Adult Rights Guide Frankfurt 2016

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING Adult Rights Guide Frankfurt 2016

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Jo Blaquière (maternity cover for Vasiliki Machaira) Rights Manager Asia, Germany (illustrated and special interest), Eastern Europe, Israel, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Middle East, Greece, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary Tel: +44 (0) 207 631 5876 jo.blaquiere@bloomsbury.com Maria Hammershoy Rights Manager Scandinavia, Germany (trade non illustrated) +44 (0) 207 631 5736 maria.hammershoy@bloomsbury.com Georgia Fuller Rights Assistant Tel: +44 (0) 207 631 5784 georgia.fuller@bloomsbury.com

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Peach

Emma Glass Introducing a dazzling new literary voice – a wholly original novel as ground-breaking as the work of Eimear McBride and Max Porter Thick stick sticky sticking wet ragged wool winding round the wounds, stitching the sliced skin together as I walk, scraping my mittened hand against the wall.

Rough red bricks ripping the wool. Ripping the skin. Rough red skin. Rough red head.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 11/01/2018 EXTENT: 112

Something has happened to Peach. Blood runs down her legs and the scent of charred meat lingers on her flesh. It hurts to walk but she staggers home to parents that don’t seem to notice. They can’t keep their hands off each other and besides, they have a new infant, sweet and wobbly as a jelly baby.

Peach must patch herself up alone so she can go to college and see her boyfriend, Green. But sleeping is hard when she is haunted by the gaping memory of a mouth, and working is hard when burning sausage fat fills her nostrils, and eating is impossible when her stomach is swollen tight as a drum.

In this astonishing debut, Emma Glass articulates the unspeakable with breathtaking clarity and verve. Intensely physical, with rhythmic, visceral prose, Peach marks the arrival of a visionary new voice.

Emma Glass was born in Swansea. She studied English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Kent, then decided to become a nurse and went back to study Children’s Nursing at Swansea University. She lives in South London and is a research nurse specialist at Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Peach is her first book. @Emmas_Window

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All the Beloved Ghosts Alison MaCleod

Acutely observed, evocative collection of short stories from the Man Booker Prize-longlisted author of Unexploded, blending fiction, biography and memoir Hovering on the border of life and death, these stories form a ground-shifting collection, taking us into history, literature and the hidden lives of iconic figures.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 23/03/2017 EXTENT: 224

In 1920s Nova Scotia, as winter begins to thaw, a woman emerges from mourning and wears a new fur coat to a dance that will change everything.

A teenager searches for his lover on a charged summer evening in 2011, as around him London erupts in anger. A cardiac specialist lingers on the edge of consciousness as he awaits a new heart – and is transported to an attic room half a century ago. In an ancient Yorkshire churchyard, the author visits Sylvia Plath’s grave and makes an unexpected connection across time. On a trip to Brighton, reluctant jihadists face the ultimate spiritual test. And at Charleston, Angelica Garnett, child of the Bloomsbury Group, is overcome by the past, all the beloved ghosts that spring to life before her eyes.

Precise, playful and evocative, these exquisitely crafted stories explore memory, the media and mortality, unfolding at the line between reality and fiction. Written with vigorous intelligence and delicate insight, this collection captures the surprising joys, small tragedies and profound truths of existence.

Praise for Unexploded ‘MacLeod’s fictions are evocations of desire and its mysteries . . . [Her] characters are strong, and they are worth listening to’ Guardian Alison MacLeod was born in Canada and has lived in the UK since 1987. She is the author of three novels, The Changeling, The Wave Theory of Angels and Unexploded, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013, and a collection of stories, Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction. Alison MacLeod is the joint winner of the 2016 Eccles British Library Writer in Residence Award.

She is Professor of Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester and lives in Brighton. alison-macleod.com

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The Walworth Beauty Michèle Roberts

From the Booker-shortlisted author comes a sensuous, evocative novel exploring the lives of women in Victorian London, for fans of Sarah Waters, Emma Donoghue and Kate Atkinson Apricot Place, a cul-de-sac in Walworth: in 1851, a leafy village on the fringes of a rapidly swelling London; in 2011, a clamorous neighbourhood where Madeleine moves when she loses her job as a lecturer. Immersing herself in local history, she reads London Labour and the London Poor, Henry Mayhew’s treatise documenting Victorian working class lives.

Bloomsbury Publishing Publication date: 20/04/2017 Extent: 400

Joseph Benson is one of Mayhew’s researchers, employed to interview the city’s manifold poor, from market traders and shoeshiners to pickpockets and fraudsters. A family man with mouths to feed, he is tasked with coaxing testimony from prostitutes. He roams the labyrinthine slums of Southwark, but gaudily-painted faces turn hostile when asked for revelations – and Joseph is not immune to the temptations they offer. Yet when he meets Mrs Dulcimer, the elegant proprietor of a Walworth boarding house, Joseph’s eyes will slowly be opened to the realities of women’s lives.

As these entwined stories unfold, alive with the sensations of London past and present, the two eras brush against each other: a breath at Madeleine’s neck, a voice in her head – the city’s ghosts echoing through time. Rendered in sensuous, immediate prose, The Walworth Beauty is a haunting tale of desire and exploitation, isolation and loss, and the faltering search for human connection; Michèle Roberts at her intoxicating, masterful best.

Praise for Ignorance ‘Michèle Roberts is one of those writers descended perhaps as much from Monet and Debussy as Virginia Woolf or Keats ... To read a book by her is to savour colour, sound, taste, texture and touch as never before’ The Times ‘Writing of such a high calibre can make you feel that the life of the mind is everything, that the acute observation and intelligence of the writer is a sort of mirror to what matters most in life … Strong and lustrous prose’ Financial Times, Susie Boyt Michèle Roberts is the author of thirteen highly acclaimed novels, including The Looking Glass and Daughters of the House, which won the WHSmith Literary Award and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Her most recent novel Ignorance was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2013 and her memoir Paper Houses was BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week. She has also published poetry and short stories, most recently collected in Mud- stories of sex and love (2010). Half-English and half-French, Michèle Roberts lives in South-East London. She is Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. micheleroberts.co.uk

Ignorance

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Before We Sleep A Novel Jeffrey Lent

The sweeping, intergenerational story of a Vermont family, from WWII to the dawning of the 60s – the most magisterial and moving novel of acclaimed author Jeffrey Lent’s career Katey Snow, seventeen, slips the pickup into neutral and rolls silently out of the driveway of her Vermont home, her parents, Oliver and Ruth, still asleep. She isn’t so much running away as on a journey of discovery. She carries with her a packet of letters addressed to her mother, from an old army buddy of her father’s. She has only recently been told that Oliver, whom she adores more than anyone, isn’t her biological father. She hopes to find the letters' sender, and she hopes he'll have answers to her many questions.

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2017 EXTENT: 416

Before We Sleep moves gracefully between Katey’s perspective on the road and her mother Ruth. Through Ruth’s recollections, we learn of her courtship with Oliver, their marriage on the eve of war, and his return as a changed man. Oliver had always been a bit dreamy, but now was more remote, finding solace most of all in repairing fiddles. There were adjustments, accommodations, sacrifices – but the family went on to find its own rhythms, satisfactions and happiness.

Now Katey's journey may rearrange the Snows’ story.

Set in a lovingly realized Vermont setting, tracking the changes that come with the turning of the seasons – and decades – and signalling the dawning of a new freedom as Katey moves out into a world in flux, Before We Sleep combines rare intimacy and sweep in perfect balance. It is a novel about family, secrets, and the love that holds them together. It is also about the Greatest Generation as it moves into the very different era of the 1960s, and about the trauma of a war that so profoundly weighed on both generations. It is Jeffrey Lent’s most accomplished novel.

Praise for A Slant of Light ‘There’s a spiritual majesty to Jeffrey Lent’s work . . . He expertly spins out a half-dozen narrative strands that weave into a richly textured tapestry . . .

Some of the most magnificent prose being written today’ Washington Post Jeffrey Lent was born in Vermont, and grew up there and in western New York State, on dairy farms. He studied literature and psychology at Franconia College in New Hampshire and SUNY Purchase. His first novel, In the Fall, was a national bestseller and a New York Times Book Review Notable Book for 2000. His other novels are Lost Nation, A Peculiar Grace, After You’ve Gone, and A Slant of Light. Lent lives with his wife and two daughters in central Vermont.

A Slant of Light

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The Songs Charles Elton

From the bestselling author of Mr Toppit, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, comes a poignant, darkly comic story of siblings searching for the truth about their musician father Iz Herzl, famed political activist and protest singer, has always said that you should concentrate on the future, not the past. Now aged eighty, a reclusive figure holed up in Muswell Hill, Iz’s refusal to reflect on his life leaves his teenage children, maths wunderkind Rose and her terminally ill brother Huddie, adrift in myth and uncertainty. Retreating into a secret world with Huddie, Rose could not feel more distant from her father.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 01/06/2017 EXTENT: 288 German and French rights available only.

Contact Darkwood Productions for all other rights enquiries.

Iz doesn’t talk about his other child, Joseph, a West End songwriter forty years older than Rose and Huddie. A single, disastrous meeting many years earlier set Joseph on a violent path to self-destruction. Now he tries to impose order on his chaotic world through rhyme, transforming traumatic events into snappy showbiz numbers.

As the scattered children of Iz Herzl face darkness and isolation, each searches for answers in the ambiguities at the heart of their father’s life. From the stifling conventions of 1940s Godalming to the desperate cast of a stage flop, Charles Elton unerringly holds up a mirror to Britain. Skilfully weaving the story of an eccentric family across generations, The Songs is an exuberant, hilarious and heart-breaking tale of parenthood and fame, ambition and loneliness, and words and music.

Praise for Mr Toppit ‘Dark, funny … jangly with secrets’ Sunday Times ‘Elton has an arch wit, an engaging style and a sense of invention that recalls Jonathan Coe’s What a Carve Up!’ Evening Standard Charles Elton was a director of the literary agency Curtis Brown before becoming an independent TV producer in 1991. In 2000 he joined ITV as executive producer in drama and left in 2010 when his bestselling first novel Mr Toppit was published. He lives in London and Somerset. The Songs is his second novel.

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The Memory Stones Caroline Brothers

A compelling tale of a young woman’s disappearance in 1970s Argentina, The Memory Stones is a sweeping, epic story of a family tragedy whose consequences echo through generations Buenos Aires, 1976. In the heat of summer, the Ferrero family escapes to the lush expanse of Tigre. Osvaldo, a distinguished doctor, and his wife Yolanda, gather with their daughters, sensible Julieta who lives in Miami, and wilful Graciela – nineteen, radiant and madly in love with her fiancé, José. They will be the last days the family ever spends together.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 14/07/2016 EXTENT: 480

On their return, the Argentine military stages a coup, and Osvaldo is forced to flee to Europe as friends and colleagues disappear overnight. When José is abducted, Graciela goes into hiding. Osvaldo can only witness the disintegration of his family from afar, while Yolanda fights on the ground to find their beloved daughter – rumours of the Junta’s brutality darkening her fears. Soon, she realises they may be fighting for an unknown grandchild as well.

Heartbreaking and beautiful, The Memory Stones tells the story of the Disappeared, thousands of Argentinians who fell victim to the violence of the period. Depicting the despair and hope of one family seeking to rebuild itself after unimaginable loss, it is a lyrical, devastating portrait of a country that has come face to face with terror and the long, dark shadow it leaves behind.

Caroline Brothers was born in Australia. She has a PhD in history from University College London and has worked as a foreign correspondent in Europe and Latin America, and as a journalist at the international New York Times. She is the author of War and Photography, and the novel Hinterland. She divides her time between London and Paris. carolinebrothers.com / @CaroBrothers

Praise for Hinterland: 'A heart-wrenching story of two young brothers on a long, hard road; a story that all of us should read' Daily Mail

Hinterland

Rights sold: Newton Compton (Italian), Berlin Verlag (German), Signatuur (Dutch), Mlada Fronta (Czech)

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‘An illuminating and timely story . . . A book that haunts and shames in equal measure’ Guardian ‘Moving . . . Brothers’ elegant prose holds sentimentality at bay, complementing some impressive reportage’ Financial Times

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The Gun Room Georgina Harding

A beautiful, powerful and utterly devastating new novel from this Orange Prize-shortlisted author The memory of war will stay with a man longer than anything else.

Dawn, mist clearing over the rice fields, a burning Vietnamese village, and a young war photographer gets the shot that might make his career. The image, of a staring soldier in the midst of mayhem, will become one of the great photographs of the war. But what he has seen in that village is more than he can bear, and he flees.

Jonathan drifts on to Japan, to lose himself in the vastness of Tokyo, where there are different kinds of pictures to be taken: peacetime pictures of crowds and subways and cherry blossom. And pictures of a girl with whom he is no longer lost: innumerable pictures of Kumiko, on the streets and in the rain and in the heat of the summer.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 21/04/2016 EXTENT: 224

Yet even here in this alien city, his history will catch up with him: that photograph and his responsibility in taking it; his responsibility as a witness to war, and as a witness to other events buried far deeper in his past.

The Gun Room is a powerful exploration of image and memory, and of the moral complexity and emotional consequences of the experience of war.

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Painter of Silence Shortlisted for the Orange Prize

‘Georgina Harding’s novel is the finely tuned work of a writer exceptionally at ease with her craft and a testament to the power and poetry of clean and disciplined prose’ Sadie Jones, Guardian ‘Quietly and restrainedly, The Gun Room is a book that provokes searching questions’ Daily Mail Georgina Harding is the author of three novels: The Solitude of Thomas Cave, The Spy Game, which was a BBC Book at Bedtime and shortlisted for an Encore Award, and, most recently, Painter of Silence, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012. She lives on a farm in the Stour Valley, Essex.

The Solitude of Thomas Cave The Spy Game

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Show Me A Mountain Kerry Young

From the Costa and Commonwealth-shortlisted author of Pao, set against the backdrop of Jamaican independence, a story of revolution and oppression, privilege and poverty, love and betrayal Fay Wong is a woman caught between worlds. Her father is a Chinese immigrant who conjured a fortune out of nothing; her mother with her African heritage grew up on a plantation and now reigns over their mansion in Lady Musgrave Road.

But the Chinatown haunts where her father spends his time are out of bounds to Fay, and the airy rooms of Lady Musgrave Road are filled with her mother’s long-kept secrets and uncontrollable rages – rages against which Fay rebels as she grows from a girl into a beautiful, headstrong woman.

