New Releases by Naomi Alderman

The highly-anticipated audacious new novel from the Women's Prize-winning author of The Power. 'Alderman has gone from promising young author to publishing phenomenon, a writer gifted with the double Midas touch of commercial success and literary prestige' Sunday Times 'It is the genius of Naomi Alderman to embed a smart and thought-provoking meditation inside a page-turner of a book' Karen Joy-Fowler on The Future They had come from nowhere, and now they were everywhere A few months after her mother dies, the novelist Naomi Alderman sets up a wildlife camera in the back garden of her parents' home. It captures the first image of a strange new animal. Low to the ground, about the size of a badger, flat face, long trunk-like nose. Suddenly these 'mimmoths' are as common as foxes or dogs. And no one knows where they've come from. As Alderman negotiates the territory of grief - a place with its own logic and rhythms - the mimmoths spread. From the UK east and west, to the United States, to Russia, to India. They seem harmless, but oddly intelligent. They cannot be captured, they will not take food from humans, they have their own purposes. Alderman cannot shake the feeling that she has a particular connection to the creatures. Or is she just succumbing to 'mimmoth psychosis'? As the impact of the mimmoths increases, she is pulled into the cross currents of conspiracy theories and global power struggles. Have her deeply personal forms of mourning lent recent events a surreal air, or is our reality changing drastically and irrevocably? From the award-winning author of the international bestseller, The Power, The Strangers is a thrillingly original and devastatingly moving novel that blurs the lines between fiction and reality, inviting us to reconsider what it means to be human. It's like nothing you'll have read before.

'‘Exactly the book you need right now’ Stylist 'You know how the best writers pinpoint something you’ve felt for ages but haven’t been able to articulate? This is like that. It’s so good. She should give Radio 4’s next Reith Lectures' Guardian An electrifying, thought-provoking exploration of how the digital era is reshaping our world, by bestselling, Women's Prize-winning writer Naomi Alderman From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Power What’s the most useful thing you could know about your own life? In this era-defining book, developed from her groundbreaking Radio 4 essay series, Naomi Alderman turns to a question that affects us all: how do we understand, and navigate, the epoch we’re living through? The internet has flooded us with more knowledge, opinions, ideas, opportunities, as well as verbal attacks and misinformation, than ever before. It lets us learn more quickly and also spread falsehood more quickly, it brings us together and also divides us in countless new ways. There is no going back. But we have been here before. In fact, this is humanity’s third information crisis. The first, the invention of writing 5,000 years ago, and the second, the invention of the printing press 600 years ago, drastically reshaped our perceptions, interactions and mental landscapes in ways that feel acutely familiar. Overwhelmed by information, people become afraid and angry, unsettled and distressed, as well as more knowledgeable, educated and curious. By looking at those previous information crises, both the turmoil and the advances, Alderman asks what we can learn from the past to better understand our present, and how this might help us chart a way forward (once again), through the turbulent seas of information overload. 'Alderman is one of our most surprising and delightful public intellectuals, and this book grapples wonderfully with our current schisms and their historical precedents' JON RONSON

What's the most useful thing you could know about your own life? In this era-defining book, developed from her groundbreaking Radio 4 essay series, Naomi Alderman turns her boundless curiosity and incisive thinking to a question that affects us all- how do we understand, and navigate, the epoch we're living through? She calls this epoch the Information Crisis. The internet has flooded us with more knowledge, opinions, ideas, opportunities, as well as verbal attacks and misinformation, than ever before. It lets us learn more quickly and also spread falsehood more quickly, it brings us together and also divides us in new ways, it is now the lens through which we perceive and understand the world. There is no going back. But we have been here before. In fact, this is humanity's third information crisis. The first, the invention of writing 5,000 years ago, and the second, the invention of the printing press 600 years ago, drastically reshaped our perceptions, interactions and mental landscapes in ways that feel acutely familiar. Overwhelmed by information, people become afraid and angry, unsettled and distressed, as well as more knowledgeable, educated and curious. By looking at those previous information crises, both the turmoil and the advances, Alderman asks what we can learn from the past to better understand our present, and prepare for our future. Drawing on the work of philosophers and historians, Don't Burn Anyone at the Stake Today explores how new technology opens up new ways of being and helps us chart a way forward (once again), through the turbulent seas of information overload.

