Jack is back, and blacker than black. With hysterical reports of people around the globe dying whilst idly reading his previous books, curiously both of them men, and with countless women complaining of uncomfortably close shaves, the Vatican, the World Health Organisation, and the #MeToo bandwagon, are now locked in a three-legged race to ban this book and prevent another pandemic. Or to use today's parlance, to stop it going viral. So, why not buy a few extra copies for your family and friends, and even your enemies, while you still can, and spread the word...

She gave you life. What if she wants it back? Perfect for fans of MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, MAGPIE and HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY. 'Mother's Day is terrific. So dark, so twisted' HARRIET TYCE, AUTHOR OF BLOOD ORANGE 'Superbly written and darkly funny. I simply couldn't look away.' JANICE HALLETT, AUTHOR OF THE APPEAL AND THE TWYFORD CODE 'So dark and so shockingly, fabulously funny. I absolutely adored it.' DAISY BUCHANAN, AUTHOR OF INSATIABLE The last thing Anna needs is a baby. Abandoned, adopted and living hand to mouth, she never dreamt of having a real family. But when she meets her birth mother, everything changes - because the same day, she learns she's going to be a mother too. Marlene is eccentric, generous with her considerable fortune and overjoyed to become a grandmother. Anna's living the dream. But is it her dream, or someone else's? Now she will have to decide what she's willing to sacrifice for a real family - her future, her freedom, even her unborn child. 'A startlingly original, pitch dark page-turner' CLAIRE MCGOWAN, AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU DID AND THE OTHER WIFE 'Dark, brilliant, and completely and utterly compelling.' JENNY COLGAN, AUTHOR OF LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKERY 'Deliciously dark.' JOHN MARRS, AUTHOR OF WHAT LIES BETWEEN US AND THE MINDERS 'Marlene is a jaw-dropping creation, the mother of malign mothers' BETH MORREY, AUTHOR OF SAVING MISSY 'A stunning ending that leaves you breathless. Astonishingly good.' ROBERT THOROGOOD, AUTHOR OF THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB 'Twists and turns until you really can't imagine what might happen next' KATY BRAND, COMEDIAN AND AUTHOR OF PRACTICALLY PERFECT 'Completely gripping and quite terrifying. I was utterly blindsided by its twists and turns.' LUCY PORTER 'Fantastic: so funny, so human - you won't be able to put it down.' ISY SUTTIE

Robert Kirkman (b. 1978) is probably best known as the creator of The Walking Dead. The comic book and its television adaptation have reinvented the zombie horror story, transforming it from cult curiosity and parody to mainstream popularity and critical acclaim. In some ways, this would be enough to justify this career-spanning collection of interviews. Yet Kirkman represents much more than this single comic book title. Kirkman's story is a fanboy's dream that begins with him financing his irreverent, independent comic book Battle Pope with credit cards. After writing major titles with Marvel comics (Spider-Man, Captain America, and X-Men), Kirkman rejected companies like DC and Marvel and publicly advocated for creator ownership as the future of the comics industry. As a partner at Image, Kirkman wrote not only The Walking Dead but also Invincible, a radical reinvention of the superhero genre. Robert Kirkman: Conversations gives insight to his journey and explores technique, creativity, collaboration, and the business of comics as a multimedia phenomenon. For instance, while continuing to write genre-based comics in titles like Outcast and Oblivion Song, Kirkman explains his writerly bias for complex characters over traditional plot development. As a fan-turned-creator, Kirkman reveals a creator's complex relationship with fans in a comic-con era that breaks down the consumer/producer dichotomy. And after rejecting company-ownership practices, Kirkman articulates a vision of the creator-ownership model and his goal of organic creativity at Skybound, his multimedia company. While Stan Lee was the most prominent comic book everyman of the previous era of comics production, Kirkman is the most prominent comic book everyman of this dynamic, evolving new era.

Desperate Times is the unmissable new collection of sketches of contemporary political life by The Times's master of satire, Peter Brookes. Within these pages, the multiple winner of the British Press Awards Cartoonist of the Year showcases the stand-out pieces from his daily cartoons in The Times, up to the minute and breath-taking in their bite and wit. Desperate Times catalogues one of the most eventful years on record with Brooke's usual satire and unsparing critique of political leaders at home and abroad. From Trump to Biden (literally), and from COVID-19 19 to Brexit, this peerless collection of hilarious and beautiful cartoons provides a peerless tonic for these torrid times!