A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

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The short life of A.J.A. Symons (1900-41) was described by his biographer as an intricate and largely harmless confidence trick. His many interests included the collection of musical boxes and rare books as well as the study and practice of forgery; they left him time to edit an anthology of Edwardian verse and compose studies of H.M. Stanley and other notable figures. He is remembered for The Quest for Corvo, one of the most remarkable biographies ever written, and for co-founding the Wine and Food Society.

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A. J. Liebling, born in Manhattan in 1904, joined the staff of the New Yorker in 1935 and contributed innumerable articles to the magazine throughout his lifetime, on subjects ranging from food to boxing and France to horse racing. As a war correspondent during the Second World War, he reported from France, England and Algeria, and participated in the Normandy landings. In later life he married the writer Jean Stafford, his third wife. He died in 1963.

A. J. Liebling

A. J. Rosen is an author of YA fantasy novels and is an ambassador for Wattpad, known as @agatharoza. Entwined is her first novel.

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A. K. Davidson

A. O. Scott has been a film critic at the New York Times since 2000. His writing has appeared in many other publications, including the New York Review of Books, Slate, the New Yorker and the Nation. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism in 2010, Scott is currently Distinguished Professor of Film Criticism at Wesleyan University. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. 
 
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A. O. Scott

A.S. Byatt (1936-2023) was a novelist, short-story writer and critic of international renown. Her novels include Possession (winner of the Booker Prize 1990), the Frederica Quartet and The Children’s Book, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999, and was awarded the Erasmus Prize 2016 for her ‘inspiring contribution to life writing’ and the Pak Kyongni Prize 2017. In 2018 she received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award.

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A. T. Williams won the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2013 for his book A Very British Killing: The Death of Baha Mousa. He lives in Warwickshire.

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A. W. Chase

Dubbed ‘The new queen of spy fiction’ by the Guardian newspaper, and ‘the real thing’ by the Washington Post, A.C. 'Ava' Glass is the CWA Dagger-shortlisted author of Alias Emma (The Chase), The Traitor and The Trap. The Traitor was a 2023 Richard and Judy Bookclub pick. Alias Emma was a Barnes and Noble book of the month. A former crime reporter and communications consultant, for five years Ava worked closely with spies. Her time in that world fascinated her, and the people she met back then inspire every book she writes.

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Arthur Edward Waite was the designer and co-creator of the now famous Rider Waite Tarot deck. 
 
An American-born British poet and scholarly mystic, his strong interest in all esoteric matters - divination, magic, Kabbalism, alchemy and Freemasony - led to him penning a number of books. These include the Key to the Tarot, The Book of Ceremonial Magic and A New Encyclopedia of Freemasony.

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A.E. Warren is the author of the Tomorrow's Ancestors series, which consists of Subject Twenty-One, The Hidden Base, The Fourth Species and The Final Rising. 
 
After spending eight years working as a lawyer, she began to write in the evenings and early mornings as a form of escapism from life in a very small cubicle with lots of files. She self-published her first novels in her spare time, which were picked up by Del Rey UK which is the science fiction/fantasy imprint of Penguin Random House. 
 
 She is an avid reader, occasional gamer and fair-weather runner. She lives in the UK with her husband, daughter and hopefully, one day, a wise border terrier named Austen.

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A K Benedict writes crime and speculative fiction in a room filled with clowns, mannequins and Doctor Who figures. Her first novel, The Beauty of Murder, was nominated for an eDunnit award and is in development for a major 8-part TV series by Company Pictures. Her second, Jonathan Dark or The Evidence of Ghosts, came out in February 2016. She's written Torchwood audio dramas for Big Finish and her short stories have featured in anthologies including Great British Horror and Best British Short Stories. She lives in St Leonards-on-Sea with her dog, Dame Margaret Rutherford.

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A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards – including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in Essex.

A.L. Kennedy

A.M. Ellis is a speculative fiction author and lover of everything steeped in myth and mystery. Her stories often lean into diverse voices, not only in her identity as a Black woman, but in exploring neurodivergence and mental health. A proud introvert and nostalgic gamer, she lives in Maryland, USA, with her husband and three children.

A.M. Ellis

A.N. Wilson was born in 1950 and educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is an award-winning biographer and a celebrated novelist, winning prizes for much of his work. He lives in North London.

A.N. Wilson

A. T. Emerald lives with her husband and baby daughter in Nottinghamshire. She discovered her love of writing in 2020 and has not shut up about enemies to lovers ever since. She loves iced matcha, torrid love confessions with knives pressed to throats (fictional, of course) and does not accept bills for any therapy her books might incur.

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A.W. Priest

A.B.C. Merriman-Labor was a barrister, writer and munitions worker born in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1877. His published works include A Series of Lectures on the Negro Race and The Story of the African Slave in a Nutshell. He also edited two editions of the Handbook of Sierra Leone. He arrived in the UK in 1904 to study law. In 1907, he organised a centenary commemoration of the abolition of the slave trade in Westminster Abbey. He later embarked on an 'entertainment-lecture' tour called Life and Scenes in Britain, travelling across thousands of miles of West, South West and Central Africa, which he expanded on to create Britons Through Negro Spectacles.

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Aabria Iyengar is an American actress and author.

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Aaliya Jaleel is a freelance illustrator, designer, and visual development artist, currently majoring in Animation at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is also the illustrator of Under My Hijab and Muslim Girls Rise. You can visit her online at www.aaliyamj.com.

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Aaron Allston

After more than fifteen years of experience as a clinical psychotherapist, Dr Aaron Balick has taken the amazing insights from psychology and psychotherapy out of the consultation room and made them accessible to the wider world. 
 
He has been an ‘agony uncle’ for many years for both CBBC and BBC Radio 1, as well as on television, including BBC Worldwide, BBC 3 and BBC Learning.

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Martin Dorey

One of 'the best new books on eco-living' Sunday Times 
 
Litter on our streets, plastics in our seas, overflowing landfill, fatbergs... Do you know where your rubbish ends up? 
 
We are all responsible for the waste we make and we can make simple changes to live more planet-friendly lives. 
 
Expert environmental campaigner Martin Dorey looks at what we recycle, what we bin, what we take to the tip - plastics, food, clothing, electricals and furniture - where it goes and what it really does to our planet. 
 
Martin offers simple, impactful ways – #2minutesolutions – to cut down your waste and why they make a big difference. 
 
You can help save the planet. It only takes 2 minutes.

No More Rubbish Excuses

How to reduce your waste and why you must do it now

Seth Wynes

'The most effective ways for individuals to reduce their carbon footprint' INews 
 
Climate Change researcher, Seth Wynes, sets out in the simplest terms how you can make a real and positive impact. 
 
Make changes at home, at work, to how you shop, eat, live - start by finding one thing your family can change with this book and do it today. 
 
What you do matters - and the science proves it. How many actions can you tick of the list in this book to help save our planet?

What you can do to reduce climate change – simple actions that make a difference

Rob Walker

Notice more, and notice more joy in the everyday. 
 
Distracted? Overwhelmed? Feel like your attention is constantly being pulled in different directions? Learn how to steal it back. 
 
 Accessible and inspiring, this book features 131 surprising and innovative exercises to help you tune out white noise, get unstuck from your screen and manage daily distractions. 
 
Make small yet impactful changes and bring focus to the things and people that are most important to you.

The Art of Noticing

Rediscover What Really Matters to You

Victoria Turk

How do you reply to your colleague's weird email? What might Debrett’s say about your Tinder profile? And just how do you know if you're mansplaining? 
 
In this irreverent journey through the murky world of digital etiquette, WIRED's Victoria Turk provides an indispensable guide to minding our manners in a brave new online world. 
 
The digital revolution has put us all within a few clicks, taps and swipes of each other. But familiarity can breed contempt, and whilst we’re more likely than ever to fall in love online, we’re also more likely to fall headfirst into a blazing row with a stranger. Google’s unofficial motto is Don’t Be Evil, but sometimes that’s easier said than done. If you've ever encountered the surreal battlefields of digital life and wondered why we don't all just go analogue, this is the book for you.

Digital Etiquette

Everything you wanted to know about modern manners but were afraid to ask

Geoff Tibballs

'I won't lie to you, fatherhood isn't easy like motherhood' - Homer Simpson 
 
Fathers come in many guises - wise or silly, strict or kind. They can make you laugh and they can make you cringe. They can drive you home and they can drive you mad ... 
 
