W świecie, gdzie człowiek człowiekowi wilkiem, warto być… kotem. Charlie nie jest żadnym superbohaterem. Można by powiedzieć, ze jest całkiem zwyczajnym gościem, ale tak naprawdę plasuje się w najniższych granicach średniej. Jest rozwodnikiem, mieszka z kotem w domu, który jego rodzeństwo usilnie stara się sprzedać. Pracuje dorywczo jako nauczyciel i marzy tylko o tym, by otworzyć pub w centrum miasta. O ile jakikolwiek bank udzieli mu na to pożyczki, na co nieszczególnie się zanosi. Nieoczekiwany spadek po zmarłym wuju wydaje się istnym błogosławieństwem i rozwiązaniem wszystkich problemów. I tu całkowita racja. Wydaje się. Charlie nie doczytał najwyraźniej aneksu małym druczkiem i razem ze spadkiem przyjął...imperium złoczyńców. Jasne, wraz z kryjówką na wulkanicznej wyspie, superlaserami i wypasionymi jamami z lawą. Ale też z całą rzeszą wrogów i to nie tak staroświeckich jak jego poczciwy wujek-złoczyńca. Jego rywale są bogatymi, bezdusznymi drapieżnikami wspieranymi przez międzynarodowe korporacje i organizacje lubujące się w inwestycjach wysokiego ryzyka. Na barki Charliego spada więc ciężar, zapoczątkowanej przez wujka wojny, wypowiedzianej niegdyś lidze superzłoczyńców. Na szczęście z bandą zrzeszonych acz kłopotliwych delfinów, nadludzko inteligentnymi i gadatliwymi kotami szpiegowskimi oraz innymi przerażającymi popleczniczkami u boku, schodzenie na złą drogę, wydaje się całkiem… dobre.

W świecie, gdzie zło i humor się przeplatają, Charlie odkrywa, że spadek po wujku to nie tylko fortuna, ale także wojna z superzłoczyńcami. Z pomocą niezwykłych sojuszników wkracza na ścieżkę, którą trudno będzie opuścić.

Początkujący złoczyńca

New York Times Bestseller ""There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today and very soon the world will know it.” —Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women “Dolly Alderton has always been a sparkling Roman candle of talent. She is funny, smart, and explosively engaged in the wonders and weirdness of the world. But what makes this memoir more than mere entertainment is the mature and sophisticated evolution that Alderton describes in these pages. It’s a beautifully told journey and a thoughtful, important book. I loved it.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and City of Girls The wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking internationally bestselling memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming an adult, journalist and former Sunday Times columnist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. In her memoir, she vividly recounts falling in love, finding a job, getting drunk, getting dumped, realizing that Ivan from the corner shop might just be the only reliable man in her life, and that absolutely no one can ever compare to her best girlfriends. Everything I Know About Love is about bad dates, good friends and—above all else— realizing that you are enough. Glittering with wit and insight, heart and humor, Dolly Alderton’s unforgettable debut weaves together personal stories, satirical observations, a series of lists, recipes, and other vignettes that will strike a chord of recognition with women of every age—making you want to pick up the phone and tell your best friends all about it. Like Bridget Jones’ Diary but all true, Everything I Know About Love is about the struggles of early adulthood in all its terrifying and hopeful uncertainty.

A heartfelt and humorous exploration of love and friendship, this memoir sparkles with wit and relatable stories. Join Dolly Alderton on her journey through the chaos of adulthood—it's a celebration of life and the bonds that matter.

Everything I Know About Love

The multi-million copy number one bestseller One of The Sunday Times's top 100 bestselling books of the past 50 years Welcome to Bridget's first diary: mercilessly funny, endlessly touching and utterly addictive. A dazzlingly urban satire on modern relationships? An ironic, tragic insight into the demise of the nuclear family? Or the confused ramblings of a pissed thirty-something? As Bridget documents her struggles through the social minefield of her thirties and tries to weigh up the eternal question (Daniel Cleaver or Mark Darcy?), she turns for support to four indispensable friends: Shazzer, Jude, Tom and a bottle of chardonnay. Helen Fielding's first Bridget Jones novel, Bridget Jones's Diary, sparked a phenomenon that has seen four books, newspaper columns and the smash-hit film series Bridget Jones's Diary, The Edge of Reason, Bridget Jones's Baby and Mad About the Boy. Bridget Jones's Diary was featured in 'The 100 bestselling books of the past 50 years' published by The Sunday Times on 18/08/2024

Picador Collection

Dive into the hilarious and heartwarming world of a thirty-something navigating love and friendship with wit and charm. This bestselling contemporary classic will leave you laughing and reflecting on modern relationships.

Bridget Jones's Diary

Co zrobić, by należeć do elity narodu? Poczciwy Dyzma pokazuje, że wystarczy po prostu być. To błyskotliwa opowieść o urzędniku pocztowym, którego życie zmienia się o 180 stopni dzięki znalezieniu zaproszenia na przyjęcie dla dyplomatów. Dyzma, 30-parolatek bez ambicji, z dnia na dzień zdobywa uznanie wyższych sfer i rozpoczyna ogromną karierę. Ta przewrotna powieść obnaża cynizm i głupotę elit lat 20., dostarczając zarazem niezwykłego obrazu epoki, który wciąż pozostaje aktualny. Autor z niezrównaną wnikliwością i humorem przedstawia, jak łatwo można oszukać społeczeństwo pragnące wierzyć w pozory. Idealna dla fanek i fanów Marka Hłasko. Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (1898-1939) - polski prozaik i scenarzysta. Rozgłos przyniosła mu „Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy”, wydana w 1932 roku. Powieść kilkakrotnie ekranizowana, na podstawie której powstał również serial.

Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy

Zakazany romans, zagadkowe morderstwo tajemniczych zabójstw - i komedia kryminalna. Natalia nie może ułożyć sobie życia. Ma nadzieję, że gdy już zdobędzie stopień doktora, łatwo znajdzie pracę i wszystko się zmieni. Ale ma romans ze swoim promotorem. On jednak nie zamierza porzucać rodziny i wiązać się z nią. Pewnego dnia siostra przedstawia Natalii propozycję nie do odrzucenia – ma wyjechać na wieś i opiekować się ciotką. Wkrótce dochodzi na wsi do tajemniczych zabójstw ludzi i zwierząt. Natalia wpada na trop mordercy i jednocześnie próbuje jakoś ogarnąć swoje życie prywatne, co bywa czasami dużo trudniejsze niż polowanie na mordercę. Jak Natalia z tym wszystkim się poradzi? I kto jest mordercą? Anna Kleiber – żona, mama, a wieczorową porą pisarka. Mieszka w Wielkopolsce i pracuje w bibliotece.

Głupia baba

Diaboliada to satyryczna powieść Michała Bułhakowa - mistrza w podchwytywaniu absurdalnych przejawów sowieckiej rzeczywistości, która niekiedy przeradza się w prawdziwy obłęd. Człowiek, który wpadnie w tryby rozpędzonej machiny biurokracji, ulegnie presji ludzkiej głupoty i własnego strachu, jak drobny referent Korotkow, bohater książki, musi załamać się psychicznie. Niewinna z pozoru karuzela zabawnych perypetii i nieporozumień kończy się tragicznie.

