In this gorgeously illustrated, full-color graphic memoir, Stan Lee—comic book legend and co-creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other Marvel superheroes—shares his iconic legacy and the story of how modern comics came to be.

In this beautifully illustrated graphic memoir—illustrated by celebrated artist Colleen Doran—Lee tells the story of his life with the same inimitable wit, energy, and offbeat spirit that he brought to the world of comics. Moving from his impoverished childhood in Manhattan to his early days writing comics, through his military training films during World War II and the rise of the Marvel empire in the 1960s to the current resurgence in movies, Amazing Fantastic Incredible documents the life of a man and the legacy of an industry and career.

Many of the worlds best graphic and lowbrow artists re-create the movie posters that might have been, paying homage to some of our favorite cult movies.  Featured here are re-imaginings of cult films that are built into the DNA of any movie buff – Psych, Metropolis, Blade Runner, Star Wars, Alien, Mad Max, Reservoir Dogs, Fight Club, to name very few. Introduction from renowned film critic, David Thomson. Will delight anyone with a serious interest in movies!

A Wodehouse tale for the 21st century. Socially inept author, Alan Blair, fortuitously comes into some money shortly after the death of his parents. Employing a valet (named Jeeves!) proves the only good decision Alan makes as he trips haplessly from one disaster to sucking the nose of the novel’s femme fatale. Wake Up, Sir! is a chortle-out-loud novel that is still somehow poignant.

Yet another amazing children’s book from Wide Eyed!

Open the gates of the Wonder Garden to explore five of Earth’s most extraordinary habitats, each filled with incredible creatures and epic scenery. Trek through the Amazon Rainforest, travel to the Chihuahuan Desert, dive in the Great Barrier Reef, delve deep into the Black Forest and stand on the roof of the world – the Himalayan Mountains – to see nature at its wildest. Breathtaking, engraved illustrations bring to life Earth’s spectacular Wonder Garden.

In this remarkable visual survey, internationally acclaimed photographer Sebastião Salgado documents traditional methods of sustainable coffee farming across the globe, revealing rituals deeply steeped in history and pride. The book spans nearly a decade of research into the hidden world of coffee, highlighting relationships characterized by respect, fair exchange, and a shared understanding that ever-improving quality has the power to improve lives. Salgado, a native to one of Brazil’s premier coffee-growing regions, is the perfect guide for a reader’s journey to principal farming locations in China, Colombia, Guatemala, Ethiopia, India, Brazil, Costa Rica, and beyond. Stunning!

A storm was stretching out across futures to swallow everything in nothing, and it was growing larger, which meant it was getting nearer… Georgie Spider has foretold the end of the world, and the only one who can stop it is Ashala Wolf. But Georgie has also foreseen Ashala’s death. As the world shifts around the Tribe, Ashala fights to protect those she loves from old enemies and new threats. And Georgie fights to save Ashala. Georgie Spider can see the future. But can she change it?

The third and final instalment in the Tribe series will not disappoint!

Real Man Adventures is a fascinating read. Part memoir, part humour essays and part Transgender expose. Cooper, who was born a woman, explores his life as man with the usual concerns of living in suburbia juxtaposed with the fear of hate crimes and the danger he and other transgender face for being who they are. Cooper writes with a skill and humour found in the likes of David Sedaris and, whilst never being afraid to educate the reader on Transgender issues never points fingers or blames the reader for ignorance on, what is still, a sensitive topic in society.

Whilst containing its fair share of Cooper’s personal observation Real Man Adventures contains interviews and insights from a wide range of people connected to the Transgender community, from parents to spouses and, of course transgendered people themselves. Again, ‘Real Man Adventures’ is not a transgender rally cry, accusing the world of not understanding, rather, with thought provoking humour and a deft writing style Cooper not only provides a unique into world so often misunderstood, but does it in a way which is always entertaining and endearing.

This is a great read for anyone who wants an entertaining non-fiction read, or those who enjoy memoirs or books on gender studies.

Three children – Three books – One prophecy

The Emerald Atlas

In book one of the Books of Beginning we meet Kate, Michael and Emma who are thrown from one orphanage to the next. When they arrive in Cambridge Falls and meet Dr Pym they quickly realise that something strange has been happening. They find a mysterious green book that takes them on a wild and dangerous adventure through time. They face monsters, wizards, dwarves, the master and an over the top nasty countess, before returning to a new and improved present.

 Emerald Atlas is a thrilling tale with surprises on every page.

 The Fire Chronicle

In book two of the Books of Beginning Kate, Michael and Emma join with Dr Pym to search for the chronicle. Michael takes a dead man’s memories to learn the secrets of this deadly book, while Emma makes friends with a penguin called Derek and Kate gets attacked by Screechers. Along the way they learn that their parents are alive and are running from the dire magnas.

 I really could not put Fire Chronicle down. One more book to go – I hope it is just as good.

Book 2 finished on a cliff-hanger!! Where is book 3 Mr Stephens??

Ages 10 up

If you’re looking for some fun, light reading with a bit of bite, this is an immensely charming story of a family in crisis amidst the world of wealthy Seattle.

Bernadette is a once-brilliant architect whose mental state has been deteriorating ever since her career went awry 20 years ago. Her gifted daughter Bee is the centre of her world and only friend; while her software visionary husband has morphed into a boring “cyclist” stranger consumed by his work.   Constantly at odds with the stuck-up clique of mothers at her daughter’s school, a hilarious sequence of social disasters and the anxiety of an upcoming family trip to Antarctica send Bernadette over the edge and she goes missing, leaving a wake of chaos behind her. The story unfolds in a series of emails and letters sent between the various characters, compiled by Bee in an effort to track down her mother.

This Book is Full of Spiders (Seriously, Dude Don’t Touch it!) – The sequel to John Dies at the End (JDE), TBFS is bigger and better then it’s predecessor, being more accessible in writing without sacrificing the laugh-out-loud moments.  Set after the events of the first book, TBFS can be read without any prior knowledge of Wong’s wacky universe though a read through of the first book certainly helps ease the reader into the main characters predicament as (yet again) they almost destroy the world (this time with body controlling ‘spiders’).Unlike the first book, which was released online as chapters and, as result was in reality 3 Wong-flavoured adventures in one book rather than one continuous storyline seen in TBFS. Wong still uses the 3 book format to separate the story in which things go from bad, to worse, to as David would say ‘we’re f*@#ed!’. On a whole the story line is a lot more focused and well paced than the first book, which takes away a lot of those ‘what the hell?’ moments of hilarity in the original.

However, this coherence in Wong’s latest novel doesn’t detract too much from the overall humour and wackiness of this tale, with the internet’s favourite canine mascot (Molly) and its fair share of laugh out moments. The action moments are well paced and almost leap out of the page like it would if it was a graphic novel and, unlike JDEactually makes some well placed observations on Western society’s obsession with zombies, technology and mass hysteria.

This Book is Full of Spiders is a more evolved version of the internet’s favourite anti-hero’s with its new found maturity never detracting from what is without a doubt an hilarious and entertaining read.