For hers is a country where even the smallest difference in skin colour can mark the boundary between the promise of a future and the burden of the past, where the struggle for power is played out not only in government buildings but also on the manicured lawns of the schools for Kingston’s elite.

Bloomsbury Circus PUBLICATION DATE: 30/06/2016 EXTENT: 400

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Pao

As she tries to escape the restraints of her privileged upbringing, striving for independence in a homeland that is trying to do the same, Fay’s eyes are opened to a Jamaica she was never meant to see. And when her mother decides that she must marry the racketeer Yang Pao, she finds herself on a journey that leads to sacrifice and profound betrayals.

Kerry Young was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to a Chinese father and a mother of mixed Chinese-African heritage. She moved to England in 1965 and lives in Leicestershire. Kerry is a reader and mentor for the Literary Consultancy, and a tutor for the Arvon Foundation. She is also honorary assistant professor in the School of English at the University of Nottingham and honorary creative writing fellow at the University of Leicester. She was writer-in-residence at the University of Sheffield (2014–16) as a part of the Royal Literary Fund Fellowship Programme. kerryyoung.co.uk Praise for Pao: ‘A blindingly good read’ Observer ‘Captivating’ Daily Mail

Gloria

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‘Heart-felt, sparky and absorbing’ Guardian

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Confidence

Rowland Manthorpe and Kirstin Smith Starter for Ten meets Essays in Love in a funny, thought-provoking philosophical novel about the power – and the dangers – of confidence God may be dead, but getting through Finals will take a miracle.

The nineteenth-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said that whatever does not kill us makes us stronger.

Nietzsche was obviously never forced to down an entire jar of stilton by a sixfoot, fifteen-stone rugby player...

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 25/08/2016 EXTENT: 320

Ellie Taber’s final year at university is hurtling to a close at alarming speed.

Defeated by her philosophy dissertation and uncertain as to why she can’t quite commit to her faultlessly supportive boyfriend, she is disenchanted with university life. Charlie, on the other hand, is determined to use his final year to become the man he was always meant to be. He plans to play the field, do just enough work to secure his degree, finally develop his brilliant business idea and basically have an awesome time.

They are both in for a surprise.

Reviews ‘A highly original interplay of narrative and philosophy, fiction and non-fiction, Confidence made me laugh out loud, then sink my head in the pillow realising what the meaning of life really is. If a book could be called ambidextrous, Confidence would be it’ Robert Rowland Smith, author of Breakfast with Socrates ‘Confidence reminds us just how practical the search for wisdom is, and how relevant to everyday life the thoughts of a philosopher with an imposing moustache and difficult-to-pronounce surname can be’ Brennan Jacoby, School of Life ‘Terrific – clever, funny and original. Very cool’ Rosie Boycott Rowland Manthorpe is an editor at Wired magazine. His writing has been published in the Guardian, Observer, Sunday Telegraph, Atlantic and Spectator.

Rowland studied History at Cambridge and Political Theory at the London School of Economics and has been awarded the Ben Pimlott Prize for Political Writing by the Guardian and The Fabian Society.

Kirstin Smith was born in Edinburgh and studied English at Cambridge. Having worked extensively as an actor in film, television and theatre, Kirstin completed a PhD in Theatre and Performance at Queen Mary, University of London. Her prize-winning research on the history of stunts has appeared in The Drama Review. @rowlsmanthorpe / @KirstinMSm

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Everything Love Is Claire King

From the author of The Night Rainbow: a poignant, mysterious and unforgettable story of love, and of the happy endings we conceive for ourselves Baptiste Molino has devoted his life to other people’s happiness. Moored on his beloved houseboat on the edge of Toulouse, he helps his clients navigate the waters of contentment, yet remains careful never to make waves of his own.

Baptiste is more concerned with his past than his future: particularly the mysterious circumstances of his birth and the identity of his birth mother.

But Sophie, the young waitress in his local bar, believes it is time for Baptiste to rediscover passion and leads him into the world on his doorstep he has long tried to avoid.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 28/07/2016 EXTENT: 384

However it is Baptiste’s new client who may end up being the one to change his perspective. Elegant and enigmatic, Amandine Rousseau is fast becoming a puzzle he longs to solve.

As winter approaches and tensions rise on the streets of the city, Baptiste’s determination to avoid both the highs and lows of love begins to waver. And when his mother’s legacy finally reveals itself he finds himself torn between pursuing his own happiness and safeguarding that of the one he loves.

Reviews ‘Beautifully written and intriguing this atmospheric novel had me hooked’ Katie Fforde ‘Wonderful ... Unforgettably poignant. Lifeaffirming, loveaffirming, perfect’ Vanessa Gebbie, author of The Coward’s Tale ‘A stunning, moving and beautifully written story which I have no hesitation in recommending’ Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep Claire King’s debut novel, The Night Rainbow, was published by Bloomsbury in 2013. She is also the author of numerous prize-winning short stories. After fourteen years in southern France, Claire has recently returned to the UK and now lives with her family by a canal in Gloucestershire. claireking.com / @ckingwriter

The Night Rainbow

RIGHTS SOLD: Orlando (Dutch), Berlin Verlag (German), Piemme (Italian), Pegasus (Turkish), Pascal (Polish) 12

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The Coming David Osborne

A sweeping historical novel of the American West that follows the dramatic life of Daytime Smoke, Nez Perce son of explorer William Clark The Coming is an epic novel of native – white relations in North America, intimately told through the life of Daytime Smoke – the real-life red-haired son of William Clark and a Nez Perce woman. In 1805, Lewis and Clark stumble out of the Rockies on the edge of starvation. The Nez Perce help the explorers build canoes and navigate the rapids of the Columbia, then spend two months hosting them the following spring before leading them back across the snowbound mountains. Daytime Smoke is born not long after, and the tribe of his youth continues a deep friendship with white Americans, from fur trappers to missionaries, even aiding the United States government in wars with neighboring tribes. But when gold is discovered on Nez Perce land in 1860, it sets an inevitable tragedy in motion.

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 07/02/2017 EXTENT: 528

Daytime Smoke’s life spanned the seven decades between first contact and the last great Indian war. Capturing the trajectory experienced by so many native peoples – from friendship and cooperation to betrayal, war, and genocide – this sweeping novel, with its large cast of characters and a vast geography, braids historical events with the drama of one man’s remarkable life. Rigorously researched and cinematically rendered, The Coming is a page-turning, heartstopping American novel in a classic mode.

David Osborne is the author or co-author of five nonfiction books: Laboratories of Democracy; Reinventing Government, a New York Times bestseller; Banishing Bureaucracy; The Reinventor’s Fieldbook; and The Price of Government. He has written for the Atlantic, the New York Times Magazine, Harper’s, and many other publications. Osborne is currently a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, directing the Reinventing America’s Schools Project. He lives in Essex, Massachusetts.

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Mr Iyer Goes To War Ryan Lobo

An inventive, ambitious interpretation of Don Quixote for our times, Mr Iyer Goes To War is a playful, profound adventure heralding a bold new voice in Indian fiction Dispatched to a home in the sacred city of Varanasi, Lalgudi Iyer spends his days immersed in scripture. When an accident leaves him with concussion, he receives a vision of his past incarnation - he was the mythological warrior Bhima, sent from the heavens to destroy evil.

Convinced of his need to continue Bhima’s mission and revive the noble principles of the Mahabharata, Iyer embarks on an epic adventure down the sacred Ganges with the help of his trust companion Bencho, the undertaker.

His attempts at restoring order to the world - and winning the heart of the halfbeautiful but oblivious widow Damayanti - are hampered only by his complete detachment from the reality of contemporary India.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 03/11/2016 EXTENT: 224

Mr Iyer Goes to War is introduces a bold, witty new voice in Indian fiction this playful and profound tale of love, adventure and friendship.

Reviews ‘A wicked, scuttling jaunt of a book filled with unforgettable characters ...

Utterly bonkers’ Tishani Doshi, author of The Pleasure Seekers ‘An audacious Cervantes-inspired romp across a nation that might just be in need of a concussed hero’ Jerry Pinto, author of Em and the Big Hoom Ryan Lobo is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker based in Bangalore. Publications in which his writing has featured include the Boston Review, National Geographic, Caravan, Bidoun Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Mr Iyer Goes To War is his first novel. ryanlobo.net / @ryanlobo

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A Thousand Cuts

A Spike Sanguinetti Mystery Thomas Mogford Time passes. Some wounds never heal.

Esteban refilled our glasses. ‘We have a phrase in Spanish. ‘Mil Cortes’.

‘A thousand cuts, I said, and Esteban nodded.

‘Small acts of resistance. We may be few, but together we can change the world. To the ‘Mil Cortes’. Salud.’

In a place like Gibraltar, the troubles of the past are never far from the surface.

Just one scratch and the old poisons bleed through.

What could link a catastrophic dockyard bomb in the Second World War to a series of shocking murders in the present day? Is retribution finally being served? Or is a ruthless killer trying to cover his tracks?

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 23/02/2017 EXTENT: 368

When a routine court case takes a sinister turn, defence lawyer Spike Sanguinetti starts asking dangerous questions that nobody seems to want answered. Soon, it’s not just the truth that’s at stake: it is everything and everyone that Spike holds precious. As the sun beats relentlessly down, crimes of the past and present collide, relationships are tested and long-buried secrets exposed. Who can Spike trust? And where do his own loyalties lie?

Praise for Sleeping Dogs ‘The fourth novel in Thomas Mogford’s superb series . . . It moves Mogford’s shrewd and atmospheric Mediterranean noir into the newest and darkest of territories’ William Boyd ‘A classic whodunit’ Kirkus ‘One of the most enjoyable crime series of recent years’ Sunday Express Thomas Mogford has worked as a journalist for Time Out and as a translator for the European Parliament. The preceding four novels in the Spike Sanguinetti series, Shadow of the Rock, Sign of the Cross, Hollow Mountain and Sleeping Dogs have all been published by Bloomsbury to critical acclaim.

He was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger Award for best new crime writer of 2013. He is married and lives with his family in London. thomasmogford.com / @ThomasMogford

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Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation James Runcie

The eagerly anticipated fifth instalment in ‘The Grantchester Mysteries’ series, now a major ITV drama Archdeacon Sidney Chambers is beginning to think that the life of a full-time priest (and part-time detective) is not easy. So when a bewitching divorcee in a mink coat interrupts Sidney’s family lunch asking him to help locate her missing son, he hopes it will be an open and shut case.

The last thing he expects is to be dragged into the mysterious workings of a sinister cult, or to find himself tangled up in another murder investigation. But, as always, the village of Grantchester is not as peaceful as it seems…

Bloomsbury UK

From the theft of an heirloom to an ominous case of blackmail, Sidney is once again rushed off his feet in this eagerly anticipated fifth instalment in The Grantchester Mysteries series.

PUBLICATION DATE: 02/06/2016

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EXTENT: 336 RIGHTS SOLD: Hoffman und Campe (German); Actes Sud (French), Duomo Ediciones (Spanish), Vallardi (Italian), Massolit (Sweden)

‘An engaging summer read’ Alexander McCall Smith, Observer Summer Reading ‘Runcie has the gift of the born story-teller with an easy style that makes it hard to put the book aside’ Daily Mail James Runcie is an award-winning film maker and the author of seven novels.

Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death, the first in ‘The Grantchester Mysteries’ series, was published in 2012, soon followed by Sidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night, Sidney Chambers and The Problem of Evil, Sidney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sins and Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation. In October 2014, ITV launched Grantchester, a prime-time series starring James Norton as Sidney Chambers, with the second season airing in March 2016. In May 2016 James Runcie became Commissioning Editor for Arts at BBC Radio 4. He lives in London and Edinburgh. jamesruncie.com / grantchestermysteries.com / @james_Runcie

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NOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA

FICTION HIGHLIGHTS

The Bricks that Built the Houses

The Photographer’s Wife Suzanne Joinson

Kate Tempest

Suzanne Joinson

RIGHTS SOLD: Presses de la Citie (French), Shanghai Century Literature Company (Chinese simplified), Berlin (German), Intrinseca (Portuguese – Brazil), Elliot (Italian), Turbluenz (Danish), Laguna (Serbian), Nishimura Shoten (Japanese), Roca (Spanish), The House of Books (Dutch), Vigmostad and Bjorke (Norwegian)

‘Bold, bright, beguiling... unstoppable’ Sunday Telegraph Rights sold: Casa da Palavra (Portuguese – Brazil), Meulenhof (Dutch), Payot and Rivages (French), Rowohlt (German), Frassinelli (Italian), Brombergs (Swedish), Forlaget Korridor (Danish)

Tanya Tania Antara Ganguli

A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar

Please Do Not Disturb

Terms & Conditions

RIGHTS SOLD: Droemer Knaur (German)

‘Original, very funny and very poignant’ Paul Torday, author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Robert Glancy

Robert Glancy

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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke

RIGHTS SOLD: Agave Kiado (Hungarian), Hunan Literature and Arts Publishing (Simplified Chinese), Salamandra (World Spanish), Casa da Palavra (Portuguese), Robbert Laffont (French), Dobrovsky (Czech), Slovart (Slovak), Mag Jacek Rodek (Polish), Berlin Verlag (German), Zalozba Sanje (Slovenian), Companhia das Letras (Brazilian Portuguese), Atticus Azbooka (Russian), Alfa Yayinlari (Turkish), Casa das Letras (Portuguese), Mauri Spagnol (Italian)

The Ladies of Grace Adieu Susanna Clarke

RIGHTS SOLD: Hunan Literature and Arts Publishing (Simplified Chinese), Mag Jacek Rodek (Polish), Editorial Notícias (Portuguese), Salamandra (Spanish), , Longanesi (Italian), Agave Kiado (Hungarian), Robert Laffont (French), Alfa (Turkish), Yanshuf (Hebrew), R.A.O (Romanian), Argo (Czech)

Pig’s Foot

Life! Death! Prizes!

‘Spellbinding’ Independent on Sunday

‘Written with a wry wit’ The Times

RIGHTS SOLD: Kero (French)

RIGHTS SOLD: Berlin Verlag (German)

Carlos Acosta

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Stephen May

When Mr Dog Bites Brian Conaghan

‘I loved Dylan Mint. He made me laugh out loud and his tenacity had me rooting for him from the first page’ Stephen Kelman RIGHTS SOLD: Arche Verlag (German), Argo Nakladatelsvi (Czech), Pegasus Yayinlari (Turkish), Rocco (Brazilian Portuguese), Rosinante (Danish)

Wake Up Happy Every Day Stephen May

‘Razor-sharp wit’ Guardian

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Tom & Lucky (and George & Cokey Flo) C. Joseph Greaves

‘Greaves is a helluva good storyteller . . . [His novel] infuses popular history with the wild energy of a 1930s Warner Bros. crime movie.’

