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'I absolutely LOVED this book! It’s that perfect blend of funny and emotional … A genuinely entertaining and heartwarming read!' – READER REVIEW‘A darkly funny riot’ – The Times, Book of the MonthWould you want to know what your colleagues say behind your back?Jolene certainly doesn’t.Riddled with anxiety, depressed, and hating her coworkers, she prefers to keep them at a distance. The less she knows about their lives, the better.But when a catastrophic IT mishap grants her access to all of their emails and private messages, Jolene is horrified. The last thing she wants is to read about their dying desk plants, marital troubles, or petty office drama.That is, until looming job cuts make her realize the power this newfound knowledge gives her.As she delves deeper into the private lives of her colleagues, Jolene uncovers far more than she ever expected—and the carefully constructed walls around her own life begin to crumble.For readers who loved The Office US and Really Good, Actually, meet the awkward, hilarious heroine you’re about to fall in love with.Praise for this laugh-out-loud, heartwarming read:'I haven’t been a reader for a long time, but I found this in the airport bookshop before a trip, and it had me glued! Would thoroughly recommend—it had me chuckling away.' – READER REVIEW ?????'This book caught me off guard! It made me laugh, it made me cry … truly incredible and the best book I’ve read this year.' – READER REVIEW ?????'Ever since I saw this book on Bookstagram, I’ve been obsessed. Five months later, I finally got my hands on a proof copy, and OMG, I loved it immensely!!' – READER REVIEW ?????'Please make this into a TV series!' – READER REVIEW ?????

James Larwood’s life is perfect – until a single mistake sees him lose everything. When James is released from prison, he is penniless and potentially homeless. Enter James’ tradie brother, Larry, who employs him as a cleaner and starts a factory Book Club to try and get his brother back on his feet. James expects to be lumped with a bunch of uneducated bogans and westies, but comes to realise that this group of misfits are some of the warmest, funniest and most intelligent humans he has ever met. Can James claw back the life he once had? The Bogan Book Club – You won’t know whether to laugh or cry, so you’ll probably do both!

A FAIRY TALE FOR EVERYONE"Beyond all the borders that divide us, there is a place of infinite possibilities and pure magic. I think of Neil Gaiman as a writer who wears the key to that land around his neck—the key to Storyland." — Elif Shafak"Gaiman describes the indescribable." — Susanna Clarke"A tonic for these turbulent times." — Irish TimesTHE ACCLAIMED, ENCHANTING FILM ADAPTATIONStarring Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Michelle Pfeiffer, and many more favorites..."I wanted to write a story that would feel, to the reader, like something he or she had always known." — Neil GaimanAt the dawn of the Victorian era, life moves leisurely in the sleepy village of Wall.Young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and, to win her love, vows to bring her a fallen star they see streak across the night sky.This oath sends him beyond the town’s ancient wall and into the mysterious land of Faerie—a world more dangerous and strange than he could ever imagine...NEIL GAIMANWITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES.Bonus Features Include:Wall, A PrologueReading-group discussion questionsAn interview with Neil Gaiman

An audacious and transformative novel about the past, the present and the power of writing and imagination from the award-winning author of Damascus and The Slap.

Detective Dave Burrows returns in another breathtaking tale of rural suspense.

After the tragic death of her husband in a light-plane accident, Gemma Sinclair is left with the daunting task of managing the vast outback station he's bequeathed her. But she remains haunted by Adam's dying words, not to mention persistent whispers that Adam's death was not an accident .

The tender, sensual and moving new novel from the award-winning and bestselling author ofThe SlapandDamascus. A compelling contemporary love story between two middle-aged men, told with grace, heart and wisdom.

** PRE-ORDER THE SEQUEL I WANT TO DIE BUT I STILL WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI NOW **THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER | TRANSLATED BY INTERNATIONAL BOOKER SHORTLISTEE ANTON HUR'Will strike a chord with anyone who feels that their public life is at odds with how they really feel inside.' RedPSYCHIATRIST- So how can I help you? ME- I don't know, I'm what's the word depressed? Do I have to go into detail? Baek Sehee is a successful young social media director at a publishing house when she begins seeing a psychiatrist about her what to call it? depression? She feels persistently low, anxious, endlessly self-doubting, but also highly judgemental of others. She hides her feelings well at work and with friends; adept at performing the calmness, even ease, her lifestyle demands. The effort is exhausting, overwhelming, and keeps her from forming deep relationships. This can't be normal. But if she's so hopeless, why can she always summon a desire for her favourite street food, the hot, spicy rice cake, tteokbokki? Is this just what life is like? Recording her conversations with her psychiatrist over 12 weeks, Baek begins to disentangle the feedback loops, knee-jerk reactions and harmful behaviours that keep her locked in a cycle of self-abuse. Part memoir, part self-help book, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki is a book to keep close and to reach for in times of darkness.I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki comes in three different colours; the colour you receive will be chosen at random

The moving international sensation about new beginnings, human connection, and the joy of reading.

'A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces' MADELINE MILLER** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** PICKED AS ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' BEST PAPERBACKS OF 2023** CHOSEN AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY THE GUARDIAN, BBC, OBSERVER, DAILY MAIL, IRISH TIMES AND FINANCIAL TIMES **Maryam and Zahra.In 1988 Karachi, two fourteen-year-old girls are a decade into their friendship, sharing in-jokes, secrets and a love for George Michael. As Pakistan's dictatorship falls and a woman comes to power, the world suddenly seems full of possibilities. Elated by the change in the air, they make a snap decision at a party. That night, everything goes wrong, and the two girls are powerless to change the outcome.Zahra and Maryam.In present-day London, two influential women remain bound together by loyalties, disloyalties, and the memory of that night, which echoes through the present in unexpected ways. Now both have power; and both have very different ideas of how to wield it - Their friendship has always felt unbreakable; can it be undone by one decision?'An epic story that explores the ties of childhood friendship, the possibility of escape, the way the political world intrudes into the personal, all through the lens of two sharply drawn protagonists' Observer

Tender and brutal and blazingly brilliant, the new novel from the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Slap takes an unflinching look at modern Australia - at our hopes and dreams, our friendships and our families - and asks what it means to be a good person, and what it takes to become one.