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Patti Smith

M Train

From the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids: an unforgettable odyssey of a legendary artist, told […]

Bill Bryson

The Road to Little Dribbling

Bill Bryson’s first travel book for fifteen years – a brand new journey around Britain. Once again, […]

Charles Bukowski

On Writing

Sharp and moving reflections and ruminations on the artistry and craft of writing from one of our […]

Christopher Bray

1965 – The Year Modern Britain Was Born

There is Britain before 1965 and Britain after 1965 – and they are not the same thing. […]

Helen Macdonald

H is for Hawk

As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer, learning the arcane terminology and reading […]

Paul Knott

The Accidental Diplomat

“Achieves the rare combination of being instructive and funny…” – Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson MP Part political […]

Ben Yagoda

The B-Side

Everybody knows and loves the American Songbook. But it’s a bit less widely understood that in about […]

Kim Gordon

Girl in a Band

There are few artists who inspire such reverence as Kim Gordon. In Girl in a Band she […]

David Lodge

Quite a Good Time to Be Born

‘I drew my first breath on the 28th of January 1935, which was quite a good time […]

A.N. Wilson

Victoria – A Life

Acclaimed historian A. N. Wilson gives a sweeping, definitive biography of one of the most recognizable yet […]

Yotam Ottolenghi

Plenty More

Vegetables have moved from the side dish to the main plate, grains celebrated with colour and flair. […]

Sean Brock

Heritage

Sean Brock is the chef behind the game-changing restaurants Husk and McCrady’s, and his first book offers […]

John Cleese

So, Anyway

Candid and brilliantly funny, this is the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went […]

Naomi Klein

This Changes Everything

Naomi Klein, author of the #1 international bestsellers, The Shock Doctrine and No Logo, returns with This […]

David Byrne

How Music Works

How Music Works is David Byrne’s bestselling, buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime […]