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The Fran Lebowitz Reader: The Sunday Times Bestseller

The Fran Lebowitz Reader: The Sunday Times Bestseller

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Acerbic, wisecracking and hilarious, this is the definitive essay collection from New York legend and satirist, Fran Lebowitz, star of Martin Scorsese's hit Netflix series, Pretend It's a City. 'The...
The Best American Food Writing 2023

The Best American Food Writing 2023

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"Excellent....Taken as a whole, the volume moves beyond food's sensory pleasures to investigate it as a cultural vessel, a symbol of inequality, and more. It's a standout addition to the...
Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and

Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and

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" "Wide-ranging yet consistently affecting, these pieces offer a crucial and inspired survey of the immigrant experience in America." " - Publishers Weekly "[These contributions] touch on so many different...
black girl, no magic: reflections on race and respectability

black girl, no magic: reflections on race and respectability

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'This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation' Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff 'Witty, fresh and full of life' Liv Little 'I can't recommend more highly......
You're Embarrassing Yourself

You're Embarrassing Yourself

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'I laughed, I cried and then I laughed again' LENA DUNHAM 'Smart and funny ... reminds me of the best of Nora Ephron' GUARDIAN Writer, actor, and director Desiree Akhavan...
Heretic: A Memoir

Heretic: A Memoir

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A memoir of leaving the evangelical church and the search for radical new ways to build community. Jeanna Kadlec knew what it meant to be faithful--in her marriage to a...
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

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Homer's great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives over many years to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. His...
Dear Eddie: God, Turtles and Letters About Mum

Dear Eddie: God, Turtles and Letters About Mum

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Living with Saints

Living with Saints

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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022: A Mystery Collection

The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022: A Mystery Collection

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Words of War: The story of the Second World War revealed in eye-witness letters, speeches and diaries

Words of War: The story of the Second World War revealed in eye-witness letters, speeches and diaries

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A Book Addict's Treasury

A Book Addict's Treasury

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The Best American Nonrequired Reading

The Best American Nonrequired Reading

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More Letters

More Letters

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Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

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Scenes and Apparitions: The Roy Strong Diaries 1988-2003

Scenes and Apparitions: The Roy Strong Diaries 1988-2003

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Leaves from My Library: An English Anthology

Leaves from My Library: An English Anthology

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Cairn: 'A marvel of a book' Observer

Cairn: 'A marvel of a book' Observer

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'This marvel of a book is a profound meditation on the precariousness of the planet ... these pieces kept bringing tears to my eyes, catching me offguard ... it is...
4am: Answers to the conundrums that keep you up at night . Advice from Ask Shameless

4am: Answers to the conundrums that keep you up at night . Advice from Ask Shameless

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Venice: Tales Of The City

Venice: Tales Of The City

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First Intermissions: Twenty-one Great Operas Explored, Explained and Brought to Life from the Met

First Intermissions: Twenty-one Great Operas Explored, Explained and Brought to Life from the Met

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Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now

Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now

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The woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory' says Maya Angelou, bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD...
Calm the F**k Down

Calm the F**k Down

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The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k , Get Your Sh*t Together , and You...
East Side Voices: Essays celebrating East and Southeast Asian identity

East Side Voices: Essays celebrating East and Southeast Asian identity

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' A dazzling and joyous celebration ' i-D 'A wonderful book - so timely and much needed. I loved the collection and I hope everyone will read it' Elif Shafak...
The End of the Golden Gate: Writers on Loving and (Sometimes) Leaving San Francisco

The End of the Golden Gate: Writers on Loving and (Sometimes) Leaving San Francisco

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Capturing an ever-changing San Francisco, 25 prolific writers tell their stories of living in one the most mesmerising cities in the world. The End of the Golden Gate is a...
Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now

Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now

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The woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory' says Maya Angelou, bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD...
Calm the F**k Down

Calm the F**k Down

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The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k , Get Your Sh*t Together , and You...
Letters of Note: War

Letters of Note: War

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Mabo: Life of an Island Man

Mabo: Life of an Island Man

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Dead Girls

Dead Girls

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Bibliophile: Diverse Spines

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines

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It's time to diversify your reading list. This richly illustrated and vastly inclusive collection uplifts the works of authors who are often underrepresented in the literary world. Using their keen...
Conversations with Goethe

Conversations with Goethe

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A witty introduction to the mind of Goethe, a classic in a new translation for the first time in 150 years Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was the world's most celebrated...
In the Land of the Cyclops: Essays

In the Land of the Cyclops: Essays

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A brilliantly wide-ranging essay collection from the author of My Struggle, spanning literature, philosophy, art and how our daily and creative lives intertwine. A brilliantly wide-ranging essay collection from the...
All the Things Left Unsaid: Confessions of Love and Regret

All the Things Left Unsaid: Confessions of Love and Regret

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NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'A beautiful book of great tenderness, love of life, and wisdom' JOSEPH O'CONNOR For almost fifty years, Michael Harding has been crafting words in a bid to...
Wild Ducks Flying Backward

Wild Ducks Flying Backward

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This work is a collection of non-fiction essays and short fiction, many in print for the first time ever. Subjects range from an ode to redheads, kissing, Diane Keaton, Leonard...
The Grand Tour of William Beckford

The Grand Tour of William Beckford

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A Romantic Hero

A Romantic Hero

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Doing Politics: Writing on Public Life

Doing Politics: Writing on Public Life

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Since the 1980s Judith Brett has been helping to shape Australians' conversations about politics, bringing a historian's eye to contemporary issues and probing the psychology of our prime ministers. Her...
Bluets: AS SEEN ON BBC2'S BETWEEN THE COVERS

Bluets: AS SEEN ON BBC2'S BETWEEN THE COVERS

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Maggie Nelson is one of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation - Olivia Laing A Guardian Book...
The Most of Nora Ephron: The ultimate anthology of essays, articles and extracts from her greatest work, with a foreword by Candice Carty-Williams

The Most of Nora Ephron: The ultimate anthology of essays, articles

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Packed with wit, wisdom and comfort, this is a whopping celebration of the late, great Nora Ephron, the iconic writer whose work continues to entertain and inspire millions. A revised...
Making Australian History

Making Australian History

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A bold and expansive history that traces the changing and contested project of Australia's national story. You will think about this country differently after reading this book. 'Clark brings a...
Novelist as a Vocation: An exploration of a writer's life from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Novelist as a Vocation: An exploration of a writer's life from the

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Thoughts and advice on the creative writing process from an international master of literature. Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never...
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: Popular Penguins

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: Popular Penguins

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Describing the surreal hallucinations, insomnia and nightmarish visions he experienced while consuming daily large amounts of laudanum, Thomas De Quincey's legendary account of the pleasures and pains of opium forged...
The Histories

The Histories

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One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But...
Gorgias

Gorgias

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A revised edition of a classic translation, with completely new editorial material Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, GORGIAS debates perennial questions about the...