Edinburgh International Books Festival 2019 – Naomi Wolf

A book of speeches by Shakespeare's women, by actress Dame Harriet Walter DBE Dame Harriet Walter is one of Britain's most esteemed Shakespearean actors. Now,…

The pitch-black rediscovered classic thriller from 'one of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived' (Virginia Feito, author of Mrs March) - perfect for fans…

An inspiring and beautifully written collection of ancient stories retold to celebrate older women. From early childhood, we learn about the world and its possibilities…

The funny, wise and brilliant new novel from the star of QI and the author of Between the Stops After much searching, Amber and Stevie…

An electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth century's greatest unsung power players When Pamela Churchill Harriman died in 1997, the obituaries that followed were…

With a new introduction by Robert Jones, Jr, author of The New York Times bestselling novel, The Prophets 'Gloria Naylor is a brilliant word-worker and…

A fond, fascinated look at female friendship using the writings - fictional, diaries, letters - of friends. Friendship has never been more talked about. Some…

This extraordinary new novel from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Gayl Jones follows the witty but perplexing army veteran Buddy Ray Guy as…

Büsra is living a double life. At home with her parents, life is an endless argument - about what time she comes home, about what…

Sissy is used to being on the outside. The new girl in her West Country school, she recently arrived with her troubled mother, prone to…

A powerful call to confront the reasons why politics is jeopardising women's health across the world, by a prize-winning academic 'Radical and thought-provoking, this book…

Lesbians are a people without a home. Perhaps that's why the ones we make for ourselves are so important. A highly readable cultural history of…

'Åsne Seierstad is the supreme non-fiction writer of her generation' Luke Harding In her international bestseller The Bookseller of Kabul, award-winning journalist Åsne Seierstad studied…

From bestselling author R. O. Kwon, a powerful, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between her desires and her life. 'Haunting and powerful' Madeline Miller…

An eerily brilliant and spooky tale of spiritualism and deception 'Now you know why you are drawn to me - why your flesh comes creeping…

From an award-winning author, Fingersmith is an extraordinary, ingenious tale of fraud, insanity and secrets London 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among…

From the oyster huts of Whitstable to the music halls of Victorian London, Tipping the Velvet is the glorious first novel from this much-loved author…

The supernatural looms over the grime and sweat of everyday life in Lagos in this dazzling collection of stories from a prize-winning young Nigerian writer.…

'A fascinating story of courage, doubt and defiance across three generations' SARAH WATERS 'A fierce and beautiful book' EDMUND DE WAAL 'Heartfelt and upfront... A…

Spinster. Cougar. Carer. Matron. Wife. A rich, provocative and entertaining history of women's words - of the language we have, and haven't, had to share…

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER SLAVE. ESCAPE-ARTIST. MURDERER. TERRORIST. SPY. LOVER. MOTHER. TRICKSTER. At the Golden Sunset retirement home, it is not unusual for residents to invent…

'No one else makes history this fun' AMANDA FOREMAN 'All the Rage sits you at the dressing table of history: a place of dreams, doubts,…

A memoir about motherhood and music from the bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS 'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and…

From the beloved and bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, this memoir chronicles Maya Angelou's involvement with the civil rights movement.…

A memoir of politics and activism, from the bestselling and beloved author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS 'A brilliant writer, a fierce…

The sequel to I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS 'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' BARACK OBAMA Maya Angelou's…

A memoir about home and belonging, from the author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS 'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a…

'In the first decade of the twentieth century, it was not a good time to be born black, or woman, in America.' So begins this…

Radio 4 Book of the Week In the Ukrainian city of Poltava stands a building known as the Rooster House, an elegant mansion with two…

A beautiful new edition of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, the iconic, beloved and deeply moving first volume of Maya Angelou's autobiography. The…

A spiky, funny and intellectually dazzling response to modern culture - from BDSM to mindfulness to Sally Rooney 'Bracing and brilliant ... scintillating writing of…

A brilliant and dramatic close reading of the first book of the Bible focussing on the complex relationship with humankind 'A work of exceptional wisdom…

A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by sixteen bestselling, award-winning writers. 'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine 'Dazzling stories,…