Diaboliada

Pinokio napada na bank. W wiosce Smerfów narasta konflikt związany z wyścigiem o rękę Smerfetki, kryzys gospodarczy zmusza ekipę krasnoludków do pracy na kontrakcie w Kolumbii, a między Bolkiem i Lolkiem dochodzi do rękoczynów... W tym zbiorze bajek tylko dla dorosłych wszystko jest możliwe! Poznajcie nowe, zaskakujące i szalone przygody bohaterów opowieści, które z pewnością pamiętacie z dzieciństwa – tym razem w wersji pełnej czarnego humoru, ironii i groteski. Może się okazać, że seks, używki i poważne dylematy egzystencjalne dotyczą wszystkich, z Czerwonym Kapturkiem i krasnoludkami włącznie. Dzięki lekturze dowiecie się między innymi: ● Skąd się wzięło powiedzenie "Stoliczku, nakryj się"? ● Jak złota rybka w rzeczywistości spełniała życzenia rybaków? ● Czy Królewna Śnieżka była… tylko jedna? ● Kim była i skąd się wzięła Mała Syrenka? ● Jak wyglądała ostatnia podróż lokomotywy opisanej w wierszu Juliana Tuwima? „– Pod ścianę! – rozkazał, wymachując trzymanym w ręku rewolwerem. (…) – Bo wpakuję kulkę w łeb! (…) Ostrzegam, że strzelam bardzo celnie. Ledwo to oznajmił, wydłużył mu się nos. Spojrzał zezem na jego czubek i wrzasnął: – Ja nie kłamię! Kinol podwoił długość. (…) Zawadził nim o stojący pośrodku niewielkiego holu reklamowy stand. Rozległ się suchy trzask. Część pajacowego narządu powonienia zgięła się najpierw pod kątem prostym, a następnie zadyndała na pojedynczej, cienkiej drzazdze. Pinokio wpadł w panikę. – Kurwa! – krzyknął. – Pierdolę ten napad! Zabierzcie mnie do najbliższej stolarni! I to takiej z wysokoobrotową frezarką! W końcu płacę co miesiąc na ubezpieczenie zdrowotne! Żądam stolarza specjalisty!” Marcin Pełka – lekarz, specjalista dermatologii i wenerologii, doktor nauk medycznych. Szeroko pojętą literaturą fantastyczno-naukową interesuje się od czasów szkoły podstawowej. W miarę upływu czasu zainteresowanie to przerodziło się w pasję i doprowadziło do tego, że sam zmierzył się z piórem. Jest fanem krótkich, humorystycznych opowiadań i takie właśnie formy przeważają w jego twórczości.

Pogięte bajki

Piękna księżniczka, która w zamkowej wieży oczekuje dzielnego wybawcy, jej srogi ojciec, smok grożący śmiercią wszystkim rycerzom chętnym wybawić piękność z niewoli... Kto z nas nie zna słynnego baśniowego schematu? Tym razem klasyka podlega licznym i arcyzabawnym modyfikacjom. Uwięziona księżniczka czaruje nie tyleż urodą, co ciętym dowcipem, strażnik wzbudza uśmiech oraz sympatię czytelników, a smok okazuje się smoczycą Paskudą, z wielkim zaangażowaniem konsumującą niedoszłych wybawicieli księżniczki. Pełna humoru opowieść o niebanalnym trio spodoba się wszystkim miłośnikom przełamywania schematów oraz fanom kultowego „Shreka". Magdalena Kozak - pisarka, autorka powieści fantastycznych, lekarz, żołnierz. Jej literackim debiutem jest opowiadanie Nuda, a pierwsza powieść – Nocarz – doczekała kontynuacji w powieściach Renegat, Nikt i Młody. Wśród jej powieści znajdują się także, m.in., Fiolet, Łzy diabła oraz Paskuda & Co. Smoczyca Paskuda jest ponadto bohaterką wielu opowiadań autorki. Magdalena Kozak była nominowana do Nagrody Literackiej Jerzego Żuławskiego (za powieść Łzy diabła), czterokrotnie do nagrody Nautilus (powieści Nocarz i Renegat, opowiadania Operacja „Faust" oraz Cynglarze), a także pięciokrotnie do Nagrody Fandomu Polskiego imienia Janusza A. Zajdla (powieści Nocarz, Renegat, Nikt, Łzy diabła i opowiadania Sznurki przeznaczenia oraz Strasznie mi się podobasz). Kozak pasjonuje się strzelectwem oraz skacze ze spadochronem.

Paskuda & Co

From the author of Everything I Know About Love and longtime Sunday Times Style columnist comes advice and answers to your questions about dating, love, sex, family, friendship and more. “One of the foremost ‘it’ writers of our time. . . . There is no writer quite like Dolly.”—Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women “Nora Ephron for the millennial generation.”—Elizabeth Day, author of How to Fail and The Party For years, New York Times bestselling author Dolly Alderton has been sharing her wisdom, warmth, and wit with the diverse universe of fans who have turned to her “Dear Dolly” column seeking guidance on a host of life problems. Dolly has thoughtfully answered questions ranging from the painfully—and sometimes hilariously—relatable to the occasionally bizarre. They include breakups and body issues, families, relationships platonic and romantic, dating, divorce, the pleasures and pitfalls of social media, sex, loneliness, longing, love and everything in between. Without judgement, and with deep empathy informed by her own, much-chronicled adventures with love, friends, and dating, Dolly helps us navigate the labyrinths of life. In this wonderful collection, she brings together her collected knowledge in one invaluable volume that will make you think, make you laugh, and help you confront any conundrum or crisis.

Dear Dolly

“Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there.” — Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be? A New York Times Bestseller Best Book of the Year: NPR • Boston Globe • Newsweek • Time Out New York • Oprah.com • Miami Herald • Book Riot • Buzz Feed • Globe and Mail (Toronto) • The Root • Shelf Awareness A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched cultural observers of her generation In these funny and insightful essays, Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of color (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture. Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better, coming from one of our most interesting and important cultural critics.

Bad Feminist

A princess desperate to win back the prince who broke her heart follows him to his kingdom's prestigious military academy – and in doing so, falls in love, saves the realm, and continues to look fabulous, in this romantic debut fantasy.‘A romantasy for the (middle) ages’ THE DAILY CHAINMAIL ‘This blonde is a knight to behold – and the queen of our hearts’ ROLLING THRONE ‘Great gowns, beautiful gowns’ COURTLY LIVING Prince Domhnall and Princess Clía are the perfect royal match – that is until he ruins everything by refusing to propose. Heartbroken but determined, Clía wins a place at Domhnall’s military academy to win him back. After all, how hard can duelling really be? Warrior Ronan has no time for blonde princesses. Even if she is…well, cute. He tells himself there’s no harm training her. Even if his heart does race around her. Even if Domhnall is his best friend. But, as they say, love is a battlefield – and unfortunately for them, a very real war is looming on the horizon. It’s a fight that will threaten their kingdoms…and their hearts. 'This book has beauty, brains, and brawn! All that stands between Princess Clía and the handsome prince she’s determined to win back is a stint at a cut-throat military academy – what, like it’s hard? Turns out, blondes can be brutal. I had so much fun reading this! Filled with heartwarming romance and heart-racing quests, Jacobs’ bejeweled debut will dazzle you' Sydney J. Shields, USA Today bestselling author of The Honey Witch 'Grab your sharpest swords and your cutest dresses! The Princess Knight is a charmer, with darling characters, epic battles, and a whole wild world to explore' Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling coauthor of My Lady Jane 'Medieval romantasy at its best. Compulsively readable, fantastically paced, and utterly swoon-worthy – only one tent! Prepare to stay up all night' Sara Raasch, New York Times bestselling author 'A heartfelt journey of self-discovery mixed with romance, humour, and fascinating mythology; The Princess Knight is a fun fantasy with a charming lead that will win you over with every new chapter. Debut author Cait Jacobs has written an instant classic. What, like it's hard?' Kamilah Cole, author of So Let Them Burn

What, like it’s hard? Follow a fierce princess as she battles for love at a military academy, where friendship, rivalry, and a looming war challenge her heart. This romantic fantasy debut sparkles with humor and epic quests.

