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Critically acclaimed, award-winning biography of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and the brilliant group of writers to come out of Oxford...

Stefan Zweig’s seminal memoir recalls the golden age of pre-war Europe – its seeming permanence, its promise and its devastating...

The story of Coco Chanel’s life, as told by her to Paul Morand
Coco Chanel invited Paul Morand to visit her in St Moritz at the...

Roaming from Tashkent to San Francisco, this is the true story of one budding writer’s strange encounters with the fanatics who...

A rare, intimate portrait of Hollywood’s reigning ‘blockbuster auteur’ whose deeply personal billion-dollar movies have...

Kolker... , Abrams...

Kubrick's interest in observing human folly produced some of the most important works of art of the twentieth century, including...

A wry and unsentimental account of the attempt to understand a parent as an independent person with their own history
Lamps,...

It was while we were weeding the sorghum field that Mama taught me most of her memories of the Rwanda that used to be. Alas! I’ve...

'The places, events and people are all real. I have invented nothing.'

Natalia Ginzburg wrote her masterful autobiographical...

When Penguin released a new, unexpurgated edition of D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover in 1960 they were charged with the...

Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your bedroom at...

“Wind, Sand and Stars” is a lyrical memoir by French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupery, blending adventure, reflection,...

Harry Freedman uncovers the spiritual traditions that lie behind Leonard Cohen's profound and unmistakable lyrics.

The singer...

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ME: I don't know, I'm – what's the word – depressed? Do I have to go into detail?

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Meet the bold, the brave, and the brilliant ' over 100 individual heroes of legend from cultures around the world are profiled in...

The book every Timothee Chalamet fan should own!

Timothee Chala... may I?! This book is a celebration of the actor, style-icon...

Daniel and Alexander arrived in London in the 1830s at a crucial moment of social change. These two idealistic brothers,...

The Sick Bag Song is an exploration of love, inspiration and memory. It began life scribbled on airline sick bags during Cave’s...

Corona... , Rafael...

From Boy Scout to assassin – the true confessions of a cartel hitman

At the age of twelve Martin Corona started dealing...

The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.

In June...

Cave Nick, O`Hagan...

Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life.
Created from over forty hours of intimate conversations with...

In 1974, the homeless Miss Shepherd moved her broken down van into Alan Bennett's garden. Deeply eccentric and stubborn to her...

The definitive critical study of Tolkien's greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A....

Hammond... , Scull...

A lavishly-illustrated study of Tolkien’s paintings and drawings, set in the context of his writings.

J.R.R. Tolkien...

A detailed and fascinating journey to the roots of The Lord of the Rings, by award-winning Tolkien expert Professor Tom...

Most people think I save dogs, but really they saved me.

Niall Harbison is a dog hero based in Thailand. He spends his days...

Featuring forewords from bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, this is the official and fully authorised biography of the...

Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory new...