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times It's the…

'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' - Alexander McCall Smith Edgewood Rectory may…

A powerful and urgent memoir of loss, exile and hope by Uyghur activist Gulchehra Hoja 'This gripping memoir conveys the courage and cost of telling…

*WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023* A landmark book on the womb - its history, its present and the possibilities for…

A brilliant and addictive collection of brand-new essays on modern culture - from 'the pre-eminent and most widely read critic of her generation' The Times…

A prize-winning, spine-tingling gothic suspense novel based on a real-life murder trial in 1897 West Virginia A SUNDAY TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF 2023…

'A sharp-eyed and tender novel about human connection' (PAULA HAWKINS) from the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend 'A must-read about unlikely friendships'…

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE 'A literary masterpiece for all ages . . . a tale of growing up, of love and laughter, of tragedy…

Shortlisted for the Winston Graham Prize for Historical Fiction 'This book is a rarity - a novel as remarkable for the vigour of the storytelling…

`A sober, scary book that not only limms the dangers posed by emerging diseases but also raises serious questions about two centuries worth of Enlightenment…

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER from the beloved star of Gilmore Girls 'Insightful, honest, funny, and moving' BUZZFEED 'Candid, genuine and as per usual hilarious…

The letters between Vera Brittain, author of Testament of Youth, and Winifred Holtby, author of South Riding, tell the story of an extraordinary friendship 'Touching…

A story of migration, identity and belonging, drawing on the stories of people from Audrey Osler's mixed-heritage family, over three centuries. Whether or not we…

New York City, 1929. A sanatorium, a deadly disease, and a dire nurse shortage. So begins the remarkable true story of the Black nurses who…

A moving and inspiring memoir by Afghanistan's youngest female mayor and campaigner for human rights, as seen in Netflix's In Her Hands documentary. 'Zarifa will…

A FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 'A fascinating meditation on Black female creativity from the author of Corregidora and Palmares . . .…

While I waited for sleep I retraced the road which brought me to you. Unbelievably it only took six months, equinox to equinox. This dazzling…

The remarkable true story of America's first women astronauts 'Lifts the curtain on the moment when Neil Armstrong's "one small step for man" expanded to…

The revealing of the hidden muse - Emily Hale - the Hyacinth Girl of the famous The Waste Land poem - who influenced the life…

A wholly new kind of coming-of-age story about lust, punishment, artistic drive and desires that defy the hard-won boundaries of the self 'Deeply empathetic and…

An unconventional, unexpectedly funny, brutally honest memoir about infertility, pregnancy and motherhood 'You and your partner want a baby. But your two bodies can't make…

'A beautiful and darkly funny book of linked stories covering two decades in the lives of a group of people on the island of Guernsey'…

A BBC RADIO 2 BOOKCLUB PICK SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTRE FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE, THE GOTHAM BOOK PRIZE AND THE LAMBDA AWARD *'Absolutely incredible.…

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, a chilling and compulsive novel about a family holiday that takes a terrifying turn. CHOSEN…

When your past is a lie, who are you? 'Provocative, moving and timely' Mail on Sunday 'Angry and engaged' Sunday Times 'So perceptive and clever...…

The international bestseller: a hilarious, heartfelt story of all-consuming and unexpected love 'If you've ever been young, you will love The Rachel Incident like I…

Lila, homeless and alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps inside a small-town Iowa church - the only available shelter from the rain -…

Celebrating five decades of the feminist publisher, each of the Five Gold Reads represents an iconic moment in Virago's history, from the 1970s to today.…

'Beneath the folk rhythms and the lyrical simplicities, Nichols's poems preach disquiet' OBSERVER 'Not only rich music, an easy lyricism, but also grit, and earthy…

A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog - now in a stunning new edition…

'The tone is one of intellectual relish . . . rational . . . refined . . . witty' NEW STATESMAN 'Her work is funny,…

The life of pioneering photographer Barbara Ker-Seymer 'Thoroughly entertaining... Knights expertly evokes this hedonistic period' The Times 'A picturesque portrayal of a world that sounds…

