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As humanity looks beyond Earth to the Moon and Mars, space architecture takes centre stage. The Times correspondent Jonathan Morrison explores how we design for life off-world – from Soviet stations to the ISS and future lunar bases – tracing their roots in sci-fi and extreme Earth habitats.

With insights from astronauts, engineers, and space pioneers, he asks: how can we not just survive, but thrive, in space?

Evie has spent years as assistant to glamorous diva Pim Hardcastle. She is finally home in London for one last Christmas before her dream job in Toronto. With a festive bucket list and a chance meeting with a charming busker, Evie wonders if this goodbye might become a beginning.

Top AI scientist Ava Green is thrust out of her lab and into the social whirl of Castle Beaumont, competing for a prestigious funding prize. Among rival finalists, including the surly poet Forrest Faulkner, Ava navigates dinners, collaborations, and unexpected attractions. As sparks fly with a seemingly perfect contender, Ava must decide if her idea of perfection aligns with her heart.

A new examination of the disappearance of Agatha Christie by a noted biographer, published for the 100th anniversary.

Bestselling novelist Hannah Richell’s memoir of losing her husband, Matt, in a surfing accident in 2014.

Mallory Webb starts university seeking a fresh start, but a blood-soaked wraith tied to her mother’s death returns. With secrets, desire, and an ancient evil rising, love and horror collide with devastating force.

Four men in a lifeboat. Two weeks without food. One impossible choice that would reshape the boundaries between survival and murder. Acclaimed journalist Adam Cohen depicts the harrowing survival story and the courtroom drama. A pulse-pounding true story about one of life’s greatest moral dilemmas.

Nora Claremont and Corey Flemmington have despised each other since day one – until a freak lightning strike swaps their bodies. Forced to live together and impersonate one another, they navigate each other’s lives, learning tolerance, empathy, and unexpected truths. As they race to reverse the swap, they may discover that understanding each other could lead to something more than just returning to their own bodies.

Tabitha Grey’s life seems perfect: her new yarn shop is thriving, and she’s expecting a proposal from her boyfriend. But after finishing a crochet sweater for Richard, she discovers him with someone else, shattering her plans. When the fateful sweater reappears with a mysterious newcomer, Cooper, Tabitha finds herself torn between past heartbreak and new possibilities. Amid small-town twists and unexpected encounters, love proves anything but predictable.

The new literary crime novel by Gold Dagger-shortlisted Burke-Patel is an atmospheric homage to Agatha Christie.

Mairéad, a child-free talent agency head, has her orderly life upended when her estranged sister’s daughter comes to stay after a mysterious accident. What begins as a temporary arrangement soon throws everything into question.

GODSTORM ­– an epic fantasy that is Red Rising meets Circe with a feminist twist. In a petrol-fuelled Roman Empire which never fell, Arrow, a gladiatrix turned governess must rescue the child she has loved as her own, a girl who could tear down the world.

Forced to work with her old cycling rival, Leesa must resist Colin’s charm as sparks fly during the Tour de France—and careers hang in the balance. From the bestselling romcom author of Head over Wheels.

A unique memoir combining personal history with unprecedented access to Doctor Who‘s behind-the-scenes evolution.

The irresistible and unforgettable Mrs. Plansky goes rogue in another whirlwind adventure from bestselling author Spencer Quinn.

Harlowe heads to a cheap Cape Cod rental hoping for a break from his failed relationship and uncertain future – only to find the house full of people who won’t leave, including his ex, Jackson. As he navigates the cottage’s strange magic, hidden secrets, and a mysterious young man who seems to appear everywhere, Harlowe discovers that this summer might change him in ways he never expected.