The Princess Knight

'This is every woman’s dream revenge plot come to life.' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Are you on a date that doesn’t feel right? Can’t shake that creepy guy at the bar?Worried you’re being followed home?Message M.After one too many terrifying encounters, Millie Masters sets up a hotline for women who feel unsafe walking home alone at night: Message M. But very quickly she realises that there’s much more to be done to help the women who call in. Because the men just do it again the next night, and the next, and the next… And when her own sister is assaulted on a night out, the temptation to take the law into her own hands becomes too much to resist. Because M can also stand for murder… A deliciously dark, hilariously twisted serial killer thriller with a villainous female lead. Perfect for fans of Bella Mackie’s How to Kill Your Family, Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer, or anyone who enjoyed watching You. Readers are OBSESSED with How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways!‘A masterclass in murder. Millie is the serial killer you never knew you needed in your life.’ LM Chilton ‘Deliriously dark and incredibly funny. How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways is a wild revenge comedy that had me reading all night…Addictive and twisty, I loved it!’ Katie Marsh ‘We love the dark humour in this thriller.’ That’s Life Crime Scene ‘Eve Kellman – I applaud you. This was absolutely fantastic.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this book! Brilliant twists all the way through and so cleverly written. A must read!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is … clever, quick-paced, and such a twist on the serial killer genre.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I absolutely LOVED this book! I flew through it! The feminine rage and the witty banter was *chefs kiss*. I can't wait for this to come out so I can buy copies for all my friends!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A deliciously dark revenge comedy awaits you. When Millie's hotline for women turns into a twisted journey of justice, she discovers the power of feminine rage. Dive into this addictive serial killer thriller today!

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways

Cat's Cradle is Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a little person as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny.

Cat's Cradle

'This book had sex with my brain!' SARA PASCOE 'Hilarious. Intimate. Vital.' JAMEELA JAMIL 'I couldn't put the book down!' LAURA BATES Comedian Sofie Hagen has not had sex in 3,000 days (and counting). And it turns out, she's not the only one . . . In an attempt to find out why we're not having the sex we want, Sofie asks the questions: can we blame a lacking sex education? Is it all just sexual trauma? Where's the radical sexual liberation we were promised? What are we going to do about this? Should she have slept with that guy in that bush that one time? How do you overcome being a 35-year-old virgin (when it comes to queer sex, that is)? How do the socially awkward and the neurodiverse have sex? In Will I Ever Have Sex Again?, Sofie Hagen explores the quirks and difficulties of being an 'involuntary celibate' (but one of the feminist, progressive ones). With a blend of memoir and conversations with experts, therapists, sex workers, porn stars, comedians and public figures, this is a humorous and bold undertaking to gain a better understanding of how we can think, talk and feel about sex. The audiobook includes an exclusive bonus interview with fellow comedian, friend and author, Sara Pascoe. 'I was expecting a tad more tahini' YOTTAM OTTOLENGHI 'Refreshingly honest' ROSIE JONES 'Warm, Curious, Charming' AUBREY GORDON

Can we talk about sex? This refreshingly honest and hilarious exploration dives into the struggles of modern intimacy through Sofie Hagen's witty lens. Discover the quirks of desire, intimacy, and everything in between.

Will I Ever Have Sex Again?

*Nominated for Best Book at the 2025 Chortle Awards* 'Outstanding, I want to press it into the hands of every newly diagnosed person' Fern Brady 'Like a Martian's guide to living on Earth. Funny, enlightening and gobsmacking' Frank Skinner 'A hilarious, crystal-clear guide to autism' Phil Wang 'An illuminating and joyously entertaining book' Daily Express Why were the other kids at school obsessed with Britney Spears instead of The Goon Show? Why don't people ever say what they mean? And... Why is everyone chewing so loudly? Comedian Pierre Novellie was on stage when a heckler suggested he was autistic. Usually, this disruption would be water off a duck's back but two things made this heckler different: first, he was himself autistic. Second, he turned out to be absolutely right. This random encounter led to a diagnosis of autism at the age of 31 that unravelled his world, explained his struggles and answered questions that had bothered him for his entire life. At once a hilarious and insightful journey through autism and neurodivergence, an entertaining explainer for the uninitiated and observational comedy for the neurodiverse, this is the perfect read for anyone who has ever asked themselves: why can't I just enjoy things? The audiobook includes an exclusive Q&A with comedian and BudPod co-host, Phil Wang.

Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?

‘A thrill for the sickos among us’ JIA TOLENTINO ‘Utterly inimitable’ RAVEN LEILANI ‘Unrelentingly brutal and gut-bustingly funny and spares no one’ CARMEN MARIA MACHADO 'Symbiotically serious and funny' MEGAN NOLAN 'The funniest, darkest thing' ST VINCENT LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION An audacious, original and unforgettable novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos. Sharply observant and outrageously funny, Rejection is a provocative plunge into the thorniest problems of modern life: sex, relationships, identity and the internet. We see a young man’s passionate allyship turn to a furious and debilitating nihilism as he realizes, over thirty lonely years, that his feminism isn’t getting him laid; a young woman’s unrequited crush spirals into borderline obsession and the systematic destruction of both her sense of self and her group chat; and witness a shy late bloomer’s flailing efforts at a first relationship lead to a life-upending mistake. As these characters pop up in each other’s dating apps and social media feeds, or meet in dimly lit bars and bedrooms, they reveal the ways that our delusions can warp our desire for connection. Written with the accomplished authority of a modern classic and the manic intensity of a losers’ manifesto, Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte radically redefines what it means to be rejected by lovers, friends, society and oneself. ‘A book of mad, madcap genius’ Garth Greenwell ‘He writes about these things in the way Anthony Bourdain wrote about restaurants… Tulathimutte is a big talent’ The New York Times Book Review ‘Blistering … takes a magnifying glass to the mind in the internet age’ Vogue ‘There’s a volatile thrill to the writing … snortingly funny’ Wall Street Journal ‘Obsessively readable, acerbic, Foster Wallace–inflected’ Vanity Fair ‘A master comedian with a virtuoso prose style … audacious, original and highly disturbing’ New York Times Magazine A Book of the Year in Wall Street Journal, New York Times, New Yorker, NPR, Time Magazine, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Kirkus Review and Electric Literature.

A provocative exploration of modern chaos, this audacious novel-in-stories intertwines humor and heartbreak. Dive into a world where rejection redefines connection in a darkly funny and brutally honest way. A must-read for today's seekers.