The epic story of the transformation of the American west, as seen through the eyes of the women who were there 'This book is a…

Cosmopolitan, richly intelligent, beautiful, questing - Shirley Hazzard's writing reflects her life. The acclaim it attracts is immeasurable. Brigitta Olubas tells the story of a…

The Argentine literary sensation that has taken the Spanish-speaking world by storm: a dark, surreal and beautiful novel about violence, exclusion and love 'A fragment…

30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR 'Girl, Interrupted is a beautiful, complex story that truly led the way on opening up…

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2023 'Epic and marvellously entertaining... There's a furious energy to the novel, which constantly moves forward even…

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** 'Funny and frank, a chance to spend time with a brave and big-hearted woman who's grown up to…

Do you beat yourself up after making a mistake? Do you treat yourself worse than you would a good friend? If these questions strike a…

A GRAZIA BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A daring, compelling novel about motherhood' Cosmopolitan 'Beautifully written' i Paper 'Brilliantly explores the societal expectations put on women'…

FINALIST FOR THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR 'An exquisite exploration of disability, identity and the human capacity to do (and be) more than we've…

'AN OUTSTANDING DEBUT' CHERIE JONES, author of How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps her House 'VIVID AND AUTHENTIC' LEONE ROSS, author of This One Sky Day…

'A literary giant, and one of my absolute favourite writers' Tayari Jones, author of AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE 'Gayl Jones is a literary legend' - Yara…

A Best Book of the Year in HARPER'S BAZAAR, BBC, THE NEW YORKER, GLAMOUR, GAL-DEM and HUFFPOST 'Witty and thought-provoking' Stylist 'Blistering' Glamour 'Unusual, original…

'When a woman gives birth, she may, unwittingly, remember violent things. Ugly things. Unspoken things.' After her twins were born, Jessica Cornwell stopped feeling. Plagued…

'Monumental ' IBRAM X. KENDI 'Eloquent, comprehensive and compassionate' LINDA VILLAROSA 'Superbly insightful' HARRIET A. WASHINGTON Fusing science and social justice, Weathering offers an urgent…

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,…

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME, READ BY MEERA SYAL…

'Beautiful . . . Justifies its place alongside nature writing classics such as H is for Hawk' NEW STATESMAN 'Wonderful ... both frank and fearless'…

Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 'Brilliant . . . I love this book' LEMN SISSAY 'A must-read book' JACQUELINE WILSON 'Extraordinary' OLIVER…

WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR…

A Scottish MP celebrates making period products freely available. A father admits embarrassment at buying pads for his daughter. A Jewish grandmother describes getting her…

The definitive biography of Vera Brittain, acclaimed author of Testament of Youth. With a new introduction by Mark Bostridge. 'Riveting and authoritative' Kate Figes, Independent…

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE HANDMAID'S TALE, THE TESTAMENTS AND ALIAS GRACE 'Dark and witty tales from the gleefully inventive Margaret Atwood. Witty verve, imaginative…

By the author of The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments and Alias Grace 'One of the most important novels of the 20th century . . .…

Beware the women who are called witches, or those who claim the name for themselves... Banshees - a howling night-witch and harbinger of death; She-devils…

'An inspiration to anyone who still finds old age too distressing a prospect to take seriously' The Times Old age is no longer a blip…

A 2022 PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 'A once-in-a-lifetime work of literature, the kind that changes your understanding of the world'…

'An indelible portrait of a brilliant, beautiful, mad and maddening woman, expressing the joy of holding her mercurial attention and also the terrible cost of…

INTRODUCED BY LISSA EVANS 'I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens. She's beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny' NINA STIBBE…

'You'll be moved by the brave women in Awakening' Malala Yousafzai 'Awakening goes where no book has gone before. Inspiring, insightful, profoundly moving' Hillary Rodham…

'An absolute belter of a page-turner' HEAT 'Kept me reading late into the night' DAILY MAIL 'Clever and compelling. I loved it' JANE SHEMILT Ruth's…

'Furious and addictive' New York Times 'Urgent, deeply moving, wholly original' GEORGE SAUNDERS 'A dazzling lightning bolt of a novel' JENNY OFFILL 'Fiercely funny and…

