In a fresh, feminist retelling of “Sleeping Beauty” Megan Blakemore creates a rich fantasy world where the hero we’ve been waiting for is a young girl who takes control of her own destiny.
Examines the complex and contradictory uses of silence as an object that both does and does not exist, and shows that though we think we desire silence, we probably should fear it.
Former restaurant critic Brian Duff examines the restaurant at a critical moment and argues that engaging and creating shared meaning with others across the table offers a path toward the renewal of waning social and democratic capacities.
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD LONGLIST * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, TIME, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, AND ELECTRIC LITERATURE * A DAKOTA JOHNSON x TEATIME BOOK CLUB PICK * VULTURE #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE SELECTION
Winner of the Man Booker Prize Named a Best Book of the Century by The New York Times Book Review International Bestseller From acclaimed author Alan Hollinghurst, a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money during four extraordinary years of change and tragedy.
Set alternately between 2003 and 1974, during the Turkish army's invasion of Cyprus, Defne Suman’s third novel to be translated into English tells of one woman’s place in her country’s devastating history.
With an introduction by Helen Dunmore: ‘A family tapestry rich in good humour, sensuality and comical human imperfection ... Shimmers with life’ (New York Times Book Review)
Ned Boulting, bestselling author and former football commentator and presenter (now best known for his cycling commentary) reminisces about a life in football.
