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“out of the secret world i once knew i have tried to make a theatre for the larger worlds we inhabit. first comes the imagining, then the search for the reality.’ the pigeon tunnel, john le carru’s memoir and his first work of non-fiction, is a thrilling journey into the worlds of his ‘secret sharers’ – the men and women who inspired some of his most enthralling novels. from terrifying meetings with yasser arafat in war-torn beirut to brilliantly observed encounters with the great figures of 20th century film, from stanley kubrick to alec guinness. the reader is swept along not just by the chilling winds of the cold war or by the author’s frightening journeys into places of terrible violence but, most importantly, by the author’s inimitable voice. in this astonishing work we see our world, both public and private, through the eyes of one of the world’s greatest writers.”

Steffi doesn’t talk, but she has so much to say. rhys can’t hear, but he can listen. their love isn’t a lightning strike, it’s the rumbling roll of thunder. steffi has been a selective mute for most of her life – she’s been silent for so long that she feels completely invisible. but rhys, the new boy at school, sees her. he’s deaf, and her knowledge of basic sign language means that she’s assigned to look after him. to rhys, it doesn’t matter that steffi doesn’t talk, and as they find ways to communicate, steffi finds that she does have a voice, and that she’s falling in love with the one person who makes her feel brave enough to use it. the stunning follow up to beautiful broken things is a love story about the times when a whisper is as good as a shout. praise for beautiful broken things:’beautiful broken things is the book i’ve been waiting for. it made me want to go and rugby-tackle my best friends and give them a giant hug. it’s a beautiful tale of the power and complexities of female friendship’ holly bourne, author of am i normal yet?’beautiful broken things is a book that the ya world desperately needs – a book about the beauty, passion and extremities of female friendship’ alice oseman, author of solitaire’starkly realistic and ultimately uplifting, beautiful broken things is a compelling tale of pain and redemption, growing up and growing together, and finding empowerment and strength in friendship’ catherine doyle, author of vendetta’stories about female friendships are hard to come by, especially ones with no romance, but beautiful broken things fills that gap in an intensely compelling and passionate way’ lauren james, author of the next together

‘if you liked bridget jones’s diary, try this’ bbc news ‘so funny and sharp, yet tender and emotional too. i loved it!’ jill mansell ‘i adored the last romeo . . . funny, clever and warm’ adam kay, author of this is going to hurt ‘funny, smart, tart’ russell t davies, creator of bbc drama torchwood ‘a savagely funny and poignant journey’ red magazine ‘a frothy and insightful debut . . . an all-too-recognisable tale of the horrors and joys of attempting to find that special someone’ emerald street ‘a razor-sharp tale, with fabulously drawn characters, crackling dialogue, real emotional heft and a wonderfully acerbic turn of phrase. great fun’ sunday mirror ‘a book we can all relate to . . . myers’ original take on modern dating is refreshing and timely’ gq ***** james is 34 and fed up. his six-year relationship with adam has imploded, he hates his job making up celebrity gossip, and his best friend bella has just announced she’s moving to russia. adrift and single in loved-up london, james needs to break out of his lonely, drunken comfort zone. encouraged by bella, he throws himself headlong into online dating, blogging each encounter anonymously as the mysterious romeo. after meeting a succession of hot/weird/gross men, james has fans and the validation he’s always craved. but when his wild night with a closeted olympian goes viral and sends his twitter-fame through the roof, james realises maybe, in the search for happy-ever-after, some things are better left un-shared. seriously, wherefore art thou romeo . . . from justin myers, author of sensational blog the guyliner, this razor-sharp and cringingly candid account of one man’s quest for the one is as sad, fearless and funny as dating itself. ***** ‘sex and the city meets bridget jones’s diary in this sharp and pacey queer rom-com gone wrong for the digital age’ attitude ‘we can’t remember the last time there was this much buzz in the literary world over a same-sex love story’ indy100 ‘it’s bridget jones meets gossip girl, and if you loved those, you’ll adore this’ look magazine ‘insightful, heartfelt and witty’ laura jane williams ‘myers is a natural raconteur and the last romeo is replete with the sharp wit and tenderness that made the guyliner such a success’ sydney morning herald ‘what would you get if you were to combine adrian mole and almost any marian keyes novel? justin myers’s brilliant debut novel and its lead, james’ sunday times south africa ‘extremely funny, with real heart, depth and resonance’ daisy buchanan ‘warm, witty, wicked and wonderful . . . what an amazing debut’ john marrs, author of the one ‘justin’s writing is razor-sharp and so funny . . . i inhaled it in one sitting’ francesca hornak, author of seven days of us ‘hilarious and insightful, the last romeo is the perfect blend of heart, spark and snark’ isabel costello, literary sofa ‘predictably wise, beautifully written and enormous fun’ marina o’loughlin