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Hodder & Stoughton are delighted to announce the acquisition of Sir Alex Ferguson's memoirs, which will be published in October 2013. Click READ for more information.

A Sunday Times Number One Bestseller. Britain's best loved comedienne, Miranda Hart, laments on the horrors of growing up and offers her younger self some essential advice on grappling with life's unexpected perils and blunders.Well hello to you dear browser. Now I have your attention it would be rude if I didn't tell you a little about my literary feast. So, here is the thing: is it just me or does anyone else find that adulthood offers no refuge from the unexpected horrors, peculiar lack of physical coordination and sometimes unexplained nudity, that accompanied childhood and adolescence?

Does everybody struggle with the hazards that accompany, say, sitting elegantly on a bar stool; using chopsticks; pretending to understand the bank crisis; pedicures - surely it's plain wrong for a stranger to fondle your feet? Or is it just me?

I am proud to say I have a wealth of awkward experiences - from school days to life as an office temp - and here I offer my 18-year-old self (and I hope you too dear reader) some much needed caution and guidance on how to navigate life's rocky path.

Because frankly where is the manual? The much needed manual to life. Well, fret not, for this is my attempt at one and let's call it, because it's fun, a Miran-ual. I thank you.
Is Miranda Hart a National Treasure yet? If not, it can only be a year or two before she joins Stephen Fry and Alan Bennett in the trophy cabinet of the country's affections... That personality and voice belong to a uniquely cherished comedian, and the answer to that question in her title is actually, yes - it is just her. Because there's nobody like Miranda.Funny and charming and full of terrific comic ideas... Unlike most comedians, she can actually write... Every Christmas there is, at the very most, one celeb book that is genuinely worth buying and reading. Here is this year's. Accept no substitutes.'As you'd expect, it's very funny indeed... we applaud this bumbling, childish and splendid attempt to create such a guide, which includes Miranda verbally sparring with her 18-year-old self' *****'Miranda Hart will carry you along with the sheer force of her charm, bumbling cheer and charisma'.I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of Miranda Hart's new book - we should all embrace our inner Miranda gene and learn to laugh at ourselves.Comedy queen Miranda recalls the awkward experiences she has encountered over the years and gives her unique thoughts and advice on dealing with them... Warning: you will laugh out loud on public transport while reading this! *****Navigate the awkwardness of adult life with Miranda Hart's Is It Just Me?This is pure, unadulterated, totally genius, Miranda. A cult (would religion be too weighty a word?) must surely follow, where can we get the T-shirt?In her brilliantly funny book, TV's Miranda muses on some of the most challenging, baffling and 'hideola' aspects of life... all the anecdotes are told in her unique style, with regular interjections from her 18-year-old self. Such fun! *****'Before reading this, we didn't know the meaning of embarrassing'.'No one explores the intricacies and agonies of social embarrassment better than Hart'.'It's an autobiography but not as we know it - rather than digging up demons and skeletons past, the light-hearted tone feels like catching up with an old friend over a pot of tea'.The best thing about her book is its universality - it is stuffed with the kind of events with which almost every reader will identify - sometimes with a groan of horrified recognition.There's probably a bit of Miranda in all of us, and maybe that's why we warm to her. Bear with, bear with, it's hilarious.Funniest book I've read.It will certainly raise what I call a smile in her thousands of fans.In a wonderfully gentle way, this is a hugely funny concept.Miranda Hart is the best thing to have happened to British comedy for years, and if you're a fan of her TV series you'll love this book.Miranda Hart made her mark appearing in shows including Smack the Pony, Absolutely Fabulous and Not Going Out. But when her sitcom Miranda burst on to our screens in 2009, her popularity rocketed. Miranda has since been crowned the Queen of Comedy at the British Comedy Awards and the hit series Miranda has won two further comedy awards, two RTS Awards, and been nominated for four BAFTAs. Miranda is currently filming a drama for BBC based on the bestselling memoir Call the Midwife. The third series of Miranda will air in autumn 2012.

Follow Miranda on Twitter www.twitter.com/mermhart or vist her website www.mirandahart.comA Sunday Times Number One BestsellerMiranda won Best Comedy Actress and the People's Choice Award for the Queen of Comedy at the British Comedy Awards.Her BBC sitcom Miranda won the award for Best New British TV Comedy, won two RTS awards and was nominated for four BAFTAs.Described as 'the most original and farcically hilarious female clown since Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders'Miranda is a regular host of Have I Got News For You and has made appearances on panel shows including Would I Lie To You.In 2010 Miranda, along with six other TV celebrities, raised over ?1 million for charity by cycling from John O'Groats to Land's End.Viewing figures for Miranda have reached 4.5 million.

We're delighted to announce that we have commissioned Boris Johnson to write a book on the character, life, legacy and meaning today of Sir Winston Churchill. Click below to read more . . .

Hodder & Stoughton imprint Coronet is delighted to announce that it will publish an illustrated memoir by number one bestselling British music artist, Conor Maynard. Click READ for more.

When Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stepped onto the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953 they caught the imagination of the world in a way that was to be unmatched until man stood on the surface of the Moon.'This is the story of how, on 29 May, 1953, two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina and skill, reached the top of Everest and came back unscathed to rejoin their comrades.

'Yet this will not be the whole story, for the ascent of Everest was not the work of one day, nor even of those few anxious, unforgettable weeks in which we prepared and climbed this summer. It is, in fact, a tale of sustained and tenacious endeavour by many, over a long period of time... We of the 1953 Everest Expedition are proud to share the glory with our predecessors.'

Sir John Hunt'An exceptionally lucid and consecutive narrative of a great adventure. It tells an epic story.'Published to tie-in with the 60th anniversary of the conquest of Everest by the 1953 expedition.New foreword for this edition by Sir Chris Bonington.The first ascent of Everest remains hugely interesting for climbers and non-climbers alike.

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A novel of the woman dubbed 'The First Flapper' - Zelda Fitzgerald, wife and muse to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set against the glamorous backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, Z is the story of the golden couple who had it all, but who weren't destined for a happy ending.

'Sometimes', said Scott, 'I don't know whether Zelda and I are real or whether we are characters from one of my own novels.'

Before F. Scott Fitzgerald was a literary darling, before he'd even begun to imagine The Great Gatsby or Benjamin Button, he was a young WWI army lieutenant who fell hard for a spirited Southern belle named Zelda Sayre. The life he and Zelda would lead together in New York, Long Island, Paris, Hollywood and the French Riviera made them legends, even in their own time. Set amidst the glamour of the Jazz Age and The Lost Generation's vivid world abroad, Z vividly brings Zelda and Scott's romantic, tumultuous, extraordinary journey to life.

Zelda was the embodiment of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. She was vibrant, headstrong, complicated and misunderstood. Z is the irresistibly rich, romantic and tumultuous story of Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald, set in seductive settings. Filled with larger-than-life characters such as Ernest Hemingway, Sara and Gerald Murphy and Gertrude Stein, we watch the evolution of this iconic woman as she lived large and ached to find her own identity in the shadow of her celebrated husband.
'An utterly engrossing portrayal of Zelda Fitzgerald and the legendary circles in which she moved. In the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, Therese Anne Fowler shines a light on Zelda instead of her more famous husband, providing both justice and the voice she struggled to have heard in her lifetime.''A novel that is as heartbreaking as it is mesmerizing. Just magnificent.''Fowler's richly imagined portrait of the Jazz Age's literary royalty is a wonderfully engaging read. With crisp dialogue and vivid descriptions, Z delivers both a compelling love story and a poignant tale of a woman coming into her own as an artist.'

Narrated by Fowler's imagined voice of Zelda Fitzgerald, this is the touching and ultimately tragic love story of Zelda and her husband, F Scott Fitzgerald. Like much of their life, reality played like an F Scott Fitzgerald novel - full of glamour, alcohol and bad behaviour.

This is an engrossing read of celebrity life. In some ways the story is specific to the between the war years and that fascinating creative group of writers and artists. In particular the opportunities for women beyond the role of home-maker drew Zelda and frustrated Scott. In other ways, perhaps things haven't changed that much as bright starts shine and burn out. Amy Winehouse anyone?

