What contemporary adolescent would not identify with lobbing oranges, arguing, playing the lute (in the absence of an electric guitar), or dancing very badly? Our Felix however was a child o... read more
If it seems astonishing that Atwood has had time to do anything but write during the course of her long life - for just a list of her books fills two pages at the start of this riveting memo... read more
Immense and gorgeously written, this is the first major Baldwin biography in three decades. It uses four of his relationships (set around four locations: Greenwich Village, Paris, the 'Trans... read more
Kurkov's third war diary - after the invasion and siege of the previous two - is a meditation on conflict as an habitual, everyday reality. Professional clowns take up arms, traditional sold... read more
A facsimile of the photographer's diary of 2012 - a turning point in his life and career. It's a delightful sort of scrapbook, with glossy polaroids & photos.