Rejection

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ""A master comedian with a virtuoso prose style has produced an audacious, original and highly disturbing book . . . an incandescent satire."" —Giles Harvey, The New York Times Magazine From the Whiting and O. Henry–winning author of Private Citizens (“the first great millennial novel,” New York Magazine), an electrifying novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos. Sharply observant and outrageously funny, Rejection is a provocative plunge into the touchiest problems of modern life. The seven connected stories seamlessly transition between the personal crises of a complex ensemble and the comic tragedies of sex, relationships, identity, and the internet. In “The Feminist,” a young man’s passionate allyship turns to furious nihilism as he realizes, over thirty lonely years, that it isn’t getting him laid. A young woman’s unrequited crush in “Pics” spirals into borderline obsession and the systematic destruction of her sense of self. And in “Ahegao; or, The Ballad of Sexual Repression,” a shy late bloomer’s flailing efforts at a first relationship leads to a life-upending mistake. As the characters pop up in each other’s dating apps and social media feeds, or meet in dimly lit bars and bedrooms, they reveal the ways our delusions can warp our desire for connection. These brilliant satires explore the underrated sorrows of rejection with the authority of a modern classic and the manic intensity of a manifesto. Audacious and unforgettable, Rejection is a stunning mosaic that redefines what it means to be rejected by lovers, friends, society, and oneself. ""Rejection is unrelentingly brutal and gut-bustingly funny and spares no one—not you, not me. Tulathimutte is a pervert and a madman and a stone-cold genius."" —Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties “One of the foremost fiction writers exploring the subject of his own generation.” —Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker

Newly minted doctor Jane McGill is in hell. Not literally, of course. But between her drug addict patients, sleepless nights on call, and battling wits with the sadistic yet charming Sexy Surgeon, Jane can’t imagine an afterlife much worse than her first month of medical internship at County Hospital. And then there’s the devil herself: Jane’s senior resident Dr. Alyssa Morgan. When Alyssa becomes absolutely hell-bent on making her new interns pay tenfold for the deadly sin of incompetence, Jane starts to worry that she may not make it through the year with her soul or her sanity still intact.

Dr. Jane McGill

Welcome to the chaotic world of medical internship, where humor collides with heart. Follow Jane McGill as she navigates drug-addicted patients, a charming yet sadistic surgeon, and a devilish mentor. Can she survive the year?

The Devil Wears Scrubs

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Waterstones Best Nature & Travel Writing Book 2025 'Educational, smart and funny’ Richard Osman ‘This book is superb’ Charlie Brooker ‘Brilliant. Fascinating. Hilarious.’ Jonn Elledge, bestselling author of A History of the World in 47 Borders The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men! Hello, we're the Map Men, and in the following pages we've selected what we believe to be some of the very best wrong maps. Some of them are decades old, some are centuries old and some are so recent they're being published today (or yesterday, if you’re reading this tomorrow). They include world maps, colonial maps, corporate maps, Soviet maps, pioneer maps, news maps and maps whose intended use was hijacked for a French surrealist political movement in the 1950s. Whether you’re an avid map junkie or simply ‘map-curious’, you will uncover a unique tale of adventure, error and unexpected humour in each chapter, as we attempt to answer the question: ‘What on earth happened here?’ So, ditch the compass (or disable location services) and set out on a journey with us, the Map Men, into a world of cartographic chaos and mappy mishaps. Because the worst maps are the best maps.

This Way Up

Inspired by The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, this book will light a fire under your untidy ass with humor and helpful organizing tips that you’ll actually want to use. Like a delightfully foul-mouthed best friend, this book dishes out the funny, unpretentious advice you need to hear most. You’ll discover how to deal with your sh*t like there’s no tomorrow, live in the moment without the f*cking mess, and make your life and your eventual death a hell of a lot easier. With this witty guide, you’ll learn how to -ditch the d*mn indecision -get your sh*t together and feel fantastic -give your busy family a f*cking break -and more! Whether you’re getting ready to move in, move on, or just move your ass, Nobody Wants Your Sh*t will help you take control of your f*cking life.

Nobody Wants Your Sh*t

Now a Netflix film! Winner of the National Book Award, White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultra­modern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an “airborne toxic event,” a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the “white noise” engulfing the Gladneys—radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmurings—pulsing with life, yet suggesting something ominous.

White Noise

From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a “dark satire about the inhuman condition” (The Toronto Star) about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future. In Shock Induction, the best and brightest students at a seemingly reputable high school are disappearing. Every day it seems another overachiever is lost to an apparent suicide. But something far more sinister is lurking beneath the surface. These kids have been under surveillance since birth, monitored and measured by an online service called “Greener Pastures.” It’s here, in Greener Pastures, that billionaires observe and recruit the next generation of talent. The highest test scores, the best grades, and the most niche extracurriculars just might land these teenagers an enticing offer at auction. A couple of billion dollars in exchange for the remainder of your life and intellectual labor sounds like a pretty fair deal—doesn’t it? In a high school only Chuck Palahniuk could imagine, students must choose between the risk of following their dreams and the financial security of a lifetime of servitude to the world’s wealthiest and most elite—but how much of a choice do they truly have? A thrilling tale and a critique of modern society, Shock Induction challenges the illusion of choice and explores the tough choices individuals make in the shadow of power and privilege.

Shock Induction

Erasure is Percival Everett's hilarious satire about race and publishing, now an Oscar-nominated film, American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright and Tracee Ellis Ross. 'Hilarious . . . Everett is a first-rate word-wrangler.' – Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison's once-acclaimed writing career has bottomed out: his latest manuscript has been rejected by seventeen publishers. He seethes on the sidelines of the literary establishment as he watches the meteoric success of We's Lives in Da Ghetto, a first novel by a woman who once visited 'some relatives in Harlem for a couple of days'. Meanwhile, Monk struggles with real family tragedies – his aged mother is fast succumbing to Alzheimer's, and he still grapples with the reverberations of his father's suicide seven years before. In his rage and despair, Monk dashes off an outlandish novel full of stereotypes. He doesn't intend for My Pafology to be published, let alone taken seriously, but it is, and soon it becomes the Next Big Thing. How Monk deals with the personal and professional fallout galvanizes this audacious, hysterical and quietly devastating novel. 'Sublime . . . brilliant, uproarious . . . A wise novel about how we live.' – Brandon Taylor, author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted Real Life 'Seminal doesn't even come close. This novel is Everett at his finest, full of trademark protest, humanity and incisive humour, all wrapped up in one hell of a story.' – Courttia Newland, author of A River Called Time Read Percival's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel James in paperback now.

Erasure

From iconic tortured artist/everyman Charles Bukowski, Hollywood is the fictionalization of his experience adapting his novel Barfly into a movie by the same name. Henry Chinaski, Bukowski’s alter-ego, is pushed to translate a semi-autobiographical book into a screenplay for John Pinchot. He reluctantly agrees, and is thrust into the otherworld called Hollywood, with its parade of eccentric and maddening characters: producers, artists, actors and actresses, film executives and journalists. In this world, the artistry of books and film is lost to the dollar, and Chinaski struggles to keep his footing in the tangle of cons that comprise movie making. Hollywood is Dirty Old Man Bukowski at his most lucid. It overflows with curses, sex, and alcohol. And through it all, or from it all, Bukowski finds flashes of truth about the human condition.