Wall Street Journal

Mimi

The Gamal

‘A wildly hilarious, modern film noir in fiction form’ Sunday Telegraph

‘A gritty, modern Romeo and Juliet… compelling’ Independent

Lucy Ellmann

RIGHTS SOLD: Editions Joelle Losfeld (French), Berlin Verlag (German)

Wilderness

The Hollow of the Hand

Lance Weller

PJ Harvey and Seamus Murphy

‘Epic … big, bold debut’ Financial Times

RIGHTS SOLD: Samlaget (Norwegian), Sexto piso (Spanish – World), L’Age d’Homme (French)

RIGHTS SOLD: Berlin Verlag (German), Editions Gallmeister (French), Keller Editore (Italian)

Ciarán Collins

The Private Life of Mrs Sharma Ratika Kapur

‘Kapur hits the nail on the head in this portrayal of the conflicting demands of motherhood and selfhood’ Independent ‘Frighteningly good’ Mohammed Hanif 19

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Clay

Don’t Let Him Know

‘Instantly beautiful in its calm and wise tone’ Robert Macfarlane

‘This artful novel is a true delight’ Daily Mail

‘Heartlfelt, elegiac ... Lovingly observed’ Sunday Times

‘A believable and wonderfully written story of secrets between the generations’ The Times

Melissa Harrison

Sandip Roy

One Thousand and One Nights Hanan al-Shaykh

‘Magical’ Donna Tartt, The Times RIGHTS SOLD: Actes Sud (French), Sindbad (Russian), Vulkan (Serbian)

RIGHTS SOLD: Les Escales (French)

The Hired Man

Helium

The Memory of Love

‘Supremely masterful’ Independent

‘A wonderfully well-woven tale that shines a light on fascinating and appalling events’ Michael Palin, Observer, Books of the Year

RIGHTS SOLD: Ailantus/Boom(Dutch), Albatros (Poland), Alfaguara (Spanish), Antalog (Macedonian), Beijing Heping Yahua Cultural Communications(Simplified Chinese), Cavallo di Ferro (Italian), DVA (German), Euromedia (Czech), Grupo Editorial Paz e Terra (Brazilian Portuguese), Gyldendal Norsk (Norwegian), Ikar (Slovak), Into Publishing (Finnish), Tideme Skifter(Danish)

Aminatta Forna

RIGHTS SOLD: Nieuw Amsterdam (Dutch), Santillana (Spanish), Tiderne Skifter (Danish), Zala Publishing House (Slovenian)

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Jaspreet Singh

Aminatta Forna

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From a Distance Raffaella Barker

‘Wonderful writer ...

Incredible books’ David Baldacci, New York Times ‘One of the cleverest and freshest of British novelists’ Daily Mail

The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel Maureen Lindley

RIGHTS SOLD: Agam (Hebrew), Alma Littera (Lithuanian), Berlin Verlag (German), Mehta Publishing House (Marathi), Neri Pozza (Italian), Oceanida (Greek), Polirom (Romanian), Profil International Limited (Croatian), Prószyński i S-ka (Polish), Prozoretz (Bulgarian), Ripol (Russian), Sanskrit (Thai), Tericum (Hungarian)

A Girl Like You

Miss Carter’s War

‘A sweeping coming-ofage novel’ Western Mail

‘A rich and absorbing story you won’t want to put down’ Daily Express

Maureen Lindley

RIGHTS SOLD: Proszynski (Polish)

Sheila Hancock

GRAPHIC CLASSICS

The Odyssey Seymour Chwast

The Canterbury Tales Seymour Chwast

Dante’s Divine Comedy Seymour Chwast

RIGHTS SOLD: Companhia das Letras (Brazil), Knesebeck (German), Kronos Yayincilik (Turkish)

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Overmapped and Uncharted

Ten Years of Writings from the Palestine Festival of Literature Edited by Ahdaf Soueif & Omar Robert Hamilton A celebration of ten years of the Palestine Festival of Literature, featuring Kamila Shamsie, Richard Ford, Claire Messud, Michael Palin, Alice Walker, and more

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 04/05/2017 EXTENT: 320

Established in 2008 by the authors Ahdaf Soueif and Brigid Keenan, the Palestine Festival of Literature aims to break the cultural siege imposed by the Israeli military occupation, bringing writers from all corners of the globe to take part in the world’s only travelling literary festival. Every May, luminaries as diverse as Alice Walker, Roddy Doyle and Teju Cole spend a week crossing military checkpoints to perform free literary events in cities across Palestine.

Marking the tenth anniversary, Overmapped and Uncharted is a collection of essays, poems and sketches by some of the world’s most exciting artists, each responding to their experiences in Palestine. A moving testament to the power of literature in times of war and dispossession, it is a mosaic of ideas, a sequence of impressions and a set of tools with which we can better see, hear and understand the injustices of the modern world.

Contributing authors: China Miéville, Alice Walker, Geoff Dyer, Claire Messud, Henning Mankell, Kamila Shamsie, Michael Palin, Deborah Moggach, Mohammed Hanif, Richard Ford, Gillian Slovo, Adam Foulds, Susan Abulhawa, Ahdaf Soueif, Jeremy Harding, Brigid Keenan, Rachel Holmes, Suad Amiry, Muiz Anwar, Jamal Mahjoub, Molly Crabapple, Najwan Darwish, Nathalie Handal, Omar Robert Hamilton, Pankaj Mishra, Raja Shehadeh, Selma Dabbagh, William Sutcliffe, Atef Abu Saif, Nancy Kricorian, Sabrina Mahfouz, Victoria Brittain, Mercedes Kemp and Ru Freeman.

Praise for the Palestine Festival of Literature: ‘A blow against the forces of stupidity and ignorance and darkness . . . I salute it for its work. Not only this year but for as long as it is necessary’ Philip Pullman ‘PalFest is not only the most powerful and important literary festival it’s ever been my privilege to attend, it’s one of the most powerful and important things I’ve experienced, full stop’ China Miéville Ahdaf Soueif is the author of several novels including the bestselling The Map of Love, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1999, a collection of essays, a translation of I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti and Cairo: Memoir of a City Transformed. A co-founder of PalFest, she is also a journalist and key political commentator on Egypt and Palestine. She lives in London and Cairo.

Omar Robert Hamilton is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. He co-founded the Palestine Festival of Literature and the Mosireen media collective in Cairo.

His debut novel, The City Always Wins, will be published in 2017. ahdafsoueif.com / @asoueif orhamilton.com / @ORHamilton

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Scribbles in the Margins 50 Eternal Delights of Books Daniel Gray

A collection of lyrical sweet-nothings whispered to afternoons lost in old bookshops, handwritten dedications in secondhand editions, reading to a child, and 47 other reminders of why we love books We lead increasingly time-poor lifestyles, bombarded 24/7 by petrifying news bulletins, internet trolls and endless noise. Where has the joy and relaxation gone from our daily lives? Scribbles in the Margins offers a glorious antidote to that relentless modern-day information churn. It is here to remind you that books and bookshops can still sing to your heart.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 18/05/2017 EXTENT: 160

Warm, heartfelt and witty, here are 50 short essays of prose poetry dedicated to the simple joy to be found in reading and the rituals around it. These are not wallowing nostalgia; they are things that remain pleasurable and right, that warm our hearts and connect us to books, to reading and to other readers: smells of books, old or new; losing an afternoon organising bookshelves; libraries; watching a child learn to read; reading in bed; impromptu bookmarks; visiting someone’s home and inspecting the bookshelves; stains and other reminders of where and when you read a book.

An attempt to fondly weigh up what makes a book so much more than paper and ink – and reading so much more than a hobby, a way of passing time or a learning process – these declarations of love demonstrate what books and reading mean to us as individuals, and the cherished part they play in our lives, from the vivid greens and purples of childhood books to the dusty comfort novels we turn to in times of adult flux.

Scribbles in the Margins is a love-letter to books and bookshops, rejoicing in the many universal and sometimes odd little ways that reading and the rituals around reading make us happy.

Scribbles in the Margins is Daniel Gray’s sixth book, and the second in his series of ‘Delights’. His first book, Homage to Caledonia was turned into a television miniseries, and he continues to present history on Scottish TV. He is currently writing and producing a BBC whisky series, and his work has appeared across various newspapers, magazines and radio. @d_gray_writer

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The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting Anne Trubek

The future of handwriting is anything but certain. Its history, however, shows how much it has affected culture and civilization for millennia.

In the digital age of instant communication, handwriting is less necessary than ever before, and indeed fewer and fewer schoolchildren are being taught how to write in cursive. Signatures – far from John Hancock’s elegant model – have become scrawls. In her recent and widely discussed and debated essays, Anne Trubek argues that the decline and even elimination of handwriting from daily life does not signal a decline in civilization, but rather the next stage in the evolution of communication.

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 06/09/2016 EXTENT: 192

Now, in The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting, Trubek uncovers the long and significant impact handwriting has had on culture and humanity – from the first recorded handwriting on the clay tablets of the Sumerians some four thousand years ago and the invention of the alphabet as we know it, to the rising value of handwritten manuscripts today. Each innovation over the millennia has threatened existing standards and entrenched interests: Indeed, in ancient Athens, Socrates and his followers decried the very use of handwriting, claiming memory would be destroyed; while Gutenberg’s printing press ultimately overturned the livelihood of the monks who created books in the pre-printing era. And yet new methods of writing and communication have always appeared.

Establishing a novel link between our deep past and emerging future, Anne Trubek offers a colorful lens through which to view our shared social experience.

Reviews ‘A succinct overview of written communication . . . Trubek believes that change offers opportunities ‘in accessibility, in democratization . . . that should be celebrated.’ Quirky facts enliven a brisk story of the history of handwriting’ Kirkus Reviews ‘An intriguing history’ New York Times Book Review Anne Trubek is the editor in chief of Belt magazine and publisher of Belt Publishing. She has published articles in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Wired, and many other publications. She is the author of A Skeptic’s Guide to Writers’ Houses and lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

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The Exile

The Flight of Osama bin Laden Catherine Scott-Clark & Adrian Levy Startling and scandalous, this is an intimate insider’s story of Osama bin Laden’s retinue in the years after 9/11, a family in flight and at war.

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 23/5/2017 EXTENT: 400

For almost ten years following the attacks of 9/11, Osama bin Laden—the most wanted man in the world—evaded intelligence services and special forces units that spent hundreds of millions of dollars deploying drones from above and hunter killer squads down below to capture or kill him. The Exile tells the extraordinary inside story of that decade through the eyes of those who witnessed it—bin Laden’s four wives and many children, his deputies and military strategists, his spiritual advisor Mafoud Ibn El Walid (“The Mauritanian”), the CIA, Pakistan’s ISI and other security experts constantly on his tail, plus many others who have never before told their stories. Investigative journalists Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy gained unique access to Osama bin Laden’s inner circle, and they reveal in intimate detail the frantic star-burst of Al Qaeda’s forces as the United States unleashed an all- out attack. They recount the tumultuous impact on innocent family members who had no choice but to flee, only for some of them to be picked off; the gradual formation of ISIS by lieutenants such as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi; bin Laden’s rising paranoia and eroding control over his own organization and how he came to believe elements within Al Qaeda’s ruling council and his own family were intent on killing him. They also reveal how the Bush White House came to know the whereabouts of bin Laden’s family and Al Qaeda’s military and religious leaders, but rejected opportunities to capture them, pursuing war in the Persian Gulf instead; revelations too about bin Laden’s killing from those who witnessed it first-hand; and how Al Qaeda will attempt to regenerate itself in the coming years.

While we think we know what happened in Abbottabad on May 2, 2011, we know little about the wilderness years that led to that shocking event. As authoritative in its scope and detail as it is propulsively readable, The Exile is a landmark work of investigation and reporting. What Scott-Clark and Levy reveal about the past and future of terror is essential and compelling reading for anyone concerned with history, security and future relations with the Islamic world.

Praise for The Siege ‘Propulsive and exceedingly well-reported . . . A tragedy and a thriller with concussive human and political resonance. I read it in what felt like three blinks’ New York Times Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy are acclaimed investigative journalists, and the authors of several books, most recently The Siege: 58 Hours Inside the Taj Hotel. Their other books are The Meadow: Kashmir 1995—Where the Terror Began, Nuclear Deception: The Dangerous Relationship Between the United States and Pakistan, The Amber Room: The Fate of the World’s Greatest Lost Treasure, and The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade. For sixteen years they worked as foreign correspondents and investigative reporters for the Sunday Times and the Guardian. In 2009 the One World Trust named them British Journalists of the Year, and they won Foreign Correspondents of the Year in 2004. They co-produce documentaries that have been nominated at the Amnesty International Media Awards and longlisted at the BAFTAs. They live in London.

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White Rage

The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide Carol Anderson, Ph.D. From the Civil War to our combustible present, an acclaimed historian reframes our continuing conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to black progress in America As Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in August 2014, and media commentators across the ideological spectrum referred to the angry response of African Americans as ‘black rage,’ historian Carol Anderson wrote a remarkable op-ed in the Washington Post showing that this was, instead, ‘white rage at work.

With so much attention on the flames,’ she writes, ‘everyone had ignored the kindling.’

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 31/05/2016 EXTENT: 256

Since 1865 and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, every time African Americans have made advances towards full participation in our democracy, white reaction has fueled a deliberate and relentless rollback of their gains. The end of the Civil War and Reconstruction was greeted with the Black Codes and Jim Crow; the Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision was met with the shutting down of public schools throughout the South while taxpayer dollars financed segregated white private schools; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 triggered a coded but powerful response, the so-called Southern Strategy and the War on Drugs that disenfranchised millions of African Americans while propelling presidents Nixon and Reagan into the White House.

Carefully linking these and other historical flashpoints when social progress for African Americans was countered by deliberate and cleverly crafted opposition, Anderson pulls back the veil that has long covered actions made in the name of protecting democracy, fiscal responsibility, or protection against fraud, rendering visible the long lineage of white rage. Compelling and dramatic in the unimpeachable history it relates, White Rage will add an important new dimension to the national conversation about race in America.

Reviews ‘[White Rage] is an extraordinarily timely and urgent call to confront the legacy of structural racism bequeathed by white anger and resentment, and to show its continuing threat to the promise of American democracy’ New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice Carol Anderson is professor of African American studies at Emory University.

