Extracts
Extract: 22 Seconds by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
04 May 2022
The thrilling new instalment in the globally bestselling series. The Women's Murder Club is back with a fiendish new case which the four friends will need to call upon all their ingenuity to solve.
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CINDY THOMAS WAS working at the dining table she’d bought at a tag sale down the block. It...
Extract: Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth
04 May 2022
An immersive historical debut which tells the story of a mixed-race woman who plays a freak on the stage in Victorian London and finds herself caught in a reckoning with her own identity.
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The African in the Audience
"Go to the theatre much? No, nor me. At least not before I became an actress. I know what you...
Extract: My Name is Yip by Paddy Crewe
29 April 2022
A brilliantly original voice-driven debut about defying expectations, set in the Georgia Gold Rush.
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AN IMPONDERABLE SPECIMEN
MY NAME IS YIP TOLROY & I am a mute. I have made not a sound since the day of my birth, October 2nd, 1815. I will say that my life has been something of a trial but such is God’s wish &...
Extract: Emotion by Design by Greg Hoffman
29 April 2022
A revelatory guide to creativity in business, from the genius behind Nike's greatest campaigns.
INTRODUCTION: THE ART OF SPORT
“I’m looking at a projection screen that’s flanked by more than a hundred flags from nations around the world. The international atmosphere is fitting, because this is Nike...
Extract: Book of Night by Holly Black
25 April 2022
The #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black makes her stunning adult debut with Book of Night, a modern dark fantasy of shadowy thieves and secret societies.
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HUNGRY SHADOWS
Charlie’s ugly Crocs stuck to the mats on the floor behind the bar, making a sticky, squelching sound. Sweat slicked the skin...
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