Steve Roud was Local Studies Librarian for the London Borough of Croydon and served as Honorary Librarian of the Folklore Society for over fifteen years. He has been researching British folklore for over thirty years and is the joint author of the Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore, plus other books on traditional drama and folk song, and the Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland, which won the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award in 2004. His publications include London Lore (2008) and The Lore of the Playground (2010). He also compiles the Folk Song Index and the Broadside Index, two internationally acclaimed computer databases of traditional folk and popular song. He lives in Sussex.

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Stephen Fry

By the time he was fifteen, Stephen Fry owned more than forty ties. Inherited initially from a grandfather, matters turned more serious when he could afford to buy them brand spanking new. 
 
Stephen's collection now numbers well into the hundreds. And each tie - whether floral, fluorescent, football themed; striped or spotty, outrageous or simply debonair - tells a story. A tale of the garment itself - the shops, makers and designers - as well as of Stephen, his reasons for choosing it, whether an occasion or just a whim. 
 
Inspired by Stephen's hugely popular Instagram posts, this book will feature beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations and photographs to celebrate his expansive collection of man's greatest asset: the Tie, in all its sophisticated glory.

Fry's Ties

Discover the life and ties of Stephen Fry

Sony Pictures Television UK Rights Ltd

Twenty years after it last aired, Who Wants to be a Millionaire burst back onto our screens for a week of shows this spring. A record 6 million viewers were shouting at the TV as contestants took on the new host, lifelines and questions. A second mini-series will air in November to celebrate the show's anniversary and this is the ultimate quiz-book for readers to take on the challenge at home. 
 
The perfect stocking filler for this Christmas, this interactive book is packed with a thousand questions that everyone can have a go at, from £100 answers that everyone should know, to the formidable £1,000,000 question. But it's a game of skill, too: should you save your lifelines? who do you ask on phone a friend? when do you set your safety line? 
 
The real question is, can anyone play a perfect game and make it to the top?

Who Wants to be a Millionaire - The Quiz Book

BBC Studios

LET’S PLAY THE WEAKEST LINK… AT HOME! 
 
Everyone’s favourite game of general knowledge, big money and backstabbing gameplay is now an up-to-date quiz book, with over 3000 questions. 
 
Work as a team to build up the cash – but remember to “bank” or a wrong answer could cost you a fortune. 
 
But who’s got more brains than a neurosurgeon… and who thinks Julius Caesar invented a salad dressing? It’s time to vote off the weakest link. 
 
With testing questions, strategic gameplay and a healthy dose of competition, bring the thrill of TV’s best-loved quiz show to your next games night.

The Weakest Link Quiz Book

Mrs Hinch

Life in Lists is packed full of brand new lists to make organising your life the simplest it's ever been. Alongside Mrs Hinch's favourite Hinch Lists, new Monthly and Seasonal Hinch Lists will be all you need to help you plan ahead, whether it's sorting out your big spring clean, organising your dream holiday celebration or just getting ready for a new week. Life in Lists also includes sections on self-care, gratitude and goal setting, to help readers take time to focus on themselves, reflect back on all the amazing things in life, as well as plan for the future.

Mrs Hinch: Life in Lists

Lucy Claire Dunbar

For Lucy, hope can be found everywhere – in family, friendships and even the changing of seasons – and in her art, she seeks to capture that magic in every line and brushstroke. 
 
From celebrating the kindness of strangers and commemorating loss to reflections on the passing of time and the beginning of new opportunities as the years turn, Lucy’s work combines beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations with words that speak to the heart. 
 
In this, her first book, she’ll be drawing together a range of her most popular artwork, framing it within a series of intertwined short stories, to create an irresistible and perennially appealing gift, whether it’s for your friend, family, partner or yourself.

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