Language and Literature

Word Perfect: Curious Coinages and Etymological First Aid For Every Day of the Year [9781529311518]

'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres  Lexicographer and all-round word expert, queen of Countd…

Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2020 [9781472947635]

The indispensable guide to writing for children and young adults, this Yearbook provides inspirational articles from successful writers and illustrato…

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion [9780008294953]

The Times Literary Non-Fiction Book of the YearFrom one of the brightest young chroniclers of US culture comes this dazzling collection of essays on t…

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Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience [9781782119289]

Letters of Note is a collection of over one hundred of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular …

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Reasons to Stay Alive [9781782116820]

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL TRULY ALIVE? Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living…

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Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2018 [9781472935052]

This bestselling guide to all areas of publishing and the media is completely revised and updated every year. The Yearbook is packed with advice, insp…

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We Should All be Feminists [9780008115272]

A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of 'Americanah' and 'Half of a Yellow Sun', based on her 2013 TEDx…

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The Glamour Boys: The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler [9781526601711]

A story of unsung bravery at a defining moment in Britain's history We like to think we know the story of how Britain went to war with Germany in 193…

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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: (In Which Four Dead Russians Give Us a Masterclass in Writing and Life) [9781526624284]

In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as …

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Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency [9781529027648]

In this remarkable, inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a brilliant case for why art matters, especially in…

Speeches of Note [9781786331090]

Speeches of Note is a celebration of oratory old and new. From Shaun Usher, the author of the international bestseller, LETTERS OF NOTE, comes an ob…

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Intimations: Six Essays [9780241492383]

Deeply personal and powerfully moving, a short and timely series of essays on the experience of lockdown, by one of the most clear-sighted and essenti…

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The Good Immigrant [9781783523955]

How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport? Or be told that, as an actress, the part you're mos…

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Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town [9781526600011]

A captivating, lyrical and deeply discerning portrait of life in the Cornish town of Newlyn, the largest working fishing port in Britain, from a brill…

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The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She is a Hit in Hollywood [9780008225650]

'This is the best book on Jane Austen I have ever read' - Paul Johnson, Spectator Jane Austen loved the theatre. She learned much of her art from…

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Patch Work: A Life Amongst Clothes [9781526614391]

A linen sheet, smooth with age. A box of buttons, mother-of-pearl and plastic, metal and glass, rattling and untethered. A hundred-year-old pin, forgo…

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A Little History of Poetry [9780300232226]

A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literature What is poe…

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Hadrian's Wall [9781784974725]

Located at the far-flung and wild edge of the Roman Empire, Hadrian's Wall was constructed by Emperor Hadrian in the 120s AD. Vast in size and stretch…

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The Anthropocene Reviewed SIGNED [A781529109870]

A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays in the first ever work of non-fiction from #1 internationally bestselling author John…

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Those Who Can, Teach: What It Takes To Make the Next Generation [9781526614063]

The powerful, inspiring story of Andria Zafirakou, 'the best teacher in the world', and what it takes to work on the frontlines of education today Art…

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