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Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

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A G Hopkins

A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

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Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

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A J Rochester

A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

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A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

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Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

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A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

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A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

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A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

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Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

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A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
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A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

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The short life of A.J.A. Symons (1900-41) was described by his biographer as an intricate and largely harmless confidence trick. His many interests included the collection of musical boxes and rare books as well as the study and practice of forgery; they left him time to edit an anthology of Edwardian verse and compose studies of H.M. Stanley and other notable figures. He is remembered for The Quest for Corvo, one of the most remarkable biographies ever written, and for co-founding the Wine and Food Society.

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Jeff Kinney

The adventures of wise-cracking middle school student Greg Heffley who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone's life: middle school. The hilarious and internationally bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

This special edition of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw features an exclusive cover image from the hit Disney+ original movie. Adapted from the third instalment of Jeff Kinney’s worldwide bestselling book series, Greg Heffley returns for his next family misadventure in the new animated feature Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. 
Let’s face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Just try telling that to his father.When Frank Heffley decides to send his aimless middle-school son to a military academy, Greg realizes he’d better shape up – and quick. But it’s not easy for a kid like Greg to transform himself overnight, so he plots and schemes in hilarious ways to avoid being sent away to a place he knows he’ll never survive.To celebrate the full-colour, 3D-animated Disney+ production of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, we’ve created this special edition with an exclusive cover image. 
Collect all the books in the #1 bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (#1) | Rodrick Rules (#2) | The Last Straw (#3) | Dog Days (#4) | The Ugly Truth (#5) | Cabin Fever (#6) | The Third Wheel (#7) | Hard Luck (#8) | The Long Haul (#9) | Old School (#10) | Double Down (#11) | The Getaway (#12) | The Meltdown (#13) | Wrecking Ball (#14) | The Deep End (#15) | Big Shot (#16) | Diper Överlöde (#17) | No Brainer (#18) | Hot Mess (#19) | Partypooper (#20) 
 
 
See the Wimpy Kid World in a whole new way with the #1 bestselling Awesome Friendly books, told from the perspective of Greg Heffley’s best friend Rowley Jefferson: Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal | Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure | Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (Book 3)

Special Disney+ Cover Edition

In Diper Överlöde, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks. 
 
When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick's band, Löded Diper, Greg doesn't realize what he's getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle. 
 
Can Greg help Löded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick's band be a diper överlöde?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde (Book 17)

GREG HEFFLEY AND SPORTS JUST DON'T MIX. 
After a disastrous competition at school, Greg decides that he's officially retired from ANY kind of sport! That is, until his mom persuades him to give it one more go and makes Greg reluctantly agree to sign up for basketball. 
 
 Tryouts are a MESS, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. 
 
 As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot (Book 16)

In The Deep End, book 15 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime. 
 
But things take an unexpected turn, and they find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation - or if they're already in too deep. 
 
And don't miss Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure, an all-new fantasy from Greg's best friend - the follow-up to the instant #1 bestseller Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End (Book 15)

THE ONE WITH THE HOME IMPROVEMENTS 
 
The fourteenth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! 
 
Big changes are in store for Greg Heffley and his family. They are making home improvements! 
 
But with unwelcome critters, toxic mould and the walls coming down, soon Greg discovers renovations aren't all they are cracked up to be. 
 
When the dust finally settles, will the Heffleys be able to stay . . . or will they need to get out of town? 
 
 
WHAT'S IN DIARY OF A WIMPY KID? 
50% words, 50% cartoons, 100% hilarious! 
Stories that all readers can't wait to get their hands on 
Laughter guaranteed! 
 
*BRAND NEW* DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE DEEP END IS OUT NOW! 
 
And DON'T MISS an all-new fantasy from Greg's best friend in Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure, the follow-up to the instant #1 bestseller Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal. 
 
'Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' Independent 
 
Have you read all the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series? 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End - the BRAND NEW Wimpy Kid book - out now!!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball (Book 14)

When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighbourhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. 
Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson. It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighbourhood meltdown. 
 
 When the snow clears, will Greg and Rowley emerge as heroes? Or will they even survive to see another day? 
 