In Just Like Dad Says, wise and witty words from the likes of Billy Connolly, Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Milligan and Homer Simpson cover everything from the joy of being a new dad to waving kids off as they - finally - leave home. 
 
Old and new, laugh-out-loud funny or wickedly dry, Just Like Dad Says is the best ever collection of quotes by and about Dad. 
 
'My father only hit me once - but he used a Volvo' - Bob Monkhouse 
 
'Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective' - P.J. O'Rourke

Just Like Dad Says

A Book of Dad's Wit

The Gin Foundry

Everything you need to know about gin in 128 pages, by the Gin Foundry. 
 
The perfect accompaniment to a gin &amp; tonic, Gin Foundry have poured their expertise into one succinct expert read. 
 
Includes: The modern history of gin; How gin is made; What to look for when choosing gin; Deciphering gin labels; How to taste gin; Gin Foundry's botanical flavour wheel; Gin styles; Best cocktails for different gin styles; Fruit gins and infusions; The perfect gin &amp; tonic; Gin Foundry’s garnish/gin pairing guide. Plus much more...

Gin: Distilled

The Essential Guide for Gin Lovers

Luke Hersheson

'Luke is someone I trust implicitly with my hair.' Victoria Beckham 
 
'From the moment Luke Hersheson cut off my long locks ... I finally began to undersand my own hair ... My friend Lauren Laverne began to call Hershesons "The Happy Place".' Sali Hughes 
 
'Full of his amazing advice. Only person who could convince me to take the plunge and cut it all off.' Alice Levine 
 
We all know the secret to happiness is a good hair day. 
 
It’s OK to take your hair seriously, because it’s more than just hair ­– it’s about confidence, it’s about self-expression, it’s all about feeling good in your own skin. This book will show you how. 
 
Practical, inspirational, products tested, myths-busted, all occasions covered. This book offers all the expert styling advice and hair dos and don’ts you will ever need from acclaimed fashion and A-list hairstylist Luke Hersheson, the man behind the iconic cuts and styles seen on runways for Missoni and Armani, in the pages of Vogue and i-D and worn by Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Emma Watson and Claudia Schiffer, among others. 
 
Foreword by beauty journalist Sali Hughes, bestselling author of Pretty Honest and Pretty Iconic. 
 
Chapters include: 
What’s Your Hair Type? 
It All Starts with a Good Haircut 
What You Need, What You Don’t 
Your Hair Routine 
Rules are There to Be Broken 
Hair at All Ages 
Hair Goals 
Five Looks That Always Work 
Hair Woes 
Great Hair From The Inside Out 
Hair and Clothes, Hair Icons, Special Occasion Hair AND MORE!

Great Hair Days

& How to Have Them

Lucien Young

In the grand tradition of The Diary of a Nobody comes the secret diary of the twenty-first century’s most unlikely leader: Jeremy Corbyn. 
 
Jeremy Corbyn is a committed allotment holder, expert jam maker, dedicated manhole cover inspector… oh, and occasional Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition. When not cycling around his beloved Islington or tending to his courgettes, he spends his time frantically dodging MPs, spin doctors and vicious journalists craving his opinion on Brexit. In these tumultuous times, everyone wants a piece of the beardy firebrand. So who is the man behind the corduroy? 
 
The Secret Diary of Jeremy Corbyn plunges readers into a world of dizzying highs, crushing lows, fervent loyalty and bitter treachery – and that’s just the section about the Highbury Pottery Club. Readers will be moved, amused and astonished by the wit and insight of politics’ greatest outsider: the man, the legend, Jeremy Corbyn.

The Secret Diary of Jeremy Corbyn

A Parody

Breathe in, breathe out… and bake! 
 
This charmingly illustrated cookbook will have even the most stressed of home cooks indulging in a little baking therapy. Featuring an enticing selection of recipes designed to help you relax and unwind, from serene sponges to peaceful puddings, including Cinnamon Cranberry Streusel, Margarita Drizzle Cake and Chocolate Marquise, this book is sure to leave you feeling both tranquil and tempted. Each inviting recipe includes simple, step-by-step instructions to ensure that your every bake will delight, rather than disappoint. 
 