Therese Anne Fowler has a BA in sociology/cultural anthropology and an MFA in creative writing. Her work has won honours from the Faulkner Society and Thomas Wolfe Fiction prize competitions. She was an editorial assistant and taught undergraduate fiction writing before leaving academia to write full-time. An Illinois native, she has two grown sons and two nearly grown stepsons, and currently lives in North Carolina with her husband.

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Gatsby mania.The first novel about Zelda, herself: F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife and muse - known as 'The First Flapper'.Half of the Jazz Age's golden couple: their celebrity was notorious. Together they embodied the Jazz Age - brash, bold and unafraid. William Randolph Hearst had a reporter covering their antics exclusively.For fans of Paris Wife and Loving Frank: great book group appeal - the Fitzgeralds lived an alcohol-fuelled life during the 'greatest, gaudiest spree in history', as F. Scott Fitzgerald described the Twenties. Their circle comprised some of the greatest writers and artists of the early Twentieth century, the 'Lost Generation' in Paris to the Prohibition of New York.A misunderstood and often tragic figure: struggling with the roles of wife, mother, artist, as well as mental illness - Zelda has long been a mysterious character - this meticulously researched and sympathetic portrait brings her out of Scott's shadow.Huge resurgence of interest in the Fitzgeralds from the sell-out 8-hour play of GATZ to Baz Luhrmann's mid-2013 Warner film of The Great Gatsby starring Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio.The Roaring Twenties are back - have they ever been away?Zelda's bob was described by Time Magazine as one of the ten most iconic hairstyles of all time.

We're thrilled to see that Ned Beauman, author of THE TELEPORTATION ACCIDENT and BOXER, BEETLE has been included in the 2013 Granta list. Click to read more about the award and other authors included on the list.

To celebrate the publication of this beautiful book, we're giving away 100 copies! To enter, tweet what film your life would be and why using #mylifethefilm by 17.5.13. Terms and conditions below.

Saltyard Books acquires Honey & Co cookbooks

The new book from the acknowledged master of the modern British thriller.Winnie Monks has never forgotten - or forgiven - the death of a young agent on her team at the hands of a former Russian Army Major turned gangster. Now, years later, she hears the Major is travelling to a villa on the Costa del Sol and she asks permission to send in a surveillance unit.

They find an empty property near the Major's. The Villa Paraiso. It's perfect to spy from - and as a base for Winnie's darker, less official, plans.

But it turns out that the property isn't deserted. The owners have invited a young British couple to 'house sit' while they are away.

For Jonno and Posie, just embarking on a relationship, this is supposed to be a carefree break in the sun. But when the Secret Service team arrives in paradise, everything changes.Those [Seymour] sends off into dangerous territory are, in fact, his readers. With each book, we enter a dangerous universe, and are totally involved with utterly plausible characters, faced with moral choices that are rarely straightforward . . . The single most important element here is the obsessive Winnie, whose pursuit of revenge for her dead agent is the motor for all that happens. Winnie is a forceful creation, with her burning resentment against those who feel contempt for the way the rest of us live.Once again demonstrating his ability to probe the moral murkiness of the spy trade and create an absorbingly diverse ensemble, Seymour crafts a sophisticated, reader-teasing tale.[Seymour's] books are rich in the drama of people reacting to events and situations they never could have expected.Picking up a novel by Gerald Seymour is like taking a deep breath of fresh air . . . his subject here is the Middle East, presented with a vividness and veracity that makes most of his rivals look footling . . . As always with Seymour, the sense of a minatory foreign landscape is acutely rendered . . . never have the badlands of Iraq been evoked with such oppressive rigour. And how many other writers would have fleshed out the bomb-maker, who would simply represent "evil" in most thrillers? Seymour allows us into the life and consciousness of this man, movingly describing his marriage to a mortally ill woman. When readers get to the nailbiting climax, involving an agonising wait for airborne rescue, they may be wondering why they should bother with any other thriller writer.Seymour is a master of the thriller set on the murky edges of modern war . . . As ever he juggles action, context and suspense with a special-forces level of expertise. How long before he turns to Libya?Gerald Seymour is the grand-master of the contemporary thriller and Deniable Death is his greatest work yet. Gripping, revealing and meticulously researched, this is a page-turning masterpiece that will literally leave you breathless.After 28 novels, Seymour's empathy for those he ensnares in his moral minefields remains movingly even-handed.gripping thrillerMr Seymour is . . . on form . . . The tradecraft of silent watching and the discomfort, thirst and increasing claustrophobia of the hideout are brought very much to life . . . the grim landscape of the border region and the harsh lives of its inhabitants are skilfully evokedSeymour is not one to cut corners. He does his research, thinks hard about his story and gives us richly imagined novels that bristle with authenticity.Seymour [is] incapable of creating a two-dimensional character''Discerning thriller readers can safely say that the best practitioner currently working in the UK is the veteran Seymour. He is, quite simply, the most intelligent and accomplished in the current field . . . Here, we have a typically compromised Seymour anti-hero, a masterfully organised globe-spanning narrative and a mass of highly persuasive detail. The Dealer and the Dead is Seymour firing on all cylinders, and his rivals need, once again, to look to their laurels.With Seymour, not only do you get a cracking story deftly told, but you also feel you are learning something.In a class of his ownone of the modern masters of the craftGerald Seymour was a reporter at ITN for fifteen years. He covered events in Vietnam, Borneo, Aden, the Munich Olympics, Israel and Northern Ireland. He has been a full-time writer since 1978.

Seymour`s first novel was the acclaimed thriller Harry`s Game, set in Belfast, and since then six of his thrillers have been filmed for television in the UK and US. THE OUTSIDERS is Seymour`s twenty-ninth novel.A DENIABLE DEATH was in the Sunday Times Top 10 for three weeks on publication, hitting number five.A super-topical background of organised crime on the Costa del Sol.A brilliant new jacket style.

A revealing autobiography that will appeal to all those who love cricket.

Hodder & Stoughton to publish internet phenomenon Angelfall

The royal family's darkest secret and the establishment cover-upThe royal family's darkest secret and the establishment cover-up.


Never told before, this is the story of Edward, the Prince of Wales, the true love of his life, and the murder of an Arab playboy. It takes place in maisons de rendevous, luxurious chateaux in the French countryside providing hospitality for the British upper classes, the richest food, the finest wines and the most beautiful women - in Paris in the Ritz and the demi-monde - where many of the women came from - and an exclusive location in London where the murder was committed. This major royal scandal, superbly covered up by the Royal Household and the judiciary has remained secret ever since.

The Prince, the Princess and the Perfect Murder is the product of several years' research, accessing unpublished documents held in the Royal Archives and private collections in England and France.
Andrew Rose cracks the case in dramatic detail, turning up compelling new evidence.The story of Marguerite...is fascinating not only for what it reveals of this far from appealing personality but for the social history of the time and of that glittering and decadent world, both in Paris and Cairo. Andrew Rose was himself a judge and his lengthy account of the trial is magnificent.Rose has written a gripping book, enhanced by his elegant style and sharp eye for detail.Andrew Rose is a barrister and historian.Sensational material including brand new revelations about the royal family.Published alongside a major Channel 4 documentary on the same subject featuring the author.Big serial expected.

Hodder and Stoughton are excited to announce their acquisition of Ray Mears's new memoir.

Iraq veteran and poet Kevin Powers' unforgettable depiction of the psychological impact of war has won the Guardian First Book Award. Editor Drummond Moir says: 'It's a wonderful moment for Kevin and everyone here is absolutely thrilled.'

We're excited to announce that we have two books on the Costa Book Awards shortlist: PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR by Artemis Cooper is shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award and SNAKE ROPES by Jess Richards is shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award.