"When Martha Einkorn fled her father's isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything. Now, she's surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather, predictive analytics, and covert weaponry, while spouting technological prophecy. Martha may have left the cult, but if the apocalyptic warnings in her father's fox and rabbit sermon--once a parable to her--are starting to come true, how much future is actually left? Across the world, in a mall in Singapore, Lai Zhen, an internet-famous survivalist, flees from an assassin. She's cornered, desperate and--worst of all--might die without ever knowing what's going on. Suddenly, a remarkable piece of software appears on her phone telling her exactly how to escape. Who made it? What is it really for? And if those behind it can save her from danger, what do they want from her, and what else do they know about the future? Martha and Zhen's worlds are about to collide. An explosive chain of events is set in motion. While a few billionaires assured of their own safety lead the world to destruction, Martha's relentless drive and Zhen's insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful or the cataclysmic end of civilization. By turns thrilling, hilarious, tender, and always piercingly brilliant, The Future unfolds at a breakneck speed, highlighting how power corrupts the few who have it and what it means to stand up to them. The future is coming. The Future is here"--

‘Ongehoorzaam’ is de eerste roman van de bekroonde auteur Naomi Alderman. Wanneer een geliefde rabbijn overlijdt, komt diens dochter Ronit over uit New York en verheugt zich op het weerzien met vrienden uit haar jeugd in Hendon, een Londense wijk. Maar al snel wordt duidelijk dat ze haar milieu ontgroeid is. Wanneer Ronit haar jeugdvriendin Esti weer ontmoet, die een heel ander pad is ingeslagen, worden de twee vrouwen gedwongen hun verleden onder ogen te zien, evenals de moeilijke keuzes die zij afzonderlijk hebben moeten maken. ‘Ongehoorzaam’ is in 2017 verfilmd met Rachel Weisz en Rachel McAdams in de rollen van Ronit en Esti.

O final da década de 2020 aproxima-se e, entre a ciberciência decadente, a inteligência artificial omnipresente e uma crise climática alarmante, a Terra continua a descarrilar. Quando Martha Einkorn fugiu do complexo isolado do seu pai, no Oregon, nunca esperou dar por si a trabalhar para um poderoso magnata dos meios de comunicação social, empenhado em controlar tudo. Agora, está rodeada de empresas imensamente ricas que criam meteorologia privada, análises preditivas e armamento secreto, enquanto profetizam sobre tecnologia. Martha pode ter abandonado o culto, mas se os avisos apocalípticos do sermão de Raposa e Coelho do seu pai — outrora uma parábola para ela — começam a tornar-se realidade, quanto futuro resta ainda? Do outro lado do mundo, num centro comercial em Singapura, Lai Zhen, uma especialista em sobrevivência famosa na Internet, foge de uma assassina. Está encurralada, desesperada e — o pior de tudo — pode morrer sem nunca saber o que se está a passar. De repente, aparece no seu telemóvel um software extraordinário que lhe diz exatamente como escapar. Quem o criou? Para que serve realmente? E se aqueles que estão por detrás dele a podem salvar do perigo, o que é que querem dela e o que mais sabem sobre o futuro? Os mundos de Martha e Zhen estão prestes a colidir. Uma cadeia explosiva de acontecimentos é posta em marcha. Enquanto alguns bilionários, seguros da sua própria segurança, conduzem o mundo à destruição, a vontade incessante de Martha e a curiosidade insaciável de Zhen podem conduzir a algo de belo ou ao fim cataclísmico da civilização.Emocionante, hilariante, terno e sempre brilhante, O Futuro desenrola-se a uma velocidade vertiginosa, mostrando como o poder corrompe os poucos que o têm e o que significa fazer-lhes frente.

"Captivant. Le Futur va, à mon sens, dépasser toutes les attentes." Margaret Atwood. La fin des années 2020 approche et, entre cyberscience décadente, intelligence artificielle omniprésente et crise climatique plus qu’alarmante, la Terre continue de dérailler. Seuls les trois plus grands milliardaires du monde restent sereins. Lenk, Zimri et Ellen ont fait fortune dans la Silicon Valley et, bien que rivaux, ils ont tout prévu ensemble pour survivre si un jour l’humanité venait à s’effondrer. Or ce jour semble être arrivé. Mais c’est compter sans une jeune influenceuse, Lai Zhen, ancienne réfugiée hongkongaise, qui mène l’enquête sur les plans secrets des ultrariches. Alliée à un groupe d’idéalistes aussi exubérants que remontés, elle se met à rêver à un avenir où les technologies serviraient des causes plus nobles que celles de nous isoler, lobotomiser et forcer à consommer toujours plus. Mais comment reprendre le contrôle du futur ? Entre références bibliques et indigènes, poursuites infernales et course contre la montre, Le Futur se lit comme un jeu de survie palpitant où la trahison plane à chaque instant. Avec son style dynamique, Naomi Alderman signe une allégorie explosive des dérives technologiques et nous balade aux quatre coins du monde pour mieux saisir l’état de nos sociétés qui se déshumanisent à toute allure.