 Inspired by the World War II government poster that has struck a chord in our difficult times, every page is jam-packed full of positive energy and stiff upper lip spirit. Able to turn even the most chaotic of kitchens into an oasis of calm, with its straightforward recipes, motivational quotes, mantras and wry truths, Keep Calm and Bake Cake is a must for burnt-out bakers and composed cooks alike. 
 
 As Marie Antoinette, and indeed any sane person would say – 'Let them eat cake'.

Keep Calm and Bake Cake

Jane Struthers

Can you remember why the sea is salty? 
How does the moon affect the tide? 
Where were Britain's most notorious places for smugglers? 
And what was the mystery of St Michael's Mount? 
 
There are almost as many stories about the sea as there are pebbles on the beach. Beside the Seaside is a book for anyone who has been captivated by the crash of waves on sand, thrilled by the exploits of pirates or delighted in an ice cream at the end of the pier. 
 
Answering such questions as what to look for in rock pools, which are the best knots and how to avoid being cursed by a mermaid, Beside the Seaside is bursting with facts, fables, history and mystery about Britain's seaside and coast.

Beside the Seaside

A Celebration of the Place We Like to Be

My word, it just gets worse and worse doesn't it? Collapsing banks, collapsing countries, massive government cuts, rising debt, inflation and a double dip recession. It's amid all this uncertainty that the already embattled modern man needs the best advice he can get about how to be the best he can. 
 
Keep Calm for Chaps offers the same pearls of life wisdom, inspirational quotes, proverbs and mantras as Keep Calm and Carry On, but especially for males at their wits' end. A pocket bible for today's man. 
 
'Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway' John Wayne 
 
'A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials' Lucius Annaeus Seneca 
 
'When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her' Sacha Guitry 
 
'Rule number one is, don't sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it's all small stuff' Robert Eliot 
 
'If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn't have a job if he was any smarter' Albert A Grant

Keep Calm for Chaps

Good Advice for Hard Times

They say love is a many-splendored thing. So what could be more splendid than giving this pocket-sized book of love quotes, sayings and appeasements to show how much you truly care? Following in the footsteps of its less love-filled yet highly successful Keep Calm siblings, Keep Calm and Cuddle Up has all the advice you need to understand the complex matters of the heart. With words of wisdom from Jane Austen and Mark Twain, to Dr Johnson and Dolly Parton, let this compendium of amore guide you along the rocky road of love. 
 
'Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you never can tell' Joan Crawford 
 
'If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain' Dolly Parton 
 
'Immature love says: "I love you because I need you." Mature love says "I need you because I love you"' Erich Fromm 
 
'Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience' Dr Johnson 
 
'Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love' Jane Austen

Keep Calm and Cuddle Up

Good Advice for Those in Love

Stephen Wildish

Grasping how to swear is a crucial skill to any English-speaker, but it can be a tricky business. Owing to the rich and complex history of swearing, a single word can have a host of different meanings – from expressing surprise, excitement, anger, celebration, disgust or simply that you’re fucked off. If you don’t get it right, you could really be in the shit. 
 
How to Swear, by graphic artist and swearing-connoisseur Stephen Wildish, uses all manner of charts and flow diagrams to teach you all you need to know, including: the building blocks of an effective insult; the adverbial uses of various types of animal excrement (horseshit, apeshit etc); and the different parts of speech a swear word can fulfil: ‘Fucking fuck, the fucking fucker’s fucked’. This charming (and rude) book will take you right to the heart of the wondrous world of swearing, with a lot of laughs on the way.

How to Swear

Kilner

Dig in and get creative with the world’s favourite jar! 
 
Kilner’s classic clip top pressure sealed jars have been around since 1842, but have never been more popular than they are today. Households all over the world trust them to successfully preserve and pickle their fruit and vegetables, but did you know you can cook and store any kind of food or drink in them? 
 
In the very first Kilner Cookbook, you will find 100 tasty recipes for: 
 
- Classic and creative pickles, preserves, chutneys and jams. 
- Speedy salad, soup and breakfast recipes, perfect for picnics or on-the-go. 
- Tempting sweet treats and desserts for sharing and gifting. 
- Refreshing cordials and tasty cocktails for all-year-round celebrations. 
- Step-by-step instructions for making your first preserve, sterilising and sealing your jars. 
 
