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  • A History of the World in 47 Borders

    The Sunday Times #1 Bestseller

    by Jonn Elledge ...
    'Fascinating' TOM HOLLAND | 'A delight from start to finish' MIRANDA SAWYER'A novel and fascinating perspective on world history' BILL BRYSON'By turns surprising, funny, bleak, ridiculous, or all four of those at once' GIDEON DEFOE'Elledge writes with wry humour and infectious enthusiasm' OBSERVERPeople have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been map... ... Read more

    Was £5.99 Now £0.99

  • Things in Nature Merely Grow

    by Yiyun Li ...
    'One of the most important books to be published in years' SARA COLLINS'There are few writers with Li’s power' DOUGLAS STUART'An extraordinary book’ SARAH MOSS'A manifesto of living' SINÉAD GLEESONA remarkable, defiant work of radical acceptance from acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist Yiyun Li as she considers the loss of her son James.'There is no good way to say thi... ... Read more

    £9.99

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  • The Years – WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

    by Annie Ernaux ...
    Translated by Alison L. Strayer ...
    Considered by many to be the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate's defining work, The Years is a narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions past and present, cultural habits, language, photos, books, songs, radio, television, advertising and news headlines. Annie Ernaux invents a form that is subjective and impersonal, private and collective, and a new ... Read more

    £4.99

  • Maurice and Maralyn

    Winner of the Nero Book Awards Gold Prize Book of the Year 2024

    by Sophie Elmhirst ...
    **THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER****WINNER OF THE NERO AWARDS GOLD PRIZE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024****WINNER OF THE NERO AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024****An extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love'An enthralling, engrossing story of survival' Bill Bryson‘An absolute jewel of a book’ India Knight‘A gripping tale of adventure’ Elizabeth Day‘An extraordinary survival ... Read more

    Was £5.99 Now £0.99

  • The Red Hotel

    The Untold Story of Stalin’s Disinformation War

    by Alan Philps ...
    'A riveting trip down the corridors of Soviet deception' Sunday Telegraph (Five-Star Review)'Philps' book vindicates the value of truth' Washington Post'Philps has an eye for detail and a heart for those left behind' The Times'A tale of intrigue and suppression' New York Times*'*A compelling and often horrifying tale of moral degradation and occasional her... ... Read more

    Was £6.99 Now £0.99

  • Novelist as a Vocation

    An exploration of a writer’s life from the Sunday Times bestselling author

    by Haruki Murakami ...
    Translated by Philip Gabriel, Ted Goossen ...
    Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles.'You end this **collection…vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again'**GuardianReaders who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his beautifully surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the ... Read more

    £8.99

  • The Abuse of Power

    Confronting Injustice in Public Life

    by Theresa May ...
    'I strongly agree with the central message of [the] book...that we need a sense of moral compass in politics... Put together it's pretty shocking' Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics: LeadingAs Prime Minister and Home Secretary, Theresa May came face-to-face with a series of issues in which the abuse of power led to devastating results for individuals and significantly damaged the trust in public ... Read more

    Was £6.99 Now £0.99

  • Sette anni di felicità

    by Etgar Keret ...
    Translated by Vincenzo Mantovani ...
    “Etgar Keret è un genio” The New York Times Se un razzo ci può cascare in testa in qualsiasi momento, che senso ha mettersi a lavare i piatti? E gli uccellini del gioco Angry Birds, lanciati a tutta velocità contro fragili case, non assomigliano a dei furiosi terroristi? Negli ultimi sette anni, Etgar Keret ha avuto molte ragioni per stare in pensiero. Suo figlio Lev è nato nel bel mezzo di un ... Read more

    £6.99

  • The Myth of Sisyphus

    by Albert Camus, James Wood ...
    Translated by Justin O'Brien ...
    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    In this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the fundamental question: If human existence has no meaning, is life worth living?'What I touch, what resists me - that is what I understand'As Camus argues, if there is no God to give meaning to our lives, humans must take on that purpose themselves. This is our 'absurd' task, like Sisyphus condemned forever to roll a rock up a hill ... Read more

    £5.99

  • Wildwood

    A Journey Through Trees

    by Roger Deakin ...
    A much-loved classic of nature writing from environmentalist and the author of Waterlog, Roger Deakin, Wildwood is an exploration of the element wood in nature, our culture and our lives.'Breathtaking, vividly written . . . reading Wildwood is an elegiac experience' Sunday Times'He writes nature as a blackbird sings, or a bird of prey rides therma... ... Read more

    Was £4.99 Now £3.99

  • One Way and Another

    New and Selected Essays

    by Adam Phillips ...
    A selection of the most popular and relevant essays from Adam Phillips, the man New Yorker called 'Britain's foremost psychoanalytic writer''Phillips's prose is poetic in the best sense: it is muscular, resonant, and thrums with a dark music that is all its own' John BanvilleIn the twenty essays gathered here, ranging across his entire oeuvre, psychoanalyst Adam Phillips offers a vivid ... Read more