Hodder & Stoughton will publish NOW AND FOREVER by Bernie Nolan on 9th May 2013. Editorial Director Fenella Bates acquired world rights in a deal with Neil Howarth at Urban Associates. Bernie Nolan has performed in the Nolan Sisters since 1974 selling 30 million records worldwide before she became a star of the stage in shows including Blood Brothers and Chicago, and on screen where she won awards for her roles in Brookside and The Bill. Two years ago Bernie was given the initial allclear after her first courageous battle with breast cancer. Over the moon, Bernie set about rebuilding her life and making plans for the future. Then in the summer of 2012, she discovered the cancer had not only returned but that it had spread to her brain, lungs, liver and bones and was incurable. In true Bernie sprit she declared she was going to ‘fight it all the way’ and this is her story. Fenella Bates said: ‘Bernie Nolan is an incredibly brave and inspiring woman. As soon as she received the diagnosis last summer, her first thought was of her daughter. Bernie was determined not to let the cancer stop her from being “Mum”. As recent headlines have suggested, Bernie is tragically in the final stages of her fight, but she is still battling with all her might to stay with her family for as long as she can. She has been writing her book for the last six months and it’s impossible not to be moved by the wonderfully warmhearted voice that comes through loud and clear on every page. It is a searing account of a wife and mother’s fight against a vicious disease, and the life less ordinary Bernie has lived over the last 50 years.’ NOW AND FOREVER will be published in hardback and eBook at £16.99 on 9th May 2013. For further information please contact: Eleni Lawrence, Hodder & Stoughton Press Office 020 7873 6174 eleni.lawrence@hodder.co.uk

Gavin was announced as one of this year's Waterstones 11, the biggest debut novels of 2013...

Creating a new series After I finished my big standalone novel Master and God, there were reasons why I wanted to write something a little less demanding in terms of research. Of course the reasons have been superseded, wouldn’t you know it? But by then I was really enjoying Albia. After writing the Falco books for twenty years, it was a fascinating experience to create a whole new world. Yes, there are links to my previous work, but much is different. I always intended that this should not be Falco Lite, but a strong new set of books in its own right. Thank goodness, early indications are that readers agree. I really didn’t want to write about a teenager (I’ve been one, that was enough!) and I was also keen for Albia to be fairly proficient by the time she takes the lead. While I did not have to create my heroine from scratch, we had known her when she was a child, so by jumping ahead by more than a decade I would have a woman who had in fact changed from the turmoiled adolescent who featured in her parents’ adventures. New readers can take her at face value, regulars will recognise her. I have made her a widow. Breaching the conventions of crime genre, where many detectives are miserable marital failures, I have given her a short, yet extremely happy past marriage. Falco readers will be intrigued to see who she married, though you may remember a very subtle clue or two. If she ever has another marriage, maybe that too will be a happy one. (Frequent readers of my work may be able to guess that although I haven’t planned far ahead generally, I do know the answer to that particular question…) I thought she deserved it. She has made mistakes - ah, Aulus, you foolish bastard! And in The Ides of April she makes another shocker. But isn’t it likely that a person who is very good at her job – organised, shrewd, businesslike – may at heart be quite good at life too? Although Albia says she expects nothing good to happen again, it may well be that I shall treat her kindly. I had a lot of fun with the setting for this book. I explored the Aventine much more than before, because a key location is the famous Temple of Ceres. It provided major plot aspects: the great April Festival of the Cerealia, with its unique role for women devotees and its horrible ritual of setting fire to foxes. Temple life also threw up some characters who may recur. The foxes gave me a chance to show Albia, that dog-lover from Britain, kicking against Roman tradition; she loathes the Cerialia ritual and is prepared to defy it quite bravely. As I have spent time observing urban foxes, I could draw on personal knowledge of these fascinating, controversial animals. Much of the fox lore is based on what I have seen in a garden I once had. I had other wild nature adventures there. Will Albia’s favourite dogfox, Robigo, become as noteworthy as Julia’s revived bee? Can I yet get Fledge, a mincemeat-eating baby bird, into a book?... Albia was last seen going to live in Falco’s one-time apartment at Fountain Court. She is still there, which was good fun. Readers will recognise the rotting old place – yet Fountain Court has changed, and I enjoyed describing subtle differences, especially the hilarious new landlord with his grandiose plans for the plot. Up on the Aventine, I have given Albia her own circle of acquaintances, but I used some familiar characters, even if in new guises. Familiar locations feature: Flora’s caupona has a new lease of life, changed in the way that modern cafes will change, yet horribly the same. Don’t order the hotpot. The murder plot is, for once, based on historical events. While I was writing Master and God, I came upon strange incidents that supposedly happened during Domitian’s reign: people in Rome and possibly elsewhere were killed after being attacked in a certain way (I won’t spoil the plot by giving details now). It reminded me somewhat of the notorious Mohuck episode in Georgian London, when people were attacked in the street, women especially but often victims chosen at random, giving rise to mass panic. The Mohucks were thought to be aristocratic thugs, possibly disgruntled husbands who were trying to keep their wives indoors at night (though does that explanation have a whiff of improbability?) Apparently no Mohucks were ever apprehended, but in Domitian’s Rome it is said that several of the criminals were caught and ‘punished’ (we can deduce how the punishment was carried out by the authorities…) I have used this scenario, giving Albia and some new cronies a chance to uncover one of the random killers. The final denouement will hold special poignancy for those of us who are old friends of Falco’s haunts. In this book Albia encounters more than one of Domitian’s law and order officers – with often colourful results. It’s not easy for a woman in Rome to make useful associates, but she batters away at the problem and by the end of the first book she has acquired lasting allies, one in particular who will feature again. I don’t yet know everyone who will be in this series or what will happen to them. If I did, it would be boring for me, and less fun to read. No, I have not planned out everything to the end of the series as people sometimes imagine authors do – I don’t even know how long the series will be. As a writer, I like things to develop as I go along. In The Ides of April I started to explore ideas, and by its end I had some plans – but Albia’s adventures are just as much a new journey for me as they are for you. I hope when you start reading you will want to follow with me. What next? Enemies at Home will be the second Albia novel, to be published this time next year. Like the first, it is set in Rome, though this time it moves away from the Aventine. I have not decided yet whether Albia will eventually travel abroad, though she will not be going to Britain. The second plot revolves around the guilt or innocence slaves in a household where the master and his new wife have been murdered in the course of a burglary… Well, so it seems. You need a few twists in a crime novel, don’t you? Quintus Camillus (remember him?) says ‘You know the proverbial answer: the cup-bearer did it.’ But we’ll see. Before anybody asks, will Albia ever find out who her birth parents were? The answer is, absolutely not. I mean that. It is irrevocable. My thesis with Albia is that sometimes in life there are mysteries that can never be solved. Albia herself genuinely accepts this. She has made a new life for herself in Rome, it is much better than her early years in Londinium, and she is content. The fact that she has suffered gives her an understanding of other people’s tragedies, but the past no longer torments her. More mundane authors would provide a solution to her background, but that isn’t my way. A Cruel Fate Now for news of something completely different. I am also writing a very special novel for 2014. It is in a series called Quick Reads, which are books specially written for new adult readers and those who are less confident. This is what the organisers say about the project: The Challenge 12 million adults in the UK find reading difficult and may never pick up a book. People’s reasons for not reading are varied but are often based in fear. Some people say they find books scary and intimidating, thinking they are ‘not for them’ or that books are difficult or boring. Quick Reads sets out to challenge these beliefs and to show that books can be and are for everyone. Each year we commission big name authors to write short, accessible books to literacy guidelines. The books are written in clear language and are full of the storylines, drama and emotional punch that would be found in the author’s other books. Quick Reads is making real, lasting changes to people’s lives. I was asked for a story set in the Civil War, so with great joy I am back in the Seventeenth Century, retelling what happened to various Parliamentary prisoners in the King’s prison at Oxford Castle in the winter of 1642/3. They were in the power of the appalling Provost Marshall Smith, whose regime was inhumane and degrading; many died. It has horrible resonance with modern news items about the treatment of prisoners-of-war. After that… who knows? I hope you’ll read the next newsletter in a year’s time, eager to find out. I will be interested to find out myself!

Hodder is thrilled to announce the acquisition of three novels from award-winning Nnedi Okorafor

Transform your home with practical projects and vintage style from Kirstie's new Channel 4 series.Transform your home from shabby to chic, with the help of Kirstie Allsopp. Looking to the past for inspiration and embracing vintage style to create something unique and beautiful, Kirstie continues her love affair with everything handmade.

