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Hailed as “America’s greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale” by the Library of Congress, L. Frank Baum’s classic story has been enjoyed by generations of young readers since its publication in 1900. This edition features vividly reimagined artwork created by MinaLima, the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise.
Back with a vengeance, collage superstar Cold War Steve goes viral, casting a scathing view on the past year on Plague Island.
A beautifully illustrated history of the Queen of Flowers and her enduring power in our gardens, art, religion and imagination.
A critic and superfan takes on the superhero epic to end all epics. What he finds is a magic mirror of the past 60 years, from the atomic terrors of the Cold War to the political divides of our present. Wolk teases out Marvel’s mixture of progressive visions and painful stereotypes, its regrettable moments as well as its flights of luminous creativity. The result is an irresistible travel-guide to the magic mountain at the heart of popular culture.
Hannah Jane Parkinson is a specialist in savouring the small pleasures of life. Whether she is revelling in a fluffy dressing gown (‘like bathing in marshmallow’), finding calm in solo cinema trips, noticing the personalities of fonts (‘you’ll never see Comic Sans on a funeral notice’), celebrating the pocket, or feeling no guilt calling time on a book she isn’t enjoying. Parkinson’s funny and tender observations – selected from her immensely successful Guardian column – remind us of the everyday pleasures life has to offer. This book is a balm for anyone having an unsteady time.
Locations from film, tv, literature, myths, comics and video games are plotted in a series of beautiful vintage-looking maps with fascinating stories of how authors and writers picked these places.
A dazzling insight into what gives meaning to our life and to us as a species. What makes us human? This illuminating book shares 130 mind-expanding answers to that question. We all want to understand our place in the universe and find a sense of purpose in the life. This book will help the reader navigate that journey with the help of leading names from the worlds of literature, history, philosophy, politics, sport, comedy and popular culture. Originally broadcast as a popular feature on the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 from 2013-2021, ‘What Makes Us Human?’ includes short essays from: Andrew Marr, Carlo Rovelli, Marian Keyes, Alain de Botton, Robert Webb, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Fry, and many more.
Letters that have made, and still can make, the world a better place. In an era where the liberties we often take for granted are under threat, this is a collection of inspiring letters – some private and some open – that offer reminders from history that standing up for and voicing our personal and political beliefs is a crucial right and a duty if we want to change the world. From Abraham Lincoln and Emmeline Pankhurst through to Obama and Malala, many are penned by major figures from the world stage, others by ordinary citizens caught up in the stream of history in their pursuit of what’s right. The letters, each briefly introduced to give its full historical context, cover every modern political and social cause and give a sense of the struggles of the past with the intimate first-hand access that only letters allow.
Death. Sex. Money. Tricky subjects we’re taught to avoid in polite conversation. But if they’re so unpleasant, why do so many people tune in regularly to hear Anna Sale asking perfect strangers about them? What if, rather than declaring them off-limits, we could all benefit from discussing them more? In this book, Sale – the host of cult podcast Death, Sex & Money, which tackles life’s hard questions – takes her quest for more honest communication into her own life. She considers her history of facing (and sometimes avoiding) difficult subjects, both personal and cultural; she reflects on race, wealth, inequality, love, grief, death, power – all the things that shape our daily lives, the things we should be talking about, but often struggle to.
The 1980s were about big ideas writ large – new money, new style, gender fluidity, gay pride, attritional politics, the ‘special relationship’, nuclear fear, AIDS, cocaine, ecstasy, tabloid royalty, the rise of urban pop, and ultimately geopolitical chaos. Using a big narrative approach, Dylan Jones’ history of the decade in pop frames the decade through some of its most important and popular hits, choosing records which either epitomised their time, or ushered in a new cultural shift. Each year brought a new twist as technology shifted and genres snowballed, MTV reigned supreme and the story of pop became globalised. Subjective and idiosyncratic, this book takes us from downtown New York to post-industrial Manchester, in a widescreen attempt to weave together the stories, the songs and events that re-shaped music and society.
‘I Am Not Your Baby Mother’ was a landmark publication in 2020. A thought-provoking, urgent and inspirational guide to life as a Black British mum, it was an important call-to-arms allowing mothers to take control and scrap the parenting rulebook to do it their own way. ‘Sista Sister’ goes further. It is a compilation of essays about all the things Candice wishes someone had talked to her about when she was a young Black girl growing up in London.
321 surprising facts about flora and fauna, language, famous people, our planet earth and much more.
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