Category Archives: Caribbean
Bogota 39: New Voices from Latin America
`This new generation of Latin American writers has exchanged history for memory, dictators for narcos and political engagement for gender and class consciousness.` El PaisTen years on from the first Bogota 39 selection, which brought writers such as Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Alejandro Zambra and Junot Diaz to fame, comes this story collection showcasing thirty-nine exceptional
Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
There is a sequestered glen off the east coast of the Hudson, New York state, which has long continued under the sway of some witching power; the neighbourhood abounds with tales, haunted spots and twilight superstitions. But as hapless schoolmaster Ichabod Crane will discover, the wildest of all stories in this region of shadows relate
Islandborn
A powerful tale about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imaginationEvery kid in Lola`s school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. When Lola`s teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can`t
Rubyfruit Jungle
With An Introduction By Rita Mae Brown. Molly Bolt is a young lady with a big character. Beautiful, funny and bright, Molly figures out at a young age that she will have to be tough to stay true to herself in 1950s America. In her dealings with boyfriends and girlfriends, in the rocky relationship with
Orlando (Vintage Classics Woolf Series)
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HELEN DUNMOREAs his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate young nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colourful delights of Queen Elizabeth`s court. By the close, he will have transformed into a modern, 36-year-old woman and three centuries will have passed. Orlando will not only witness the
Islands in the Stream
This is the last book Hemingway wrote before he died, the story of Thomas Hudson, an artist and adventurer. Living a bacherlor`s life on an island in the Gulf Stream during the thirties, Hudson`s existence is dictated by the waves and tides. But when his sons come to visit, Hudson must grapple with the role
The Book of Snakes: A life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world
There are over 3,700 species of snake found on every continent except for Antarctica, ranging in size from Barbados` tiny threadsnake to Southeast Asia`s massive reticulated python. More than any other creature snakes are surrounded by dark, compelling myths and legend, unsurprising since many constrict their prey to death, or kill with a venomous bite,
Another Day in the Death of America
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE, THE JHALAK PRIZE, AND THE BREAD AND ROSES AWARD. Saturday, 23rd November 2013. It was just another day in America. And as befits an unremarkable day, ten children and teens were killed by gunfire. Far from being considered newsworthy, these everyday fatalities are simply a banal fact. The youngest was
Bait, Grist and Security
In `Bait , a slippery PR man, Mark Miles, is unaware he s being manipulated and dangled as bait by an investigative reporter until he s swallowed by a sadistic mindexpanding cult from America. In `Grist , the bestselling writer, Maxwell Grist, ruthlessly uses real people as fodder for his crime novels before finding himself
North Korea: State of Paranoia
North Korea continues to make headlines, arousing curiosity and fear in equal measure. The world`s most secretive nuclear power, it still has Gulag-style prison camps, allows no access to the Internet and bans its people from talking to foreigners without official approval. In this remarkable and eye-opening book, internationally best-selling author Paul French examines in
Mega Meltdown
Nearly three million years ago the Ice Age began. Oceans froze, ice sheets covered land and animals, along with humans, found ways to thrive. These prehistoric creatures were weird, wonderful and enormous. Explore the Earth continent by continent and come face to face with Ice-Age megafauna, such as North America`s short-faced bear – which was
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Travels Through My Childhood
Bill Bryson`s first travel book opened with the immortal line, `I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.` In this deeply funny and personal memoir, he travels back in time to explore the ordinary kid he once was, in the curious world of 1950s Middle America. It was a happy time, when almost everything was
Made in America: An Informal History of American English
โ€Funny, wise, learned and compulsive.โ€ (GQ). Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and Notes from a Big Country, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and
Things Can Only Get Worse?: Twenty confusing years in the life of a Labour supporter
`Hilarious, insightful and has that rare quality of making politics fun. A brilliant book everyone should read, whoever you vote for.` Owen Jones, author of The EstablishmentFrom the giddy heights of New Labour`s landslide victory in 1997 to the shock result of the 2017 snap election, these are the frank and funny memoirs of one
Recollections of My Non-Existence
In 1981, Rebecca Solnit rented a studio apartment in San Francisco, her home for the next twenty-five years. There she began the process of forging a voice in a society that preferred women to be silent. Liberated by West Coast activism, growing gay pride and punk rock, she broke through oppression and over time transformed
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* `Savage, funny, frequently on the verge of teetering into lunacy…` VogueDiscover this deliciously dark satire on modern privilege from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen It`s the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong? Our narrator has many of the advantages of life:
The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America
`Brilliant and disturbing` Yuval Noah HarariThe past is another country, the old saying goes. The same might be said of the future. But which country? For Europeans and Americans today, the answer is Russia.In this visionary work of contemporary history, Timothy Snyder shows how Russia works within the West to destroy the West; by supporting
The Wandering
*The most unusual novel you will read all year, where you create your own story*`An ingenious choose-your-own-adventure challenge… Who can travel, and on what conditions, is one of the primary human rights questions of our era, and The Wandering skilfully takes it on.` Lauren Elkin, GuardianYou`ve grown roots, you`re gathering moss. You`re desperate to escape
Island People: The Caribbean and the World
Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing AwardsIn this fascinating travelogue, the product of almost a decade of travel and intense study, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro strips away the fantasy and myth to expose the real islands, and the real people, that make up the Caribbean.
The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2021
`Indispensable` – Sir Bob GeldofWelcome to The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2021. If you are new to The Almanac then welcome; if you are a regular reader then hello! The Almanac is about celebrating the unfolding year in all its various facets. The old dependables which I include every year are back: moon phases,