Re-using, restoring and upcycling, Kirstie shows how to transform vintage fabrics, furniture and other everyday things into modern day treasures using a range of crafting skills and techniques.

From distressing a mirror and decoupage to making a memory quilt with vintage fabric, the book is packed with practical techniques that can be adapted to suit your own objects and furniture.

Accompanying a new Channel 4 series, Kirstie's Vintage Home contains everything you need to create your own vintage look at home."A beautiful guide to transforming a home by reusing and upcycling.""If you're pining for a beautiful, envy-inducing home but don't have a huge budget, you need this book in your life. Written by property expert and queen of crafts Kirstie, it is swarming with inspiring ideas and projects... treasure of a book!""Craft queen Kirstie Allsopp's new book of vintage-inspired projects takes you through the process step-by-step, mergind old with new in a fun, creative way.""Packed with practical techniques that can be adapted to suit your own objects and furniture... Kirstie's boundless enthusiasm is engaging and informative.""Craft queen Kirstie Allsopp returns this autumn with a fantastic new book of vintage-inspired projects to help you create your dream home."Kirstie Allsopp is the star of Channel 4's Kirstie's Vintage Home and the co-presenter, with Phil Spencer, of Location, Location, Location and Relocation, Relocation. Kirstie lives in Devon and West London with her partner and their two sons and two stepsons.Includes easy-to-use, detailed step-by-step guides for 30 crafts to make at home, to suit all abilities.Published for Christmas to tie-in with Kirstie's new Channel 4 show.Kirstie's Homemade Home provided a great boost to British crafts, with reported sales of wool and craft materials going up across the country after series one.

Re-using, recycling and renovating to give treasured items a new lease of life.

Embracing old and new, Kirstie is a vocal spokesperson for the revival in our great crafting traditions and an avid user of Twitter.

If Adrian Mole had a sister ....
Hysterically funny, touching real-life teenage diary from 1989, now a major new E4 drama.

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My Mad Fat Diary is now a major new comedy for E4!
It's 1989 and Rae is a fat, boy-mad 17-year-old girl, living in Stamford, Lincolnshire with her mum and their deaf white cat in a council house with a mint off-green bath suite and a larder Rae can't keep away from. This is the hilarious and touching real-life diary she kept during that fateful year - with characters like her evil friend Bethany, Bethany's besotted boyfriend, and the boys from the grammar school up the road (who have code  names like Haddock and Battered Sausage).
My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary evokes a vanished time when Charles and Di are still together, the Berlin wall is up, Kylie is expected to disappear from the charts at any moment and it's £1 for a Snakebite and Black in the Vaults pub. My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary will appeal to anyone who's lived through the 1980s. But it will also strike a chord with anyone who's ever been a confused, lonely teenager who clashes with their mother, takes themselves VERY seriously and has no idea how hilarious they are.

 

'Funnier, sadder and ruder than Adrian Mole, this will delight teenagers past and present'

'You wouldn't catch many people revealing their true teen thoughts. Hurray then for Rae Earl, who dug out her 1989 diary and published it in the raw. Hilarious and gut-wrenchingly familiar''Very funny'

'Full of 80s nostalgia, this journal will make you laugh out loud'

'Very funny - and sad'

'Full of teenage logic, bad poetry and 80s nostalgia, Rae's frank and hilarious trip down memory lane stands out from the current surge of memoirs'

'This show actually is my mad fat diary. I have already pretty much lived this show, for real... Reminds you how rarely you see teenage girls on television doing anything other than looking sexy in short skirts, endlessly texting their friends about parties, or wailing "IT'S SO UNFAIR" when their parents won't buy them a car.'Rae Earl was born in Stamford in Lincolnshire in 1971. She went to Hull University and following a brief stint at Parcel Force in Peterborough she joined one of Britain's biggest commercial radio groups as a copywriter in 1995. After six years of writing adverts that started with the line 'ATTENTION CARPET BUYERS!' Rae moved to broadcasting and now presents a breakfast show in the East Midlands together with her husband Kevin, for which she has been named British Midlands Radio Presenter of the Year.

Now a major new TV drama series for E4, screened in the Autumn in a prime time slot. It will appeal to the same audiences as The Inbetweeners, and Misfits.

Fantastically funny book that has had those who've read it in house begging for a sequel

1980s nostalgia is very hot - witness the success of THE BEST OF SMASH HITS and MY GUY annuals

The success of Laura's Diary, published last Christmas by a small publisher (10,000 copies sold in December) shows that people love reading teen diaries. This diary is even better.

As an award-winning radio presenter, Rae is a natural for promotion and very good fun and entertaining.

BAFTA have announced that they will present Delia with a Special Award at a career tribute on Tuesday 30th April, in recognition of her oustanding career in television.

Exciting new acquisition from best-selling author and comedian Miranda Hart and her dog Peggy.

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The inspiring story of A STREET CAT NAMED BOB is quickly becoming a phenomenon. THE DAILY MAIL recently ran an article all about film rights, a children's book, and how their story has captured the nation.

Bestselling psychological thriller writer Sophie Hannah's LITTLE FACE and Number One Sunday Times bestseller Jasper Fforde's THE EYRE AFFAIR picked for World Book Night.

Hodder and Stoughton are proud to announce the pre-emptive acquisition of the first solo thriller from South African author Sarah Lotz in a major deal for World Rights. The Three is an enormously ambitious mainstream crossover novel in the vein of Justin Cronin's The Passage.

Hachette UK, in partnership with The BIO Agency (Big Ideas Online) won a Silver Award at the 2012 Digital Impact Awards on Tuesday 16th October. The awards, founded in 2011, are Europe's most prominent programme of recognition of excellence in digital stakeholder communications and the UK's largest celebration of digital communication.

A funny and clever humour gift book in the tradition of QI from the presenters of BBC One's hit TV series.The world is full of pointless things. From rail replacement bus services to chip forks. From war to windchimes. From people who put cushions on beds to people who read the bit they write about the book on amazon.
Look around you right now. See how many pointless things there are in just this one shop (or this one school playground if you've picked this up at a car boot fair).. Just about the only thing that isn't pointless is you. You look amazing.
Join Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, the hosts of BBC1 quiz show Pointless as they take you on a journey through The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World.
Filled with play-along quiz questions and unlikely facts, their hilarious collection of musings on some of the most pointless things found in everyday modern life is the perfect blend of the obscure, the fascinating and the downright silly.
'Pointless is a fascinating microcosm of life: as this formidable tome reveals, success therein depends on a combination of intelligence, chance and having a good partner.''I love Pointless. It's funny, and it makes me feel less thick. Like all the best dates.''We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name the greatest show in the history of television. There was only one pointless answer and it was Pointless. And now in book form.'The must-have present.Alexander Armstrong is a comic actor and presenter probably best known for his double act Armstrong & Miller on BBC1. He divides his time between West London and Oxfordshire where he keeps llamas and potters about ineptly in the garden.
When Richard Osman is not being the co-presenter of BBC1's 'Pointless' he is the Creative Director of Endemol and the producer of shows as varied as '8 Out of 10 Cats', 'Deal Or No Deal' and 'Total Wipeout'. He lives in West London, and is currently looking for a good builder, if you know one.

You can follow Alexander and Richard on twitter http://twitter.com/XanderArmstrong and http://twitter.com/richardosman and find out more about Pointless on BBC1 go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rhg2r
Pointless attracts 5 million viewers in its 5.15pm slot on BBC One. In its sixth series, the show has been recommissioned for another 100 episodes.A series of celebrity specials aired in a primetime Saturday evening slot.In the bestselling tradition of the QI and Mock the Week books. QI have sold over 1.3 million books.A must buy for fans but also a brilliant stand alone concept for a humour gift book.Filled with play-along quiz questions and unlikely facts, Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman's hilarious collection of musings on some of the most pointless things found in everyday modern life is the perfect blend of the obscure, the fascinating and the downright silly.Pointless things include: Cushions on beds, 27-30 December, pandas, answerphone messages, wind chimes, one penny coin, sharing packs, inappropriate caravan names, news music, palindromes, disposable razor research and development, charges at ATM machines at service stations, ready-salted crisps, dictator's pets, US States, wearable blankets, duty-free shops, novelty songs, double-checking, customer feedback, internet passwords, bad films, toaster settings, spanners, celebrity biographies, signs, old-skool hand-driers, traditional wedding anniversaries, baby vegetables

A compendium of funny typos, the perfect word-lovers'/pedants' stocking filler for Christmas 2012.From the sublime to the ridiculous, Just My Typo is a hilarious collection of typographical errors, slips of the pen and embarrassing misprints which, like any typo of any kind, should never have happened, cannot be excused, and must not in any way be glorified. Enjoy.

