The Polyester Book of (Bad) Taste
‘Expertly crafted’ AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG
‘A beautiful siren song to anyone who has ever felt ashamed of their own taste’ SCARLETT CURTIS
‘An ode to both fearless critique and visceral fandom’ BILLIE JD PORTER
‘Expertly crafted’ AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG
‘A beautiful siren song to anyone who has ever felt ashamed of their own taste’ SCARLETT CURTIS
‘An ode to both fearless critique and visceral fandom’ BILLIE JD PORTER
‘Expertly crafted’ AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG
‘A beautiful siren song to anyone who has ever felt ashamed of their own taste’ SCARLETT CURTIS
‘An ode to both fearless critique and visceral fandom’ BILLIE JD PORTER
‘Expertly crafted’ AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG
‘A beautiful siren song to anyone who has ever felt ashamed of their own taste’ SCARLETT CURTIS
‘An ode to both fearless critique and visceral fandom’ BILLIE JD PORTER
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR 2026
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025
‘The best book I have read this year’ DAVID NICHOLLS
‘Masterly … I’m in awe’ SALMAN RUSHDIE
‘Beautiful’ DOUGLAS STUART
‘Extraordinary’ SARAH MOSS
‘A formidable testament to a mother’s love’ SARA COLLINS
‘I laughed, I cried and then I laughed again’ LENA DUNHAM
‘Smart and funny … reminds me of the best of Nora Ephron’ GUARDIAN
Writer, actor, and director Desiree Akhavan shares the stories she was told to shut up about—hilarious, horny, heartbreaking tales of a life in pursuit of art and love.
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR 2026
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025
‘The best book I have read this year’ DAVID NICHOLLS
‘Masterly … I’m in awe’ SALMAN RUSHDIE
‘Beautiful’ DOUGLAS STUART
‘Extraordinary’ SARAH MOSS
‘A formidable testament to a mother’s love’ SARA COLLINS
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR 2026
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025
‘The best book I have read this year’ DAVID NICHOLLS
‘Masterly … I’m in awe’ SALMAN RUSHDIE
‘Beautiful’ DOUGLAS STUART
‘Extraordinary’ SARAH MOSS
‘A formidable testament to a mother’s love’ SARA COLLINS
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR 2026
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025
‘The best book I have read this year’ DAVID NICHOLLS
‘Masterly … I’m in awe’ SALMAN RUSHDIE
‘Beautiful’ DOUGLAS STUART
‘Extraordinary’ SARAH MOSS
‘A formidable testament to a mother’s love’ SARA COLLINS
A collection of writings by the author of the 2022 Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker
‘His work has a symphonic quality unique in fiction’ THE TIMES
‘The autobiography of one of the most distinct and profound writers we have’GUARDIAN
A collection of writings by the author of the 2022 Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker
‘His work has a symphonic quality unique in fiction’ THE TIMES
‘The autobiography of one of the most distinct and profound writers we have’GUARDIAN
A collection of writings by the author of the 2022 Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker
‘His work has a symphonic quality unique in fiction’ THE TIMES
‘The autobiography of one of the most distinct and profound writers we have’GUARDIAN
‘I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration’ PHILIP PULLMAN
‘Entrancing … a creative manifesto’ TELEGRAPH
‘Mesmerising … vibrating with life and curiosity’OBSERVER
‘I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration’ PHILIP PULLMAN
‘Entrancing … a creative manifesto’ TELEGRAPH
‘Mesmerising … vibrating with life and curiosity’OBSERVER
A collection of writings by the author of the 2022 Booker Prize-longlisted Treacle Walker
Ten essays on how reading and meaningfully engaging with literature can help us live better, more purposeful lives.
Ten brief essays on how reading and meaningfully engaging with literature can help us live better, more purposeful lives.
How do we live successfully?
How do we live fully?