Cook it, seal it, enjoy it!

The Kilner Cookbook

Stefan Gates

Ever been tempted by the thought of trying juicy deep fried mealworms, proteinrich cricket flower, or swapping your Walkers for salt and vinegar flavoured grasshoppers? If so then you are not alone! Over 2 billion people regularly eat insects as part of their diet, and the world is home to around 1,900 edible insect species. 
 
For adventurous foodies and daring dieters comes the newest way to save the planet, eat more protein, and tickle taste buds. But this isn’t an insect cookbook. Instead it’s an informative field guide: exploring the origins of insect eating, offering tips on finding edible bugs and serving up a few delicious ideas of how to eat them once you’ve tracked them down! 
 
It includes a comprehensive list on edible insects and where to find them, how to prepare them, their versatile usage and nutritional value as well as a few recipes. A bug-eating checklist covering all known edible bugs so readers can mark off the ones they’ve eaten and seek out new delicacies concludes the book. 
 
This is a perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful, and adventurous side of entomophagy.

Insects

An Edible Field Guide

Ollie Aplin

Discover the life-changing benefits of journaling with the MindJournal guide to journaling for men. 
 
 'This book has the power to change lives.' -- Professor Karen Pine - Leading Psychologist &amp; Founding Director of Do Something Different 
'This beautifully simple, practical book has opened my mind to the life-affirming, health-giving benefits of 30 minutes of daily journaling' -- ***** Reader review 
'A revelation - thank you!' -- ***** Reader review 
'A brilliant book to learn about yourself' -- ***** Reader review 
'Buy this know and change your life' -- ***** Reader review 
'Incredible' -- ***** Reader review 
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 MindJournal is a groundbreaking movement that's helped thousands of guys to change their lives. 
 
Guiding you through a scientifically researched framework, MindJournal: This Book Will Make You Stronger will help you to understand the powerful benefits of journaling - leading to a healthier and happier life. 
 
While the objective is to get you writing, the ultimate goal is to help you become more aware of how you look after yourself and the people around you. 
 
 Using the 30-question writing program, with detailed explanations and plenty of motivation and support, this book will become a personal trainer for life.

MindJournal

This Book Will Make You Stronger – The Guide to Journalling for Men

Guy Adams

With season 2 now released, don't miss out on getting the perfect gift for any Stranger Things fan in your life. 
 
Grab your Eggos and prepare to enter Hawkins, Indiana – just don't forget your fairy lights 
 
If you devoured Stranger Things and you're looking to fill the demogorgon-sized hole in your life, then look no further than Notes From the Upside Down. This fan handbook is here to tell you more about the origins of the show, including the mysterious Montauk Project conspiracy theory, get you clued up on the inspirations behind the characters, and assess the show's DNA. 
 
If you've ever wondered why Spielberg is such a huge influence, which Stephen King books you need to read (HINT: pretty much all of them) and how State Trooper David O’Bannon earned his name, then this book is for you. 
 
Guy Adams is a superfan and this is his amusing and informative guide to everything you're going to need to know to understand Stranger Things.

Notes From the Upside Down – Inside the World of Stranger Things

An Unofficial Handbook to the Hit TV Series

Estée Lalonde

'For me, the word "bloom" encapsulates the idea that anything is possible when you put your mind to it. It's a word that hints at becoming who you are meant to be.' Estée Lalonde 
 
In Bloom, Estée shares the moments, people, things and life lessons that have made her who she is today and offers her tips for surviving life. Celebrate your bloom story and what makes you unique. 
 
Life * People * Work * Beauty * Fashion * Home * Travel * Food 
 
What readers think of Bloom: 
 
'Congratulations @EsteeLalonde on your new book Bloom, which is so aethetically pleasing I just want to stare at it all day long' @Zoella 
 
'Already up to page 91 of #BloomBook and I've laughed, cried and felt all the emotions. I've not read a book in years!!!' @inthefrow 
 
'Just finished reading #BloomBook - honest, refreshing, inspiring and moving.' @lilyvtomlinson 
 
'So #BloomBook just arrived in my mailbox in Australia, I'm 20 pages in, and already crying because it's so relatable.' @HonorLuckhurst 
 
