Arts, Language & Literature
Writing with Style
Lane Greene
A brand new take on how to write with style – from The Economist's language columnist, Lane Greene
Magritte
Alex Danchev
The first major biography for our time, from the celebrated biographer of Cézanne
Write for Life
Julia Cameron
The essential guide to writing by the Queen of Creativity, Julia Cameron
An Admirable Point
Florence Hazrat
Love it or hate it, the exclamation mark has been with us from Beowulf to the spam email – an enthusiastic history for language lovers!
The Library
Arthur der Weduwen
Princes, collectors, bookworms and thieves: the extraordinary story of the library, from Alexandria to the age of Google
House Arrest
Alan Bennett
Reflections on Covid and confinement from the unparalleled pen of Alan Bennett
Speaking and Being
Kübra Gümüsay
What happens when our language is no longer fit for purpose, and how we can change the discourse
Two-Way Mirror
Fiona Sampson
How Britain's most famous female poet invented herself and defied her times
Notes from Deep Time
Helen Gordon
The Earth writes its own story in the landscape. A novelist sets out on a journey to piece it together
The Natural Way to Draw
Kimon Nicolaides
Learn how to draw over the course of a year, in the space of 64 exercises
The French Art of Not Trying Too Hard
Ollivier Pourriol
The answer to overwork and burnout, the route to fulfilment and success: letting go
Fabric
Victoria Finlay
A magnificent work of original research, unwinding history through cloth – how we make it, use it and what it means to us
The Colour Code
Paul Simpson
A kaleidoscopic compendium of stories that will change the way you see colour – every bit as much as that infamous blue/gold dress on Twitter
Art of the Extreme 1905-1914
Philip Hook
The ten most revolutionary years in art ever, covered by former Sotheby's director Philip Hook.
I Saw the Dog
Alexandra Aikhenvald
A leading expert draws on a lifetime of fieldwork to reveal the mysteries and magic of language