Department of the Vanishing by Johanna Bell

Department of the Vanishing by Johanna BellBefore the Anthropocene, the air pulsed with birdsong. Now, a silence is falling. Ava spends her days at The Department, rebuilding lost species from the remaining fragments of art and scientific data. Her dying mother thinks she should quit. So does her lover, and the sex workers who loiter outside her apartment. But when a ghost from her past shows up, Ava is compelled to follow its broken song deep into the archives uncovering a secret that could

Then she meets Simone

'An exciting and enticing triumph

a showdown with the policeman

In this meticulously researched history

landmark study that has deservedly won plaudits from both Palestinian and Israeli historians' Justin Marozzi

Splash into summer with this glorious love letter to the seasons

With vibrant illustrations and a compelling narrative

and mysterious secrets

 EXCITING NEW APPROACH TO POETRY: Funny

By examining cultural milestones

Praise for Long IslandÂ

they're small enough to carry around everywhere