Arts, Language & Literature
Two-Way Mirror
Fiona Sampson
How Britain's most famous female poet invented herself and defied her times
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook
Betty Edwards
A workbook of 40 exercises to accompany the acclaimed drawing guide
The French Art of Not Trying Too Hard
Ollivier Pourriol
The answer to overwork and burnout, the route to fulfilment and success: letting go
The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron
'I love it. A practical, spiritual, nurturing book.' – Russell BrandSince its first publication, The Artist's Way has inspired the genius…
Minor Feelings
Cathy Park Hong
A fearless work of creative non-fiction about racism in cultural pursuits by award-winning poet Cathy Park Hong
Long Live Latin
Nicola Gardini
The international bestseller that celebrates the beauty, passion and life-lessons to be found in this not-so-dead language
You Talkin' To Me?
Sam Leith
A witty, elegant enquiry into the art of persuasion, updated for the witless, inelegant Trump era
Babel
Gaston Dorren
A quirky language-lovers tour of the twenty most-spoken languages in the world – what puts them a cut above the other six thousand?
Dramatic Exchanges
Daniel Rosenthal
A unique collection of correspondence between the most celebrated actors, directors and playwrights of the past 50 years – now in paperback
Talk on the Wild Side
Lane Greene
Why won't language do as it's told? Join the Economist's Johnson columnist on a headspinning journey of discovery
Human Relations and Other Difficulties
Mary-Kay Wilmers
A selection of works by LRB editor and journalist Mary-Kay Wilmers.
The Economist Style Guide
An updated and refreshed edition of this bestselling guide to English usage.
Sounds Appealing
David Crystal
The newest volume in David Crystal's pentalogy of the English language, focusing on the subtleties of pronunciation
Nemo's Almanac
Ian Patterson
A literary quiz full of quotes that will challenge, cheer and enlighten book buffs
The Art of Rivalry
Sebastian Smee
Pulitzer Prize-winning Sebastian Smee reveals how love and betrayal shaped the careers of eight famous artists
How Language Began
Daniel Everett
A revolutionary account of the origins of language from one of the world's best known and most influential linguists