You'll travel back in time to meet great figures from history: Sir Francis Drake (who circumcised the world in a small ship), Queen Victoria (who pissed graciously over the Menai Bridge), and Rambo (the famous French poet).

You'll find moral instruction ('Blessed are the meek, for they shall irrigate the earth') and pearls of wisdom ('love is just a passing fanny').

You'll be outraged by politicians who exploit disasters to boost their pubic profiles; entranced by lambs that gamble in the fields; concerned for a man who was admitted to hospital suffering from severe buns; and appalled to meet 11-year-old twins Helen and Ugh.
Picked as one of the Guardian Books of the Year.
'You could put a gentle reminder in your card that "gift" has been used as a verb since the 16th century, and gift a book about language'.A Guardian Best Stocking-Filler Book 2012.Delightful... as an 1864 edition of the Bible suggested, ''Rejoice and be exceedingly clad!'''Roundly entertaining... the pedant's stocking filler for 2012'.Hilarious! Don't read it through in one sitting, tempting as it might be to see what's over the page. You do reach a stage where it's difficult for onlookers to establish if you're convulsed with laughter or in need of medical assistance.King of the stocking filler books this Christmas... Essentially it's the best most fun chunks of the internet that you're thrilled to see when you're hungover.Hard to suppress the snorts of laughter when reading this jolly collection of spelling mistakes, sub-editing disasters and misprints.Drummond Moir grew up in Edinburgh and studied at St Anne`s College, Oxford and Daiichi Keizai University in Fukuoka, Japan. He has worked in publishing since 2006 and is currently Editorial Director at Sceptre.Perfect gift book for wordlovers/pedants, anyone who enjoyed The Etymologion or Eats, Shoots and Leaves.Lots of books of mistakes, but first book of typos, where a single letter can make all the difference!Contributions expected from prominent comedians, journalists, authors etc as well as industry insiders.Sales comparisons:
The Etymologicon - Mark Forysth (55k ?12.99 hbs)
The Superior Person's Book of Words (Bloomsbury - 44k ?9.99 hbs)
Damn You, Autocorrect! (Virgin - 23k ?6.99 pbs)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves - Lynne Truss (Profile - 1m+ ?9.99 hbs)
Just My Type - Simon Garfield (Profile - 35k @ ?14.99, 26k @ ?9.99)

In Robert Peston's new book he explains in his characteristically straightforward way how the world got itself into the current economic mess - and how we might get out of it.

'How do we fix this mess? I don't know. But don't stop reading now. Perhaps if we have a clearer understanding of what went wrong, we'll have a better idea of what needs to be done. This book is a map of what needs to be fixed.'

The record-breaking unbroken growth between 1992 and 2008 wasn't the economic miracle that it seemed. It was based on a number of dangerous illusions - most notably that it didn't matter that the UK and US year after year consumed more than they earned.

But we couldn't go on increasing our indebtedness forever. The financial crash of 2007/8 and the subsequent economic slump in much of the west was the moment when we realised we had borrowed more than we could afford to repay.

So who got it wrong? Bankers, investors and regulators? And were they greedy, stupid or asleep? What was the role of government? And what part did we, as consumers, play in all this?

How do we get through this difficult period of transition to a more sustainable economy, one based on investment and exports, rather than on borrowing and consumption? With the same probing lucidity he brought to WHO RUNS BRITAIN?, Robert Peston takes us step-by-step towards a common sense way to fix this mess.
Robert Peston's compelling account of global financial meltdown is a must-read... His discursive, conversational but entrancingly fact-studded trip around the disaster zone ought to be mandatory reading for anyone who wants to have a voice in where we go from here.HOW DO WE FIX THIS MESS? is the book of the film and more... brought to life by war stories from the BBC, simple analogies and colourful language... he does know how to elucidate apparently impenetrable issues, and he guides us intelligently and entertainingly... readable and thought-provoking.Robert Peston is not so much a journalist as a phenomenon... And now he has managed to fit in a book... that displays his gargantuan appetite for facts, numbers and economic and financial history... Peston's range is dazzling.... Peston is a BBC treasure - one of the journalists who justify the licence fee. If, every few years, he needs to breathe out and write a long book, we should encourage it. As they used to say in the pre-Twitter age, he knows his stuff.compelling reading.Reads like a wildly implausible financial thriller.Lucid explanations... stark analysis of what the financial meltdown means for us... Peston's book is actually scarier than most descriptions I've read of the crisis. It goes way beyond Wall Street and City greed in its scope.He is good on the follies of the bankers... He is also good on the detail. Anybody who wants to know what a collateralised debt obligation or a credit default swap is will find it here.Essential reading... an excellent expose of the financial crisis.Brilliant. I now understand everything.Robert Peston was the voice of the financial crisis, just as Terry Wogan will forever be the voice of the Eurovision Song Contest. Vocal tics and all, he's now an official national treasure.Mr Peston, an award-winning print journalist before he became the Business Editor of the BBC, has many strengths. Chief among these are his sources and a terrier-like determination to get the story. Mr Peston passionately articulates why everyone should be frustrated with the banking sector--and financial globalisation more generally. For a tale of how the British banks blew up, readers will find juicy details.Robert Peston's great book on the world financial crash... 400 information-packed pages... If Mr Peston has a lesson for us, it is that until we fix the banking system, we will have achieved nothing.'The author charts the past 20 years of steady economic growth and consequent bust, lucidly explaining the shortcomings of the banking system and the effects of globalisation, before returning to the present state of the UK, all invitingly.'Praise for WHO RUNS BRITAIN?A compelling portrait of early 21st century casino capitalism...essential reading.This lucid and timely guide to the world of turbo-capitalism...absorbing book, essential reading for anyone who wants to know how the British economy now operates.A devastating account of Blair's producer capture by high finance...Peston navigates with ease the shark-infested waters of hedge funds, sub-prime borrowing, defined-benefit pensions and loans for honours.Fluent, incredibly up to the minute look at Britain...Peston, in relaxed, conversational; style is a great travelling companion along the highways of finance.starkly lucid...Reading Peston's book, you can only be flabbergasted all over again at how Labour kowtowed to wealth, glorified the City and put the nations economic eggs into one dangerous basket of fizzy finance.'Peston catches the zeitgeist of Britain and the paradox that is Gordon Brown''engaging'Robert Peston is very lucid on some of the biggest issues of the day. I thoroughly recommend it.We are unfortunately still in the middle of this crisis. But at least we will have Robert Peston to give us that famous 'first draft of history' provided by excellent reporting.Robert Peston is the BBC's Business Editor. Prior to joining the BBC, he was Political Editor and Financial Editor of the Financial Times, City Editor of the Sunday Telegraph and a columnist for the New Statesman and Sunday Times (inter alia). He has won numerous awards for his journalism, including Journalist of the Year and Scoop of the Year (twice) from the Royal Television Society, Performer of the Year from the Broadcasting Press Guild, Broadcaster of the Year and Journalist of the Year from the Wincott Foundation and Business Journalist of the Year from the London Press Club. Peston has published two critically acclaimed books, WHO RUNS BRITAIN?, his best-selling account of who is to blame for the economic and financial crisis of 2007-9, and BROWN'S BRITAIN, a biography of Gordon Brown and analysis of the New Labour government. His prize-winning blog - Peston's Picks - which has more than 800,000 readers, can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/robertpeston. He is the founder of Speakers for Schools (www.speakers4schools.org), a pro bono educational service which organises free talks from inspirational speakers for students at state schools. He is a trustee of the Education and Employers Taskforce. He is married to the writer Si?n Busby. You can follow Robert on twitter at www.Twitter.com/PestonWHO RUNS BRITAIN? Was the number one bestselling business book of 2008 - over 100,000 copies were sold through UK Bookscan.Robert is a regular contributor to all BBC News channels, often several times a day.He blogs at least once every day and each one generates hundreds of comments.He has over 100,000 twitter followers.

