Biography & Memoir
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Viktor Pivovarov. The Agent in Love
Viktor Pivovarov
Read more ▸ Order ▸‘The Agent in Love’ is more than an autobiography. In telling the story of his...
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Kilvert’s Diary
William Plomer & Francis Kilvert
Read more ▸ Order ▸Few have written more beautifully about the British countryside than Francis Kilvert. A country clergyman...
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Family Record
Patrick Modiano
Read more ▸ Order ▸An enthralling reflection on the ways that family history influences identity, from the 2014 Nobel...
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All My Cats
Bohumil Hrabal
Read more ▸ Order ▸A gem of a book about the aggravations and joys of cats from a literary...
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Down in the Valley: A Writer’s Landscape
Laurie Lee
Read more ▸ Order ▸A moving, never-before-published portrait of the landscape that shaped the life of Laurie Lee, the...
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Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas
Adam Kay
Read more ▸ Order ▸Festive hospital diaries from the author of million-copy hit ‘This is Going to Hurt’
Christmas is...
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Just Kids Illustrated
Patti Smith
Read more ▸ Order ▸Patti’s Smith’s exquisite prose is generously illustrated in this full-color edition of her classic coming-of-age...
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Pimp: The Story Of My Life
Iceberg Slim
Read more ▸ Order ▸In this astonishing account, Iceberg Slim reveals the secret inner world of the pimp, and...
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Face It: A Memoir
Debbie Harry
Read more ▸ Order ▸‘I was saying things in songs that female singers didn’t really say back then. I...
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Gallic BooksI Remember
Georges Perec
Both an affectionate portrait of mid-century Paris and a daring memoir, Georges Perec’s I Remember…Read more ▸ Pre-order ▸ -
Gallic BooksThe African
J. M. G. Le Clézio
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2008 ‘From that moment on, there was to…Read more ▸ Pre-order ▸ -
The Lives of Artists: Collected Profiles
Calvin Tomkins & David Remnick
Read more ▸ Order ▸The definitive collection of artist profiles by legendary journalist and ‘New Yorker’ writer Calvin Tomkins,...