'Reading Bloom is like reading the pages of my own journal. I love it so much.' @ashleyjlovesyou 
 
'In love with #BloomBook' @taraacaseyy 
 
'I just started @EsteeLalonde's book and I can't stop reading it, I'm loving it so much.' @FelicitybyFendi 
 
'Just don't want to finish this book. So inspiring, thank you @EsteeLalonde for sharing your story.' @NatureElf

Bloom

navigating life and style

Eugeniu Croitoru

Debabrata Nath

Be Like Bill is not only the biggest internet sensation of 2016 but he’s also the smartest too. He understands what it takes to remain polite and civil in a world where people think it’s ok to post photos of themselves sporting a silly duck face on Instagram, that not using their indicators while driving is acceptable and spending more time on their smartphones than talking to their partner is the right thing to do. 
 
Bill has observed a lot of things about the modern world and through his Be Like Bill Facebook page (OfficialBLB) he’s been setting an example to millions of fans of how they might like to 'reconsider' some of their behaviour, using his own unique humour. And now, he’s brought his very best and funniest memes together to make his own pocket-sized guide to modern life – much of which has never been seen before. 
 
Read his book and be like Bill.

Be Like Bill

The Mindfulness Project

I Am Here Now

A creative mindfulness guide and journal

Matthew Champion

A fascinating guide to decoding the secret language of the churches of England through the medieval carved markings and personal etchings found on our church walls from archaeologist Matthew Champion. 
 
'Rare, lovely glimmers of everyday life in the Middle Ages.' -- The Sunday Times 
'A fascinating and enjoyable read' -- ***** Reader review 
'Superb' -- ***** Reader review 
'Riveting' -- ***** Reader review 
'Compelling, moving and fascinating' -- ***** Reader review 
 
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Our churches are full of hidden messages from years gone by and for centuries these carved writings and artworks have lain largely unnoticed. 
 
Having launched a nationwide survey to gather the best examples, archaeologist Matthew Champion shines a spotlight on a forgotten world of ships, prayers for good fortune, satirical cartoons, charms, curses, windmills, word puzzles, architectural plans and heraldic designs. 
 
Here are strange medieval beasts, knights battling unseen dragons, ships sailing across lime-washed oceans and demons who stalk the walls. Latin prayers for the dead jostle with medieval curses, builders' accounts and slanderous comments concerning a long-dead archdeacon. 
 
Strange and complex geometric designs, created to ward off the 'evil eye' and thwart the works of the devil, share church pillars with the heraldic shields of England's medieval nobility. 
 
Giving a voice to the secret graffiti artists of Medieval times, this engaging, enthralling and - at times - eye-opening book, with a glossary of key terms and a county-by-county directory of key churches, will put this often overlooked period in a whole new light.

Medieval Graffiti

The Lost Voices of England's Churches

Matt Sewell

In this beautiful follow-up to Our Garden Birds, Our Songbirds and Our Woodland Birds, street artist Matt Sewell captures the world’s most evocative bird: the owl. In his much-loved pop-art watercolours and accompanied with his whimsical descriptions, Matt Sewell expresses the individual characters of owls as never before. 
 
From tiny Elf Owls to huge Eagle Owls, from the mysterious creatures of the night to an impossibly fluffy baby owl, they are undoubtedly one of the world’s most intriguing feathered friends. These wise, magical birds are otherworldly in their striking colours and stature, and it's not just birdwatchers who are obsessed. With 50 hand-selected, hand-painted owls, this is a delightful gift which appeals to owl lovers, bird-watching enthusiasts, children, adults and art and design fans alike.

Owls

Our Most Enchanting Bird

Anne Berest

Audrey Diwan

Caroline de Maigret

Sophie Mas

Four fabulous, smart, savvy French women offer up their highly amusing insider take on Parisian life, love and liberty. Full of personal anecdotes, life lessons and photographs, this is the only guide you'll need to channelling your inner Parisienne and oozing that certain 'je ne sais quoi'... 
 