Fans of Bob have been sending their hero postcards from around the world. Their pictorial tributes have been collected in one place - visit the blog to witness the travels of London's most famous cat.

Hachette sister companies The Orion Publishing Group and Hodder & Stoughton are thrilled to be jointly publishing a brand new, and terrifying, story written by bestselling authors Stephen King and Joe Hill.

The authorized biography shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year, the National Book Awards and the Costa Biography Award
Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) was a war hero whose exploits in Crete are legendary, and above all he is widely acclaimed as the greatest travel writer of our times, notably for his books about his walk across pre-war Europe, A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water; he was a self-educated polymath, a lover of Greece and the best company in the world.

Artemis Cooper has drawn on years of interviews and conversations with Paddy and his closest friends as well as having complete access to his archives. Her beautifully crafted biography portrays a man of extraordinary gifts - no one wore their learning so playfully, nor inspired such passionate friendship.
'Artemis Cooper's funny, wise, learned but totally candid biography reveals Leigh Fermor to be an adventurer through and through . . . page-turning''Artemis Cooper's definitive biography draws on many years' encounters with Fermor, and is probably the most important travel-related book of the year''Patrick Leigh Fermor survived enough assaults on his existence to make Rasputin seem like a quitter . . . He was elegant as a cat, darkly handsome, unboreable, curious, fearless, fortunate, blessed with a near eidetic memory, and is surely one of the great English prose stylists of his generation . . . At last his biography has been detailed in full, in Artemis Cooper's tender and excellent book''This book is a primer for those poor souls yet to encounter his work, and a valuable, decoding manual for the multitude who believe that Leigh Fermor's trilogy about his youthful walk from the Hook of Holland to Istanbul marks one of the high points of twentieth-century English prose . . . Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover''Xenophilia is as English as Stilton. In one of the wonderful letters quoted in this perceptive, haunting and highly readable biography, Patrick Leigh Fermor called living in England "like living in the heart of a lettuce. I pine for hot stones and thorns and olive trees and prickly pears"''Happy the hero who, after a lifetime of glorious achievement, in death finds a biographer worthy of his memory. Artemis Cooper . . . makes this marvellous book less a mere life story than an evocation. [Patrick Leigh Fermor] is justly commemorated in this magnificent biography, and will surely be remembered for ever as one of the very best of men''Magnificent . . . Cooper's book is the perfect memorial to this remarkable man . . . For those of us who loved him and his work, and for a whole generation of writers who set off in his footsteps, he was the exemplar, showing how magnificently an English life could still be lived. He remains . . . the model to which we still aspire''Whether describing a night attack on Crete, a love affair or the political tensions over Cyprus that poisoned Anglo-Greek relations after the Second World War, she writes with a cool hand and clear head. Her book lives up to the majesty of the man''Artemis Cooper has done a brilliant job. The story rips along, as Leigh Fermor's life did, with friends and lovers, books and journeys and parties. And in the quieter moments we are left with something far more enduring: a man for whom the world was endlessly fascinating, and who found that he could create for his readers with carefully crafted words the same wonder that it gave him''The outstanding achievement in literary biography this year''It is not easy writing a biography of someone who has poured so much of his life into his books, but Artemis Cooper has done a brilliant job''In a splendid biography Artemis Cooper shows how a rather frustrated young man, who found it difficult to conform, changed the course of his life by undertaking an extraordinary journey . . . Cooper has done a sterling job in recounting his time on Crete''He is the greatest travel writer of the last century, a master of English prose . . . no one has written so well about what it is like to be young and hopeful, with one's future spread before one. Artemis Cooper has done him proud''Artemis Cooper carries us on a calm, confident journey . . . Cooper has mastered a tremendous amount of material''Artemis Cooper winningly followed in the footsteps of the great charmer, warrior and yarn-spinner''Artemis Cooper's biography proved magnificently that a somewhat over-eulogised hero could be well worth the eulogising after all''There's a true biographical treat in store with the long-awaited arrival of . . . Patrick Leigh Fermor, the sure-to-be glorious life of the twentieth century's greatest Hellenic traveller''Excellent, well-sourced''By any standards, Patrick Leigh Fermor led an extraordinary life''Artemis Cooper draws on years of interviews with the author and his friends in this much-anticipated biography''Fermor emerges as a man determined to live on his own terms, if not his own means, and who mostly - and most magnificently - succeeded''I also adored Artemis Cooper's biography of my favourite travel writer . . . in her new biography Cooper has left the perfect memorial to this remarkable man, which is as full of joie de vivre as its subject''An outstanding account of an extraordinary life; tender and evocative, without ever hardening into hagiography''The life of an immensely charming man . . . compelling, funny and wise''In describing Leigh Fermor's life, Artemis Cooper had often to revisit a told tale while correcting detail, expounding and inserting context. It was not an easy commission, and she has delivered it brilliantly . . . Artemis Cooper's fine biography gives colour and substance to the adventure, and a delicate, sympathetic portrait of the man who made it his life''An admirably fair-minded portrait of the celebrated travel writer and adventurer''It is not easy to convey the flavour of a man whose fame to a large extent rests on his ebullient personality and conversation but Ms Cooper succeeds admirably in this readable and entertaining book''A fine friendly, biography of a heroic, headlong character''Unputdownable biography''Artemis Cooper has done a fine job of documenting his travels''Tender and excellent''Meticulously researched''Artemis Cooper . . . has done him proud''[Patrick Leigh Fermor's] experiences have been rubbed smooth by much telling, often inaccurate as well as humdrum, and it is very much to Artemis Cooper's credit that she irons out the inaccuracies and places each anecdote in its poper context, backing it up with careful documentation''Cooper does this iconic figure proud in a well-researched biography''One of the 20th century's truly great men, Fermor is admirably served by this splendid biography''Cooper does full justice to this fascinating 20th-century Renaissance man''A superb biography of the adventurous travel writer and war hero, draws on the years of interviews and complete access to his archives''A roster of adventure and exuberant derring-do''His writing beautifully evokes exotic people and places. There wasn't nearly enough of it, but what there was has endured''Artemis Cooper's Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure was widely admired for its vivid portrait of a remarkable man''A clear-sighted account of an extraordinary life''She successfully communicates his enormous enthusiasm for life'Artemis Cooper reveals a quite extraordinary human beingArtemis Cooper is the author of Cairo in the War, 1939-1945 and Writing at the Kitchen Table, the authorized biography of Elizabeth David. With her husband Antony Beevor she wrote Paris After the Liberation, 1945-1949. She has edited two collections of letters and Words of Mercury, a collection of pieces by Patrick Leigh Fermor.
An eagerly awaited biographyGuaranteed to get masses of coverage - death announced on TV and huge broadsheet obituariesBook of the Week interestedThe final volume of the walk due to be published in autumn 2013

It began with the breathtaking DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE... This November, the story continues in the astounding, must-read sequel, DAYS OF BLOOD AND STARLIGHT

It began with the breathtaking DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE... This November, the story continues in the astounding, must-read sequel, DAYS OF BLOOD AND STARLIGHT

Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a new way of living - one without massacres and torn throats and bonfires of the fallen, without revenants or bastard armies or children ripped from their mothers' arms to take their turn in the killing and dying.

Once, the lovers lay entwined in the moon's secret temple and dreamed of a world that was a like a jewel-box without a jewel - a paradise waiting for them to find it and fill it with their happiness.

This was not that world.