    £7.99

  • I Remain in Darkness – WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

    by Annie Ernaux ...
    Translated by Tanya Leslie ...
    A powerful meditation on ageing and familial love, I Remain in Darkness recounts Annie Ernaux's attempts to help her mother recover from Alzheimer's disease, and then, when that proves futile, to bear witness to the older woman's gradual decline and her own experience as a daughter losing a beloved parent. Haunting and devastatingly poignant, I Remain in Darkness showcases Ernaux's unique talent ... Read more

    £3.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Girl's Story – WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

    by Annie Ernaux ...
    Translated by Alison L. Strayer ...
    'I too wanted to forget that girl. Really forget her, that is, stop yearning to write about her. Stop thinking that I have to write about this girl and her desire and madness, her idiocy and pride, her hunger and her blood that ceased to flow. I have never managed to do so.' In A Girl's Story, her latest book, Annie Ernaux revisits the summer of 1958, spent working as a holiday camp instructor in ... Read more

    £4.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Natural History

    Translated by John Healey ...
    by Pliny the Elder ...
    Pliny's Natural History is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century AD, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses' milk to remove wrinkles. Pliny ... Read more

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  • Second-hand Time

    by Svetlana Alexievich ...
    Translated by Bela Shayevich ...
    Second-hand Time is the latest work from Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature. Here she brings together the voices of dozens of witnesses to the collapse of the USSR in a formidable attempt to chart the disappearance of a culture and to surmise what new kind of man may emerge from the rubble. Fashioning a singular, polyphonic literary form by combining extended ... Read more

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  • Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

    by Michael Bennett, Dave Zirin ...
    This sports book, memoir, and manifesto from a Super Bowl Champion elucidates racism in the United States.Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an organizer, and a change maker. He’s also one of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, and he wants to make you uncomfortable.Bennett ... Read more

    Was £10.99 Now £1.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Burning Questions

    The Sunday Times bestseller from Booker prize winner Margaret Atwood

    by Margaret Atwood ...
    Atwood aims her constant curiosity and impish humour at our world and reports back to us on what she finds, in this frank, generous gift of a book.In it she seeks answers to Burning Questions such as:Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories?How can we live on our planet?What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism?The roller-coaster period covered in the collection brought an ... Read more

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  • Bluets

    AS SEEN ON BBC2’S BETWEEN THE COVERS

    by Maggie Nelson ...
    **AS SEEN ON BBC2's BETWEEN THE COVERS**A Guardian Book of the YearMaggie Nelson is one of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation - Olivia LaingBluets winds its way through depression, divinity, alcohol, and desire, visiting along the way with famous blue figures, including Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Yves Kl... ... Read more

    £6.99

  • The Terrorists (The Martin Beck series, Book 10)

    by Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö ...
    Series Book 10 - The Martin Beck series
    The final classic installment in the excellent Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s – the novels that have inspired all Scandinavian crime fiction.Widely recognised as the greatest masterpieces of crime fiction ever written, these are the original detective stories that pioneered the detective genre.Written in the 1960s, they are the work of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo – a husband and wife ... Read more

    £6.49

  • The Collected Works

    by D. H. Lawrence ...
    D. H. Lawrence's "The Collected Works" presents a comprehensive assemblage of his literary mastery, showcasing novels, poems, essays, and plays that delve into the complexities of human relationships, sexuality, and the interplay between the individual and society. Lawrence's distinctive style, characterized by vivid imagery and a profound psychological insight, captures the essence of early 20th ... Read more

    Was £1.99 Now £0.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Utter, Earth

    Advice on Living in a More-than-Human World

    by Isaac Yuen ...
    Part nature guide, part self-help column, and all love letter to the more-than-human world, Utter, Earth is an exercise in wonder. For animal lovers and readers of Brian Doyle, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and Amy Leach.A light, literary take on an animal book for grown-ups, a tongue-in-cheek self-help column with lessons drawn from nature, a sort of hitchhiker’s guide to the more-than-human world—Isaac ... Read more

    £12.99

  • You Are Not Going Back: An essay from the collection, Of This Our Country

    by Abi Daré ...
    To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa’s most populous nation through words or images.Yet here, through personal essays from 24 of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into view, and in her essay, Abi Daré explores the cultures, traditions and unchangeable contradictions ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Searches

    Selfhood in the Digital Age

    by Vauhini Vara ...
    A BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICKOne of the New York Times' Nonfiction Books to Read This SpringWhen Vauhini Vara was fourteen, her sister was diagnosed with cancer. Too terrified to discuss it with a human, Vara instead turned to the fledgling internet with her questions. Those seminal early experiences influenced her decision to become a technology reporter; decades later, she used a predecessor to ... Read more

    £5.99

  • This World and Nearer Ones

    by Brian Aldiss ...
    Aldiss’ acclaimed 1979 essay collection reissued for the first time in over thirty years.Most of the arts – architecture, music, painting, cinema – come under review in this thought-provoking collection of essays first published in 1979.Aldiss writes here with characteristic humour the complex unity of art and science which forms the inner mystery of science fiction, and reveals new aspects whilst ... Read more

    £1.99