'A MARVEL' RUMAAN ALAM 'MAGNIFICENT' NEW YORK TIMES 'A TRIUMPH' i 'SUBLIME' GUARDIAN 'DAZZLING' OBSERVER When Chouette is born, Tiny's husband and family are devastated…

**Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize** 'Me name Petal. Mi pretty except fi mi picky-picky hair. Mi nah tell nuh lie. Mi head tough.…

'I was in the story, feeling everything. I cared about every character . . . She writes beautifully. It was a total pleasure' Philippa Perry,…

'She is the cur's cods, the terrier's testicles, the business. I will go farther and declare that Atkins is the finest actor appearing in the…

INTRODUCED BY HAZEL HOLT 'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' Richard Osman 'I'd sooner read a new Barbara Pym than a new Jane Austen'…

INTRODUCED BY LOUIS DE BERNIERES 'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN 'I'd sooner read a new Barbara Pym than a new Jane…

INTRODUCED BY SALLEY VICKERS 'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN 'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heart-breaking…

INTRODUCED BY ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH 'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN Mildred Lathbury is one of those excellent women who are often…

INTRODUCED BY MAVIS CHEEK 'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' Richard Osman 'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking…

*'Classic Noel Streatfeild at her warm-hearted best. I absolutely loved it' Hilary McKay, author of THE SKYLARKS' WAR *'Such rewarding reading' Daily Telegraph There are…

'Gibbons is superb on middle class life' SAM JORDISON, GUARDIAN 'A sharp-edged romantic comedy, we have a chance to see what we've been missing' DAILY…

A pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean in this 'thrilling blend of hard science and high adventure' (New York Times) LONGLISTED…

* 'Ever since reading R in the Month as a teenager, I've been a Nancy Spain fan. I love her juxtaposition of seedy, atmospheric settings…

'A twisting, turning story of revenge and redemption' STYLIST It was the three of them. Always the three of them. Until it wasn't. Dara and…

One of the most important untold stories of World War II, The Light of Days is a soaring landmark history that brings to light the…

INTRODUCED BY LISSA EVANS 'I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens. She's beady eyed, big hearted and blissfully funny' NINA STIBBE…

By the acclaimed writer of Palmares and Corregidora. When the Portuguese attack Palmares, Brazil's last fugitive slave enclave, Almeyda and her husband are separated as…

The true story of a foundling. 'Extraordinary ... A fascinating, moving book: part history of the Foundling Hospital and the development of child psychology, part…

A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK · A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK · SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FUTURES…

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 'Fascinating and intimate' OBSERVER 'Lucid, distilled, honest' MAGGIE NELSON 'Gorgeous, symphonic, tender' CARMEN MARIA MACHADO How do you tell…

'That politics was the most exciting of all the exciting things in the world I never doubted' Shirley Williams was born to politics. As well…

'Faultless storytelling . . . Wise, generous, atmospheric' Observer Growing up after the war in Westmere, an English seaside town, Kitty has been sheltered by…

'ONE NIGHT, NEW YORK transports the reader to the glitter and the danger of old New York. A page-turner with style.' ERIN KELLY 'ENTHRALLING' THE…

By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Charmaine sees an advertisement for a project called Positron that promises you a job, a…

By the author of The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments and Alias Grace 'Clara', she said, 'do you think I'm normal?' 'I'd say you're almost abnormally…

By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments A leathery bog-man transforms an old love affair; a sweet, gruesome gift is sent by…

From Sigrid Nunez, the National Book Award-winning and bestselling author of The Friend, comes this mesmerising story about the tangled nature of relationships between parents…

A TIMELESS CHRISTMAS SKY ORIGINAL FILM, STARRING MARK GATISS, SIMON CALLOW AND TAMSIN GREIG 'Charming, magical and life-affirming, Antonia Barber's clever and moving tale has…

INTRODUCED BY STUART EVERS: 'A genuine, fully fledged masterpiece of the twentieth century; one that remains just as terrifyingly relevant and truthful in the twenty-first'…

BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE STREET With a new introduction by Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of Libertie 'Petry is the writer we have been waiting…

'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase . . . Nancy Spain…

Collected Stories includes both volumes of National Book Award-winning author Shirley Hazzard's short story collections - Cliffs of Fall and People in Glass Houses -…

'A hymn to life, love, family, and spirit' DAVID MITCHELL, author of Cloud Atlas The vividly told, gloriously illustrated memoir of an artist born with…

**THE BRAND-NEW NOVEL BY THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER** A woman visits a friend with terminal cancer. Brilliant, strong-willed and alone, the friend, facing death,…

A teenage girl finds unexpected sexual freedom on a trip to Amsterdam. A woman trapped at a dinner party comes up against an ugly obsession.…

BY ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL INDIAN WRITERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 'The deftness with which Attia Hosain handles the interplay of manners, class, culture…

BY ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL INDIAN WRITERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 'There is so much to love and admire in these stories - their…

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'An example of how one woman can change the world by telling the truth about…

If there was ever a time to stand up for your planet, for Mother Earth, this is the time. But what are the most pressing…

THE RACHEL INCIDENT - Caroline O'Donoghue's bestselling new novel* - is out now Charlie's life isn't going forward - so she's decided to go back…

'Brighter and better than Thomas Hardy . . . a marvellous writer' Eloise Millar, Guardian Prudence Sarn was born with a cleft palate, her 'precious…

A powerful novel of mothers and daughters, and how we imagine our future, from acclaimed author of BECOMING UNBECOMING 'A disturbing and necessary book for…

An inspiring and entertaining testament to the power of friendship, from the hosts of the hit podcast Call Your Girlfriend 'Deeply compelling' ROXANE GAY A…

BY THE AUTHOR OF BALLET SHOES with beautiful illustrations by Edward Ardizzone 'A joyous, sunlight book. For me, the best Noel Streatfeild of all' HILARY…

**I HAVE NOT BEEN AS PROFOUNDLY MOVED BY A BOOK IN YEARS' JODI PICOULT** **I LOVED THIS BOOK MORE THAN I CAN SAY' NIGELLA LAWSON**…

'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase . . . Nancy Spain…

'[Her work] defines universal truths about what it means to be human' Barack Obama 'Marilynne Robinson is one of the greatest writers of our time'…

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020 A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 America. In the twilight of the Gold Rush, two siblings cross…

'They will have to choose between giving us freedom or giving us death' So said,in 1913 ,the brilliant orator and suffragette ,Emmeline Pankhurst, just one…

'Bright, funny, satirical and relevant. . . . A new talent to watch!' MARGARET ATWOOD (via Twitter) This brilliant and bitingly funny novel-in-stories, set in…

By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace The sun brightens in the east, reddening the blue-grey haze that marks the distant ocean.…

By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace Toby, a survivor of the man-made plague that has swept the earth, is telling stories.…

By the bestselling author of The Talented Mr Ripley, Carol and Strangers on a Train 'By opening this book, you've given Patricia Highsmith permission to…

The 'People in Glass Houses' work for an American-based concern devoted to 'inflicting improvement' the world over. Amongst them are sloppy but erudite Algie Wyatt,…

By the author of THE HANDMAID'S TALE and ALIAS GRACE * Pigs might not fly but they are strangely altered. So, for that matter, are…

'A highly original, beautifully crafted literary thriller' IRISH INDEPENDENT By a frozen lake, ten-year-old Jesse waits for his father. It's New Year's Day, and his…

The bestselling author of The Beauty Myth, Vagina and The End of America chronicles the struggles and eventual triumph of John Addington Symonds, a Victorian-era…

From iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a nostalgic memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back…

'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase . . . Nancy Spain…

By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace Zenia is beautiful, smart and greedy, by turns manipulative and vulnerable, needy and ruthless; a…

THE GRIPPING TRUE STORY OF A MURDER WHICH HAUNTED CANADA AND BECAME A RALLYING CRY FOR JUSTICE 'If you were hooked on the Serial podcast,…