'I like to spread the word when I come across a book that excites me. I read Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor last weekend (sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone) and I'm all fired up about it. Thank you, Ms. Taylor, for a thrilling couple of days. I am in your debt. (Warning readers: this is one of those series that will have you tearing at your hair and gnashing your teeth waiting for the next installment. Be prepared.)''This is Romeo and Juliet on a sprawling fantasy stage.''I'd been itching for the sequel of Smoke and Bone since finishing Laini's first book in one feverish sitting - and it was worth the wait. The second instalment is much darker, with more epic battles, suffering and loss . . . The ending is absolutely incredible - with a twist that completely catches you by surprise, leaving you dying to find out what happens next. The only downside is that I now have to try and keep myself occupied until the next book is ready.''Plunges us into a world of beauty and horror . . . intricately plotted . . . it's a book that flies between worlds on blood-tipped wings and grips like a magical vice''Fantasy and romance combine in Days of Blood and Starlight . . . If you've ever wondered what would happen if an angel and a devil fell in love, you're about to find out.'Taylor continues to build an irresistible fantasy world in this grim sequel to her masterful Daughter of Smoke and Bone . . . Taylor's dazzling writing and skill at creating suspense are strong as ever; fantasy lovers will gobble up this book with satisfaction'Days of Blood and Starlight reflects Laini Taylor's maturity as a writer, as well as depicting Karou's growth as the protagonist. The story is more compelling, the themes more grown up, and the romances more believable. This second book in the trilogy transports the reader to the very centre of the action; you soon forget it's a fight between ethereal being and beast; you forget that this is fantasy.'An epic saga, a moving love story, and a thrilling fantasy, this is the second in a truly original trilogy'Heartbreak, war and magic spells abound in this captivating romance . . . There's slaying aplenty, but Taylor mitigates the violence with an unquenchable belief in the restorative powers of love and hope - and magic''Through all its beautiful writing, Days of Blood and Starlight broke my heart into a million pieces, put it all together, and then broke it again . . . Taylor's writing is truly evocative, and I was amazed by where she took the story in the end. It will be a tough year, waiting for Book 3.''Days of Blood and Starlight is just phenomenal . . . Laini Taylor, I salute you!''Addictive reading . . . ripped out my heart and left me gasping for air.''Stunning second entry in the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series. Beautifully written with great characters''Amazing . . . It's dramatic but emotional, beautiful but ugly, shocking but compelling. There are twists, there are turns, there are surprises and tears . . . The book sets up the final part of the trilogy oh-so well. I loved this magical book so much . . . Buy. It. Now.''Days of Blood and Starlight was my most anticipated release of 2012 . . . As always Laini Taylor's writing was absolutely sublime . . . The ending to this book was absolutely incredible with plenty of twists, turns, and shock revelations. Laini Taylor has done it yet again and managed to completely surprise me . . . An incredible book.''Everything about it was so well developed, plot, characters and the writing is what really makes these books beautiful, almost poetic, but then some parts can be very witty and cutting . . . Without a doubt 5/5 stars! If you haven't read this series you need to! I recommend this to absolutely everyone!''The language is mesmerising, the settings are compelling and the story is heart-stoppingly brilliant . . . Karou is, for me, the most engaging heroine of those in any book of a similar genre . . . lose yourself in a twisting tale of good and bad, love and passion.''I didn't even get to the second sentence of Days of Blood and Starlight before I stopped and just went 'oh' to myself, completely awed by Laini Taylor's stunning prose. I would give several limbs to be able to write like her. Honestly, if there was ever a manifestation of painting with words, this series is it.''At times it is harrowing, but Laini Taylor's writing is of such a such a high quality that is also beautiful and compelling at the same time . . . Days of Blood and Starlight is a bloody brilliant book! And a cracking second part of the trilogy.'PRAISE FOR DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE'WOW. I wish I had written this book.''The world-building descriptions and language stop your heart and then, like a defibrillator, start it up again.'Trust us, it's brilliantNorthern Lights and Pan's Labyrinth in one.Thrillingly fresh and new. The smartly plotted, surprising, and fiercely compelling read will hook you from its opening pages.Laini Taylor is the author of four previous books, the most recent of which, DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE, was described by the Guardian as 'remarkable and beautifully written . . . The opening volume of a truly original trilogy'. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, illustrator Jim Di Bartolo, and their daughter Clementine Pie.Amazon.com Top Ten Book of 2011 - in the same list as Before I Go to Sleep, IQ64, The Tiger's Wife, The Marriage Plot and The Art of Fielding.Sold over 20,000 copies of the UK first edition through Bookscan.The fantasy is wonderfully creative yet also extremely accessible. It has the same dark feel about it that made Northern Lights and The Passage so popularOur innovative, global marketing plan matches our huge ambitions for it.Universal won a hotly contested auction involving four major studios and a top independent production company for film rights to DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE!!An avalanche of reviews, endorsements from notable authors, and shortlisted on over a dozen prizes - all of this confirms our early faith in Laini Taylor's enormous potential to be the next phenomenon.

Hodder & Stoughton are proud to announce a promising fiction debut for Spring 2014, Louise Walters’ MRS SINCLAIR’S SUITCASE.

Our books are available through most booksellers. Follow the link to find your local chain and independent bookshops - for browsing the good, old-fashioned way.

Hodder & Stoughton are delighted to announce that they will publish SECRETS OF AN ESSEX GIRL by The Only Way is Essex star Lauren Goodger on 14th February 2013. Commissioning Editor Fenella Bates acquired world rights in a deal with Max Clifford Associates.

At John Murray, Publisher Georgina Laycock has bought two fantastic non-fiction books.

A fun guide to applying the wisdom of The Hobbit to everyday life.Coinciding with the release of the first of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, his follow-up to the huge Lord of the Rings success, The Wisdom of the Shire is a practical and fun guide - for Tolkien fans everywhere - showing us how to apply the wisdom of The Hobbit to our everyday lives.


Hobbits are those small but brave little people, whose courage, integrity and loyalty allow them to triumph against odds that might appear overwhelming to the rest of us. Noble Smith has long believed there is much we can learn from Frodo's determination, Bilbo's sense of homeliness, Sam's fierce allegiance, and Merry and Pippin's love of food and fun. Like The Tao of Pooh, The Wisdom of the Shire is the first book to show Tolkien fans just how much there is to learn from those small but brave little people - the Hobbits.


Packed with amusing insights and fascinating trivia, this fun and insightful guide is all you need to complete your quest in life, and cast your cares into the fires of Mordor.


Visit Noble Smith's blog for more on Hobbits, The Lord of the Rings and all things Tolkien at www.shirewisdom.com.The Wisdom Of The Shire is here to remind us that we can all be as constantly surprising as the Hobbits - even to ourselves.A splendidly fun guide to life - the book reads splendidly and is currently a constant companion. It has a beautiful cover and is really well presented - I'd recommend it to anyone!A definitive guide to Tolkien's worldview ... Everywhere you look in The Wisdom of the Shire, there's a wise word or clever connection between Tolkien's fantasy myth and the real world.Funny, insightful, thought provoking and a thoroughly enjoyable read.Noble writes in an enthusiastic, unintimidating, blog-like style, chatty and approachable... The writer is clearly a fan of the books and his enthusiasm is infectiousI found Wisdom of the Shire a great read... it does make you stop, wonder and do a bit of self reflecting as well... It's time to Hobbit-up your life and make it just that much better!Noble Smith is an award-winning playwright, video game writer and author of the fantasy novella Stolen from Gypsies. He is the former media director of an international human rights foundation where he served as executive producer of feature-length documentaries, including the highly praised 'Protagonist' and 'Neither Memory Nor Magic' 'featuring the voice of Viggo Mortensen'. Noble has been a Tolkien devotee since childhood, and lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and children.Published to coincide with the release of The Hobbit which will be a huge hit at Christmas.Like The Tao of Pooh (an NY Times bestseller and over 100,000 copies sold on TCM), this is the first book to show Tolkien fans how the wisdom of The Hobbit can be applied to everyday life.The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have together sold over two hundred and fifty million copies and have been translated into sixty languages. The film adaptations of the trilogy grossed 2.9 billion dollars at the box office.The Lord of the Rings franchise has a huge loyal fan base, and there are lots of publicity platforms such as fan websites and conventions.Highly entertaining as well as practical, this book shows you how a snug Hobbit-hole can lead to greater contentment, what we can learn about friendship from the Party Tree, and important tips on how to 'de-Orcify' your life.

Laura Macdougall, Assistant Editor, has acquired DEAR LUCY, a captivating debut novel by American writer Julie Sarkissian.