Immagina che stia per arrivare la fine del mondo. Immagina che esista un algoritmo in grado di avvisarti con dieci giorni di anticipo e che solo un gruppo ristretto e molto selezionato di persone abbia accesso a queste informazioni. Salteresti a bordo di un aereo per salvarti mentre il resto dell’umanità collassa sotto la pressione del cambiamento climatico e di una nuova pandemia? Lai Zhen è una giovane esperta di tecniche di survivalismo. Tiene conferenze in giro per il mondo e i suoi video raccolgono milioni di visualizzazioni. Del resto, quando hai assistito da bambina al crollo di Hong Kong e hai trascorso parte dell’adolescenza in un campo profughi, l’istinto di fuga e di sopravvivenza è tutto ciò che ti rimane. Martha Einkorn è l’assistente di Lenk Sketlish, ceo di Fantail, il più grande social network globale. È lei a convincerlo a collaborare con le altre due maggiori Big Tech del pianeta per creare un sistema di aree protette, dove tutelare il poco che resta della natura incontaminata. Anche nel passato di Martha, però, si cela un segreto che condiziona i suoi pensieri e la sua visione del mondo. L’incontro fra Zhen e Martha mette in moto un meccanismo inarrestabile che ci mostra cosa potrebbe succedere al pianeta in un futuro non troppo lontano. Ma in questo gioco di luci e ombre niente è come sembra. Da un killer spietato appostato in un centro commerciale a un forum online di survivalisti che prende una deriva biblica, da droni minuscoli come insetti capaci di ucciderti in un soffio a un aereo che scompare all’improvviso dai radar: il nuovo romanzo di Naomi Alderman è una miscela esplosiva, imperniata su un caleidoscopio di personaggi umanissimi e memorabili. Ed è anche un appello accorato ad agire per salvare il pianeta dalla catastrofe, perché quando il futuro sembra buio e la disperazione prende il sopravvento, solo la fiducia e la collaborazione tra gli esseri umani possono riaccendere la speranza.

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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys. Andrew Brown works at a big international bank. He makes lots of money every day, but he never has enough time. Now, he might have found a way to borrow some. But, instead of making his life easier, more time might just give him more problems. Maybe the time-travelling Doctor can help!

A new version of this much-loved anthology, with a brand-new story featuring the brand-new Thirteenth Doctor from literary sensation Naomi Alderman! Twelve wonderful tales of adventure, science, magic, monsters and time travel - featuring all twelve Doctors - are waiting for you in this very special Doctor Who book. And now they're joined by a very exciting, and very exclusive, new tale - written by Naomi Alderman, author of The Power - that will star the Thirteenth Doctor, as she battles to save the universe with her three close and trusted friends. Other authors featured are: Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Neil Gaiman, and Holly Black.

Hva vil skje om kvinnene får makten i egne hender? En dag oppdager kvinner over hele verden at de har en ny kraft: Hendene deres kan skyte elektriske ladninger - med et lite knips kan de påføre andre mennesker støt, lammelser, grusomme smerter - til og med død. Klodens menn må plutselig innse at de ikke lenger har kontroll. Fra nå av er de prisgitt kvinnenes makt: Jentenes Dag har kommet. Men hva gjør kvinnene med makten de har fått - og hva gjør makten med kvinnene? En åndeløst spennende futuristisk triller, en fengslende og flertydig roman, og en svimlende utforskning av makt og kjønn. I romanen møter vi fire skikkelser forskjellige steder i verden - tre kvinner og en mann - som alle får livene forandret av kraften. Hva gjør den nye makten med dem? Hvordan forandres samfunnet, menneskene og forholdet mellom kjønnene? Og er det endelig mulig å bygge en rettferdig verden, nå som mannens undertrykking er borte? Kraften er en intens leseropplevelse - som vil få deg til å se på verden med nye øyne.

Het was een tijd van wrede overheersing. Jonge mannen en vrouwen gingen de straat op om te protesteren. Dictators sloegen de opstand met harde hand neer. Geruchten gingen van mond tot mond. ’s Werelds grootste rijk werd aangevallen door rebellen. En te midden van dit alles stierf een ogenschijnlijk onbeduidende prediker. Naomi Alderman verhaalt indrukwekkend over het begin van onze jaartelling en plaatst met Het boek van leugenaars een vertrouwd verhaal in een compleet nieuw daglicht. ‘Een indringende hervertelling.’ Hilary Mantel ‘Uitzonderlijk. Alderman is een extreem getalenteerd schrijfster.’ Joanne Harris ‘Intelligent, grimmig, meeslepend.’ Charlotte Mendelson

An award-winning writer reimagines the life of Jesus, from the points of view of four people closest to him before his death. This is the story of Yehoshuah, who wandered Roman-occupied Judea giving sermons and healing the sick. Now, a year after his death, four people tell their stories. His mother grieves, his friend Iehuda loses his faith, the High Priest of the Temple tries to keep the peace, and a rebel named Bar-Avo strives to bring that peace tumbling down. It was a time of political power plays and brutal tyranny. Men and women took to the streets to protest. Dictators put them down with iron force. In the midst of it all, one inconsequential preacher died. And either something miraculous happened, or someone lied. Viscerally powerful in its depictions of the period -- massacres and riots, animal sacrifice and human betrayal -- The Liars' Gospel makes the oldest story entirely new.

