Published By: Hamish HamiltonPages: 336Released On: 30/10/2025 In this keenly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects which have captured her attention in recent years. She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invitesContinue reading “Dead and Alive – Zadie Smith”
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I Shop, Therefore I Am – Mary Portas
Published By: CanongatePages: 336Released On: 02/10/2025 It’s the 1990s: Britpop is dominating the charts, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell stare out from the cover of every glossy magazine and British fashion is ripe for reinvention. Leading the charge is a twenty-something Mary Portas who has been brought in to revitalise the department store Harvey Nichols,Continue reading “I Shop, Therefore I Am – Mary Portas”
Revolting – Terry Deary
Published By: BantamPages: 256Released On: 25/09/2025 It is a truth universally acknowledged that the rich and powerful always look after their own and the working people are always revolting. But every now and again, a new group actually manages to seize power, and it changes history. Horrible Histories author Terry Deary takes readers on a hilariousContinue reading “Revolting – Terry Deary”
The Writer’s Room – Katie da Cunha Lewin
Published By: Elliott & ThompsonPages: 288Released On: 11/09/2025 What is it that so fascinates us about the spaces where writers work? Why does a remote cabin, ramshackle shed or library garret, strewn with papers and piled with books, so capture our imagination? The rooms of certain writers are mythologised almost as much as the worksContinue reading “The Writer’s Room – Katie da Cunha Lewin”
The Healing Power of Korean Letter Writing – Juhee Mun
Published By: CanongatePages: 160Released On: 11/09/2025 Letters have been here all along, quietly influencing countless people in profound ways. They encourage, they bring happiness, while to some they even provide the will to keep on living. Geulwoll is a Korean word for ‘letter’. It is also the name of a small, unassuming letter shop, locatedContinue reading “The Healing Power of Korean Letter Writing – Juhee Mun”
Art Work – Sally Mann
Published By: Particular BooksPages: 288Released On: 09/09/2025 Art Work, by photographer and writer Sally Mann, offers a spellbinding mix of wild and illuminating stories, practical (and some impractical) advice, and life lessons for artists and writers—or anyone interested in the creative path. Written in the same frank, fearless, and occasionally outrageous tone of her bestsellingContinue reading “Art Work – Sally Mann”
Little Ruins – Manni Coe
Published By: CanongatePages: 352Released On: 28/08/2025 Looking to begin a new chapter after years on the move, Manni Coe and his partner take a risk and buy ‘The Corner’, a crumbling but beautiful 150-year-old farmstead tucked into a remote valley in Andalusia, surrounded by olive trees. It’s perfect for their unconventional family of three: Jack,Continue reading “Little Ruins – Manni Coe”
Why My Wife Had to Die – Brian Verity
Published By: Envelope BooksPages: 220Released On: 17/09/2024 Huntington’s disease leads to physical and mental deterioration. There is no cure. It is handed down genetically, with a 1 in 2 chance of inheritance that cannot be determined until the disease shows itself, often not until the sufferer is in their 40s. Many do not know theyContinue reading “Why My Wife Had to Die – Brian Verity”
You Are More Than Your Body – Jennifer Caspari, PhD
Published By: North Atlantic Pages: 180Released On: 17/06/2025 Managing the stresses of everyday life can be exhausting and overwhelming. Dr. Jennifer Caspari knows this struggle well—both through her work as a clinical psychologist and her lived experience as a disabled woman with cerebral palsy. You Are More Than Your Body weaves together clinical expertise, personal stories, andContinue reading “You Are More Than Your Body – Jennifer Caspari, PhD”
The Future of Gardens – Mark Lane
Published By: Melville HousePages: 160Released On: 15/05/2025 As our world continues to change, the gardeners of the future will face many obstacles and dilemmas: from adjusting our practices to less predictable weather conditions and tighter ar – eas, to finding a happy coexistence with AI as it becomes more prevalent in our digital and physicalContinue reading “The Future of Gardens – Mark Lane”
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