‘[An] insightfully nightmarish parable ‘ HALLE BUTLER

‘A stunner’ NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH

‘Luminous ? as if George Saunders infiltrated the Severance writers’ room‘ WASHINGTON POST

A work place novel. A love story. A dream you can’t wake from?

Jonathan Abernathy is a loser. Unemployed and behind on his student loan repayments, the only thing Abernathy has in abundance is debt.

When a secretive government loan forgiveness programme offers him a job he can literally do in his sleep, Abernathy thinks he’s found his big break. Hired as a dream auditor, he finds himself entering the dreams of white-collar workers to flag their anxieties for removal at night so they’ll be more productive in the day. If Abernathy can at least appear competent, might he have a chance at a new life?

As Abernathy tries to find his footing in this new gig, reality and morality begin to warp around him. Soon, the lines between life and work, right and wrong, and even sleep and consciousness, have blurred and Abernathy begins to wonder just what he might have signed away?

Wildly imaginative, laced with black humour and full of close-to-the-bone truths, Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind is the cult workplace novel that’s like nothing else you’ve read before.

‘Surrealist ? A scathing critique of capitalism’TIME

‘A rare and fine achievement.’ THE TELEGRAPH

‘Imagine the movie Inception, but populated by the middle-management workers in David Graeber’s book Bullshit Jobs’ NEW YORK TIMES

‘An excitingly original writer, inventing much needed and killingly funny satires for contemporary work and dreams of success‘ HOLLY PESTER

‘A revelation’ HILARY LEICHTER

‘An original mind brimming over with invention’ BEN MARCUS

‘An exuberant, poignant, freewheeling debut ? very funny’ JEFF VANDERMEER

‘The spiritual sibling of Severance, but creepier’LITERARY HUB

Thirty-two days underground. No heat. No sunlight.

4 June 1938. Nathaniel Kleitman and his research student make their way down the seventy-one steps leading to the mouth of Mammoth Cave. They are about to embark on one of the most intrepid and bizarre experiments in medical history, one which will change our understanding of sleep forever. Undisturbed by natural light, they will investigate what happens when you overturn one of the fundamental rhythms of the human body. Together, they enter the darkness.

When Kleitman first arrived in New York, a penniless twenty-year-old refugee, few would have guessed that in just a few decades he would revolutionise the field of sleep science. In Mapping the Darkness, Kenneth Miller weaves science and history to tell the story of the outsider scientists who took sleep science from the fringes to a mainstream obsession. Reliving the spectacular experiments, technological innovation, imaginative leaps and single-minded commitment of these early pioneers, Miller provides a tantalising glimpse into the most mysterious third of our lives.

In the coming decades, the technology that enables virtual and augmented reality will improve beyond recognition. Within a century, world-renowned philosopher David J. Chalmers predicts, we will have virtual worlds that are impossible to distinguish from non-virtual worlds. But is virtual reality just escapism? In a highly original work of ‘technophilosophy’, Chalmers argues categorically, no: virtual reality is genuine reality. Virtual worlds are not second-class worlds. We can live a meaningful life in virtual reality – and increasingly, we will.

What is reality, anyway? How can we lead a good life? Is there a god? How do we know there’s an external world – and how do we know we’re not living in a computer simulation? In Reality+, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of philosophy, using cutting-edge technology to provide invigorating new answers to age-old questions.

Drawing on examples from pop culture, literature and film that help bring philosophical issues to life, Reality+ is a mind-bending journey through virtual worlds, illuminating the nature of reality and our place within it.

‘If you lie awake wondering how to get a good night’s sleep, this could be the answer to all your problems.’ HAPPIFUL

As seen in SUNDAY POST, METRO, EXPRESS, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, and WOMAN & HOME

We’re bombarded with confusing and contradictory advice about achieving a better night’s sleep. So, what’s the secret?

The Art of Sleeping combines the latest scientific research, expert advice, and Rob’s own tricks and tips about dealing with insomnia to create a concise, practical, and engaging handbook on achieving better sleep.

By exploring the three key pillars of sleep: behaviour, environment, and diet (BED), readers will find themselves equipped with techniques to aid sleep and relaxation, and to live a happier, calmer, and more successful life.