You know, a novella is good when it starts with the line ‘undercurrent of hatred has reached a whole new level after the death of Masha Amini, a twenty-two-year-old university student who was savagely beaten by the morality police.’ And ends with ‘Men! Well, screw them all. I order another Margarita.’

Some people are incredibly creative, and Ferda is one of them—an actor with a postgraduate degree from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. HAPPYAGONY is a collection of personal poems. When I say personal, I mean that HAPPYAGONY is a collection of poems exploring intimate moments, significant episodes, and unique events from his life.

Rodasauri the Dinosaur's Trip to London by Lainey Dee, with charming illustrations by Chrissie Yeomans, is an ideal Christmas adventure for any dinosaur-loving child. Little readers can follow along with Rodasauri, the young Diplodocus, who wants to go on a road trip to see London for the first time. So, one Christmas Eve, he packs his things, ready to travel to the big city and experience it all for himself.

Operation Fools Mate 48 is M.L. Baldwin’s second published novel and a sequel to Operation Fools Mate 24. 48 continues the story of dystopian Britain invaded and under attack by a believable foe. Baldwin’s main character, Mike Faulkes, finds himself and the British army up to their eyes in the sh*t, both physically and metaphorically.

Keven Shevels's second book is ‘A Song of Ice and Haddock’, a prequel to the hilarious ‘A Haddock Files at Midnight.’ Before we dive into the details of Ice and Haddock, you, dear reader, deserve some background notes.

Dr Eric Louw’s The Complexity of Being Human is precisely that, complex. Dr Louw has taken a highly subjective topic of human life and behaviour and dissected the whole into parts to make sense of this intricate and diverse subject.

One of the best ways to introduce children to complex ideas is through storytelling, and Nigel Tetley does just that in Time to Rhyme. This delightful picture book blends playful poems with heartwarming illustrations, capturing the cycles and seasons.

As human beings, we grapple endlessly with the concept of loss and death.