'This saucy guide to French chic has a charming authorité. It's also curiously persuasive' -- FT.com 
'Lighthearted fun' -- ***** Reader review 
'Full of quirky charm and one-liners' -- ***** Reader review 
'A charming book, truly French' -- ***** Reader review 
'This book just makes me fall in love with Paris even more than before' -- ***** Reader review 
'Couldn't put this book down since I picked it up' -- ***** Reader review 
'Better read with a glass of wine than a cup of tea' -- ***** Reader review 
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How To Be Parisian brilliantly deconstructs the French woman's views on culture, fashion and attitude. 
 
 Bohemian free-thinkers and iconoclasts, Anne Berest, Caroline De Maigret, Audrey Diwan and Sophie Mas cut through the myths in this gorgeous, witty guide to Parisienne savoir faire. 
 
 These modern Parisiennes say what you don't expect to hear, just the way you want to hear it. 
They are not against smoking in bed, and are all for art, politics and culture, making everything look easy, and going against the grain. They will take you on a first date, to a party and through a hangover. They will tell you how to be mysterious and sensual, make your boyfriend jealous, the right way to approach weddings and the gym, and they will share their address book in Paris for where to go at the end of the night, for a birthday, for a smart date, for vintage finds and much more. 
 
 Full of wit and self-deprecating humour, and full of life lessons, photographs and personal anecdotes, How To Be Parisian explains those confusing subjects of clothes, makeup, men, culture and lifestyle as only a true Parisienne can.

How To Be Parisian

Wherever You Are

In the never ending streams of traffic and the choking fumes of pollution this book gives the average cycle enthusiast or, indeed novice, a collection of quotes, sayings and proverbs on even more reasons why one should get on their bike. 
 
In the format of the bestselling Keep Calm and Carry On, Keep Calm and Pedal On is the perfect gift for keen bikers. It is a book that will give a cyclist comfort in the knowledge that their passion for bikes is shared with some of world's greatest leaders, personalities and authors. 
 
After all, in the words of John F. Kennedy, 'Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.'

Keep Calm and Pedal On

Herb Lester Associates Limited

London is packed with pubs, but finding a really good one is not always easy. 
 
Whether you want to relax in a garden or shelter from rain, marvel at architecture or enjoy a live act, find a convenient meeting point or a place to hide, bring your dog to the pub or stroke the resident cat, it is Herb Lester’s 
role to anticipate your desires and act as your guide. 
 
With 161 tried-and-tested pubs, plus a handy fold-out map of London.

A London Pub for Every Occasion

161 tried-and-tested pubs in a pocket-sized guide that's perfect for Londoners and travellers alike

Nevile Gwynne

‘Latin is "it", the most wonderful "thing". It is mind-enhancing, character-improving, enthralling, exciting, deeply satisfying, and valuable. My solid determination is to spare no pains to do it the justice that its importance demands.’ 
 
Mr Gwynne, author of the Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon Gwynne’s Grammar, is just as emphatic about the importance of Latin as he is about the importance of grammar. From the novice to the more well-versed, Gwynne’s Latin is essential for anyone interested in learning Latin; Mr Gwynne promises to teach you more Latin in half an hour than you would learn from years of being taught Latin at school. He also includes a fascinating section on everyday Latin usage, which discusses all the Latin words and idioms we still use today, such as ‘quid pro quo’ and ‘sui generis’. 
 
Though we need no further convincing ­– as we know, Mr Gwynne is never wrong – here are just some of the many reasons why Latin is utterly wonderful: 
 
- Latin is an academic subject easy enough for the least intelligent of us to grasp all the basic elements of, and yet difficult enough to be demanding for its greatest scholars. 
- For well over a thousand years it was the means of communication that united the whole of Europe culturally and in every other significant way. 
- It is the direct ancestor of, between them, the five most widely-spoken European languages, and both of the official South American languages. 
- It is the ancestor and source of more than half of the English language, partly directly and partly through French, which for some centuries was England’s official language. 
 
Following in the same beautifully designed footsteps of Gwynne’s Grammar, Gwynne’s Latin will teach you all the fundamentals of Latin quickly, thoroughly and better than all the competition.

Gwynne's Latin

The Ultimate Introduction to Latin Including the Latin in Everyday English

- What is the significance of holly at Christmas? 
- When should you make your figgy pudding? 
- Why was the Old Lad's Passing Bell rung on Christmas Eve? 
- And who was Good King Wenceslas? 
 
