Barkskins - Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize fo...
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMENÂ’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017 ...
The Dark Circle - Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's P...
Shortlisted for the Baileys WomenÂ’s Prize for FictionÂ’Extr...
The Green Road - Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Pr...
Shortlisted for the Baileys WomenÂ’s Prize for Fiction 2016 ...
The Glorious Heresies - Winner of the Baileys' Women's ...
WINNER OF THE BAILEYSÂ’ WOMENÂ’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 WIN...
The Power - WINNER OF THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FO...
WINNER OF THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMENÂ’S PRIZE FOR FICTIONONE OF ...
Black Moses - Longlisted for the International Man Book...
ItÂ’s 1970, and in the PeopleÂ’s Republic of Congo a Marxist...
The Wicked Boy - Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger fo...
Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2017 Ea...
The Wicked Boy - Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger fo...
Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2017 Th...
Swing Time - LONGLISTED for the Man Booker Prize 2017
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 Â’SmithÂ’s finest....
Swing Time - LONGLISTED for the Man Booker Prize 2017
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 Â’SmithÂ’s finest....
The Leavers - Winner of the PEN/Bellweather Prize for F...
FINALIST, NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2017 FINALIST, PE...
History of Wolves - Shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker...
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER PRIZEHow far would you go...
Spaceman of Bohemia - SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLA...
Â’An incredible experienceÂ… I can honestly say I loved ever...
The North Water - Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2...
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016 A NEW YORK TIMES TO...
Barkskins - Longlisted For The Baileys Women's Prize For Fiction
Swing Time - LONGLISTED for the Man Booker Prize 2017
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 ’Smith’s finest. Extraordinary, truly marvellous’ Observer ‘Superb’ Financial Times ‘Breathtaking’ TLS ‘Pitch-perfect’ Daily Telegraph’A tale of two girls who meet in a West London dance class… A page-turner that’s also beautifully written ‘ Glamour’There is still no better chronicler of the modern British family than Zadie Smith’ Telegra...
Swing Time - LONGLISTED for the Man Booker Prize 2017
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 ’Smith’s finest. Extraordinary, truly marvellous’ Observer ‘Superb’ Financial Times ‘Breathtaking’ TLS ‘Pitch-perfect’ Daily Telegraph’A tale of two girls who meet in a West London dance class… A page-turner that’s also beautifully written ‘ Glamour’There is still no better chronicler of the modern British family than Zadie Smith’ Telegra...
Sing, Unburied, Sing - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENÂ’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2017ONE OF BARACK OBAMAÂ’S BEST BOOKS OF 2017SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW STATESMAN, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, TIME AND THE BBC Â’A mustÂ’ Margaret AtwoodÂ’StaggeringÂ’ Marlon JamesÂ’A searing, urgent readÂ’ Celeste NgÂ’Disarmingly beautifulÂ’ SpectatorÂ...
The Power - WINNER OF THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
WINNER OF THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTIONONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 ’Electrifying’ Margaret Atwood ’A big, page-turning, thought-provoking thriller’ Guardian All over the world women are discovering they have the power. With a flick of the fingers they can inflict terrible pain – even death. Suddenly, every man on the planet finds they’ve lost control. Th...
The Glorious Heresies - Winner of the Baileys' Women's Prize for Fiction 2016
WINNER OF THE BAILEYS’ WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE 2016 We all do stupid things when we’re kids. Ryan Cusack’s grown up faster than most – being the oldest of six with a dead mum and an alcoholic dad will do that for you. And nobody says Ryan’s stupid. Not even behind his back. It’s the people around him who are the problem. The gangland boss using...
Telling True Stories - Navigating the Challenges of Writing Narrative Non-Fiction
‘In this excellent and provocative book, Matthew Ricketson lays bare the challenges of modern storytelling. I have found myself thinking about it every day, long after I put it down.’ – William Powers, author of Hamlet’s BlackBerry ’An essential guide for the true storyteller.’ – Chloe Hooper, award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction It’s etched into our neurological pathways; we ...
The Leavers - Winner of the PEN/Bellweather Prize for Fiction
FINALIST, NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2017 FINALIST, PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2017 WINNER OF THE 2016 PEN/BELLWETHER PRIZE FOR FICTION NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2017 BY OPRAH, NPR, BUZZFEED AND HUFFINGTON POST ’Sensational’ – Guardian ’Utterly immersive’ – Daily Mail ’There was a time I would have called Lisa Ko’s novel beautifully written, ambitious, and moving...
Reach for the Stars - and Other Advice for Life's Journey
“Reach for the Stars” is a wonderful way to encourage and congratulate those, regardless of age, who are celebrating a milestone…and feel ready to spread their wings and fly! The young hero of Serge Bloch’s delightful “Butterflies in My Stomach” is back, along with his loyal dog Roger. Having mastered the first day of school, the two are embarking further on the perilous journey of life. Lik...
