A masterful book that weaves together two seemingly disparate strands—the demise of heavy industry and the rise of care work—into a single thread that traces the story of a broken society.

Does a widower have to attend his wife’s funeral? Or is this his best excuse ever for calling in sick?

A superb dissection of a haunting, lifting the lid on the dark energies which, regardless of belief in the paranormal, simmer beneath the surface of everyday life

This light, informative read is a fantastic crash course for NIN novices who want to dive into the abyss.

Stevens and Swan examine the life and work of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists in a work that is as richly textured as it is finely drawn

These spooky short stories form a big picture that’s even more haunting than the eerie puzzle pieces.

Wendy Lower peels back the Holocaust’s layers of statistics, numbing shock and horror to reveal one of the human stories underneath

A fascinating, occasionally speculative examination of “lost” cities which also dissects just where murky concepts like ‘lost civilisations’ really come from

As second books in fiction trilogies go, this one is among the best.

A must-read for fans of the musician and his city. But if anyone unfamiliar with either should be so inclined to embark on a new journey with this book, oh the places it will take them.