She is the author of many books and articles, including Bourgeois Radicals: The NAACP and the Struggle for Colonial Liberation, 1941- 1960 and Eyes Off the Prize: The United Nations and the African American Struggle for Human Rights: 1944- 1955. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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The Doomsday Machine Daniel Ellsberg

From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, an eyewitness exposé of the horrific dangers of America’s hidden fiftyyear-long nuclear weapons policy that continues to this day At the same time that former presidential advisor Daniel Ellsberg famously took the top secret Pentagon Papers, he also took with him a chilling cache of top secret documents related to America's nuclear weapons buildup in the 1960s.

Here for the first time he reveals the contents of those documents, and makes clear their shocking relevance for today.

Bloomsbury Press PUBLICATION DATE: 07/03/2017 EXTENT: 384 Rights Sold: Xinhua (Simplified Chinese)

The Doomsday Machine is Ellsberg's hair-raising insider's account of the most dangerous arms buildup in the history of civilization, whose legacy – and renewal under the Obama administration – threatens the very survival of humanity. It is scarcely possible to estimate the true dangers of our present nuclear policies without penetrating the secret realities of nuclear strategy of the late Eisenhower and early Kennedy years when Ellsberg had high-level access to them. No other insider has written so candidly of that long-classified history, and nothing has fundamentally changed since that era. Ellsberg’s analysis of recent research on nuclear winter shows that even a ‘small’ nuclear exchange would cause billions of deaths by global nuclear famine.

Ellsberg, in the end, offers steps we can take in this election year to avoid nuclear catastrophe. Framed as a memoir, this gripping exposé reads like a thriller, with cloak-and-dagger intrigue, placing Ellsberg back in his natural role as whistleblower. It is a real-life Dr. Strangelove story, but an ultimately hopeful – and necessary – book.

In 1961, Daniel Ellsberg, a consultant to the Department of Defense and the White House, drafted Secretary Robert McNamara's plans for nuclear war. Later he leaked the Pentagon Papers to the Senate and the press. He lectures and writes on the dangers of the nuclear era and the need for whistleblowing. A Senior Fellow of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Ellsberg is the author of Secrets and the subject of the Emmy Award-winning documentary The Most Dangerous Man in America. He lives in Kensington, California.

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Bitch Doctrine

Essays for Dissenting Adults Laurie Penny 'I can't really think of another writer who so consistently and bravely keeps thinking and talking and learning and trying to make the world better' Caitlin Moran Smart, provocative and uncompromising, this collection of Laurie Penny’s journalism establishes her as one of our most important, confident and vibrant feminist voices. From the issue of surveillance, the attraction of dystopias and the dangers of Facebook, to trigger warnings, transgender rights and whistleblowing, she writes with ferocity and an unflinching eye for injustice.

Bloomsbury Circus PUBLICATION DATE: 13/07/2017 EXTENT: 288

Penny is passionate in her desire to confront social hypocrisy and inequality.

Writing to challenge our social norms and stereotypes, to ultimately make the world a better place, her voice is an essential one. This revelatory, revolutionary collection of articles will show readers how to navigate, and ultimately survive, the twenty-first century.

Praise for Unspeakable Things ‘A writer and polemicist, a bad-ass, contrary, angry, bisexual troublemaker who is never happier than when she’s upsetting someone, or preferably everyone …

We need her’ The Times ‘An insightful, provocative and bold commentator. She never compromises her compassion and humanity’ Irvine Welsh ‘A raw, bright, urgent voice’ Guardian Laurie Penny is a writer and journalist. She writes for Vice, the Guardian and many other publications, is a columnist and contributing editor at the New Statesman magazine and editor-at-large at cult New York literary project The New Inquiry. She was the youngest person to be shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for political writing on her blog 'Penny Red'. She has reported on radical politics, protest, digital culture and feminism from around the world, working with activists from the Occupy movement and the European youth uprisings. She has 130,000 followers on Twitter and in 2012 won the British Media Awards' 'Twitter Public Personality of the Year' prize. Laurie is a nerd, a nomad and an activist. She is 29 years old and lives in London. laurie-penny.com / @PennyRed

Unspeakable Things Sex, Lies and Revolution

RIGHTS SOLD: Nautilus (German) Ordfront (Swedish)

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The Fate of Gender

Nature, Nurture, and the Human Future Frank Browning A deeply reported, provocative, and path-breaking look at the fastchanging global landscape of gender today, from the bestselling author of The Culture of Desire

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 07/06/2016 EXTENT: 320

Browning takes us into human gender geographies around the world, from gender-neutral kindergartens in Chicago and Oslo to femminielli weather casters in Naples, from conservative Catholics in Paris fearful of God and Nature to transsexual Mormon parents in Utah. Along the way he elucidates the neuroscience that distinguishes male and female biology, shows us how all parents' brains change during the first weeks of parenthood, and finally how men's and women's responses to age differ worldwide based not on biology but on their earlier life habits. Starting with Simone de Beauvoir's world-famous observation that one is not born a woman but instead becomes a woman, Browning goes on to show equally that no one is born a man but learns how to perform as a man, and that there is no fixed way of being masculine or feminine.

Increasingly, the categories of ‘male’ and ‘female’ and even ‘gay’ and ‘straight’ seem old-fashioned and reductive. Just visible on the horizon is a world of gender and sexual fluidity that will remake our world in fundamental ways.

Linking science to culture and behavior, he challenges the traditional division of Nature vs. Nurture in everything from plant science to sexual expression, arguing in the end that life consists of an endless waltz between these two ancient notions.

Former NPR science reporter Frank Browning grew up on an apple farm in Kentucky and now lives in Paris. His books include The American Way of Crime (with John Gerassi), The Culture of Desire, A Queer Geography, Apples: The Story of the Fruit of Temptation, and The Monk & the Skeptic. He writes on art and culture for the Huffington Post and has contributed to the Washington Post Magazine, Mother Jones, Playboy, Salon, and other publications.

Reviews ‘A probing, wide-ranging, and illuminating look at society’s current “gender conundrum.” . . . To research sex and gender, the author draws on interviews with and published research by biologists, neurologists, psychologists, physicians, parents, teachers, counselors, therapists, and many individuals who define themselves as “gender variant.” . . . A timely, thoughtful contribution to a much-debated issue’ Kirkus Reviews ‘Browning has a talent for relating complex topics accessibly . . . This account provides a solid overview of the shifting landscape of gender issues today’ Library Journal ‘In this daring examination of the complexities of modern gender, Frank Browning gives the scientific evidence that gender is a construct rather than a biological reality. Our notions of masculinity and femininity are becoming more fluid and not less, as science defers to social reality instead of the other way around. Scholarly, wide-ranging, and deeply imagined, this unsettling book limns the triumph of nuance over a binary that was never based in authenticity’ Andrew Solomon, author of Far From The Tree 29

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Identity Unknown

Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists Donna Seaman An award-winning writer rescues seven first-rate twentieth-century women artists from oblivion – their lives fascinating, their artwork a revelation Who hasn’t wondered where – aside from Georgia O’Keeffe and Frida Kahlo – all the women artists are? In many art books, they’ve been marginalized with cold efficiency, summarily dismissed in the captions of group photographs with the phrase ‘identity unknown’ while each male is named.

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 14/02/2017 EXTENT: 368

Donna Seaman brings to dazzling life seven of these forgotten artists, among the best of their day: Gertrude Abercrombie, with her dark, surreal paintings and friendships with Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Rollins; Bay Area self-portraitist Joan Brown; Ree Morton, with her witty, oddly beautiful constructions; Lois Mailou Jones of the Harlem Renaissance; Lenore Tawney, who combined weaving and sculpture when art and craft were considered mutually exclusive; Christina Ramberg, whose unsettling works drew on pop culture and advertising; and Louise Nevelson, an art-world superstar in her heyday but omitted from most recent surveys of her era.

These women fought to be treated the same as male artists, to be judged by their work, not their gender or appearance. In brilliant, compassionate prose, Seaman reveals what drove them, how they worked, and how they were perceived by others in a world where women were subjects – not makers – of art. Featuring stunning examples of the artists’ work, Identity Unknown speaks to all women about their neglected place in history and the challenges they face to be taken as seriously as men no matter what their chosen field.

Praise for Writers on the Air ‘Insightful collections of interviews with authors abound, but none I have read is superior to Seaman's.’ San Francisco Chronicle on Writers On The Air Donna Seaman has degrees in the fine arts and English. An editor at Booklist, she reviews books for the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times, among others. She has written bio-critical essays for the Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature and American Writers, and has published in TriQuarterly and Creative Nonfiction. Seaman created, hosted, and produced Open Books, a radio program about outstanding books and writers and the art of reading.

She lives in Chicago.

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Affluence Without Abundance

The Disappearing World of the Bushmen James Suzman A vibrant portrait of the ‘original affluent society’ – the Bushmen of southern Africa – by the anthropologist who has spent the better part of the last twenty-five years documenting their encounter with modernity If the success of a civilization is measured by its endurance over time, then the Bushmen of the Kalahari are by far the most successful in human history.

A hunting and gathering people who made a good living by working only as much as needed to exist in harmony with their hostile desert environment, the Bushmen have lived in southern Africa since the evolution of our species nearly two hundred thousand years ago.

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 11/07/2017 EXTENT: 288

In Affluence Without Abundance, anthropologist James Suzman asks whether understanding how hunter-gatherers like the Bushmen found contentment by having few needs easily met might help us address some of the environmental and economic challenges we face today. Vividly bringing to life a proud and private people, introducing unforgettable members of their tribe, Affluence Without Abundance tells the story of the collision between the modern global economy and the oldest hunting and gathering society on earth. In rendering an intimate picture of a people coping with radical change, it asks profound questions about how we now think about matters such as work, wealth, equality, contentment, and even time.

Not since Elizabeth Marshall Thomas’s The Harmless People in 1959 has anyone provided a more intimate or insightful account of the Bushmen or of what we might learn about ourselves from our shared history as hunter-gatherers.

James Suzman, Ph.D. is an anthropologist specializing in the political economy of southern Africa, where he has lived and worked with every major Bushman group. Suzman was awarded a Smuts Commonwealth Fellowship in African Studies by Cambridge University, and led the De Beers Group's award-winning sustainability and public affairs initiatives. Recently he founded Anthropos, a think- tank that applies anthropological methods to solving contemporary social and economic problems.

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Dead Zone

Where the Wild Things Were Philip Lymbery A tour of some of the world’s most iconic and endangered species, and what we can do to save them Most of us are aware that many animals are threatened by extinction – the plight of iconic creatures such as polar bears, tigers and whales has been well publicised. While typically attributed to climate change and habitat destruction, few people realise that there is a direct link with consumer demand for cheap meat.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 12/01/17 EXTENT: 320 RIGHTS SOLD: Nutrimenti (Italian)

Some may see intensive farming as a necessary evil. After all, we need to produce more food for a growing global population and are led to believe that squeezing animals into factory farms and growing crops in vast, chemicalsoaked prairies, is efficient and leaves land free for wildlife – but this is far from the truth. With the limits of the planet’s resources now seemingly within touching distance, awareness is growing about how the wellbeing of society depends on a thriving natural world. Through the lens of a dozen iconic and endangered species, Dead Zone examines the role of industrial farming in their plight and meets the people doing something about it.

By the authors of the internationally successful Farmageddon, Dead Zone takes the reader on a global safari involving some of the world’s most iconic and endangered species. The focus shifts from the plight of farm animals to the impact of industrial farming on specific endangered species, as the book lays bare the myths that prop up factory farming and shows what we can do to save the planet with healthy food.

Philip Lymbery is the CEO of leading international farm animal welfare organization Compassion in World Farming and is a prominent commentator on the effects of industrial farming.

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Farmageddon

Philip Lymbery and Isabel Oakeshott

‘A wake-up call to the perils of industrial agriculture’ Observer

RIGHTS SOLD: Anaya (Spanish – world)

RIGHTS SOLD: Nikkei BP (Japanese), AND Publishing (Complex Chinese), Illumatio (Polish), Nutrimenti (Italian), Carpe Momentum (Czech), Into Kustannus Oy (Finnish), Shanghai Sanhui Culture & Press Ltd (Simplified Chinese)

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The Ethical Carnivore My Year Killing to Eat Louise Gray

What would happen if you could only eat animals you killed yourself?

This is the story of how one woman took an extreme dinner party challenge seriously, and what she learned about herself and the animals we eat along the way Louise Gray's first kill is a disaster. She injures a rabbit and thinks it has died in agony. But the experience teaches her a lesson and, when she subsequently finds the extraordinary ‘rabbit with a white blaze’, she vows to do its death justice and continue her quest to find out what it really means to kill and eat animals.

BLOOMSBURY NATURAL HISTORY PUBLICATION DATE: 08/09/2016 EXTENT: 288 RIGTHS SOLD: Edel Germany GmbH (German), Aki Shobo (Japanese)

Inspired by the hand-wringing at middle class dinner parties, where everyone claims to care about animal welfare, Louise Gray sets out to find exactly where our meat comes from. The Ethical Carnivore takes the reader on the entire journey from field to fork, including the moment of death. At times shocking and always enlightening, the story promises to make us fully appreciate not only the farmers and fishermen behind our meals, but most of all the animals themselves.

Starting small, Louise shoots and traps game such as pigeon and squirrels, and learns how to skin and cook them in the traditional way. Louise infiltrates elite shoots and considers whether killing game birds can ever be justified. She bravely visits halal and non-halal slaughterhouses and finds out how animals are killed and processed, and the effect it has on the men and women who do it on our behalf.

The biggest animal Louise kills is a stag, in a chapter about blood lust, the question of masculinity and whether we are really meant to hunt and kill. At the end of the year, Louise goes wild fowling on the Isle of Lewis to shoot a goose for Christmas and reflects on how she has become more connected to nature and as a result a more compassionate person.

Confronting current anxiety about the modern food system, Louise Gray’s frank and funny writing encourages us all to reconnect with the countryside and take responsibility for the animals on our plates.

Louise Gray is former Environment Correspondent at The Daily Telegraph, where she covered annual UN talks on climate change, travelled to Paraguay to investigate GM crops and got more than one scoop on recycling. Since leaving the newspaper at the end of 2013 she has written freelance for The Sunday Times, Guardian, Country Life and Spectator, and has also appeared on BBC Radio 4 and LBC. Through her blog she has built up a sizeable readership worldwide, and is fast becoming the go-to person for environmental matters, a subject that grows and grows. louisebgray.com / @loubgray

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High Noon

The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic Glenn Frankel From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Searchers, the revelatory story behind the classic movie High Noon and the toxic political climate in which it was created It’s one of the most revered movies of Hollywood’s golden era. Starring screen legend Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in her first significant film role, High Noon was shot on a lean budget over just thirty-two days but achieved instant boxoffice and critical success. It won four Academy Awards in 1953, including a best actor win for Cooper. And it became a cultural touchstone, often cited by politicians as a favorite film, celebrating moral fortitude.