Hollywood

“Start with Douglas Adams’s comic science fiction (A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and J.R.R. Tolkien’s alternative worlds, mix in James Ellroy’s gritty realism and Jonathan Swift’s unflinching satire and, if you’re lucky, you’ll get something like Terry Pratchett’s Thud!” —Wall Street Journal City Watch Commander Sam Vimes must solve the murder of a prominent dwarf or watch as Discworld is plunged into a bloody civil war in Terry Pratchett’s delightful Discworld satire, a brilliant tale of prejudice, ancient feuds, and tender fatherhood Long, long ago, in a gods-forsaken hellhole called Koom Valley, trolls and dwarfs met in bloody combat. Centuries later, each side still views the other with simmering animosity that has been heightened of late because of one Grag Hamcrusher. The influential dwarf has been fomenting unrest among a section of Ankh-Morpork’s citizenry—a volatile situation made far worse when the petite provocateur is discovered bashed to death . . . with a troll club lying conveniently nearby. If he doesn’t solve the murder of just one dwarf, Commander Sam Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch is going to see it fought again, right outside his office. But more than one corpse is waiting for Vimes in the eerie, summoning darkness of a labyrinthine mine network being secretly excavated beneath Ankh-Morpork’s streets. With war-drums beating ever louder, Vimes must unravel every clue, outwit every assassin, and brave any darkness to find the solution. And the darkness is following him, pulling him deep into the muck and mire of superstition, hatred, and fear—and perhaps all the way to Koom Valley itself. Until six o’clock every day, when without fail, the Commander goes home to read Where’s My Cow?, with accompanying farmyard noises, to his little boy. Because there are some things you must do. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Thud! is the 7th book in the City Watch collection and the 34th Discworld book. The City Watch collection in order: Guards! Guards!Men at ArmsFeet of ClayJingoThe Fifth ElephantNight WatchThud!Snuff

Discworld

Thud!

W Malinówku, miasteczku, zdaniem niektórych, usytuowanym w centrum wszechświata, życie zdaje się toczyć stałym i przewidywalnym rytmem. Burmistrz, sekretarka Zosia, proboszcz, trębacz oraz pozostali mieszkańcy doskonale się znają, a społeczność nie ma przed sobą tajemnic. Pewnego dnia burmistrz postanawia uczynić Malinówek amerykańskim miasteczkiem. W tym celu zza oceanu zostaje sprowadzony wolontariusz John Kołolsky. Ma za zadanie uczynić mieszkańców Malinówka jak najbardziej amerykańskimi. Pełna absurdalnego humoru powieść doskonale wykpiwa ludzkie przywary i bolączki. Marek Ławrynowicz - pisarz, poeta, autor scenariuszy filmowych i zdobywca Nagrody Fundacji „Wyzwania", nagrody na festiwalu „Dwa Teatry" za słuchowisko „Ameryka wkracza do Malinówki" (2002), wyróżnienia Biblioteki Raczyńskich (powieść „Diabeł na dzwonnicy"). Członek Stowarzyszenia Pisarzy Polskich, redaktor naczelny kwartalnika literackiego „Wyspa" (2007-2008).

Malinówek

From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a hilarious horror satire “equal parts saccharine caricature and startling raunch” (Kirkus Reviews) about a family of professional killers responsible for the most atrocious events in history and the young brothers that are destined to take over. Meet Otto and Cecil. Two brothers who grew up privileged in the Welsh countryside. They enjoyed watching nature shows, playing with their pet pony, impersonating their Grandfather…and killing the help. Murder is the family business after all. Downton Abbey, this is not. However, it’s not so easy to continue the family legacy with the constant stream of threats and distractions seemingly leaping from the hedgerow. First, there is the matter of the veritable cavalcade of escaped convicts that keep showing up at their door. Not to mention the debaucherous new tutor who has a penchant for speaking Greek and dismembering sex dolls. Then there’s Mummy’s burgeoning opioid addiction. And who knows where Daddy is. He just vanished one day after he and Mummy took a walk in the so-called “Ghost Forest.” With Grandfather putting pressure on Otto to step up, it becomes clear that this will all end in only two ways: a nuclear apocalypse or just another day among the creeping thistle and tree peonies. And in a novel written by Chuck Palahniuk, either are equally possible.

Not Forever, But For Now

For superfans of Netflix's hit show and Julia Quinn's bestselling books, or anyone needing a little more romance in their life... Craving more of the ton? Desperate to become the finest rake in London? Need help on how to swoon in style? Allow The Little Book of Bridgerton to act as your guide through the tumultuous life of the debutante. Which Bridgerton Character Are You? How are your Regency Life Skills? Will a game of Rakes and Ladders leave you at the top or very bottom of the social hierarchy? And, most importantly, how do you and your beau rate on the Checklist for True Love? Full of quizzes, activities and bite-sized nibbles of Regency history, the world of Bridgerton is laid fully bare...

The Little Book of Bridgerton

An action-packed, hilarious enemies-to-lovers thriller for fans of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It, Love Letters to a Serial Killer, and Dial A for AuntiesShe always gets her man … but has Maisie Baxter met her match?Maisie Baxter has a particular set of skills honed over a very successful career. She’s determined not to let her job at a boutique, ethical assassin agency get in the way of her social life, but it's tough when your hours are extremely unpredictable and you can't share any details of your day. So she can't tell her friends about the guy that keeps showing up on her missions. Will. He's cute – really cute – and he's desperate to speak to her. Maisie is sure Will works for the competition but it soon becomes clear that a much greater danger stalks them both. And they're going to have to put aside their professional rivalry and their budding sexual tension if they have any hope of uncovering a conspiracy that goes all the way to the top. Tropes: Enemies to Lovers Rivals to Lovers Forced proximity Morally (very) grey characters Found family Caretaking *** For fans of Benjamin Stevenson and Katy Brent *** 'Hitwoman is funny, sexy, and strangely relatable. I cheered for the protagonist even as she committed multiple murders and loved the rom-com style romance.' Tasha Coryell ‘Who’d have thought murder could be such fun? … A wonderful not so cosy crime masterpiece.’ Graham Bartlett ‘Hitwoman is the most fun I’ve had reading a thriller this year! Elsie Marks has created a fun, funny, and fast-paced romp that’s pitch-perfect.’ Kellye Garrett 'This fun, quirky read really hits the mark!' The Sun *** Readers are OBSESSED with Hitwoman …'Incredibly addictive… It's fast-paced, exhilarating and I was totally there for every last word' 'Totally bonkers, and that is a such a good thing' 'The perfect balance of romance, espionage and murder' 'Fresh and cinematic… perfect for anyone who loves a fast-paced spy story with a charming lead'

Hitwoman

Writer, comedian, and content creator Elyse Myers gets real about life’s awkward moments in her bold, funny, and unfiltered debut book. Elyse brings her trademark style to the audiobook edition through her candid, conversational delivery—equal parts humor, vulnerability, and self-awareness. She shaped the pacing herself, occasionally layering in subtle sound effects that add texture and atmosphere to the listen. The result feels like she’s talking directly to her listeners, just as she does in her videos. Elyse Myers is known to her twelve million followers as “The Internet’s Best Friend,” sharing her relatable stories and comedic sketches and serving as an advocate for topics such as neurodivergence, impostor syndrome, body image, and more. Whether she’s making people laugh with tales of disastrous dates or giving a voice to that awkward internal monologue many of us have, she has three simple goals behind everything she makes: To make people feel known, loved, and like they belong. In That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You, Elyse delivers a debut collection of deeply personal stories and hand-drawn illustrations, offering even more intimate reflections beyond what fans have seen on her social media, including: Spending 7 Minutes in Heaven accidentally friend-zoning her crushHow Lucy, the Magic 8 Ball keychain, changed her life by accidentMoving from California to Australia to Texas to Nebraska to like (maybe even love!) herselfHow to Fold Hospital Corners in 10 EASY STEPS!—a practical guide and a rumination about…everythingThe “meat cute” when she met her smoke show of a husband at a butcher’s counter in Australia—and how she revealed herself to be an emotional runnerPlus, tales involving bad dates and is-this-a-dates; the tempting yet futile urge to reinvent yourself, panic attacks and escape hatches, and favorite pens and systems to use them, all while loving and letting yourself be loved, preferably at the same time.

