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A beautiful, short philosophical memoir of maternal loss and grief, for readers of Max Porter and Helen MacDonald.

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A queer countercultural icon opens up about all things artistic, radical and romantic. Winner of the PEN American Center essay prize.

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At last, the definitive book about perhaps the best cabin crew dramedy ever filmed: View From the Top starring Gwyneth Paltrow. In Ayoade on Top, Richard Ayoade, perhaps one ...

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Who am I, again?’ Riotous, warm-hearted and revealing, and told with Lenny’s trademark energy – expect recipes, comic strips, and tips for aspiring comedians – Who ...

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An illuminating and absorbing introduction to the life and mind of one of our great cultural figures. Stephen Hough is indisputably one of the world’s leading pianists, ...

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‘Every poem in this book is a marvel. Taken all together they make up a work of almost miraculous depth and beauty’ Sally Rooney ‘A poetry debut fit to compare with ...

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‘Like a pizza delivery driver who travels everywhere by moped, or a volcanologist who keeps turning the central heating up, I’m a film critic who loves going to the ...

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Featuring cover artwork and endpapers from the late Howard Hodgkin, this intimate biography of Lord Byron is the first book to explore the poet’s eating disorder and ...

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Until the 29 March, 2019, when it would all definitely be over. Drawing on three years of newspaper columns, a complete transcript of the Content Provider stand-up show, ...

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The new novel about home, belonging, love, courage and identity, set in the fourteenth century, from the Booker-longlisted author of The People’s Act of Love

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__________________________________________ ‘One of the funniest, most finely achieved comic novels, even by her own standard ... I think it’s a masterpiece.’ ALI SMITH ...

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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 ‘An utterly beguiling fever dream of a novel... Its sheer technical bravura places it head and shoulder above pretty much everything ...

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As he sits on the metal bench at the far end of the platform it is clear his choice is strategic – he’s as far away from the night staff as he can get. What the man ...

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New collection of poems by Morgan Parker, author of There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce: ‘This is a marvelous book. See for yourself. Morgan Parker is a fearlessly ...

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Harvest follows their journey from the wildest parts of the planet, traversing Iceland, Indonesia, and Peru, to its urban centres, drawing on the voices of the gatherers, ...

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Winner of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry 2018Jay Bernard’s extraordinary debut is a fearlessly original exploration of the black British archive: an enquiry ...

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A timely queer protest novel set in the drag ball community of New York City, from a Green Carnation Prize-shortlisted author

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Lord of All the Dead is a courageous journey into Javier Cercas’ family history and that of a country collapsing from a fratricidal war.

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Over the course of several years, Simon Armitage has written hundreds of poems for various projects, commissions, collaborations and events, which stand outside of his ...

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To Throw Away Unopened is a fearless dissection of one woman’s obsession with the truth – the truth about family, power, and her identity as a rebel and outsider.

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Ella Crawford is 26, lonely, and so broke that she seduces strange men when she suspects they’ll buy her dinner. Ella is mesmerised by Lonnie’s girlish affection and ...

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Two generations of an American family come of age – one before 9/11, one after – in this moving and original novel from the “intellectually restless, uniquely funny” ...

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The powerful, moving and suspenseful new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.

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THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE COSTA SHORT STORY AWARD WINNER A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK ‘A sharp, ...

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John Buchan’s name is known across the world for The Thirty-Nine Steps. In the past hundred years the classic thriller has never been out of print and has inspired numerous ...

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From award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn comes this beautifully layered portrait of motherhood, immigration and sacrifice