Burning Questions

Smith, Zadie

A profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essaysIn this eagerly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years.She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invi...

Sarah Harkness

From an impoverished childhood in the Scottish highlands to Victorian London, this is the inspiring story of two brothers - Daniel and Alexander Macmillan - who built a publishing empire - and brought Alice in Wonderland to the world. Their remarkable achievements are revealed in this entertaining, superbly researched biography.Daniel and Alexander arrived in London in the 1830...

Anna Beer

Anna Beer investigates the lives and achievements of eight women writers, uncovering a startling and unconventional history of literatureMargery Kempe. Aemilia Lanyer. Aphra Behn. Lady Mary. Jane Austen. Warned not to write - and certainly not to bite - these women put pen to paper anyway and wrote themselves into history. ‘Smart, funny and highly readable... a tour de force.' ...

Dai George

An entertaining guide to history's mostinfluential and inspiring poets - fromHomer and Sappho to Shakespeare andFrank O'Hara - and how they can teachus to better understand the worldaround us.This book paints vivid pictures of aglobal assortment of renowned poetsthroughout history. ...

Fintan O'toole

A provocative but serious reflection on Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, showinghow the finest plays of Shakespeare have been made unintelligible and irrelevantto a modern audience in an attempt to fit a world of conservative values.The works of Shakespeare have become staples of literature. They are everywhere,from our early schooling to the lecture rooms of academia, from cl...

Ruta Sepetys

The nonfiction debut by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys is now in paperback! Perfect for fans of Burn After Writing and Bird by Bird.Life is a story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view it from a different angle. You erase things. Tear pages out. And sometimes, in hindsight, wish you could put them back. A day is a story. A year is a...

Atwood, Margaret

How does one of the greatest storytellers of our time write her own life? The long-awaited memoir from the author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments, one of our most lauded and influential cultural figures. 'Every writer is at least two beings: the one who lives, and the one who writes. Though everything written must have passed through their minds, or mind, they are not...

Atwood, Margaret

¿Cómo escribe su propia vida una de las mayores narradoras de nuestro tiempo? Las esperadas memorias de una de nuestras figuras culturales más elogiadas e influyentes. Sumérgete en el universo creativo de Margaret Atwood: una celebración de la vida, el arte y todo lo que los une. La mayor escritora de nuestro tiempo cuenta su historia. «Ha sabido reflejar nuestra época y hacern...

Atwood, Margaret

El libro de cabecera de una nueva generación. Amparándose en la coartada del terrorismo, unos políticos teócratas se hacen con el poder y, como primera medida, suprimen la libertad de prensa y los derechos de las mujeres. Esta trama, inquietante y oscura, que bien podría encontrarse en cualquier obra actual, pertenece en realidad a esta novela escrita por Margaret Atwood a prin...

Atwood, Margaret

EN ESTAS HISTORIAS EXTRAORDINARIAS MARGARET ATWOOD DESPLIEGA SU TALENTO DE EXPLORADORA INTRÉPIDA Y DESINHIBIDA DE NUESTROS TIEMPOS «La mejor narradora de nuestra era.» The Sunday Times «Si sólo has leído las novelas de Margaret Atwood, ponte las pilas con este libro. Te lo estás perdiendo.» The New York Times Book Review Considerada una de las escritoras más visionarias y can...

Atwood, Margaret

Una conmovedora historia sobre el último habitante del planeta en un inquietante mundo postapocalíptico. Primera parte de la llamada Trilogía de MaddAddam. Oryx y Crake es una inolvidable historia de amor y una conmovedora imagen de un cercano e inquietante horizonte postapocalíptico. Conocido como Jimmy antes de que el planeta se viese asolado por una serie de desastres natura...

Atwood, Margaret

Una eminente ficción distópica sobre la amistad de dos mujeres que sobreviven a la extinción del planeta. Segunda parte de la llamada Trilogía de MaddAddam. Las predicciones de Adán Uno, afable líder de los Jardineros de Dios, se han hecho realidad, y el Diluvio Seco ha asolado el planeta y parece haber acabado con toda traza de vida humana. Solo dos mujeres parecen haber sobre...