Hodder lifestyle editorial director Nicky Ross has bought world rights to a new diet book from Zoë Harcombe which enhances and updates her current Amazon bestseller STOP COUNTING CALORIES & START LOSING WEIGHT.

How the world's most famous company works

In INSIDE APPLE, Adam Lashinsky provides readers with an insight on leadership and innovation. He introduces Apple business concepts like the 'DRI' (Apple's practice of assigning a Directly Responsible Individual to every task) and the Top 100 (an annual event where that year's top 100 up-and-coming executives are surreptitiously transported to a secret retreat with company founder Steve Jobs).

Based on numerous interviews, the book reveals exclusive new information about how Apple innovates, deals with its suppliers, and is handling the transition into the Post Jobs Era. While INSIDE APPLE provides a detailed investigation into the unique company, its lessons about leadership, product design and marketing are universal. INSIDE APPLE will appeal to anyone hoping to bring some of the Apple magic to their own company, career, or creative endeavour.

'Adam Lashinsky's snappily written slim volume succeeds in getting behind the veil of secrecy that cloaks Apple, painting a portrait of a company in transition to a post-Jobs era'

'Fascinating, entertaining, accessible...doesn't carry a single dull sentence'

'Lashinsky keeps the reader engaged with fly-on-the-wall tidbits that give the narrative an almost filmic quality'

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'Indispensable and entirely charming' Stephen Fry

The Middle-Class ABC is the book loos the length and breadth of the land have been waiting for - a humorous celebration of the facts and foibles, manners and mores of contemporary British middle class life.

Letter by letter, the clever, witty and sometimes absurd observations and cartoons will ring true for all good Middlings who will instantly recognise both their and their friends' choices - children's names, foodie fads, and holiday destinations.
Crammed full of affectionately teasing jokes this is a book for to enjoy at any time of year in the course of going about one's business.

'I never ever do jacket puffs. Even for indispensable and entirely charming books. I never make an exception. Except this one''A hilarious ramble through middle England''The night before I had been reading The Middle Class ABC by Fi Cotter-Craig and Zebedee Helm and chortling at how accurately they skewered so many aspects of my life, from compulsive jam-making to fanatical dish washer loading and vegetable growing''Glorious compendium . . . pins the modern middle class with brilliant and hysterical accuracy''Cringe-makingly and consistently funny. The best toilet, I mean loo, book ever''Teasingly brilliant ABC that celebrates being middle class . . . You will chortle with gusto at these wry observations''The first time my wife and I read The Middle Class ABC, flicking through the pages as we lay in bed, we ended up galloping through the entire book, increasingly desperate to identify one major characteristic of our lifestyle that hadn't been expertly lampooned and made gloriously funny by the two geniuses who compiled, created and illustrated it'

Fi Cotter-Craig is a television producer and lives in London and Norfolk. She is whip thin, a man-magnet and very occasionally tells dreadful lies.

Zebedee Helm, despite a silly name, has a serious career as a cartoonist. He has cooked squirrels professionally, been the Morris Dancing correspondent for The Lady and written a children's book.

A hilarious and charmingly illustrated look at middle-class life, from Dualit toasters to asparagus and crumpets, this book gently pokes fun at our middle-class quirksA perfect gift that every good Middling will be able to identify with

By the author of Schindler's Ark, a profoundly affecting tale of love, courage and sacrifice and a searing evocation of the First World War from a fresh, female perspective. In 1915, two spirited Australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their father's dairy farm and carrying a guilty secret with them. Used to tending the sick as they are, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first in the Dardanelles, then on the Western Front.

Yet amid the carnage, Naomi and Sally Durance become the friends they never were at home and find themselves courageous in the face of extreme danger, as well as the hostility they encounter from some on their own side. There is great bravery, humour and compassion, too, and the inspiring example of some remarkable women. And in France, where Naomi nurses in a hospital set up by the eccentric Lady Tarlton while Sally works in a casualty clearing station, each meets an exceptional man: the kind of men for whom they might give up some of their precious independence - if only they all survive.

At once vast in scope and extraordinarily intimate, The Daughters of Mars brings the First World War to vivid, concrete life from an unusual perspective. A searing and profoundly moving tale, it pays tribute to the men and women who voluntarily risked their lives for peace. 'Inspired by the letters and journals of Australian nurses, this is wonderfully - but never obtrusively - researched. It is superbly exciting to read; one expects no less form the author of Schindler's Ark. An unmissable, unforgettable tribute.''phrasemaking of such powerful resonance that the result is something few authors would aim for, let alone achieve: genuine grandeur...Keneally retains his miraculous sense of originality...The sudden jolting appearance of an unexpected but unimprovable word is a feat he pulls off again and again...Keneally never loses sight of the individual members of his increasingly huge cast, treating the themes of family and friendship with the same mixture of quiet seriousness and page-turning brio as he tackles the war.''Along with a Tolstoyan ability to describe the horrors of battle, this amazing book also has an extraordinary intimacy, especially in the relationship between the sisters (again, Tolstoy comes to mind.)...an altogether towering achievement.''The skill of Tom Keneally is that he writes with a large scope on matters from the Irish diaspora to convict life in Australia, the Holocaust and now World War I, but his stories are engagingly intimate.''No Australian author has written more eloquently or extensively of war than Tom Keneally...Now, at last and triumphantly, there is a full-scale Keneally novel of the Great War...All of it is handled by Keneally with calm mastery. If epic is no longer a literary category that fits this world, THE DAUGHTERS OF MARS nonetheless has a tragic and humane span that few recent novels have attempted, let alone equalled.''Tom Keneally excels in exploring how tragedy brings out both the best and the worst in individuals, and his memorable characters...provide some surprising flashes of humour and touching romance amid the carnage. This is a novel which effortlessly balances the epic and the intimate and which, despite its unusual ending, is a profoundly satisfying story.''Complex, dark and filled with unexpected turns, The Daughters of Mars is a moving novel, which is as much about the strained relationship between two women as the perils of war...a gripping and emotional read.'"...a vibrant epic of effortless scope and humanity which is lifted further by its dynamic heroines. It will take your breath away"'This is a book that deserves to sit with the very best of the many books on that subject [First World War], including All Quiet on the Western Front and Birdsong. It's that good and that powerful...Along the way there are remarkable friendships, romantic encounters and a wealth of often quite graphic medical encounters. It's beautifully researched and you quickly become taken up in the story. I'm not a huge fan of the hospital drama genre but even I was taken in. It's poignant and moving and is one of those endings that you will just want to talk about with someone else who has read the book. Get a friend to read it at the same time, because you will want to take about the ending. Trust me.''This is a psychologically convincing tale of two ordinary women's experience of the thoroughly masculine world of war''Keneally's magic makes his shop-worn subject seem fresh...Over and over again, a brief but brilliant phrase (an injured soldier "writhing and trembling but with a good-mannered lack of excess") turns a statistic into a real person and wrings compassion from you.''One could portray The Daughters of Mars as a knowing fusion of Victorian realist grandeur and imperfect modernist daring. . . but such a union doesn't do justice to Keneally's assurance as a storyteller, the subtleties of his many characters, and his ability to shock and awe, amuse and unsettle, sometimes all at once. For all its ambition and scale, The Daughters of Mars begins and ends with a clear-sighted, intimate and deeply moving depiction of sisterly love which endures at a time when litttle else on earth did, or could.'Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published twenty-six novels since. They include SCHINDLER`S ARK, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler`s List, and THE CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH, CONFEDERATES and GOSSIP FROM THE FOREST, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His most recent novels are THE TYRANT`S NOVEL, THE WIDOW AND HER HERO and THE PEOPLE`S TRAIN. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his boyhood memoir HOMEBUSH BOY, THE COMMONWEALTH OF THIEVES and SEARCHING FOR SCHINDLER and AUSTRALIANS. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.

A big, historical novel with a fresh take on the First World War - a subject that never ceases to interest people.

Will appeal to fans of Birdsong, Pat Barker's Regeneration trilogy, A Testament of Youth, as well as the audiences for plays like War Horse and the new tv series of Downton Abbey.

Review coverage assured - Keneally is always a priority for the literary editors.

Author visit in October to coincide with publication.