Did you know that, long before turkey arrived on our shores, it was traditional to serve a roasted wild boar's head at Christmas? Or that our Christmases were once so cold that Frost Fairs were held on the River Thames? 
 
Christmas Day was first celebrated on 25 December in the fourth century CE. But when should our Christmas decorations come down - Twelfth Day, Twelfth Night ... or Candlemas? And why? 
 
Packed with fascinating facts about ancient religious customs and traditional feasts, instructions for Victorian parlour games and the stories behind our favourite carols, The Book of Christmas is a captivating volume about our Christmas past.

The Book of Christmas

Well, it just gets worse and worse doesn't it? Collapsing banks, collapsing countries, massive government cuts, rising debt, inflation and the possibility of a double dip. It's amid all this uncertainty that the already embattled modern woman needs the best advice she can get about how to be as cool and calm in life as possible. 
 
Keep Calm for Ladies offers the same pearls of life wisdom, inspirational quotes, proverbs and mantras as Keep Calm and Carry On but with women at their wits' end in mind. An emergency pocket survival bible for today's plucky female. 
 
'Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got' Janis Joplin 
 
'A man would prefer to come home to an unmade bed and a happy woman than to a neatly made bed and an angry woman' Marlene Dietrich 
 
'Remember, blood is not only much thicker than water, it's much more difficult to get out of the carpet' Phyllis Diller 
 
'In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman' Margaret Thatcher 
 
'Never eat more than you can lift' Miss Piggy

Keep Calm for Ladies

The indispensable guide to everything we knew and loved before modern life got in the way. This gorgeous and beautifully illustrated countryside miscellany is the perfect purchase for anyone wanting to go back to their roots and rediscover a lost world... 
 
'Beautiful book' -- ***** Reader review 
'A delightful book with some lovely illustrations' -- ***** Reader review 
'A heart-warming read, I love this book' -- ***** Reader review 
'Magical' -- ***** Reader review 
'Lovely book to just DELVE into' -- ***** Reader review 
'A little gem!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Sheer delight!' -- ***** Reader review 
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Ever wondered how to predict the weather just by looking at the sky? 
Or wanted to attract butterflies to your garden? 
Is there a knack to building the perfect bonfire? 
And how exactly do you race a ferret? 
 
In this world of traffic tailbacks, supermarket shopping and 24-hour internet access, it's easy to feel disconnected from the beauty and rhythms of the natural world. 
 
If you have ever gazed in awe at stars in the night's sky, tried to catch a perfect snowflake or longed for the comfort of a roaring log fire, then this is the book for you. 
 
From spotting Britain's five kinds of owl to gardening by the phases of the moon, from curing a cold to brewing your own ale, and from navigating by the stars to making sloe gin, Red Sky at Night is packed with instructions and lists, ancient customs and old wives tales, making it an indispensable guide to countryside lore.

Red Sky at Night

The Book of Lost Country Wisdom

Sarah Brown

Gil McNeil

From inspirational mums who are not afraid of anything - except spiders - to magical mums, reluctant mums and mums behaving badly, this is a wonderful collection of fiction and memoir from some of Britain's best-loved writers. 
 
With touching and amusing anecdotes from celebrity mums such as Nigella Lawson and Arabella Weir, as well as original illustrations from the likes of Shirley Hughes and Quentin Blake, this rich treasure trove with proceeds going to children's charity PiggyBankKids reflects many voices from across the generations and is a glorious celebration of motherhood.

Mums

A Celebration of Motherhood

A Private Thriller

A series of children's modern classic novels by renowned 20th century children's writers. All the titles in this series have the A Puffin Book logo, contemporary-style covers, and child-friendly endnotes.

A Puffin Book

A Ripley Novel

A Slice of the Moon

A Victorian Mystery

A Walk in...

A Women’s Murder Club Thriller

A chef Paul Delamare Mystery

Aberrations

Across the Universe

Actiphons

Adelia Aguilar

Adrian Mole

Adventures in Time

Aftermath

Against War

Age of X

Agent 21

Agent Z

Detective Aidan Waits is a troubled junior detective haunted by his past. Facing an uncertain future, and disconnected from his history, DC Waits and his partner, Detective Inspector Peter 'Sutty' Sutcliffe work on Manchester's streets to uncover the city's worst criminals among the grime of the underworld.

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