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 21/02/2017 EXTENT: 384

Yet what has been often overlooked is that High Noon was made during the height of the Hollywood blacklist, a time of political inquisition and personal betrayal. In the middle of the film shoot, screenwriter Carl Foreman was forced to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities about his former membership in the Communist Party. Refusing to name names, he was eventually blacklisted and fled the United States. (His co-authored screenplay for another classic, The Bridge on the River Kwai, went uncredited in 1957.)

Examined in light of Foreman’s testimony, High Noon’s emphasis on courage and loyalty takes on deeper meaning and importance.

In this book, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Frankel tells the story of the making of a great American Western, exploring how Carl Foreman’s concept of High Noon evolved from idea to first draft to final script, taking on allegorical weight. Both the classic film and its turbulent political times emerge newly illuminated.

Glenn Frankel worked for many years for the Washington Post, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1989, and taught journalism at Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, where he directed the School of Journalism. He has won the National Jewish Book Award and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His most recent book, The Searchers, was a national bestseller and named one of Library Journal’s top ten books of 2013. He lives in Arlington, Virginia. glennfrankel.com.

The Searchers ‘A gracefully presented narrative … A thoroughly researched, clearly written account of an obsessive search through the tangled borderland of fact and fiction, legend and myth’ Kirkus Reviews (starred review) RIGHTS SOLD: Shinchosha (Japanese) 34

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Dreamland

Gangster Warlords

El Narco

Winner of the NBCC Award for General Nonfiction

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Churchill’s Legacy: Two Speeches to Save the World

Jihad Academy

Sam Quinones

National Book Critics Circle Finalist

Ioan Grillo

Ioan Grillo

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Return of a King William Dalrymple

Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, 2013 RIGHTS SOLD: Adelphi (Italian), Buchet-Chastel (French), Noir Sur Blanc (Polish), Social Sciences Academics Press (Simplified Chinese), Menla Publishing House (Marathian), Brazilian Portuguese (Ayiné)

Alan Watson

Nicolas Hénin

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In Manchuria

A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China Michael Meyer RIGHTS SOLD: Gusa Press (Complex Chinese), Shanghai Translation Publishing House (Chinese Simplified)

Story of a Death Foretold

Pinochet, the CIA and the Coup against Salvador Allende, 11 September 1973 Oscar Guardiola-Rivera ‘Fascinating … Commendable for [its] originality and research’ Washington Post 36

Mecca

Ziauddin Sardar ‘A major achievement ... Hugely enjoyable’ William Dalrymple RIGHTS SOLD: Payot et Rivages (French), Czarne (Polish); Arab Network for Research & Publishing (Arab); Nesil Publishing (Turkish), Linkius Publishing (Complex CHinese), PT Zaytuna Ufuk Abadi (Indonesian)

Owning the Earth Andro Linklater

‘An extremely important book’ Sunday Telegraph RIGHTS SOLD: Wuhan Enlightenment Compilation and Translation Company (Simplified Chinese)

On the Trail of Genghis Khan Tim Cope

‘Weaving acute observation, honest introspection, and a sense of history, Cope crafts a marvelously perceptive travelogue of an audacious odyssey’ Booklist RIGHTS SOLD: Piper/Malik (German); Jagiellonian University Press (Polish)

The Kennedy Half-Century Larry J. Sabato

‘In The Kennedy Half-Century, Larry Sabato not only sheds new light on the assassination, but, and more importantly, masterfully explains the enduring legacy of Kennedy and his 1,000 days in office’ John Grisham

NON-FICTION AND CURRENT AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS

Meeting the Enemy

Furies

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The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World

The God Argument

The Impulse Society

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(Serbian), Nessun Dogma (Italian)

Paul Roberts

Richard van Emden

Michael Marmot

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Lauro Matines

A. C. Grayling

You Could Look It Up Jack Lynch

America in the Age of instant Gratification RIGHTS SOLD: Chine Citic Press (Simplified Chinese), Minumsa (Korean), Diamond Inc (Japanese), Commonwealth Publishing Co (Complex Chinese)

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Glorious Misadventures Owen Matthews

‘A thrilling story of swashbuckling adventure’ Simon Sebag Montefiore

Gallipoli

Richard van Emden and Stephen Chambers

Tommy’s War

Richard van Emden ‘Riveting ... Pictures like these offer an intimate understanding’ Daily Telegraph

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The Emperor Far Away

Kidnap in Crete

The Kaiser's Army

David Eimer

‘Rollicking ... The fullest, most fluent record of the kidnap yet’ William Dalrymple

‘A hugely impressive book …

Compellingly readable’ Dr Ian Mortimer

Travels at the Edge of China

‘Fascinating ... A side of China that’s rarely examined’ Daily Telegraph RIGHTS SOLD: Hakusisha (Japanese), Gusa Press (Complex Chinese), Uniwesytet Jagiellonski (Polish)

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Rick Stroud

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David Stone

MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY

Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies Ross King

From bestselling author Ross King, a brilliant portrait of the legendary artist and the story of his most memorable achievement

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 06/09/16 EXTENT: 416 54 b&w images throughout and a 16 page color insert RIGHTS SOLD: De Bezige Bij (Dutch), Record (Brazilian Portuguese), Rizzoli (Italian), Random House (Canadian), Atticus Azbboka (Russian), Park Kiado (Hungarian), China Youth Press (Simplified Chinese)

Claude Monet is perhaps the world’s most beloved artist, and among all his creations, the paintings of the water lilies in his garden at Giverny are most famous. Seeing them in museums around the world, viewers are transported by the power of Monet’s brush into a peaceful world of harmonious nature.

Monet himself intended them to provide ‘an asylum of peaceful meditation’ yet, as Ross King reveals in his magisterial chronicle of both artist and masterpiece, these beautiful canvases belie the intense frustration Monet experienced at the difficulties of capturing the fugitive effects of light, water, and color. They also reflect the terrible personal torments Monet suffered in the last dozen years of his life.

Mad Enchantment tells the full story behind the creation of the Water Lilies, as the horrors of World War I came ever closer to Paris and Giverny, and a new generation of younger artists, led by Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, were challenging the achievements of Impressionism. By early 1914, French newspapers were reporting that Monet, by then 73 and one of the world’s wealthiest, most celebrated painters, had retired his brushes. He had lost his beloved wife, Alice, and his eldest son, Jean. His famously acute vision – what Paul Cezanne called ‘the most prodigious eye in the history of painting’ – was threatened by cataracts. And yet, despite ill health, self-doubt, and advancing age, Monet began painting again on a more ambitious scale than ever before.

Linking great artistic achievement to the personal and historical dramas unfolding around it, Ross King presents the most intimate and revealing portrait of an iconic figure in world culture – from his lavish lifestyle and tempestuous personality to his close friendship with the fiery war leader Georges Clemenceau, who regarded the Water Lilies as one of the highest expressions of the human spirit.

Reviews ‘Never before has the full drama and significance of Monet’s magnificent Water Lilies been conveyed with such knowledge and perception, empathy and wonder’ Booklist, starred review

Leonardo and the Last Supper

Ross King is the bestselling author of Brunelleschi’s Dome, Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling, The Judgment of Paris, Machiavelli: Philosopher of Power, Leonardo and the Last Supper and two novels, Ex Libris and Domino. He lives just outside Oxford.

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Coronet Among the Spooks Charlotte Bingham

From the bestselling author comes a beguiling comic memoir about a young woman who discovers her father is a spy (and was the model for John le Carré’s George Smiley) and goes to work as a secretary in 1950s MI5 It seems to me now that everyone who came to our house in those days was a spy…

When Charlotte Bingham, daughter of an obscure aristocrat, was summoned to her father’s office aged eighteen, she never expected to discover that this aloof, soberly-dressed parent was a spy. Even more ominous than The Facts was his suggestion that she should stop drifting around working for the sort of people her mother could never ask to dinner and get a proper job, something patriotic and worthwhile.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 08/03/2018 EXTENT: 224

So Lottie finds herself outside MI5’s Mayfair offices in a dreary suit, feeling naked without her false eyelashes. Miserably assigned to the formidable Dragon, she wishes for pneumonia, or anything to release her from the torment of typing.

But as another secretary, the serene Arabella, starts illuminating the mysteries of MI5, and Lottie’s home fills with actors doubling as spies, Lottie begins to feel well and truly spooked.

This hilarious memoir from the bestselling author of Coronet Among the Weeds is a window into 1950s Britain: a country where Russian agents infiltrate the highest echelons, where debutantes are typists and where Englishness is both a nationality and a code of behaviour. Discretion, honour and office politics meet secrecy, suspicion and film stars in this enchanting, extraordinary true story.

Praise for Charlotte Bingham ‘Bingham relishes her period detail and social comedy and adds a touch of whimsy’ Sunday Times ‘Charlotte Bingham always tells a rattling good story’ Woman & Home Charlotte Bingham is an internationally bestselling author whose works include over thirty novels and two memoirs, Coronet Among the Weeds and Coronet Among the Grass, which were adapted for television. Often working with her husband, the writer Terence Brady, she has also written extensively for stage and screen, most notably helping to create Upstairs Downstairs and adapting Jilly Cooper’s Riders for television. She lives in Somerset. charlottebingham.com

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The World on the Street Kushanava Choudhury

A masterful portrait of a city of great hopes and dashed dreams from a major new voice Everything that could possibly be wrong with a city was wrong with Calcutta.

Bloomsbury Publishing Publication Date: 14/04/2017 Extent: 352

And yet Kushanava Choudhury embodied his parents’ greatest fears by returning to the city they escaped after completing his education in America. Arriving with grand plans, the flaws in which could not be detected while making them, Choudhury returned to live and work in the city of his birth – a city of concrete, mildewed buildings, ubiquitous political graffiti, jobless political activists arguing with the newspaper headlines in their pyjamas all day, bazaars full of squatting fish-sellers, a city unlike any other, a third world hub with no escape hatch for the wealthy.

Insightful, affectionate, poignant and poetic, The World on the Street is a masterful account of everyday lives that don’t fall into any reporter’s beat, and an extraordinary portrait of a city which is a world unto itself.

Kushanava Choudhury grew up in Calcutta and New Jersey. After graduating from Princeton University, he worked as a newspaper reporter at the Statesman in Calcutta. He went on to receive a PhD in political theory from Yale University before returning to Calcutta to write a book about the city. He has received a Mellon Early Career Fellowship, been a Senior Writing Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and held visiting faculty positions at universities in New Delhi and Istanbul. He has reported for the New York Times, Business Day, the Caravan and other publications in America, India and South Africa. The World on the Street is his first book. It is the product of a scholar's mind, a reporter’s hustle and a writer’s heart.

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Insomniac City

New York, Oliver, and Me Bill Hayes A moving celebration of what Bill Hayes calls ‘the evanescent, the eavesdropped, the unexpected’ of life in New York City, and an intimate glimpse of his relationship with the late Oliver Sacks If you are lonely or bone-tired or blue, you need only come down from your perch and step outside. New York – which is to say, New Yorkers – will take care of you.

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 20/04/2017 EXTENT: 304 RIGHTS SOLD: Alma Publishing (Korean)

Bill Hayes came to New York City in 2009 with a one-way ticket and only the vaguest idea of how he would get by. But, at forty-eight years old, having spent decades in San Francisco, he craved change. Grieving over the death of his partner, he quickly discovered the profound consolations of the city’s incessant rhythms, the sight of the Empire State Building against the night sky, and New Yorkers themselves, kindred souls that Hayes, a lifelong insomniac, encountered on late-night strolls with his camera.

And he unexpectedly fell in love again, with his friend and neighbor, the writer and neurologist Oliver Sacks, whose exuberance – ‘I don’t so much fear death as I do wasting life’ he tells Hayes early on – is captured in funny and touching vignettes throughout. What emerges is a portrait of Sacks at his most personal and endearing, from falling in love for the first time at age seventy-five to facing illness and death (Sacks died of cancer in August 2015). Insomniac City is both a meditation on grief and a celebration of life. Filled with Hayes’s distinctive street photos of everyday New Yorkers, the book is a love song to the city and to all who have felt the particular magic and solace it offers.

Reviews ‘A beautifully written once-in-a-lifetime book, about love, about life, soul, and the wonderful loving genius Oliver Sacks, and New York, and laughter and all of creation.’ Anne Lamott Bill Hayes is the author of The Anatomist, Five Quarts and Sleep Demons. He is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction and was a visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and his writing has appeared in The New York Review of Books and Salon, among other publications. His photographs have been featured in Vanity Fair, the New York Times, and the New Yorker. He lives in New York. Visit his website at billhayes.com

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Chief Engineer

Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge Erica Wagner The unparalleled biography of one of the most important figures in American civil engineering history – Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge His father conceived of the Brooklyn Bridge, but it was Washington Roebling who built it after his father's tragic death. The iconic feat of human engineering has stood for more than 130 years and is as much a part of New York as the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. Yet, as recognizable as the bridge is, its builder is too often forgotten.

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 27/06/2017 EXTENT: 320

Now, forty years after the publication of The Great Bridge by David McCullough, Erica Wagner has written a brilliant chronicle of one of America's most distinguished engineers and a fascinating man in his own rite – a soldier, musician, husband to the remarkable Emily Warren Roebling – and the son of a tyrannical father whose genius shaped the course of Washington's life.

Meticulously researched, revealing archival material only recently uncovered at Rutgers University, including Washington Roebling's own memoir that was previously thought to be lost to history, Wagner relates the history of the bridge and its first family for a new generation of readers. Roebling's experience as an engineer building bridges in the Union Army during the Civil War has never before been documented, and played a central role in the bridge linking Brooklyn and Manhattan. The Chief Engineer is an engaging portrait of a brilliant and driven man, and of his era.

Praise for Gravity ‘Erica Wagner's first book is an enviable achievement.’ The Telegraph Erica Wagner is an American writer and literary critic. Twice a judge for the Man Booker prize, she was literary editor of The Times (UK) for seventeen years, and is now a contributing writer for the New Statesman and consulting literary editor for Harper's Bazaar. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, the Economist, the Financial Times, and the New York Times, among others. She is the author of Ariel's Gift: Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, and the Story of Birthday Letters; Seizure: A Novel; and the short story collection Gravity. She lives in London with her husband, the writer Francis Gilbert, and their son Theodore.