'Fascinating and illuminating' STYLIST 'Perceptive and candid' IRISH TIMES 'Wide-ranging, deep-dive, soul-baring interviews, full of candid, intimate, spiky meditations on inspiration, artistry, sexuality, race, love,…

'The wonderful Noel Streatfeild's Christmas Stories collects, for the first time, nine festive stories originally written for annuals and magazines in the 1940s and 1950s…

'Engaging, modern fables with a feminist tang' Sunday Times DARK, POTENT AND UNCANNY, HAG BURSTS WITH THE UNTOLD STORIES OF OUR ISLES, CAPTURED IN VOICES…

'Who would suspect her sense of fun and irony, of a passionate love for beauty and the power to drag it from its hidden places?…

IN NOVEMBER 2016, MANY PEOPLE WOKE UP TO A WORLD THEY DIDN'T RECOGNIZE: A NEW PRESIDENT WAS IN POWER. TWENTY-FOUR HOUR NEWS COVERAGE AND SOCIAL…

I have learned many words for 'island': isle, atoll, eyot, islet, or skerry. They exist in archipelagos or alone, and always, by definition, I have…

Pre-order Sandi Toksvig's new novel FRIENDS OF DOROTHY now - coming in September 2024 The long-awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved characters - presenter…

'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' Alexander McCall Smith It is wartime in…

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times It is…

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times It is…

WINNER OF THE WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE 2020 When a dead body is found in the Thames, caught in the chains of HMS Belfast, it begins…

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2009 AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK Jack Boughton - prodigal son - has been gone twenty years. He…

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION and THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK In 1956, towards the end of…

'A rallying cry for privacy justice' New York Times 'We need more warriors like Carrie' Tarana Burke, founder of the MeToo movement In an era…

'It's for everyone. Candid, authentic and utterly charming' Sarah Waters, author of Tipping the Velvet 'Funny and super relatable' Alice Oseman, author of Heartstopper A…

A major US debut novel in 2019 Shortlisted for the Centre for Fiction First Novel Prize A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice In…

'The essential hormone handbook . . . it should be made part of the core curriculum up and down the land' STYLIST 'A must read.…

From the National Book Award-winning author of The Friend, the moving and eerily relevant novel that imagines the aftermath of a flu pandemic as seen…

Winner of the British Medical Association Popular Medicine Book Award 'Illuminating and consoling' JULIA SAMUEL, author of GRIEF WORKS Though approximately one in four pregnancies…

'Excellent . . . A celebration of peculiarity' VOGUE 'Humour-packed, irreverent, eccentric' ELLE Have you ever wondered what it would be like talk to Parker…

'A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER' BEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR II An astounding story of heroism, spycraft,…

'Gracie tells the story of her struggle and eventual triumph as a way of encouraging us, of changing our society, of giving us all courage…

'Sharply observed, snappily written and thoroughly researched, She Merchants provides a fabulous panorama of a largely ignored area of social history. Katie Hickman successfully challenges…

ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL NOVELS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 'This novel is a packet of surprises as we have no idea what's going to…

BY ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WRITERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY With a new introduction by JESMYN WARD 'Fierce, insightful and often devilishly funny' COLIN…

With a new introduction by JESMYN WARD 'Warm, witty, imaginative . . . A rich and winning book' NEW YORKER 'Devilishly funny and academically solid:…

In the Full Light of the Sun follows the fortunes of three Berliners caught up in a devastating scandal of 1930s' Germany. It tells the…

By the author of The Handmaid's Tale Now a major NETFLIX series Sometimes I whisper it over to myself: Murderess. Murderess. It rustles, like a…

Winner of the Man Booker Prize By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace Laura Chase's older sister Iris, married at eighteen to…

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Breathes life into conversations about feminism' PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE 'Very funny, very clever, very thoughtful and very relevant' DOLLY ALDERTON Why do…

THE FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 'A literary giant, and one of my absolute favourite writers' TAYARI JONES 'The novel's richness lies in its…

AS HEARD ON THE BACKLISTED PODCAST 'No novel about any Black woman could ever be the same after this' TONI MORRISON 'Corregidora (1975), was both…