Tuning Up at Dawn: A Memoir of Music and Majorca
A loving portrait of the other Majorca, and of a life there revolving around music and manana, that is as paradaisical as could be – a book to savour, perfect for escaping those crowded beaches.
Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure
The Compulsive Spike Milligan
This second superb collected work of one of Britain’s best-loved comedians is an excellent companion to the sensational original, ‘The Essential Spike Milligan’. Spanning his 50-year career and incorporating a rich and varied range of material, this second anthology is as wonderfully unmissable as the first.
Eating Up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa
Italy’s tumultuous history can be traced through its food. In an epic scooter trip from the Ionian Sea to the far north, distiguished food writer Matthew Fort explores the local gastronomy and culinary culture of a country where regional differences are vibrantly alive.
Coffee: A Dark History
The extraordinary tale of the wildfire spread of the consumption of a drink which is embedded in our history and our daily cultural life.
Around the World in 80 Martinis: The Logbook of a Remarkable Voyage Undertaken by Gustav Temple and Vic Darkwood
A fantastic spoof of the Jules Verne classic and an indispensible ‘Rough Guide to the World’ for Chaps everywhere.
Modern Classics: Book 2
This is what we’ve all been waiting for: the second in Donna Hay’s fresh two-book collection that updates timeless cookery classics and establishes some modern ones. These are the essential handbooks to perfect (or kick off) your cooking talents.
Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger
‘Toast’ is top food writer Nigel Slater’s eat-and-tell autobiography. Detailing all the food, recipes and cooking that have marked his passage from greedy schoolboy to great food writer, this is also a catalogue of how the British have eaten over the last three decades.
Spix’s Macaw: The Race to Save the World’s Rarest Bird
An environmental parable for our times – the story of a beautiful blue bird meeting its nemesis at the end of the 20th-century.
Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination and the Birth of a World
A narrative history of the men and women who have explored Mars and mapped its surface from afar, and in so doing conditioned our understanding of our nearest planetary neighbour.
The Essential Spike Milligan
A Spike Milligan opus, containing everything from classics to hidden gems, with a foreword by Eddie Izzard.
The Escape Artist: Life from the Saddle
Matt Seaton’s critically acclaimed memoir about his obsession for cycling and how that obsession was tamed.
The Promised Land: Travels in Search of the Perfect E
Classic travel quest – the pursuit of happiness – explored by a brilliant writer seeking to rediscover the idyllic moment of her student years, its carefree rhapsodies and perfect pleasures.
Then Again: Travels in search of my younger self
For fans of Lorna Sage and Paula Fox, a unique memoir from Irma Kurtz, the acclaimed author of ‘The Great American Bus Ride’ and internationally renowned agony aunt.
Eat Up: Food for Children of All Ages
Nursery food recipes that adults can enjoy too. First serious book on ‘comfort food’ that explores ways to get kids to enjoy a diverse, nutritious diet and why we all love those nursery favourites.
Silvertown: An East End family memoir
Melanie McGrath’s critically acclaimed East End family memoir now in paperback.
Tony & Giorgio: TV tie-in edition
Restaurant entrepreneur Tony Allan and Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli bring the vivacity and humour of their twelve-year friendship to a brilliant partnership in the kitchen, combining a professional passion for the best of fresh, affordable ingredients with their home lives amongst family and good friends.