The Dark Circle - Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2017
Shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction’Extraordinarily affecting’ Alex Preston, Observer ’This is a novel whose engine is flesh and blood, not cold ideas . . . Grant brings the 1950s – that odd, downbeat, fertile decade between war and sexual liberation – into sharp, bright, heartbreaking focus’ – Christobel Kent Guardian All over Britain life is beginning again now the wa...
Elmet - SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 Â’A quiet explosion of a book, exquisite and unforgettableÂ’ The Economist Â’A cleverly constructed rural Gothic fable . . . Elmet is a marvellous achievementÂ’ TLS Â’Pastoral idyll, political expose, cosy family saga and horror tale, it reads like a traditional childrenÂ’s story that turns into a gangster film: Hansel and Gretel meets The GodfatherÂ’ S...
Elmet - SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 Â’A quiet explosion of a book, exquisite and unforgettableÂ’ The Economist Â’A cleverly constructed rural Gothic fable . . . Elmet is a marvellous achievementÂ’ TLS Â’Pastoral idyll, political expose, cosy family saga and horror tale, it reads like a traditional childrenÂ’s story that turns into a gangster film: Hansel and Gretel meets The GodfatherÂ’ S...
Autumn - SHORTLISTED for the Man Booker Prize 2017
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER Â’In a country apparently divided against itself, a writer such as Smith is more valuable than a whole parliament of politiciansÂ’ Financial Times Â’Undoubtedly Smith at her best. Puckish, yet elegant; angry, but comfortingÂ’ The Times Â’A beautiful, poignant symphony of memories, dreams and transient realitiesÂ… The ...
Feeling is the Thing that Happens in 1000th of a Second - A Season of Cricket Photographer Patrick Eagar: LONGLISTED FOR...
LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017Â’ExquisiteÂ’ Gideon HaighÂ’Magical, a head rush, a marvelÂ’ Rahul BhattacharyaÂ’Startlingly originalÂ’ Matthew Engel In 1975 Patrick Eagar took some photographs which were unlike any cricket photographs anyone had seen before. It was the summer of an Ashes and a World Cup (cricketÂ’s first), a near last-gasp summer before revolution wh...
Reach for the Stars - and Other Advice for Life's Journey
This hilarious look at idiomatic expressions will be loved by both children and adults. It is suitable for children age 4+. The young hero of Serge Bloch’s delightful “Butterflies in My Stomach” is back, along with his loyal dog Roger. The two are embarking further on the perilous journey of life. Like all of us, they encounter many FORKS IN THE ROAD and UPHILL BATTLES – but they also find tha...
In The Name of the Family - A Times Best Historical Fiction of the Year Book
A Times Best Historical Fiction Book of the YearA Cosmopolitan Best Book of the Year A History Today Book of the Year Â’Dunant has made completely her own the story of the ItalyÂ’s most infamous ruling family . . . in a way that we can see, hear and smellÂ’ Mark Lawson, Guardian Â’A stunning tale of power and family . . . In DunantÂ’s telling of the Borgia story, Lucrezia is not the sluttish pow...
Exit West - SHORTLISTED for the Man Booker Prize 2017
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 A Barack Obama top ten book of 2017 WINNER of the LA Times Prize for Fiction * WINNER of the Aspen Words Literary Prize ’Astonishing’ Zadie Smith * ‘Stunning’ Spectator * ‘Extraordinary’ TLS An extraordinary story of love and hope from the bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist This is Nadia. She is fiercely i...
A Little Life - Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2015
WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE 2015 & SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2015 “Astonishing and unsettling … A masterwork” San Francisco Chronicle “A book that demands to be read.” Wall Street Journal A Little Life is an immensely powerful and heartbreaking novel of brotherly love and the limits of human endurance. When four graduates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to ma...
An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and an Epic - Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2017
From the award-winning, best-selling writer: a deeply moving tale of a father and son’s transformative journey in reading – and reliving – Homer’s epic masterpiece. `My favourite classicist once again combines meticulous literary investigation with warm and wrenching human emotion – books like these are why I love reading’ LEE CHILD When eighty-one-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enrol ...
Sight - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENÂ’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 Â’A stunning debutÂ’ GuardianIn Jessie GreengrassÂ’ superb debut novel, our unnamed narrator recounts her progress to motherhood, while remembering the death of her own mother ten years before, and the childhood summers she spent with her psychoanalyst grandmother.Woven among these personal recollections are significant events in medical history...
Rising Ground: A Search for the Spirit of Place
When Philip Marsden; award-winning author of a number of works of travel; fiction; and non-fiction; moved to a remote; creek side farmhouse in Cornwall; UK; it took him on a journey through one of the most myth-rich regions of Europe. From the Neolithic ritual landscape of Bodmin Moor to the Arthurian traditions at Tinatagel; Rising Ground: A Search for the Spirit of Place reveals that the shape o...
History of Wolves - Shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER PRIZEHow far would you go to belong? Fourteen-year-old Linda lives with her parents in an ex-commune beside a lake in the beautiful, austere backwoods of northern Minnesota. The other girls at school call Linda ‘Freak’, or ‘Commie’. Her parents mostly leave her to her own devices, whilst the other inhabitants have grown up and moved on. So when the perfect fa...