Hugely entertaining and affectionate, Jonathan Hollins’s tales are full of wonderful creatures and steeped in the unique local history, cultures and peoples of the South Atlantic islands, far removed from the hustle of continental life.
Ray Kurzweil, one of the world's leading AI researchers, innovators and futurists, offers a provocative exploration of the most important... Læs mere
A radical and optimistic view of the future course of human development from the bestselling author of How to Create a Mind and who Bill Gates calls 'the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence.'
In 25 witty and vibrant biographical essays, Firebrands introduces us to a selection of brilliant and complex women writers about whom every discerning reader should know.
Charming illustrations portraying our British-isms from the beloved cartoonist.
A beautiful, humorous memoir of a single mother's move to a Sicilian island to give her daughters a childhood to remember.
Can we ever really know the truth about our parents? From the popular journalist, podcaster and tweeter about his rescue dog #SophiefromRomania, comes a compelling memoir in search of the truth behind his isolated childhood and absent father.
1690. Nicholas Hawthorne of Measham Hall is enlisted to fight in William III's wars in Ireland, but he's playing a dangerous double game. Meanwhile, his father faces a different problem – one which both must conquer together.
Compelling, funny and highly topical account of a bike ride through the heartlands of America, in the company of its endlessly surprising citizens
A joyous exploration into the everyday pleasures and benefits of encountering the world in-person
Truly unique and illuminating, Airplane Mode asks: What does it mean to be a joyous traveller when we live in the ruins of colonialism?
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024 – a dark and glittering literary debut that traces a mixed family’s troubled trajectory through developing China.