Une nouvelle aventure fascinante du Docteur et d'Amy, interprétés par Matt Smith et Karen Gillan dans la spectaculaire série télévisée de la BBC. La vie d'Andrew est une course contre la montre. Il n'a ni le temps de téléphoner à sa sœur, ni celui de préparer la réunion décisive qui pourrait propulser sa carrière. Invariablement, le train est en retard, l'ascenseur en panne. Si seulement il avait un peu plus de temps... Messieurs Symington et Blenkinsop sont justement tout disposés à lui en prêter - à un taux d'intérêt défiant toute concurrence. Mais le Docteur, Amy et Rory mènent l'enquête sur cette affaire aussi lucrative que douteuse.

Hidden away in an Oxford back street is a crumbling Georgian mansion, unknown to any but the few who possess a key to its unassuming front gate. Its owner is the mercurial, charismatic Mark Winters, whose rackety trust-fund upbringing has left him as troubled and unpredictable as he is wildly promiscuous. Mark gathers around him an impressionable group of students- glamorous Emmanuella, who always has a new boyfriend in tow; Franny and Simon, best friends and occasional lovers; musician Jess, whose calm exterior hides passionate depths. And James, already damaged by Oxford and looking for a group to belong to. For a time the group lives in a charmed world of learning and parties and love affairs. But university is no grounding for adult life, and when, years later, tragedy strikes they are entirely unprepared. Universal in its themes of ambition, desire and betrayal, this spellbinding novel reflects the truth that the lessons life teaches often come too late. 'The naïve sense of indestructibility possessed by a close-knit group of students is expertly balanced with the suspense of what threatens to unfold.' Sophie Morris Saturday Independent 'Naomi Alderman's second novel examines the warping effects of wealth.' Joanna Briscoe, Observer 'Alderman's premise is familiar - trust-funder going to the bad - but this is, nonetheless, a dark spell of a book, with brooding disenchantment at its heart.' Eithne Farry.Daily Mail 'As the novel progresses, we are forced to look at how people are driven by impulses they're not even aware of, and the most brutal lesson of all- that love doesn't come without pain or sacrifice.' Alastair Mabbott, The Herald 'The Lessonsis sturdily plotted and hooks you in- it's a good read if not unique.' Alice Fisher, Observer 'Alderman packs a punch with her opening line', Lianne Kolirin, Daily Express 'The Lessonshas more insight into human nature than Martin Amis's The Pregnant Widow, and is more intellectually sustained. This is a second novel from a young writer of huge talent, ambition and energy.' Amanda Craig, Independent 'No one writes about pain better than Alderman. Lose yourself in 278 pages and you enter another world.' Liz Hoggard, Evening Standard 'Naomi Alderman is, evidently, not afraid of ghosts. She courts them and flirts with them and defies them in her darkly seductive second novel, The Lessons.' Damian Barr, Independent on Sunday 'Beautifully written . . . satisfyingly complex exploration of the characters and their relationships.' Samira Shackle, New Statesman 'This is a remarkable novel, which portrays with uncomfortable accuracy the feted world of the Oxford undergraduate. It reminds me a great deal of Donna Tartt's The Secret Historyin that it has the same brooding sense of menace and the same lightening characterisation. Naomi is a supremely talented writer.' Joanne Harris, 'Witty, dark and compelling.' Charlotte Mendelson 'Wise, compassionate and heart-rending, a novel that conveys all the cruelty and pain of gilded youth.' Liz Jensen author of Chocolat Praise for Disobedience- 'Rich, fresh, fascinating. A wonderful novel' Sunday Times 'Sharp, funny and poignant' Hilary Mantel

In this poignant debut novel, a woman finds herself caught between the Orthodox Jewish community that raised her and the secular world that changed her.

Alderman’s archive features notebooks, manuscript drafts for her novels, 'Disobedience' and 'The Power', as well as annotated creative writing workshop submissions, early short stories and some edited scripts for Alderman's co-created Zombies Run! app. A significant amount of material is background research and professional papers. The collection of 28 boxes is still in the process of being catalogued. Some material has been embargoed.