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Waves Passing in the Night

Walter Murch in the Land of the Astrophysicists Lawrence Weschler From Pulitzer Prize nominee Lawrence Weschler, a fascinating profile of a film legend and amateur astrophysicist whose investigations could reshape our understanding of the universe

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 31/01/2017 EXTENT: 176

For film aficionados, Walter Murch is legendary – a three-time Academy Award winner, arguably the most admired sound editor in the world for his work on Apocalypse Now, The Godfather trilogy, The English Patient, and many others.

Outside of the studio, his mind is wide-ranging; his passion, pursued for several decades, is astrophysics, and in particular a theory regarding the patterns by which planets and moons array themselves in gravitational systems across the universe. Though widely discredited by most professional scientists, Murch has nonetheless made advances even some of them find intriguing, including a connection between the Titius-Bode law as it’s known and earlier notions-going back past Kepler to Pythagoras– of musical harmony in the heavens.

Unfazed by rejection, Murch marches on in the best tradition of outsider science.

Lawrence Weschler brings Murch’s quest alive in its seemingly quixotic, yet still plausible, splendor, probing the basis for how we know what we know, and who gets to say. ‘The wholesale rejection of alternative theories has repeatedly held back the progress of vital science,’ Weschler observes, citing early twentiethcentury German amateur Alfred Wegener, whose speculations about continental drift were ridiculed at first, only to be accepted as fact years later. Theoretical physicist Lee Smolin says ‘It is controversy that brings science alive’ – and Murch’s quest does that in spades. His fascination with the way the planets and their moons are arranged opens up the field of celestial mechanics for general readers, sparking an awareness of the vast and (to us) invisible forces constantly at play in the universe.

Lawrence Weschler is a critic, journalist, and author who was a staff writer at the New Yorker for more than twenty years. His books include Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder, for which he was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Boggs: A Comedy of Values, and Everything That Rises, which received the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism.

He has written for the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Nation, Salon, Truthdig, and Harper’s, among others.

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MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY COMING SOON Mario Vargas Llosa: A Life

The Life of Lucian Freud William Feaver

Gerald Martin

RIGHTS SOLD: Random House Penguin (Spanish World), Suhrkamp (German)

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MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY HIGHLIGHTS

Mr Mojo: A Biography of Jim Morrison Dylan Jones

A Prince Among Stones Prince Rupert Lowerstein

‘This book is far more than a footnote to the Rolling Stones; it is an elegantly written account of how two cultures came together’ Lynn Barber, Sunday Times

Respect Yourself

Empire of Imagination

‘A masterful storyteller, music historian Gordon artfully chronicles the rise and fall of one of America’s greatest music studios, situating the story of Stax within the cultural history of the 1960s in the South ... Gordon deftly narrates the stories of the many musicians who called Stax home’ Publishers Weekly

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Robert Gordon

Michael Witwer

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The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett

Quentin Blake: In the Theatre of the Imagination

Claude Lévi-Strauss

Pope Francis

Margaret Thatcher

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A Guest at the Shooters’ Banquet

Nathan Ward

Paul Vallely

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Ghislaine Kenyon

Jonathan Aitken

Patrick Wilcken

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Rita Gabis

‘[A] powerful consideration of what happens when reality contradicts our belief ‘that those we love or have loved are good.’ The New Yorker

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Cairo

Ahdaf Soueif ‘Soueif is a political analyst and commentator of the best kind’ London Review of Books RIGHTS SOLD: Alhambra Forlag (Swedish), Donzelli (Italian) , Knopf (US), Metaixmio (Greek)

Genius At Play

The Curious Mathematical Mind of John Horton Conway Siobhan Roberts

Let Me Tell You a Story: A Memoir of a Wartime Childhood Renata Calverley

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez Gerald Martin

Revised postscript now available RIGHTS SOLD: Am Oved (Hebrew), Arab Scientific Publishers (Lebanon Arabic), Bertelsmann Media (Polish), Dom Quixote (Portuguese), Ediouro (Brazilian Portuguese), Editura Litera International (Romanian), Euromedia (Czech), Grasset (French), Iwanami Shoten (Japanese), Kultur Yayinari is Turk (Turkish), Linking (Complex Chinese), Magveto (Hungarian), Meulenhoff (Dutch), Mikri Arktos Publishing House (Greek), Mondadori (Italian), Penguin Random House (Spain), Sandorf (Croatian), China Citic Press (Simplified Chinese), Slovo (Russian), TIMY Partners (Slovak), Uniscorp (Bulgarian)

The Fall of the House of Wilde Emer O’Sullivan

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Lead Yourself First

Inspiring Leadership through Solitude Raymond M. Kethledge & Michael S. Erwin For fans of Susan Cain's Quiet, a guide to the role of solitude in good leadership, including profiles of historical and contemporary figures who have used solitude to lead with courage, creativity, and strength

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 02/05/2017 EXTENT: 288

Famous leaders have long used solitude as means for inspiration. Eisenhower wrote memoranda to himself in order to think through complex problems. T.E. Lawrence devised our modern conception of insurgency while laid up with malaria in a tent. Jane Goodall used her intuition in the jungles of Central Africa when learning how to approach chimps. Solitude is as much a state of mind as it is an objective fact, and one of its key features is the absence of input from others, the space to productively work through problems with clarity and creativity. Yet with the introduction of smartphones, it is becoming more and more difficult to find the solitude necessary to challenge convention, hold to conviction, and to be, and become, great leaders.

Through gripping historical accounts and first-hand interviews with a wide range of contemporary leaders in politics, business, sports, and the military, leadership experts Raymond Kethledge and Michel Erwin show how solitude can improve clarity, bolster creativity, help with emotional balance, and strengthen a leader’s ability to make courageous decisions in the face of adversity and criticism.

Leading Yourself First is a crucial and timely guide to the impact of solitude on effective leadership, and a program for how we can reclaim the gifts of solitude in today's world. The book includes an introduction by Good to Great author Jim Collins.

Raymond M. Kethledge is a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Ray was nominated to the Sixth Circuit at age 39 and confirmed by the Senate at age 41, making him for several years the second-youngest federal appellate judge in the nation. He received from the University of Michigan his bachelor’s degree in History in 1989 and his law degree in 1993. Ray teaches a seminar on writing and oral advocacy each fall at the University of Michigan Law School, where he is an adjunct Lecturer.

Michael S. Erwin is the CEO of the Quiet Leadership Institute and a Major in the U.S. Army Reserves. He graduated from West Point in 2002 with a BS in Economics and was commissioned as an Intelligence Officer, serving in three combat tours with the First Cavalry Division and 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). He later earned two Bronze Star Medals. He is also the Founder & President of the Positivity Project, a non-profit organization whose vision is to help produce stronger citizens and leaders through a deeper understanding of character. Mike currently lives in Pinehurst, NC, with his wife Genevieve and their four children.

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Buddhist Economics

An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science Clair Brown In the tradition of E. F. Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful, renowned economist Clair Brown argues persuasively for a new economics built upon equality, sustainability, and right living Traditional economics measures the ways in which we spend our income, and doesn’t attribute worth to the crucial human interactions that give our lives meaning.

Bloomsbury Press PUBLICATION DATE: 21/02/2017 EXTENT: 224 RIGHTS SOLD: Mauri Spagnol (Italian)

Clair Brown, an economist at UC Berkeley and a practicing Buddhist, has developed a holistic model, one based on the notion that quality of life should be measured by more than national income. Brown advocates an approach to organizing the economy that embraces, rather than skirts, questions of values, sustainability, and inequality. Complementing the award-winning work of Paul Krugman and Jeffrey Sachs, and the paradigm-breaking spirit of Thomas Piketty and Amartya Sen, Brown incorporates the Buddhist emphasis on interconnectedness, capability, and happiness into her vision for a sustainable and compassionate world.

Buddhist economics leads us to think mindfully as we go about our daily activities, and offers a way to appreciate how our actions affect the welfare of those around us. By replacing the endless cycle of desire with more positive collective priorities, our lives can become more meaningful as well as happier.

Inspired by the popular seminar course Brown developed for UC Berkeley that has garnered international attention, Buddhist Economics represents an enlightened approach to our modern world infused with ancient wisdom, with benefits both personal and global, for generations to come.

Reviews ‘This book will both shake up one’s worldview and help calm one’s agitated soul. It’s a reminder that ‘economics’ is infinitely more interesting than the reductionist kind we teach in universities, and that ‘religion’ has far more to offer our everyday lives than we sometimes imagine’ Bill McKibben Dr. Clair Brown is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Work, Technology, and Society at the University of California, Berkeley. Prof Brown is a past Director of the Institute of Industrial Relations (IIR, now IRLE) at UCB, and Chair of the Committee on Education Policy of the Academic Senate. Clair has published research on many aspects of the labor market, including high-tech workers, labor market institutions, firm employment systems and performance, the standard of living, wage determination, and unemployment.

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A More Beautiful Question

The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas Warren Berger ‘One closes Berger’s book newly conscious of the significance of smart questions’ The New York Times Book Review RIGHTS SOLD: Cheers Media LLC(Simplified Chinese), Domain Publishing Company (Complex Chinese), Popuri Publishers (Russian), Berlin Verlag (German), Book 21 Publishing Group (Korean), Diamond Inc (Japanese),Aleph (Brazilian Portuguese),

Finding the Space to Lead

A Practical Guide to Mindful Leadership Janice Marturano ‘With leaders everywhere searching for ways to be mindful, Janice Marturano’s timely new book, Finding the Space to Lead, is the definitive guide to becoming a mindful leader. If you follow her practical advice and easy-to-adopt exercises, this book will change your life. You will not only become a better leader, you will have a more fulfilling life.’ Bill George, Professor, Harvard Business School and former Chair and CEO of Medtronic RIGHTS SOLD: Arbor Verlag (German),Bulkwang Publishing Co. (Korean),Beijing Huazhang Graphics & Information (Simplifi ed Chinese), De Boeck Supérieur (French); Martin Fontes (Brazilian Portuguese); Øivind Arneberg (Norwegian), Amber (Polish). Kairós (Spanish)

The Great Acceleration

How the World is Getting Faster, Faster Robert Colvile ‘An alert and readable survey of the effects of “the great acceleration” on tech firms, social media, art, news media, politics, banking and the environment. Its statistics are certainly striking’ Sunday Times ‘In a run, run, runaway world, Colvile’s The Great Acceleration is an indispensable guide to keeping up. A book that raises eyebrows and questions in equal measure. A meticulous, thoughtful, candid, sometimes stark and yet ultimately optimistic study of humanity, and our breath-taking desire for change’ Boris Johnson

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Death on Earth

Adventures in Evolution and Mortality Jules Howard There is nothing more life-affirming than understanding death in all its forms Natural selection depends on death; little would evolve without it. Every animal on Earth is shaped by its presence and fashioned by its spectre. We are all survivors of starvation, drought, volcanic eruptions, meteorites, plagues, parasites, predators, freak weather events, tussles and scraps, and our bodies are shaped by these ancient events.

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Some animals live for just a few hours as adults, others prefer to kill themselves rather than live unnecessarily for longer than they are needed, and there are a number of animals that can live for centuries. There are parasites that drive their hosts to die awful deaths, and parasites that manipulate their hosts to live longer, healthier lives. There is death in life.

Amongst all of this, there is us, the upright ape; perhaps the first animal in the history of the universe fully conscious that death really is going to happen to us all in the end.

With a narrative featuring a fish with a fake eye, the oldest animal in the world, the immortal jellyfish and some of the world’s top death-investigating biologists, Death on Earth explores the never-ending cycle of death and the impact death has on the living, and muses on how evolution and death affect us every single day. Why are we so weird about death? Where does this fear come from?

Why are we so afraid of ageing? And how might knowledge of ageing in other animals help us live better lives, free of the diseases of old age?

Reviews ‘An altogether eye-opening, engaging, and enjoyably humorous (but never distasteful) guided tour through the world of death’ Science Jules Howard is a zoologist, writer, blogger and broadcaster. He writes on a host of topics relating to zoology and wildlife conservation, writing regularly for BBC Wildlife Magazine and the Guardian, and on radio and TV including BBC Breakfast, Sunday Brunch, Springwatch and BBC 5 Live. Death on Earth is his second book, following 2014's Sex on Earth. juleshoward.co.uk / @juleshoward

Sex on Earth

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Built on Bones

15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death Brenna Hassett The city has killed most of your ancestors, and it's probably killing you, too – this book tells you why Imagine you are a hunter-gatherer some 12,000 years ago. You’ve got a choice – carry on foraging, or plant a few seeds and move to one of those new-fangled settlements down the valley. What you won’t know is that urban life is short and riddled with dozens of new diseases; your children will be shorter and sicklier than you are, they’ll be plagued with gum disease, and stand a decent chance of a violent death at the point of a spear.

Why would anyone choose this?

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But choose they did. Why? This is one of the many intriguing questions tackled

by Brenna Hassett in Built on Bones. Based on research on skeletal remains from around the world, this book explores the history of humanity’s experiment with the metropolis, and looks at why our ancestors chose city life, and, by and large, have stuck to it. It explains the diseases, the deaths and the many other misadventures that we have unwittingly unleashed upon ourselves throughout the metropolitan past, and as the world becomes increasingly urbanised, what we can look forward to in the future.

Built on Bones offers an accessible insight into a critical but relatively unheralded aspect of the human story: our recent evolution. It tells the story of shifts in human longevity, growth and health that have occurred as we transitioned from a mobile to a largely settled species.

Brenna Hassett is an archaeologist who specializes in using clues from the human skeleton to understand how people lived and died in the past. Her research focuses on the evidence of health and growth locked into teeth, and she uses dental anthropological techniques to investigate how children grew (or didn’t) across the world and across time.

Brenna is one-quarter of the TrowelBlazers project, an outreach, advocacy and academic effort to celebrate women’s contributions to the trowel-wielding arts.

Originally from the United States, she completed her PhD at University College, London, and has been based at London’s Natural History Museum since 2012. trowelblazers.com / @brennawalks

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Patient H69

The Story of My Second Sight Vanessa Potter Imagine what it would be like to one day wake up and find that you were suddenly completely blind. This is what happened to Vanessa Potter.

Her condition is unique. It has no name Over the course of the next six months, Vanessa slowly recovered her vision.

Opening her eyes onto a watery, two-dimensional landscape, she saw an unrecognisably monochromatic world. As colour reappeared, Vanessa encountered a range of bizarre phenomena, from synaesthesia to discussions with inanimate objects – all part of her brain's mechanism for coping with the trauma of sensory loss, and the recovery of her optic nerves.