That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You

**An instant New York Times bestseller** From TikTok star and the author of I Didn’t Know I Needed This Eli Rallo, a reflection on the anxiety of transitioning into adulthood, navigating the quarter-life crisis, and realizing you’re actually not alone. Does anyone else feel like they’re the only one having a quarter-life crisis? As a senior in college, Eli Rallo expected her post-grad years to be filled with certainty, that she would finally feel that she was the “adult” she had long dreamed she’d be, with a cool job, an amazing apartment, fabulous friends, and lots of fun and flirty date nights. Instead she was met with crippling social anxiety, no idea what direction her career was taking, an inability to stop comparing herself to her peers’ picture-perfect lives on social media, and a looming sense that she may never feel certain—about her dating life, friendships, career, or even herself. With deep honesty, raw emotions, humor, and relatability, Eli analyzes life in your twenties with a candid and heartfelt approach, asking and answering questions like: How do you manage losing a best friend?How do you know who you are or what you want to do with your life?How do you find time and space for all of your priorities?How do you navigate the choppy waters of the social media world, and not fall victim to the comparison game?What happens when the timeline you made for yourself as a child is long in your past?How do you know you’re making the right decisions?Even though early adulthood doesn’t look just like Sex and the City or Thirteen Going on Thirty the way Eli thought it would, with Does Anyone Else Feel This Way? Eli shows you that you’re not the only one who misses the days when they could swing by the dining hall or just wants to call their mom to make it all go away. With a look at her own misadventures and hard-won life lessons, Eli shares the journey she’s been on to find herself as an adult, and the twists and turns she’s taken while navigating her own quarter-life crisis.

Does Anyone Else Feel This Way?

Best-known as Glee’s sharp-tongued Sue Sylvester, Jane Lynch’s on-screen persona is someone that many love to hate. But when she’s not prowling the corridors in Sue’s shiny tracksuit, who is the real Jane Lynch and how did this Golden Globe and Emmy winner learn to channel such delicious nastiness? This is no typical Hollywood memoir of torment, grief, regret and plastic surgery. It’s a simple but candid story of how a girl from Chicago came to Hollywood, overcame her demons, and finally hit the big time. Taking a good, hard look at herself, Lynch reveals that she and Sue Sylvester actually aren’t all that different. At times in her life she ‘was a real pain in the ass’. ‘I was an anxiety-stricken kid with a big, scary secret.’ How difficult it is to imagine this funny, bright, intelligent woman hitting rock bottom, but she is frank about her self-loathing during those years and paints a vivid picture of drunken nights, angry tirades and a person with no friends. In short, she was a real-life Sue Sylvester. Yet this very same woman has starred in string of great, fun movies, including Talladega Nights, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Role Models and Julie and Julia, with actors such as Steve Carrell, Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep. With her impeccable comic timing and quick wit, she has transformed what was originally a guest part on Glee into one of the programme’s most central and defining characters, and has won several awards for doing so. Lynch relates the story of her comedy career in a voice that is modest, hilarious and endlessly entertaining, even though her own life hasn’t always been such a laugh.

Happy Accidents

Opening with the exotic Lady Death entering the gumshoe-writer's seedy office in pursuit of a writer named Celine, this novel demonstrates Bukowski's own brand of humour and realism, opening up a landscape of seamy Los Angeles.

Pulp

Spoken by over 700 million jabbering individuals, the English language has travelled to all corners of the globe – unfortunately, some of it has got a bit muddled along the way ... Lost in Translation: Misadventures in English Abroad affectionately demonstrates the very best – and worst – instances of genuine grammar-gargling from around the world, discovered by the author and his intrepid team of researchers. It includes everything from hilarious hotel signs to baffling advertisements, such as the German beauty product offering a 'cream shower for pretentious skin', the notice at a French swiming pool which proclaimed that 'swimming is forbidden in the absence of the saviour', or the warning sign at a Czech zoo which instructed visitors: 'No smoothen the lion'.

Lost in Translation

'This well-written page-turner is the definitive biography of the genius of Robin Williams, whose life redefines the highs and lows of the American dream' - Steve Martin From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative and beloved entertainer. He often came across as a man possessed, holding forth on culture and politics while mixing in personal revelations – all with mercurial, tongue-twisting intensity as he inhabited and shed one character after another with lightning speed. But as Dave Itzkoff shows in this revelatory biography, Williams’s comic brilliance masked a deep well of conflicting emotions and self-doubt, which he drew upon in his comedy and in celebrated films like Dead Poets Society; Good Morning, Vietnam; The Fisher King; Aladdin; and Mrs Doubtfire, where he showcased his limitless gift for improvisation to bring to life a wide range of characters. And in Good Will Hunting he gave an intense and controlled performance that revealed the true range of his talent. Robin by Dave Itzkoff shows how Williams struggled mightily with addiction and depression – topics he discussed openly while performing and during interviews – and with a debilitating condition at the end of his life that affected him in ways his fans never knew. Drawing on more than a hundred original interviews with family, friends and colleagues, as well as extensive archival research, Robin is a fresh and original look at a man whose work touched so many lives.

Robin

Pani Renatka pracuje w biurze i jak co dnia weryfikuje poprawność dokumentów złożonych przez petentów. Kiedy w formularzu z firmy o nazwie BÓG zabrakło NIPu i REGONu, bez wahania wykonuje telefon z prośbą o uzupełnienie danych. W jej gabinecie pojawia się tajemniczy przedstawiciel firmy w powłóczystej białej szacie. Czy uda mu się dopełnić formalności? Gratka dla fanów humorystycznych opowiadań. Iwona Surmik - tworzy powieści z gatunku fantastyki oraz humoreski. Na swoim koncie ma publikacje w takich czasopismach jak „Science Fiction", „Ultramaryna", „Feniks". Była nominowana do Nagrody Fandomu Polskiego im. Janusza A. Zajdla za książkę „Ostatni smok". Kocha podróże, książki i gry komputerowe.

Klient

The Instant New York Times Bestseller A practical guide to taking control of your mental health for today, tomorrow, and the days after, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved entertainer. ‘There’s a moment at the end of every day, where the world falls away and you are left alone with your thoughts. A reckoning, when the things you have been pushing to the background, come forward and demand your attention.’ Written by Daniel Howell, in consultation with a qualified psychologist, in an entertaining and personal way from the perspective of someone who has been through it all—this no-nonsense book gives you the tools to understand your mind so you can be in control and really live. Created with exclusive audio features, it is split into three chapters for each stage of the journey: This Night - how to get through your toughest moments and be prepared to face anything. Tomorrow - small steps to change your thoughts and actions with a big impact on your life. The Days After - help to look after yourself in the long term and not just survive, but thrive. You will laugh and learn—but most of all, this book will assure you that even in your darkest times, there is always hope. You will get through this night.

You Will Get Through This Night

Pan Jourdain marzy o byciu dżentelmenem. Jest pewne, że jeśli będzie postępował zgodnie z radami swoich nauczycieli, stanie się nim. Aby zdobyć serce markizy Dorimeny, naśladuje maniery szlacheckie. Na szczęście Pani Jourdain w porę odkrywa zamiary męża i stara się ostudzić jego zapał. Ponadczasowa komedia analizuje i podkreśla wady arystrokracji. Jean Baptiste Poquelin (1622 - 1673) - lepiej znany jako Molier, był francuskim dramaturgiem, aktorem i poetą, uważanym za jednego z największych dramaturgów języka francuskiego i literatury światowej. Obdarzony wielkim talentem teatralnym i zadziwiającą zdolnością obserwacji. Jego ironia i dowcip uczyniły go ostrym krytykiem obyczajów i społeczeństwa jego czasów. Jego charakterystyczny styl, prosty i precyzyjny, czyni z niego klasyka o trwałej aktualności. Jego utwory zostały przetłumaczone na kilka języków i są nadal często wykorzystywane na deskach teatru. Do jego najbardziej znanych dzieł należą: „Skąpiec", „Świętoszek" oraz „Mieszczanin szlachcicem".

Mieszczanin szlachcicem

Falling in love is a beautiful thing. The internet, naturally, has taken this beauty and turned it into something deeply, deeply strange. Featuring screenshots from real-life dating conversations, Is This Love or Dopamine? is a hilarious, piercing analysis of the weird-and-not-so-wonderful world of internet dating. @beam_me_up_softboi creator and journalist Iona David explores all the highs, horrors and heartbreaks: from the all-important first DM slide to the inevitable eventual ghosting; from f*ckboys and Tinder anthems to loaded emojis and revenge selfies. Learn what to do if someone uses ‘teehee’ in a sext (run for the hills) or has a photo of themselves holding a massive fish on their profile (run faster). A dedication to all the hours spent lying in bed/sitting on the toilet swiping until thumb cramp sets in, this book will make you laugh, then cry, then delete your dating app profile, then (obviously) re-download it again. Long live the internet!

Is This Love or Dopamine?

Przewrotna, zabawna i groteskowa opowieść o życiu na kompletnym offie. Witajcie na ulicy Uroczej. Tutaj całymi dniami kobiety gotują, popalając papierosy, a mężczyźni przesiadują w piwnicach i zajmują się swoimi męskimi sprawami. To świat dzieciństwa dwóch małych dziewczynek, w którym beztroska i radość przeplatają się z mrokiem i lękiem... Teraz ulica Urocza, tak jak przyjaźń z dawnych czasów, jest już tylko wspomnieniem, a dwie dorosłe kobiety, niegdyś nierozłączne, mają spotkać się po latach. Gdy w oczekiwaniu na spotkanie upływają kolejne godziny, a dawna przyjaciółka się nie zjawia, do kobiety samotnie czekającej przy kawiarnianym stoliku powracają wspomnienia, które, przelane na papier, mogą stać się kanwą scenariusza – prawdziwie offowego. To szalona historia o wykluczonych, Innych, na czele z kobietami. I o tym, że nie zamierzają się poddawać. To opowieść o niszach i zaproszenie do wędrówki po nich. A jednocześnie krytyczny komentarz do współczesnej polskiej rzeczywistości, pełen zarówno goryczy, jak i humoru. I tym razem biorę na siebie rolę opowiadaczki. Opowiem ci bajkę, jak kot palił fajkę. O moim życiu tu, w kraju, gdzie nie dane mi było zostać gwiazdą, choć też się na swój sposób starałam. To będzie historia pewnego rodzaju wariactwa, bycia zakręconą, z odrobinę za dużym ładunkiem życiowych spraw na karku. Być może trochę cię przerażę. Odrzuci cię. No cóż – to będzie prawdziwy off, a nawet off-off, a nawet – niewykluczone – fuck off everybody. Opowieść o tym, jak sama stałam się offem, off-offem. Historia pewnego przemęczenia, bycia szaloną-wypaloną. Ewa Skunart - autorka powieści pt. "Off-off".

Off-off

Hilariously read by the author, Adrian Edmondson. A Financial Times Best Audio of the Year The instant Sunday Times bestseller From brutal schooldays to 80s anarchy, through The Young Ones, Bottom and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of-a-kind, hilarious memoir from an icon of British comedy, Adrian Edmondson. Ade Edmondson revolutionized the comedy circuit in the 1980s and, alongside Rik Mayall, brought anarchy to stage and screen. How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household – and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools – end up joining the revolution? With wisdom, nostalgia and uniquely observed humour, Ade traces his journey through life and comedy: starting out on the alternative scene, getting arrested in Soho, creating outrageously violent characters and learning more about his curious (possibly Scandinavian) heritage. With star-studded anecdotes and set to a soundtrack of pop hits which transport the reader through time, it’s a memoir like no other. Nominated for Radio Times Moment of the Year for sharing his memories of Rik Mayall on Desert Island Discs. 'The Berserker from The Young Ones and Bottom tells his story with self-effacing charm and no end of backstage anecdotes' - Ian Rankin 'Amazing' - Richard Osman 'Gloriously candid and wise all at once' - Sara Pascoe 'It is incredibly funny, but it is also a lot, lot more than that' - Miles Jupp ‘More fun than reading Hegel, and also more enlightening’ - Louis de Bernières

Berserker!

I Am Not Sidney Poitier is a comic tour de force from the Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of The Trees, Dr No and Erasure (adapted into an Oscar-nominated film). The sudden death of Not Sidney Poitier’s mother orphans him at age eleven. He is left with a name no one understands, an uncanny resemblance to an Oscar-winning actor, and serious amount of shares in the Turner Corporation. Percival Everett’s novel follows Not Sidney’s tumultuous life, as the social hierarchy scrambles to balance his skin colour with his fabulous wealth. Maturing under the less than watchful eye of his adopted foster father, Ted Turner, Not Sidney learns to navigate a world that doesn’t know what to do with him. Part of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature. Read Percival's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel James in paperback now.

I Am Not Sidney Poitier

THE INSTANT CULT CLASSIC FROM THE WINNER OF THE O. HENRY PRIZE ‘Full of dark, deadpan humour, Brat is a raucous story of the messy, messed-up business of living, dying and having a family.’ Financial Times ‘A moving coming-of-age family story’ Observer 'Beautifully written, hilarious, and heartbreaking' Daily Mail 'A raw, delicate tale about grief and growing up' The New Yorker 'Iconic', Radio 1 'The novel crackles with gothic horror, deadpan humor, and a damning sense of alienation that you won’t soon shake.' Chicago Review of Books 'Instead of resolving his novel’s many mysteries, Smith explores how this family navigates the disputed borders of its shared memories, pondering what it means to choose one story over another—as well as the consequences of refusing to choose, especially in the wake of grief.' The New York Times --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabriel’s skin is falling off. His dad is dead. He owes his editor a novel. His girlfriend won’t answer his calls. Tasked by his horribly well-adjusted brother with clearing out the family home for sale, Gabriel’s sanity quickly begins to unravel. His parents’ old manuscripts appear to change each time he reads them. A bizarre home video hints at long-buried secrets. And there’s a hideous man in the garden. Disquieting and hilarious, taut yet lyrical, blisteringly-paced but formally inventive, Brat is a mediation on grief, art and love that will leave you altered, breathless and desperate for more. From a stunningly original new talent, this is a debut novel unlike anything you have read before.

