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to browse our catalogues or find out more about hodder rights careers faqs and press releases click read . find out more ... see related jodi picoult jodi picoult is the author of twenty three internationally bestselling novels including my sister s keeper house rules and the storyteller and has also co written two ya books with her daughter samantha van leer between the lines and off the page . she lives in new hampshire with her husband and three children . jodi s uk website is www.jodipicoult.co.uk and she can be found on facebook and twitter at facebook.com jodipicoultuk and twitter.com jodipicoult . she also has a youtube channel www.youtube.com user jodipicoultofficial . see related hodder & stoughton small great things by jodi picoult pre order small great things in hardback and receive a beautiful free physical copy of jodi picoult s ebook only short story shine . simply pre order here and go to www.jodipicoult.co.uk to enter your details . to kill a mockingbird for the 21st century real reader reviewwhen a newborn baby dies after a routine hospital procedure there is no doubt about who will be held responsible the nurse who had been banned from looking after him by his father . what the nurse her lawyer and the father of the child can not know is how this death will irrevocably change all of their lives in ways both expected and not.small great things is about prejudice and power ; it is about that which divides and unites us . it is about opening your eyes . picoult offers a thought provoking examination of racism in america today both overt and subtle . her many readers will find much to discuss in the pages of this topical moving book.she is the master of her craft ... and humanity is what picoult does bestas harrowing as it is readablewith characters that hook the reader into their stories a well researched and thought provoking plot and an acute eye for detail this is a novel that deals with big issues good and evil forgiveness and redemption love and justice . i read it in two long sittings desperate to know the outcome.it s hard to exaggerate how well picoult writesthe new novel from number one bestselling author jodi picoult with the biggest of themes birth death and responsibility.jodi picoult is the author of twenty three internationally bestselling novels including my sister s keeper house rules and the storyteller and has also co written two ya books with her daughter samantha van leer between the lines and off the page . she lives in new hampshire with her husband and three children . jodi s uk website is www.jodipicoult.co.uk and she can be found on facebook and twitter at facebook.com jodipicoultuk and twitter.com jodipicoult . she also has a youtube channel www.youtube.com user jodipicoultofficial.when a newborn baby dies after a routine hospital procedure there is no doubt about who will be held responsible the nurse who had been banned from looking after him by his father . what the nurse her lawyer and the father of the child can not know is how this death will irrevocably change all of their lives in ways both expected and not.small great things is about prejudice and power ; it is about that which divides and unites us.it is about opening your eyes . hodder.co.ukjodipicoult.co.uk hodderbooks jodipicoult hodderbooks jodipicoultukjodi picoult is a regular number one bestseller in australia new zealand south africa as well as in the us and ukthis is picoult s second book with ballantine who are spending enormous amounts of time and money on raising her sales and profile yet furtherheartland jodi big topics a range of characters an impossible situation details see related stephen king stephen king is the bestselling author of more than fifty books . his novels include carrie the shining and revival . his novel under the dome is now a major tv series . his novel 11.22.63 won the los angeles times book prize for mystery thriller as well as the best hardcover book award from the international thriller writers association.many of his books have been turned into celebrated films including misery the shawshank redemption and the green mile . over the years king has had various cameo roles in film adaptations of his books as well as playing rhythm guitar in the rock bottom remainders a rock and roll band made up of some of america s bestselling and best loved writershe was the recipient of the 2003 national book foundation medal for distinguished contribution to american letters . he lives with his wife novelist tabitha king in maine usa . see related hodder paperbacks the bazaar of bad dreams by stephen king the short story obits won the 2016 edgar for best short story.the no. 1 bestselling author delivers an outstanding usa today collection of thrilling stories introducing each one with a fascinating piece on when where or how he came to write it.there is a treasure here for every reader a man who keeps reliving exactly the same life repeating his mistakes over and over again ; a columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries ; a poignant tale about the end of the human race and a firework competition between neighbours which reaches an explosive climax . and exclusive to this paperback edition and the ebook from 6 september a brand new story cookie jar . i made them especially for you says king . feel free to examine them but please be careful . the best of them have teeth . table of contents for the bazaar of bad dreamsintroduction mile 81 premium harmony batman and robin have an altercation the dune bad little kid a death the bone church morality afterlife ur herman wouk is still alive under the weather blockade billy mister yummy tommy the little green god of agonycookie jar that bus is another world obits drunken fireworks summer thunderhe seduces you with an intimate author s note introducing each tale then proceeds to chill you to the bone . do not read before bedthe bazaar of bad dreams is the title it more than lives up to but just as interesting as the stories themselves are their prefaces in which he reveals what inspired each one . who besides king would conjure a flesh eating station wagon from a drive to see his college sweetheart this collection of short works ... reveals king s mastery of the novellaa tense inventory of stories ... king manages to portray a remarkable depth of character within the swiftness of a short story and manoeuvres a vast range of plots ... there are treasures to be found in the bazaar of bad dreams and those who love king ... will find much to savourking is a laureate of small towns ; his ear for dialogue is unerring ... he is also one of those rare authors who can write well about childhood . most potently king can sketch a full blooded character in just a few pen strokes . this gift comes to the fore in his short stories where every syllable countsa more versatile writer than you might imaginesome of king s strongest work in recent years brought together to form an excellent collectionshort stories have a famous place in the king oeuvre with the likes of the body and rita hayworth and shawshank redemption finding second lives on the big screen as stand by me and shawshank redemption ... like all the greats though his ability to grip the reader s mind body and soul with his prose makes it all look easya