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  Dear Young Monster

  Pete MacHale

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  'A jolt, a shock, a humming just beneath my skin, something surging through my veins, my body awakening, buzzing to life finally, FINALLY.'
  A young trans man, struggling as he begins his medical transition, drops out of university and retreats to his quiet hometown. His friends are gone. The neighbours are watching. His body is changing faster than he can make sense of it... until a midnight screening of Frankenstein offers him a strange kind of salvation.
  Staring into the monster's big, dead, sad eyes, something finally clicks: for the first time, he feels seen.
  Vivid, witty and humane, Dear Young Monster is Pete MacHale's debut solo show, delving into fear, otherness, and what it means to embrace being the monster the world keeps telling you that you are.
  It premiered at Bristol Old Vic in 2024, directed by Sammy Glover, and was nominated for the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Studio Production. It transferred to Soho Theatre, London, in 2025.

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  The Prose Edda

  Snorri Sturluson

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  A cornerstone of Norse mythology and medieval literature, The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson is an extraordinary collection that preserves the myths, legends, and poetic traditions of the Viking Age. Written in the early thirteenth century by the Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson, this foundational work remains one of the most important sources of knowledge about the gods, heroes, and cosmology of the ancient North.
  
  Composed as both a handbook for aspiring poets and a record of cultural heritage, The Prose Edda brings to life the powerful deities of the Norse world—Odin, Thor, Loki, Freyja, and many others—through vivid storytelling and intricate mythological narratives. From the creation of the cosmos out of primordial chaos to the cataclysmic events of Ragnarök, the twilight of the gods, the text weaves a grand and dramatic vision of a universe shaped by fate, honor, and heroic struggle.
  
  The work is traditionally divided into four parts: the Prologue, which frames the myths within a historical perspective; Gylfaginning ("The Tricking of Gylfi"), a captivating dialogue that recounts the origins and deeds of the gods; Skáldskaparmál ("The Language of Poetry"), an exploration of mythological references and poetic devices; and Háttatal, a detailed study of verse forms and poetic structure. Together, these sections reveal not only the rich narrative imagination of Norse culture but also the sophisticated artistry of its poetic tradition.
  
  Beyond its literary significance, The Prose Edda serves as a vital bridge between pagan mythology and the medieval Christian world in which it was recorded. Snorri's careful preservation of ancient lore ensures that the voices of the Viking Age continue to resonate across centuries, influencing modern fantasy, literature, art, and popular culture.
  
  Epic in scope and enduring in influence, The Prose Edda offers readers a gateway into a mythic landscape of giants, gods, enchanted realms, and heroic destiny. It stands as a monumental testament to the storytelling power of the North and remains an essential text for anyone seeking to understand the foundations of Scandinavian legend and the enduring appeal of myth.

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  Give Us Liberty - A Tea Party...

  Anonyme

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  Former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and leading organizer of the Tea Party movement, Dick Armey offers a Tea Party Manifesto: Give Us Liberty. Written with Matt Kibbee, President and CEO of FreedomWorks, Give Us Liberty defines the issues and agenda of the wildfire grassroots movement that is electrifying the nation, as it calls on fiscal conservatives to take back America.

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  When the Losing Ticket Becomes...

  Chris Spicy

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  December 2025. The office Christmas party is pulsing with life, the scent of mulled wine filling the air. When IT specialist Olaf suggests a "raffle" game to pair up colleagues for the night, Marc thinks he has pulled the short straw: Caroline. She is the "dud"—the invisible, mousy accountant who hasn't spoken more than a whisper in five years. 
  But the night takes a sharp turn when a spilled glass of red wine forces them into the privacy of the upstairs restroom. The moment the door locks, Caroline’s mask slips completely. Marc quickly realizes he has been wrong all along. The quiet wallflower is gone, replaced by a woman who is dominant, demanding, and incredibly seductive. 
  What starts as an awkward obligation turns into a scorching lesson in control. A steamy short story by Chris Spicy about shattered stereotypes, hidden desires, and the realization that the "losing ticket" might actually be the ultimate jackpot.

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  Floodmeadow

  Toby Martinez de las Rivas

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  The Floodmeadow draws us into a seething pastoral where lightning threatens and thunder gathers, pylons and powerlines hum, and steel-framed gates sing out into the wind. In these incantatory pieces, everything is present at once. The landscape, teetering on apocalypse, is characterised by collision and disintegration. Among fragments of memory and history are meticulously journaled observations of the natural world: the moorhen who 'with exaggerated delicacy steps / free of the reedbeds'; the dragonfly that 'pushes itself through the armour / of its body' to be born.  The world is populated by archangels and wild gods, the roar of military aircraft, hunting dogs caught permanently suspended in the chase and a car that veers from the road into the floodwater in which the whole collection is saturated. Human relations are fleeting and vulnerable, appearing in the impression of a wedding or the recurring moments captured between a father and son, who make between them delicate balsawood constructions, which - as the poems do themselves - take flight in the turmoil, ecstatic one moment, plunged into darkness the next. This is a visionary collection that invokes other times, dimensions and soundscapes to tell out some word of beauty and abundance in the here and now.

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  Notes from a Small Island -...

  Bill Bryson

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  'So, if you Americans already have cornflakes and Woolworths, what brings you to England?'
  It's 1973, and a young man from Des Moines, Iowa, has arrived on the ferry at Dover. He intends to conquer the whole of the island, like Caesar attempted before him.
  But Caesar didn't have to deal with counterpanes, kippers, Cadbury's Curly Wurlies, or Mrs Smegma the landlady's eccentric house rules. As Bill travels the length and breadth of Britain, through villages with names like Titsey and Little Dribbling, something strange starts to happen. Can it be true? Is he really starting to feel at home?
  Bill Bryson's smash-hit memoir Notes from a Small Island spent three years in The Sunday Times bestseller list, sold over two million copies, and was voted the book which best represents the UK.
  Tim Whitnall's hilarious stage adaptation was first produced at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2023. Written for an ensemble cast of seven (but suitable for a cast of dozens), it will appeal to amateur drama groups as a glorious celebration of one of the nation's most beloved books, and a brilliant dissection of the enduring quirks of our small island.

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