The Sewing Machine
By Natalie Fergie
3 secrets. 27 notebooks. 4 generations. 1 blog. Millions of stitches.
The Optimist
By Sophie Kipner
A delusional girl’s very misguided search for love
Between the Regions of Kindness
By Alice Jolly
A novel about the costs of peace – and whether family or conscience should come first
The Last Landlady
By Laura Thompson
A homage to the English pub
A Long & Messy Business
By Rowley Leigh
The definitive collection of recipes from one of our greatest food writers
Nerve Endings
By Kristin Hersh
A collection of lyrics from across her career with Throwing Muses, 50FOOTWAVE and her solo work
Some Old Bloke
By Robert Llewellyn
A memoir
The Broken Mirror
By Jonathan Coe and Chiara Coccorese
A fable for all ages about a mirror which reflects an alternative world
The Tyrant and the Squire
By Terry Jones
The final book in his medieval adventure trilogy
Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear?
By Lev Parikian
A lapsed and hopeless birdwatcher’s attempt to see 200 birds in a year
The Backstreets of Purgatory
By Helen Taylor
Caravaggio in Glasgow: A Tale of Art, Insanity and Irn Bru
THE LURE OF GREATNESS: England’s Brexit and America’s Trump
By Anthony Barnett
From the writer and co-founder of openDemocracy, a forensic and sweeping polemic