLit Book Awards for Literary Fiction (Bronze) Finalist: 2016 National Indie Excellence Award for Humor Finalist: 2016 IAN Book of the Year (General/ Literary Fiction)
A Cornish Summer: Escape to Cornwall with the perfect feel-good summer read
by Catherine AlliottFlora's been in love with her husband for twenty years.The trouble is, he's been married to someone else for the past fifteen.Now she's been invited to spend the summer in the shady lanes and sandy coves of Cornwall. It should be blissful.There's just one small snag: she'll be staying with her former mother-in-law, Belinda.And Flora discovers she's not the only one invited when her ex-husband shows up out of the blue, complete with his new wife. So now there are two small snags.Can Flora spend the summer playing happy families with the woman who stole her husband's heart, and the mother-in-law who might have had a hand in it?Or will stumbling on the family secret change her mind about them all?
Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
by Holly Glenn WhitakerWe live in a world obsessed with drinking. We drink at work events, lunches, book clubs and weddings. Yet no one ever questions alcohol's ubiquity. In fact, the only thing ever questions is why people don't drink. It is a qualifier for belonging. As a society, we are obsessed with health and wellness, yet we uphold alcohol as some sort of magic elixir. It is anything but. When Holly Whitaker started to look for a way to recover, the support systems she found for recovery where archaic and patriarchal. Urging drinkers towards a newfound humility is great if you're a man, but if you're a woman and not in a position to renounce privileges you never had, a whole other approach is needed. She embarked on a journey that led not only to her own sobriety, but revealed the insidious role alcohol plays in our society and in the lives of women in particular. What's more, she could not ignore the ways that alcohol companies were targeting women, just as the tobacco industry had successfully done generations before. Honest, witty and trenchant, Quit Like a Woman is at once a ground-breaking look at drinking culture, a call to arms, and a celebration of learning how to claim everything life has to offer.
Help! I'm Being Chased by a Giant Slug (Help! #1)
by Andy GriffithsHelp! I'm Being Chased by a Giant Slug is a collection of nine disgusting stories from Andy Griffiths and illustrated by Terry Denton - the creators of the smash hit The 13-Storey Treehouse. Is this the right book for you? Take this test to find out! Do you ever pretend that you are dead to get out of going to school? Do you leave banana skins in the middle of busy footpaths? Do you like to ring up people you know and pretend to be someone else? Do you like stories about dead flies, giant slugs and mysterious brown blobs? Score one point for each 'yes' answer. 3-5 You are obviously a very disgusting person. You will love this book 1-2 You are a fairly disgusting person. You will love this book. 0 You don't realize how much fun being disgusting can be. You will love this book.
Hunter’s Run
by George R.R. Martin Gardner Dozois Daniel AbrahamA new benchmark in modern SF. A sharp, clever, funny morality tale that answers the biggest question of all: what makes us human?
Daniel Isn’t Talking (Thorndike Core Ser.)
by Marti LeimbachA powerful novel exploring the effects of autism on a young family from Marti Leimbach, author of the international bestseller ‘Dying Young’, who has experienced and dealt with the condition within her immediate family.
The Rise and Fall of the Queen of Suburbia: A Black-hearted Soap Opera
by Sarah MayDo you know what your neighbours get up to behind closed doors? And more to the point, do you want to know? ‘The Rise and Fall of the Queen of Suburbia is a darkly comic portrayal of marriage, relationships, neighbours and suburbia.
‘Luuurve is a many trousered thing…’: Confessions Of Georgia Nicolson (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #8)
by Louise RennisonSound the Cosmic Horn! Georgia Nicolson’s 8th book of confessions is here!
Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom Of The Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant #1)
by Derek LandyMeet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yeah. And dead.
‘…startled by his furry shorts!’ (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #7)
by Louise RennisonSound the Cosmic Horn! Bestselling author Louise Rennison’s seventh book of the confessions of crazy but loveable teenager Georgia Nicolson is out in EB!
The World of Karl Pilkington
by Karl Pilkington Stephen Merchant Ricky GervaisA collection of the best moments from the ‘Ricky Gervais Show’ with further musings from Karl Pilkington, star of Sky 1’s ‘An Idiot Abroad’.
A Girl’s Guide to Kissing Frogs
by Victoria ClaytonA Girl's Guide to Kissing Frogs is a charming, witty book, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Noble and Marian Keyes.
The Sixth Wife: A Novel
by Suzannah DunnA gripping novel of love, passion, betrayal and heartbreak. Katherine Parr survived Henry VIII to find true love with Thomas Seymour – only to realise that her love was based on a lie.
Collins Taak of the Toon: How To Speak Geordie
by Sid WaddellGain an insight into the English language, via one of the UK’s richest dialects: Geordie.
We’re British, Innit: An Irreverent A To Z Of All Things British
by Iain AitchUnlike the Government's Citizenship Test, this is the real measure of Britishness.
The Little Book of Calorie Burning
by CollinsA quirky guide to counting the calories as they come off, through ways you may never have considered possible
What Rhymes with Bastard?
by Linda RobertsonThe hilariously candid story of an unbelievably dysfunctional and disintegrating relationship.
The Delegates’ Choice (The Mobile Library)
by Ian SansomIsrael Armstrong, one of literature’s most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime solving adventure in this hilarious third novel from the Mobile Library series.
Holiday in a Coma & Love Lasts Three Years: two novels by Frédéric Beigbeder
by Frédéric BeigbederOne night in a Parisian nightclub and the aftermath of a marriage provide the stories for these two novels by Frederic Beigbeder, award-winning author of ‘Windows on the World’.
Coming Up Next
by Penny SmithA darkly comic novel about the fall and rise of a TV presenter. Written by an insider, it’s a page-turning account of life on the sofa and in front of the cameras.
Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories
by Vincent LamAn astonishing literary debut, this collection of mature and intricate stories introduces a powerful new voice in fiction.
The Last Days of the Lacuna Cabal
by Sean DixonVoted one of the best fifteen Canadian books of 2007 by Quill & Quire, this is original and mischevious; a novel to delight and surprise.
Finding Christmas: the heartwarming holiday read you need for Christmas 2019
by Karen SchalerFrom the writer of Netflix sensation, A Christmas Prince, comes a heart-warming new holiday story showing that sometimes the detour in your journey is the path to true love... This year, Emmie can't wait to share her favourite Christmas traditions with her boyfriend, Grant. So when his hectic work schedule has him more 'bah humbug' than 'ho, ho, ho,' Emmie creates a holiday-themed scavenger hunt to help him find his festive spirit. But Emmie's plan for a romantic mountaintop rendezvous backfires when a mix-up has the wrong guy showing up at Christmas Point. Sam, a bestselling mystery writer, thinks Emmie's clever clues are from his agent, to help him get over his epic writer's block. When the two come face-to-face, Emmie sees Sam only as the wrong guy, but Sam, intrigued by Emmie, decides to stay, hoping the small, enchanting town will help inspire a new book idea.When Grant keeps getting delayed by work, he tells Emmie to start doing the special Christmas activities she planned without him. Emmie is disappointed, until Sam joins her and she starts wondering if the wrong guy is really Mr. Right. With Christmas coming fast, Emmie will need the magic of the season to help steer her heart in the direction of true love . . .