20th Century History

'A major literary achievement' Observer 'An astonishing, immersive novel that deserves a place in the pantheon of Great New York Novels' Brandon Taylor 'Read it slowly and savour its memoirish...

Comparable to Paris in the 1920s, 1960s New York City was a cauldron of avantgarde ferment and artistic innovation. Boundaries were transgressed and new forms created. Drawing on interviews, memoirs,...

AT THE PLAZA is a pictorial record and anecdotal history of the world's most famous hotel, The Plaza in New York. At the same time, it's a chronicle of the...

The breathtaking debut novel of a daring young woman in 1930s New York, who takes her brother's place to risk her life above the city that never sleeps... As the...

A gripping and evocative debut about the secrets we keep to protect those we love 1955: In an apartment on the Lower East Side, school teachers Dovie and Gillian live...

In 1970's New York, the ruthless Frank Lucas was the king of the Harlem drug trade, bringing in more than a million dollars a day. At the height of his...

In His Father's Footsteps is a powerful, compassionate story of fathers and sons, set in the dramatically transforming years following the Second World War,, by the masterful Danielle Steel. April,...

Dustin Pittman amassed an archive of 100,000 photographs chronicling the untamed corners of New York City's after-hours nightlife, from shadowy underground haunts to prestigious galleries and clubs. This "wish I...

Frank McCourt continues his life story in the brilliant, bestselling sequel to the million-selling 'Angela's Ashes'. 'Angela's Ashes' was a publishing phenomenon. Frank McCourt's critically-acclaimed, lyrical memoir of his Limerick...

'One of the most immersive novels I've ever read . . . a thrilling work' TA-NEHISI COATES 'Lovely and lyrical; a warm and wonderful intersection between journalism and fiction. This...

'Indiscreet, brilliantly observed, frequently hilarious' Evening Standard 'Hang on - it's a wild ride' Meryl Streep It's 1983. A young Englishwoman arrives in Manhattan on a mission. Summoned in the...

'A bold, sumptuous portrait of a great artist and the women who inspired, frustrated, loved, and loathed him' Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author --- Paris, 1923. The city...

The breathtaking debut novel of a daring young woman in 1930s New York, who takes her brother's place to risk her life above the city that never sleeps... As the...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. O. Henry is one of the...

'A bold, sumptuous portrait of a great artist and the women who inspired, frustrated, loved, and loathed him' Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author --- Paris, 1923. The city...

A beautifully evocative novel spanning 1950s Ireland to modern day America, from the author of bestselling Ask Again, Yes Greta Cahill never believed she would leave her village in west...

The first publication to bring together three major twentieth- century photographers - Wolfgang Suschitzky, Dorothy Bohm and Neil Libbert - presenting their artistic responses to three great world cities across...

Photographic chronicle of the history and evolution of New York subway signage, covering porcelain, wood, tin, and mosaic signs from the 1920s to the 1980s. Vintage New York City Subway...

A delightful novella from the internationally bestselling author of A Woman of Substance Thirty-three-year-old Bill Fitzgerald is an acclaimed American television foreign correspondent. War-weary and exhausted after a long stint...

The raucous memoir from pop's most influential producer Lady Gaga, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, the Barbie soundtrack. Behind some of the biggest musical moments in...

Hugo Hunter is the most important gay writer of the 20th century, but he has a secret- he didn't write either of his novels. So, when he accepts a million...

'I was at a time in my life where I got to thinking more about people's choices - how everything would be different if just the slightest decision changed...' It...

A lyrical translation of Kafka's first novel - a menacing allegory of modern life Karl Rossman has been banished by his parents to America, following a family scandal. There, with...

The book that shocked a generation and introduced Kathy Acker as the enfant terrible of the 1980s literary underground This is a book about feminism, capitalism, sex, punk, youth, the...

The sizzling diaries of Tina Brown's eight spectacular years as editor in chief of Vanity Fair paint a riveting portrait of the flash, dash and follies of the Eighties in...

New York graffiti writers who cut their teeth painting trains in the '70s and '80s transfer Old Skool street art to a more permanent, collectible medium in this book, using...

With an introduction from RuPaul's Drag Race winner Sasha VelourTheir greatest act of resistance was simply existing In 1950s New York, a group of drag pioneers found work in a...

With an introduction from RuPaul's Drag Race winner Sasha VelourTheir greatest act of resistance was simply existing In 1950s New York, a group of drag pioneers found work in a...

With an introduction from RuPaul's Drag Race winner Sasha VelourTheir greatest act of resistance was simply existing In 1950s New York, a group of drag pioneers found work in a...

'A bold, sumptuous portrait of a great artist and the women who inspired, frustrated, loved, and loathed him... Picasso's Lovers is an epic, sensuous delight' Kate Quinn, New York Times...

Author: Gary HustwitFormat: Paperback, 127mm x 229mm, 300g, 140 pagesPublished: Plexi Productions, United States, 2022The New York Subway Map Debate documents a pivotal event in design history: the 1978 debate...