With millions of books sold around the world in 65 editions and 56 languages, Wimpy Kid has turned millions of kids into readers.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown (Book 13)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway (Book 12)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 
 
Get the first four books in this mega-selling series in one brilliant Wimpy Kid set - the funniest books you'll ever read!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books

THE ONE WITH THE HALLOWEEN CANDY 
 
The eleventh laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! 
 
The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mum thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his "creative side". 
 
As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. 
 
But then Greg has an idea. Maybe he can get his mom off his back by making a movie . . . and even become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down (Book 11)

THE ONE WITH THE SCARY SCHOOL TRIP 
 
The tenth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! 
 
Greg Heffley's parents are convinced life was better back in the old days. 
 
But Greg isn't so sure that a life without electronics, central heating and working plumbing sounds all that fun ... And so, despite his best efforts, he is sent off to Hardscrabble Farm to learn about hard work and the great outdoors. 
 
Will Greg be able to survive a week out in the wild? Or will his school trip be a complete DISASTER?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School (Book 10)

THE ONE WITH THE FAMILY ROAD TRIP 
 
The ninth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! 
 
The Heffleys are off on a road trip! The chances of survival are ... quite small to be honest. 
 
Greg's idea of a good summer is air conditioning and lounging in front of the television. But his mum has different plans, and now his family are having an "authentic" summer, trapped together on a road trip. And Greg's soon battling petrol-station bathrooms, crazed seagulls, a fender bender and a runaway pig. 
 
But even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure ­- and this is going to be one that the Heffleys will never forget! 
 
WHAT'S IN DIARY OF A WIMPY KID? 
50% words, 50% cartoons, 100% hilarious! 
Stories that all readers can't wait to get their hands on 
Laughter guaranteed! 
 
And DON'T MISS an all-new fantasy from Greg's best friend in Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure, the follow-up to the instant #1 bestseller Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal. 
 
'Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' Independent 
 
Have you read all the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series? 
 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (Book 9)

THE ONE WHERE GREG NEEDS A NEW FRIEND 
 
The eighth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! 
 
Things haven't been going all that well for Greg Heffley recently. 
 
For one thing, his best friend Rowley has a GIRLFRIEND, so now Greg is in the market for a new best friend. But after he's spent so long training him to be the perfect best friend, finding a 'new Rowley' won't be easy. 
 
And to top it off, his family (including his feral cousins) are coming to stay. Can Greg improve his luck before it's too late?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck (Book 8)

The perfect gift for Wimpy Kid fans - now you can read and listen to Hard Luck, book 8 in the award-winning, hilarious Wimpy Kid series! 
 
Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story? 
 
Perfect for readers of 8+ and also reluctant readers. You can also discover Greg on the big screen in any one of the three Wimpy Kid Movie box office smashes.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck book & CD

THE ONE WITH THE VALENTINE'S DANCE 
 
The seventh laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! 
 
Greg Heffley's school is holding a Valentine's Day dance, and it's turned his world upside down. 
 
It's everyone for themselves as they scramble to find a date for the big day, and Greg's determined NOT to be left partner-less. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either but that's a small consolation... 
 
To make matters worse, his Uncle Gary has moved in and is taking over the whole house. 
 
Will Greg be lucky in love and get his home back?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel (Book 7)

THE ONE WHERE GREG GETS "THE TALK" 
 
The fifth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! 
 
Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. Being older means you can live alone, eat whatever you want for dinner and don't have to share with your brothers. PERFECT. 
 
At least, that's what Greg thought, but it turns out there's a lot more to growing up like dealing with boy/girl dances, increased responsibilities and awkward changes. 
 
On top of all this, he's fighting with this best friend Rowley, and is being dragged to his uncle's FIFTH wedding. Surely there's more to growing up than THIS?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth (Book 5)

THE ONE WITH THE WORST SUMMER EVER 
 
The fourth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! 
 
Greg Heffley's family are going to have to count their pennies this summer. 
 
That means, no beach holiday and lots of 'family togetherness'. Which doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun. The only good thing Greg has to look forward to is his birthday, but even THAT ends in a disaster. 
 
And when his dad brings home a brand-new addition to the family, Greg is outnumbered. It could be a real dog of a summer . . .

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (Book 4)

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

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