SoundingsFrom the lagoons of Mexico to Arctic glaciers, grey whale mothers are swimming with their calves, past predatory orcas, through a warming sea. For 10,000 miles, they endure one of the longest mammalian migrations on the planet. Following them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen Cunningham and her young son Max, in pursuit of a wild hope: that their family of two can make it by themselves. Doreen first visited Utqiagvik, the northernmost town in

her love life is haphazard (to put it kindly) and her elderly mum seems to be losing her mind

denounced in Parliament and never published in that paper - or any other - for many years

honest portrayal of unexpected friendship

He argues they are a cypher for changes in rural Britain

and in this book

this edition includes a preface from the author

Clare confides her darkest suspicions and fears about the case to her journal

Ann Cleeves

A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager

Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes have brought together an inspired and diverse selection

King James has apparently lost his appetite for hunting witches

and the global public has not been well informed about the shattering implications of the latest research