Drawn Out
Tom ScottDrawn Out is a hilarious, heartbreaking, heart-warming account of Tom Scott’s tragicomic childhood, his manic student-newspaper days, his turbulent years stumbling through the corridors of power, his …
Genre: Reference, Humour & Gift
Science(ish)
Rick EdwardsRRP: £12.99
A Sunday Times Book of the YearA New Scientist Gift Pick”Bright, nerdy and funny! Of course I loved it.” Dara Ó BriainCan we resurrect dinosaurs? Is a Martian holiday good for your health? Can we buil …
The Grade Cricketer
Sam PerryRRP: £12.99
‘A sequel to The Grade Cricketer? It’s like junk time in a second innings – something you just have to be part of.’ Gideon Haigh.Is life without cricket worth living? It’s a question asked and answere …
Afterglow
Eileen MylesRRP: £8.99
Skinny’s Book of the Year, 2018In 1990, Myles chose Rosie from a litter on the street, and their connection instantly made an indelible impact on the writer’s way of being. Over the course of sixteen …
The Prague Sonata
Bradford MorrowRRP: £8.99
Pages of a weathered original sonata manuscript – the gift of a Czech immigrant living in Queens – come into the hands of Meta Taverner, a young musicologist whose concert piano career was cut short b …
And Then You're Dead
Paul DohertyRRP: £10.99
“Entertaining – if harrowing.” – New York Times Book ReviewWhat would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only Speedos? How long could you last if you stood on the surface o …
Ireland
Richard KilleenA fascinating cornucopia of facts about Ireland and the Irish, covering its history, culture, land and people.In this enthralling celebration of the places and people that make the country unique, Ric …
Only Dead on the Inside
James BreakwellRRP: £7.99
Raising kids can sometimes feel like society has ended, so why not go one further, and actually plan for it? From James Breakwell, who BuzzFeed called ‘the funniest dad on Twitter’, this hilarious boo …
The Bumper Book of Things That Nobody Knows
William HartstonThere are many, many things that nobody knows… Do animals have a sense of humour? Why do we have five fingers? What did Jesus do in his youth? Has human evolution stopped? Can robots become self-awa …
Anatomy of a Song
Marc MyersRRP: £10.99
Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits transcend commercial value, touching a generation of listeners and altering the direction of music. In Anatomy of a Song, writer and …
Freeman's
John FreemanRRP: £10.99
‘The oldest is 70. The youngest, 26. In between, the best list of this kind I have ever seen.’ Marlon JamesIn three issues, the literary anthology from leading editor and literary critic John Freeman …
The Lies of the Land
Adam MacqueenRRP: £12.99
Trust in our politicians is at an all-time low. We’re in a “post-truth” era, where feelings trump facts, and where brazen rhetoric beats honesty. But do politicians lie more than they used to? And do …
D.A.A.S.
Paul LivingstoneRRP: £14.99
Under the guise of his alter ego Flacco, Paul Livingston once basked in the reflected glory of Tim Ferguson, Paul McDermott and Richard Fidler, and their anarchic comedy incarnation, the Doug Anthony …
Leaving Las Vegas
John O'BrienRRP: £9.99
A re-issue of John O’Brien’s debut novel, a masterpiece of modern realism about the perils of addiction and love in a city of loneliness.Leaving Las Vegas, the first novel by John O’Brien, is the dist …
Not Right in the Head
Michelle WyattRRP: £14.99
Michelle Wyatt’s mum always joked with the family that if she ever developed Alzheimer’s like her own mother-Michelle’s grandmother-they should put her in a home and throw away the key. When she did u …
Disrupted
Dan LyonsRRP: £12.99
Dan Lyons was Technology Editor at Newsweek Magazine for years, a magazine writer at the top of his profession. One Friday morning he received a phone call: his job no longer existed. Fifty years old …
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