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In this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are.

This book of interconnected stories depicts the chaotic life of a young boy on the run with his teenage mother. When Sarah reclaims Jeremiah from his foster parents, he finds himself catapulted into her world of motels and truck stops, exposed to the abusive, exploitative men she encounters. As he learns to survive in this harrowing environment, Jeremiah also learns to love his mother, even as she descends into drug-fueled madness.

For two months out of the year, Daphne Noelle got to live her dream of owning a bakery. Her little pop-up bake shop—one that looked just like a gingerbread house—brought joy to every customer who stopped by to enjoy her sweet treats. She loved meeting people and making them smile, and being in such a festive setting every day was just the icing on the cake! For the last three years, everything had gone smoothly, but this year, there was one guy who was determined to ruin it all.

Aston University might be teeming with prestigious and wealthy students, but the currency on campus isn’t their millions. It’s their secrets. And the three women living at Clarence Manor are filthy rich in lies and deceit.

You can't hit a magic button to turn your mental health around, but you can harness the power of positive energy to transform your life. Anxiety and depression are constant shadows influencing everything you do. Tasks that are easy on good days become impossible, and nothing lifts your heart from the darkness. However, these companions aren't permanent, and you can find light in places that once seemed dark. Weaving mechanisms into your life can stop anxiety and depression in their tracks.

This book is the result of a deep research and revelation of Dr. Ana Mendez Ferrell in the field of deliverance. This “best seller” is an essential work that every person must listen to in order to enter into the fullness of God’s destiny in one’s life. This is a book of answers and solutions to the many things that are bothering you, and you don’t know how to solve. As you get free from iniquity, you will break the spiritual heritage that prevents you from walking in the Glory of God.

A class president among class presidents, a bespectacled model student who soars to the top of honors lists without fail, Tsubasa Hanekawa also happens to be a decent human being. True, she does have a habit of making single-minded assumptions, but they come from a good place and turn out to be fortuitous as often as not.

The last time I saw my new colleague, she was on top of me. Literally. She’s my best friend’s sister. It might have been a hot onetime fling at his wedding. Maybe....

Once upon a time, I fell for a dashing London restaurateur named Xavier. He left me with a broken heart... and a positive pregnancy test. Now, he's back in my life and determined to stay. He asks me just one question: will I move to London with him? As I enter Xavier's world, our differences couldn't be starker. He's tall, dashing, and practically royal. I'm short, bookish, and the definition of common. First comes love, then comes marriage. Yet all I've got are half-truths and masked secrets. If Xavier and I catch fire, the only thing left in the embers may be our deceptions.

In Rise Like Lions, Booker Prize winning writer Ben Okri has compiled a collection of poems that celebrate the many voices of politics, from polemics and rallying cries to lyrics and meditations. Many of these poems have resonated with readers over lifetimes and through generations, from William Blake to Marvin Gaye. In exploring the impact political poems have on ideas, vision, protest, change and truth, Okri demonstrates how the need for this strand of poetry is as great as it has ever been, and its inspiration just as powerful.

Retired from a high-stress job, Peggy Rector returns to her hometown, determined to kick-start her career as a romance novelist. She’s reconnecting with old friends and an old flame, the handsome Jess Carson. Finding a dead body is not part of her plan.

Kane Easton isn’t friend material. He’s a master manipulator. No one understands why I give him such a hard time. They can’t see past his flawless exterior, but I know he’s keeping a secret— something he’ll protect with absolute ruthlessness. He thinks I’ll fall in line with the rest of Xavier High. Believes he can kiss me into submission. He has no idea what he’s up against.

They say there is happiness at the end of every love story, but they never truly mention the hardships it takes to get there. With Cane, I’d been through hell and back, and now, I was going to be walking up the altar, promising my life to a man that I’d gambled everything for. Some would call me dumb. Some would deem me insane. Others would say I was a fool in love. But I knew what we were, and I knew what we had was real.

As a professional wrestler, Mackenzie “Mack” Siler is accustomed to taking some hits. But the death of her best friend, Samantha Lee, has knocked her so far down she doesn’t see a way back up. All Mack can think about are the three orphaned children left behind. When a letter shows up asking for a favor, Mackenzie sets out on a mission to help the family heal. However, there is one person in the Lee household that will not enjoy her company, and he and Mack go way back.

Xavier Parker gets what he wants. Richer than God. Hotter than fire. Colder than ice. Father of my child. And he has no idea. As London's top restauranteur, he has the golden touch but rules his world with an iron fist. Now he's back in New York with two objectives: Open the newest hotspot in the city, and win back my heart five years after he broke it. I'd run in the opposite direction, but it's been so long...And Xavier knows my recipe. Passion. Pleasure. Just the right kind of pain.

When single mom Hope Reynolds returns to her small New Jersey hometown a decade after a rift with her father, there's only one thing she's looking forward to: seeing her beloved Christmas Star shining across the valley. For townspeople, its been a beacon of hope, a symbol of miracles. Though she long ago stopped believing, Hope needs a miracle now more than ever.

We are living in times of great change and revelation. This is a pioneering audiobook in its genre, designed to revolutionize how you see yourself and lead you to understand how significant your influence is on the Earth. You will see dimensions of the resurrection that you have never seen before. You will know how you are designed and who you are as an eternal celestial being before the foundation of the world. You will know your celestial body, what it means to be a star in God’s firmament, and how it operates with your spirit to produce his light on the Earth.

Sports journalist Melanie Foster has achieved most of her goals: Bomb.com job—check. Tomboy-to-smoking-hottie makeover—check. Convince her best friend, Damien Richards, to slide a ring on her finger and father her two-point-five kids—not so much. When she activates Operation: I’m Gonna Make You Love Me, she never imagines her BFF already has plans to stroll down the wedding aisle with another woman.

Launching into new territory that the author hadn’t mapped out when he embarked on the series, Nekomonogatari (White) tells the tale of heroine Tsubasa Hanekawa from her own perspective, in her own voice - if that can hold true for a damaged soul who, depending on who you’re asking, suffers from a split personality or a supernatural aberration.

Weir's back and even weirder! But it's not just Weir who's weird, it's his whole family. Not even their pet bird is normal! How will he keep cool with a school trip to the zoo coming up and the birthday party of his biggest crush?! It won't be easy...but it will be funny!