BRAT

One part memoir, one part comedy special, one part crazy first date. Just you and Matt between the covers. What could be better? Matt Rife is well aware that he’s both the most loved and the most controversial comic in America today. And honestly, he thinks that’s your problem. Matt reveals (without apology, of course) what led him to becoming comedy’s biggest lightning rod before he reached thirty, in a story full of bold and hysterical takes on everything from Justin Bieber tramp stamps and rap battles with ex-cons to Matt’s struggles with depression and his many brushes with failure before finally hitting it big. Born in trashy backwoods Ohio, Matt was saved by his foul-mouthed but loving grandpa Steve, who fostered his passion for standup. He started hitting comedy clubs before he could even drink, cutting his teeth in front of crowds who dared him to succeed. Matt honed a brand of razor-sharp, brutally honest standup that took no prisoners—and took him to the most famous stages of Atlanta and LA before he finished high school. Along the way, he broke the hearts of MILFs everywhere, finally hit puberty at the ripe age of twenty-two, and never, ever backed down. Full of Matt opening up, at his unfiltered best, about his life for the very first time, this book will give his millions of fans everything they want and more—and might even get his insecure enemies to change their minds.

Your Mom's Gonna Love Me

"Impro is the most dynamic, funny, wise, practical, and provocative book on theatre craft that I have ever read." (James Roose-Evans, British theatre director, priest, and writer) Keith Johnstone's involvement with the theatre began when George Devine and Tony Richardson, artistic directors of the Royal Court Theatre, commissioned a play from him. This was in 1956. A few years later, he was associate artistic director, working as a playreader and director, in particular helping to run the writers' group. The improvisatory techniques and exercises that evolved there, fostering spontaneity and narrative skills, were developed further in the actors' studio and, then, in demonstrations to schools and colleges. This ultimately resulted in the founding of a company of performers called The Theatre Machine. Divided into four sections - "Status", "Spontaneity", "Narrative Skills", and "Masks and Trance" - and arranged more or less in the order a group might approach them, the audiobook sets out the specific techniques and exercises which Johnstone has himself found most useful and most stimulating. The result is both an audiobook of ideas and a fascinating exploration of the nature of spontaneous creativity. This audio edition of Impro is skillfully narrated by William Reay and includes as a second appendix a previously unpublished essay "The Full Mask", which Johnstone wrote 50 years after the original publication of the book. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. ©1979, 1981 Keith Johnstone, Irving Wardle.

Impro

Finley Blankenship is tired of always coming up short. When her long-time boyfriend dumps her because he isn’t ready to commit, only to announce his engagement to someone else months later, she’s had it. So when her now ex comes to her flower shop to check how she’s doing after hearing the news, she lies and tells him she’s moved on. Only for her brother’s best friend to walk in at the same time and get roped into her story. Committed to playing the part, she reluctantly agrees to pretend to be in a relationship with the one man in their small town that would never actually date her. Grey Sutton has been in love with Finley for fifteen years, but he’s never thought he had a chance. After all, he’s an honorary member of the Blankenship family because his own is so dysfunctional. He has no idea how to give Finley what she wants. Especially since he was offered a job out of state, and Finley is as rooted in this town as the trees. But as their relationship starts to feel less and less like a charade, it leaves them with more uncertainty than ever. Lines start to blur, and Grey and Finley have to decide if they’re willing to risk their hearts to have everything they’ve ever dreamed of.

The Mountains Are Calling

Only in Your Dreams

Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis is a provocative and incisive novel that exposes the hypocrisies and moral corruption within American religious life in the 1920s. The story follows Elmer Gantry, a charming, ambitious, and unscrupulous young man who rises through the ranks of the evangelical movement. Outwardly pious and charismatic, Gantry exploits faith for personal gain, weaving a web of manipulation, deception, and scandal. Through Gantry’s journey, Lewis critiques the commercialization of religion, the blind devotion of followers, and the tension between true spirituality and self-serving ambition. The novel blends sharp satire with compelling character study, creating a biting social commentary on the intersection of power, morality, and religion. Elmer Gantry remains a landmark work of American literature for its fearless examination of human flaws and institutional hypocrisy. Its provocative themes sparked controversy at the time of publication, yet the novel’s wit, insight, and moral questioning continue to resonate with modern readers. Lewis’s portrayal of Elmer Gantry challenges readers to reflect on integrity, belief, and the seductive power of charisma in shaping both individuals and society.

Elmer Gantry. Illustrated

“Road Dogs is terrific, and Elmore Leonard is in a class of one.” —Dennis Lehane, author of Shutter Island and Mystic River “You know from the first sentence that you’re in the hands of the original Daddy Cool....This one’ll kill you.” —Stephen King Elmore Leonard is eternal. In Road Dogs, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award winner and “America’s greatest crime master” (Newsweek) brings back three of his favorite characters—Jack Foley from Out of Sight, Cundo Rey from La Brava, and Dawn Navarro from Riding the Rap—for a twisting, explosive, always surprising masterwork of crime fiction the San Francisco Chronicle calls, “a sly, violent, funny and superbly written story of friendship, greed, and betrayal.”

Road Dogs

The first in what will become the quintessential list of the best of live British comedy, AN AUDIENCE WITH BARRY CRYER brings you up close and personal with one of bastions of British comedy in this live recording of his sellout comedy tour. Available for the first time as a downloadable audio file. The AN AUDIENCE WITH… series will bring you a succession of live performances by some of Britain's best-loved comedians, opening with Barry Cryer, one of the stalwarts of Radio 4. The quintessential grumpy old man, Barry Cryer's standup combines the quick wit of Radio 4 with the charm and class of the 'Great Men of Comedy'. He has been a regular panelist on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and Just a Minute, the latter of which he also chaired. In 1998, Barry wrote his autobiography, You Won't Believe This But…, which has been broadcast on Radio 4. Barry is also famous for having written gags for some of the legends of British comedy, including Morecambe and Wise, Tommy Cooper, Stanley Baxter, Dick Emery, Dave Allen, Les Dawson, Bob Hope, Kenny Everett, Sir Harry Secombe, Billy Connolly, Jasper Carrot and Richard Pryor. With a CV that reads like the 'Who's Who of British Comedy Greats', Cryer's unique blend of old-school gentility and cutting edge intellect facilitates an audience-base that spans generations.

An Audience with Barry Cryer

Immerse yourself in a world where the wonderful Stephen Fry reads some of the more memorable short stories of our time. A brilliant combination of reader and writer come together in these seven short stories available on digital download only. Stephen writes “Saki remains, from a distance of a hundred years, just about the sharpest, cruellest, funniest and most elegant short story writer in our language. Hector Hugh Monro, to give him his real name, was an English writer and journalist whose life was cut short by the Great War. His stories often oppose nature and civilisation, with the more macabre elements of nature usually rising to victory. My favourite of his stories is Sredni Vashtar, as perfect a symbolic tale of the power of adolescence as is imaginable. The triumph of imagination, sexuality and life over the repressive forces of conventionality has never been more perfectly or shockingly expressed. The excellence of Tobermory, the talking cat, of The unrest Cure and the Open Window all reveal that unique blend of Wodehousian social comedy with wicked cruelty. Saki is like a perfect martini but with absinthe stirred in…heady, delicious and dangerous. Enjoy” Stephen Fry 2009

Stephen Fry Presents

Short Stories by Saki

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