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Vanessa soon became a one-woman experimental subject, as a multidisciplinary team of neurobiologists, psychologists and immunologists tried to work out what had happened to her, and why, and what incredible things they might be able to learn from her.

This mesmerising account tells the story of Patient H69 in her own words, based on these detailed diaries she kept during her time of blindness and through the scientific research that was to follow. Having helped open windows into some areas of developmental neurobiology that were barely understood before, this gripping story is a testament to the resilience of the brain itself.

Vanessa Potter spent 16 years as an award-winning broadcast producer in London’s advertising industry, before one day fate conspired to turn the lights out on her. Suddenly losing then slowly regaining her sight led Vanessa to change direction, turning the camera upon herself to tell her story via immersive art and storytelling.

Vanessa’s collaborations have led to some exciting partnerships, and she is currently working on developing an interactive EEG science-art project that allows the public to see and understand the effects of mindfulness on their brains. She is also involved in several other scientific research projects. Her speaking engagements include a June 2016 TEDx talk in Ghent, Belgium. @PatientH69

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Systematic

How Systems Biology Is Transforming Modern Medicine James R. Valcourt A brilliant young scientist introduces us to the fascinating field that is changing our understanding of how the body works and the way we can approach healing Systematic is the first book to introduce general readers to systems biology, which is revolutionizing medical research and treatments. In traditional bottomup biology, a biologist might spend years studying how a single protein works.

Systems biology focuses on the “big picture”--studying how the surrounding biological network or system affects the protein’s function.

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This breakthrough became possible only when powerful computer technology enabled researchers to process massive data to study complete systems, and has led to progress in the study of gene regulation and inheritance, cancer drugs personalized to an individual’s genetically unique tumor, cancer vaccines, and the discovery that transplanting cells from the gut of a malnourished person into his well-nourished twin’s intestinal system causes the healthy person to become malnourished regardless of how well or how much he eats. Similarly, cells transplanted from an obese person can cause the slender host’s metabolism to switch toward obesity without changing her diet or activity level. Much of what we have taken for granted is being revised by systems biology.

Research biologist Jim Valcourt gives readers an animated and in-depth guided tour of how systems biology is having a major impact on science and medicine.

James Valcourt is a scientist and researcher pursuing a Ph.D. in biology at Harvard University. He has worked as a researcher at D. E. Shaw Research in New York City on drug discoveries using supercomputer simulations to study cellular receptors and design new pharmaceuticals. He also was a recipient of the quarter-million dollar John and Fannie Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship. He graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with an A.B. in Molecular Biology, receiving the M. Taylor Pyne Honor Prize. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Wonders Beyond Numbers A History of All Things Mathematical Johnny Ball

An all-encompassing history of maths from household name Johnny Ball Johnny Ball has been a well-loved name in mathematics for many years.

Wonders Beyond Numbers is his magnum opus, and his first book for more than ten years. It is nothing less than the history of mathematics and will help spark (or re-spark) the reader’s love of maths in its many facets.

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The scope of the book is breathtaking. Running in something approaching chronological order, it shows that every breakthrough in maths represents a single step forward, resting on the work of others, and it brings to life the importance of numbers, shapes and patterns in the world around us.

It’s all-encompassing, yet written in a light and reader-friendly fashion, and filled with diagrams to help explain the maths. Dotted throughout will be anecdotes and stories from Johnny’s life and mathematical adventures, both in front of the camera and in the real world, too. This book’s a gem.

A life-long maths obsessive, Johnny Ball started out as a Butlin’s redcoat and stand-up comic before appearing on BBC TV’s Play School from 1967. His real break, though, came in 1977, with the first series of Think of a Number, a teatime popular maths show. A smash hit, this spawned various other shows (such as Johnny Ball Reveals All), as Johnny quickly became one of the most famous faces on British television.

Johnny remains a regular fixture on TV and radio, and is comfortably Britain's most famous mathematician.

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4th Rock from the Sun The Story of Mars Nicky Jenner

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Red Planet Mars, the red planet, is ingrained in our culture, from David Bowie’s extraterrestrial spiders to Captain Scarlet to War of the Worlds. It has inspired hundreds of authors, scientists and science-fiction writers — but why? What is it about this particular planet that makes it so intriguing?

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Ancient mythologies defined Mars as a violent harbinger of war, star-gazers puzzled over its peculiar motion, and astrologers defined human personalities by its position and bizarre dance through the sky. And in more recent times, astronomers have explored Mars and its alien characteristics: its dusty red hue, its small moons, its atmosphere, how the planet formed and its mysterious past. Images sent back from various satellites showed startling faces, canals, and pyramids across its surface. Were there Martians, and were they civilised, intelligent, beings?

Science-fact is now catching up with science fiction. Robot vehicles have trundled across the planet’s surface, beaming back beautiful views of its rustorange surface, and testing soil and atmosphere to get clues on how the planet has evolved, and whether it supported (or supports) life. There are many more Mars missions planned over the next decade. And while little green Martians are now firmly the preserve of literature, there is growing evidence that the now arid, frozen planet was once warm, wet, and possibly thronging with microbial life. And one day soon humans will set foot on the red planet. What are the challenges involved, and how are we preparing for them? Is there a long-term future for humans on Mars?

Nicky Jenner is a freelance writer and editor. Her news stories, features, interviews and reviews have appeared in a variety of international popular science magazines, including New Scientist, Nature, BBC Sky at Night, Astronomy Now, The Times Eureka, and Physics World. nickyjenner.com / @nickyjenner1

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Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-Extinction Helen Pilcher

A unique blend of the science of de-extinction, cloning and comedy If you could bring back just one animal from the past, what would you choose?

It can be anyone or anything from history, from the King of the Dinosaurs, T. rex, to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, and beyond.

De-extinction – the ability to bring extinct species back to life – is fast becoming reality. Around the globe, scientists are trying to de-extinct all manner of animals, including the woolly mammoth, the passenger pigeon and a bizarre species of flatulent frog. But de-extinction is more than just bringing back the dead. It’s a science that can be used to save species, shape evolution and sculpt the future of life on our planet.

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In Bring Back the King, scientist and comedy writer Helen Pilcher goes on a quest to identify the perfect de-extinction candidate. Along the way, she asks if Elvis could be recreated from the DNA inside a pickled wart, investigates whether it’s possible to raise a pet dodo, and considers the odds of a 21st century Neanderthal turning heads on public transport.

Pondering the practicalities and the point of de-extinction, Bring Back the King is a witty and wry exploration of what is bound to become one of the hottest topics in conservation – if not in science as a whole – in the years to come.

READ THIS BOOK – the King commands it.

Helen Pilcher is a tea-drinking, biscuit-nibbling science and comedy writer.

She has a PhD in Cell Biology from London’s Institute of Psychiatry. A former reporter for Nature, she now specializes in biology, medicine and quirky offthe-wall science, and writes for outlets including New Scientist and BBC Focus. Unusually for a self-proclaimed geek, Helen also used to be a stand-up comedian before the arrival of children meant she couldn’t physically stay awake past 9pm. She now gigs from time to time, and lives in rural Warwickshire with her husband, three kids and besotted dog. @HelenPilcher1

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Science and the City: the Mechanics behind the Metropolis Laurie Winkless

Cities are a big deal. More people now live in them than don’t, and with a growing world population, the urban jungle is only going to get busier in the coming decades. But how often do we stop to think about what makes our cities work?

Cities are built using some of the most creative and revolutionary science and engineering ideas – from steel structures that scrape the sky to glass cables that help us communicate at the speed of light – but most of us are too busy to notice. Science and the City is your guidebook to that hidden world, helping you to uncover some of the remarkable technologies that keep the world’s great metropolises moving.

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Laurie Winkless takes us around cities in six continents to find out how they’re dealing with the challenges of feeding, housing, powering and connecting more people than ever before. In this book, you’ll meet urban pioneers from history, along with today’s experts in everything from roads to time, and you will uncover the vital role science has played in shaping the city around you. But more than that, by exploring cutting-edge research from labs across the world, you’ll build your own vision of the megacity of tomorrow, based on science fact rather than science fiction.

Science and the City is the perfect read for anyone curious about the world they live in.

Laurie Winkless is a physicist and writer, currently based in London. Following a degree at Trinity College Dublin, a placement at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre, and a masters in Space Science at UCL, Laurie worked at the National Physical Laboratory, specialising in materials. Thermoelectric energy harvesting – where heat is captured and converted into electricity – was her bag, and remains a favourite topic of conversation. @laurie_winkless

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Furry Logic: the Physics of Animal Life Matin Durrani and Liz Kalaugher

The animal world is full of mysteries. Why do dogs slurp from their drinking bowls while cats lap up water with a delicate flick of the tongue? How does a tiny turtle hatchling from Florida circle the entire northern Atlantic before returning to the very beach where it was born?

And how can a Komodo dragon kill a water buffalo with a bite only as strong as a domestic cat’s?

These puzzles – and many more besides – are all explained by physics. From heat and light to electricity and magnetism, Furry Logic unveils the ways that more than 30 animals exploit physics to eat, drink, mate and dodge death in their daily battle for survival.

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Along the way, science journalists Matin Durrani and Liz Kalaugher introduce the great physicists whose discoveries helped us understand the animal world, as well as the animal experts of today who are scouring the planet to find and study the animals that seem to push the laws of physics to the limit.

Presenting mind-bending physics principles in a simple and engaging way, Furry Logic will appeal both to animal lovers and to those curious to see how physics crops up in the natural world. It’s more of a ‘howdunit’ than a whodunit, though you’re unlikely to guess some of the answers.

Liz Kalaugher is a science and environment writer based in Bristol, UK. Fascinated by animals since a childhood encounter with a squashed frog, she is a particular fan of bats, bees and badgers. After winning journalism fellowships from the World Federation of Science Journalists and the European Geosciences Union, Liz has also reported on beluga whales in the Canadian Arctic and Finnish reindeer. She has a materials science degree from Oxford University and a PhD in thin-film diamond. @LizKalaugher Matin Durrani is editor of the international magazine Physics World, where he enjoys telling the stories that underpin physics and showing how it impacts so much of everyday life. Based in Bristol, UK, he first became intrigued by how animals use physics after publishing a special issue of Physics World on the subject in 2012. Matin has a degree in chemical physics and did a PhD and postdoc squashing food gels at Cambridge University before moving into publishing. @MatinDurrani

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Soccermatics: Big Data Mathematical Adventures Timandra Harkness In the Beautiful Game David Sumpter

David Hone

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Herding Hemingway’s Cats: Understanding how our genes work Kat Arney

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The Tyrannosaur Chronicles

Sorting the Beef from the Bull

Suspicious Minds Rob Brotherton

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Chilled

Spirals in Time

A is for Arsenic

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Breaking the Chains of Gravity

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Chris Woodford

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Sophie's Planet James Hansen

In a series of letters to his granddaughter Sophie, the world's leading climatologist shows how it is still possible to ensure that young people inherit a clean world Dr. James Hansen is the single most credible scientific voice worldwide on the issue of global warming. In his celebrated first book, Storms of My Grandchildren, he presented the full truth about climate change, a truth born out in the years since, as climate disasters continue to ravage our world. The urgency is apparent; the response so far, inadequate.

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But Hansen remains an optimist. In a series of moving and insightful letters to his granddaughter Sophie, he speaks about the fight to preserve life on the planet, a fight that, for her generation, will be as personal as it is political--as much about policy actions as about the right of the Monarch, Sophie's favorite butterfly, to live and thrive on this earth.

Sophie's Planet turns towards solutions, asking: How can we connect the dots from climate observations to necessary policies? What can be done to preserve our planet for the young people that will follow us? And how can we make the climate story clear to these young people, to prepare them for what will be one of their generation's central struggles: the fight for environmental justice.

Hansen's conversations with Sophie offer a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of a life spent at the highest levels of environmental research and policy – including the realms where dark motives prevail – as well as a moving clarion call for the future of the climate change fight.

Praise for Storms of My Grandchildren ‘Hands down the best, most informative, brilliantly written book on general climate science I've ever read.’ DailyKos.com Dr. James Hansen is best known for bringing global warming to the world's attention in the 1980s, when he first testified before Congress. An adjunct professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University and at Columbia's Earth Institute, he was until recently the director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. He is frequently called to testify before Congress on climate issues. Dr. Hansen's background in both space and earth sciences allows a broad perspective on the status and prospects of our home planet. He is the author of Storms of My Grandchildren.

Storms of My Grandchildren

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Are We Screwed?

How a New Generation is Fighting to Survive Climate Change Geoff Dembicki A declaration of independence, and a call for systemic change, from the generation that will be most impacted by climate change

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If anyone doubted the potential political power of the Millennial generation, Bernie Sanders' campaign put it in the spotlight. Are We Screwed? makes the argument that the ardor for change defines this generation, especially when it comes to climate change, and they are willing to consider options that their elders might consider naïve and impractical, rejecting a capitalism that cares only about profit and a political system riven by false ideology. In telling the stories of his contemporaries around the globe, in describing how they think and the many ways they are already affecting change, Geoff Dembicki documents a historic shift in values and a corresponding re-thinking of how social change can happen.

As of this year, the millennial generation (18- to 34-year-olds) will become North America's largest demographic. It is also the generation that has lived with the looming reality of global warming and will be most affected by its impacts. In vividly reported dispatches from Beijing to Paris, and from San Francisco to New York, Dembicki examines what millennial responses to climate change look like and how they are shaping our future. He also provides an essential perspective on how climate change is intensifying generational tensions and shifts in society.

In the process, a portrait of a generation emerges that goes a long way toward re-branding his generation in ways that are positive and full of hope for the future.

Reviews ‘[One of] the most talented young journalists I have worked with during my thirty years in the business.’ Monte Paulsen, Pulitzer Prize – and National Magazine Award-winning journalist Geoff Dembicki, born in Edmonton in 1986, is a staff reporter for Vancouver independent news site The Tyee, where he wrote the popular series "Are We Screwed?" in 2014. His work is also published in Foreign Policy, Vice, Salon, Motherboard, the Toronto Star, Alternet, and the Walrus, and has been cited

by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity. He was awarded a 2012–2013 media fellowship from the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada and moderated a sold-out David Suzuki Foundation event on climate change and democracy.

Dembicki received a grant from the New York-based Solutions Journalism Network to support the writing of this book. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

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The Universal Sense

Beasts

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Seth S. Horowitz

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Light

Bruce Watson RIGHTS SOLD: (Chinese simplified)

‘An ingenious combination of science and art history’ Kirkus starred review ‘This is a story and a book chock-full of great and fascinating figures, each of whose personality and doings Watson deftly presents without detracting from the impetus of his millennia-spanning narrative. A dazzling book, as seems completely appropriate’ Booklist starred review

The Great Disruption

The Fate of the Species

Survival of the Beautiful

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Don’t Even Think About It

The Attacking Ocean

Last Ape Standing

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Spectrums

The Intimate Bond

A New History of Life

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Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change

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How Animals Shaped Human History RIGHTS SOLD: Kawadeshobo-Shinsha Publishing (Japanese), Zhejiang (Simplified Chinese)

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Havana

A Subtropical Delirium Mark Kurlansky A city of tropical heat, sweat, music and religion, a city that always surprises, newly in the public eye – Havana is brought to pulsing life by New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky On the heels of restored diplomatic relations with the United States, awardwinning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider’s view of Havana: the elegant and tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes throughout, Havana celebrates the city’s exceptional music, literature, baseball, and food; its five centuries of outstanding, neglected architecture; and its extraordinary blend of cultures.

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 07/03/2017 EXTENT: 224 The book will include recipes, with the author’s sketches, etchings and photographs through-out

Like all great cities, Havana has a rich history that informs the vibrant place it is today – from the native Taino to Columbus’s landing, from Cuba’s status as a U.S. protectorate to Batista’s dictatorship and Castro’s revolution, from Soviet presence to the welcoming of capitalist tourism. Havana is a place of extremes; a beautifully restored colonial city whose cobblestone streets pass through areas that have not been painted or repaired since the revolution.

Kurlansky shows Havana through the eyes of Cuban writers, such as Alejo Carpentier and José Martí, and foreigners, including Graham Greene and Hemingway. He introduces us to the Cuban baseball league’s two dominant teams and their highly opinionated fans; the city’s music scene, alive with the rhythm of Son; and its culinary legacy, which incorporates everything from home cooking to state-run restaurants. Once the only country Americans couldn’t visit, Cuba is now opening to us, and so is Havana, not only by plane or boat but also through Kurlansky’s multilayered portrait as it brings the long-elusive city to electrifying life.

Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of Cod, Salt, The Basque History of the World, 1968, The Big Oyster, and International Night, among many others. He received the 2007 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonviolence, Bon Appetit’s Food Writer of the Year Award in 2006, the 1999 James Beard Award and the 1999 Glenfiddich Award, both for Cod. Salt was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist. He spent ten years as Caribbean correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. He lives in New York City. markkurlansky.com

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International Night

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Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic Sam Jefferson

The story of the first ever offshore yacht race, and the notorious New York playboy who won it The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize.

Six men died in the brutal and close-fought contest, and the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen’s pursuit into something altogether more rugged and adventurous. The race also symbolized the beginning of America’s ‘gilded age’, with its associated obscene wealth and largesse (the $90,000 prize put up by the three contestants is about $15 million in today’s money), as well as the thawing of relations between the US and UK. Adlard Coles PUBLICATION DATE: 25/02/2016 EXTENT: 288

The narrative focuses on the victorious yacht Henrietta and her owner James Gordon Bennett. Bennett was the son of the multimillionaire proprietor of the New York Herald, and a notorious playboy. His infamous stunts included driving his carriage through the streets of New York naked, tipping a railway porter $30,000, and turning up at his own engagement party blind drunk and mistaking the fire for a urinal, which led to the coining of the phrase ‘Gordon Bennett!’. However, Bennett was also a serious yachtsman and had served with distinction during the civil war aboard Henrietta, and he was the only owner to be aboard his own boat during the race.

Other characters include Bennett’s captain Samuel Samuels (legendary clipper skipper, ex-convict and occasional vaudeville actor), financier Leonard Jerome, aboard Henrietta as race invigilator (he also happened to be grandfather to Winston Churchill) and Stephen Fisk, a journalist so desperate to cover the race that he evaded a summons to appear as a witness in court and instead smuggled himself aboard Henrietta in a crate of champagne.

Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail

Using the framework of the race to discuss the various historical themes, there’s ample drama, and the diverse and eccentric range of characters ensure that this is a book laced with plenty of human interest, scandal and adventure.

Reviews ‘A jaunty and surprise-packed retelling of a wonderful story, which leaves readers with an abundance of good yarns to recount on their next night watch’ Times Literary Supplement ‘Entertaining tale of yachting history and sybaritic excess’ Guardian Sam Jefferson is a journalist and maritime historian, and is one of the leading authorities on the clipper ship era. He is a former Deputy Editor of Sailing Today, and writes regularly for Classic Boat, Sailing Today and Traditional Boats and Tall Ships. He is the author of Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail and Sea Fever, both published by Bloomsbury.

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Untie the Lines

Setting Sail and Breaking Free Emma Bamford The next instalment of the sailing and travel adventures of Emma Bamford, author of the popular Casting Off Former stressed-out city girl and journalist Emma is living the dream. She’s in Malaysia, living on a yacht with handsome traveller Guy, and together they have plans to explore the world’s most remote and exotic places. Alright, so she has to ignore the niggling doubt that things didn’t quite work out the last time she went to stay with a stranger on his boat in Asia, but she’s quietly confident that this time things will be different.

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She and Guy are literally sailing into the sunset together. Adventures in Asia, America and the Caribbean beckon. Life, free from the rat race and nine-to-five grind, couldn’t be more perfect. Or could it?

Eventually forced to return to London, to her old, crippling, fast-paced world, Emma finds herself struggling with anxiety and panic attacks and losing the battle between head and heart. Running, or sailing, away is just not an option any more.

Untie the Lines, the sequel to Casting Off, is a beautifully written, often funny, story for those who dream of escape, adventure and an unshackled life. But it is also a deeply moving tale about recognising the need to be true to yourself, and to live a balanced life – for without balance, we fall.

Reviews ‘Untie the Lines really describes a world I’ll never see but can feel I know a bit about now. I can even smell the places and feel the humidity. Well written and insightful. I really loved it.’ Katie Fforde ‘Gives an emotionally honest account of the actual practicalities of living the ‘dream’ as she yachts through Asia, America and the Caribbean’ Wanderlust Emma Bamford is an author and journalist. She has worked at The Independent and the Daily Express and is currently Deputy Editor of Sailing Today magazine. emmabamford.com.

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Off the Deep End

A History of Madness at Sea Nic Compton A unique and fascinating study into why, historically, sailors were seven times more likely to suffer from severe mental illness, and how the sea continues to have the power to drive men men In the 18th century, the Royal Navy’s own physician found that sailors were seven times more likely to suffer from severe mental illness than a member of the general population.

Adlard Coles PUBLICATION DATE: 21/09/2017 EXTENT: 256

On the no man’s land of the high seas, beyond the rule of law, and away from any sight of land for weeks at a time, whilst living in an overcrowded and confined space, where anything that goes wrong would likely be fatal for all, the incredible pressures on sailors were immense. The ever-present fear drove some men to faith, in God and superstition, and drove some men mad.

Off the Deep End is the first detailed study of the effect on sanity that the vastness, loneliness and inestimable power of the sea has always had on sailors. Eminently readable, it explores accounts that span the centuries, from desperate stories of shipwreck and cannibalism in the Age of Sail to inexplicable multiple murders to Donald Crowhurst’s suicide in the middle of the 1968 solo Golden Globe Race, leaving behind only rambling notebooks of mounting neurosis and paranoia.

Of interest to readers of maritime history, psychology, sociology and behavioural science, this unique and fascinating book offers insight and analysis, along with being a thoroughly absorbing read about the effects of the cruel sea on the minds of men.

Nic Compton is a widely published author, journalist and photographer. Formerly the Editor of Classic Boat magazine for 5 years, he then branched out into a freelance writing career and has written 5 books for Adlard Coles Nautical: Ultimate Classic Yachts (published to great acclaim),The Anatomy of Sail, Why Sailors Can’t Swim, Iain Oughtred, and Titanic on Trial.

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When the Last Lion Roars

How the King of the Beasts was Brought to the Brink Sara Evans The story of a continent losing its most charismatic predator at unprecedented speed There are no lions left north of the Sahara and their range in southern Africa has shrunk considerably. Two sub species have already gone. With numbers down to just 20,000, many experts believe, that without effective conservation plans in place, Africa’s remaining lions will be wiped out by the mid half of this century.

Bloomsbury Natural History PUBLICATION DATE: 20/10/2016 EXTENT: 320

Sara Evans considers the cultural significance of the Lion over thousands of years as well as its historic rise and fall as a global species. She also explores the many, and often complex, reasons that explain why numbers have plummeted so catastrophically in recent decades. As humans are the lion’s only predator, she asks what is being done to reverse, or at least stem this haemorrhage?

By interweaving vivid personal encounters with Africa’s last lions – from Kenya in the northeast to Botswana in the south – visits to breeding projects in the west and their protectors all over the continent, she hopes to answer this question as well as turn the spotlight on the plight of Africa’s most iconic and mesmerising animals.

The narrative also includes photographs, illustrations and maps as well as insights from experts in the field.

Sara Evans is an award-winning writer and photojournalist, specialising in travel and wildlife. Newspapers and magazines that have featured her work include: Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, The Mail on Sunday, The Australian Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Boston Globe, Lonely Planet Travel Magazine, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Africa Geographic Countryside, and Wildlife magazine. She won the 2005 Independent on Sunday and Bradt Travel Writing competition and has been shortlisted in a number of BBC writing competitions and been a panelist at Bradt travel-writing seminars.

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The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird’s Egg Tim Birkhead

From the author of Bird Sense and The Wisdom of Birds, a revealing and enthralling book about the extraordinary creation that is a bird’s egg ‘I think that, if required on pain of death to name instantly the most perfect thing in the universe, I should risk my fate on a bird’s egg’ Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1862 How are eggs of different shapes made, and why are they the shape they are?

When does the shell of an egg harden? Why do some eggs contain two yolks?

How are the colours and patterns of an eggshell created, and why do they vary?

And which end of an egg is laid first – the blunt end or the pointy end?

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 07/04/2016 EXTENT: 288 RIGHTS SOLD: De Bezige Bij (Dutch), The Commercial Press Ltd (Simplified Chinese), Libros del Jata (Spanish), Hakuyosha Publishing Co. (Japanese)

The Red Canary

Bird Sense

These are just some of the questions The Most Perfect Thing answers, as the journey of a bird’s egg from creation and fertilisation to its eventual hatching is examined, with current scientific knowledge placed within an historical context.

Beginning with an examination of the stunning eggs of the guillemot, each of which is so variable in pattern and colour that no two are ever the same, acclaimed ornithologist Tim Birkhead then looks at the eggs of hens, cuckoos and many other birds, revealing weird and wonderful facts about these miracles of nature. Woven around and supporting these facts are extraordinary stories of the individuals who from as far back as Ancient Egypt have been fixated on the study and collection of eggs, not always to the benefit of their conservation.

Firmly grounded in science and enriched by a wealth of observation drawn from a lifetime spent studying birds, The Most Perfect Thing is an illuminating and engaging exploration of the science behind eggs and the history of man’s obsession with them.

Tim Birkhead is a professor at the University of Sheffield where he teaches animal behaviour and the history of science. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of London and his research has taken him all over the world in the quest to understand the lives of birds. He has written for the Independent, New Scientist, BBC Wildlife. Among his other books are Promiscuity, Great Auk Islands, The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Birds which won the McColvin medal, The Red Canary which won the Consul Cremer Prize, The Wisdom of Birds and Bird Sense. He is married with three children and lives in Sheffield.

The Wisdom of Birds

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Darjeeling

The Colourful History and Precarious Fate of the World’s Greatest Tea Jeff Koehler Finalist for the IACP Award and Winner of the 2015 Gourmand Award for ‘Best Tea Book’

Cuckoo

Kaleidoscope City

Cheating by Nature

A Year in Varanasi

Nick Davies

Piers Moore Ede

Winner of British Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology Best Bird Book of the Year 2015

‘Affectionate and inquiring at the same time’ Daily Telegraph

‘Amazing detective story by one of the country’s greatest field naturalists’ Sir David Attenborough RIGHTS SOLD: Chijin Shokan (Japanese), Atlas Contact (Dutch)

The Naked Shore

Herring Tales

‘Tom Blass ... Has undertaken in this remarkable book to portray it in the round, winds and all, and thus makes a reassuring whole of it ... The sunless subject of the narrative, which threatens to be monotonous, turns out of be almost kaleidoscopically varied ... Terrifically enjoyable’ Literary Review

‘Murray mixes folklore, personal reminiscence, cookery... and intertwines herring culture with political history’ Times Literary Supplement

Tom Blass

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Donald S. Murray

‘Mr Murray is a gregarious and engaging raconteur as he flips between the diverse aspects of this versatile little creature’ Economist

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The Art of the Affair

An Illustrated History of Love, Sex, and Artistic Influence Catherine Lacey & Forsyth Harmon A vibrantly illustrated chain of entanglements (romantic and otherwise) between some of our best-loved writers and artists of the twentieth century – fascinating, scandalous, and surprising Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 03/01/2017 EXTENT: 96

Poet Robert Lowell died of a heart attack, clutching a portrait of his lover, Caroline Blackwood, painted by her ex-husband, Lucian Freud. Lowell was on his way to see his own ex-wife, Elizabeth Hardwick, who was a longtime friend of Mary McCarthy. McCarthy left the father of her child to marry Edmund Wilson, who had encouraged her writing, and had also brought critical attention to the fiction of Anaïs Nin . . . whom he later bedded. And so it goes, the long chain of love, affections, and artistic influences among writers, musicians, and artists that weaves its way through the The Art of the Affair – from Frida Kahlo to Colette to Hemingway to Dali; from Coco Chanel to Stravinsky to Miles Davis to Orson Welles.

Scrupulously researched but playfully prurient, cleverly designed and colorfully illustrated, it's the perfect gift for your literary lover – and the perfect read for any good-natured gossip-monger.

Catherine Lacey is the author of the novels Nobody Is Ever Missing and The Answers. She is based in Chicago.

Forsyth Harmon is a writer and illustrator based in New York. She is completing her first novel.

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The Gutsy Girl

Caroline Paul Illustrated by Wendy McNaughton New York Times Bestseller!

From a real-life derring-do woman, exhilarating stories, activities, and tips to inspire girls to pursue a life of adventure and excitement Why should girls miss out on the joy of adventure? They can jump off rocks, swing on ropes, and climb trees just as well as boys can. But girls often allow fear to stand in their way.

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 1/03/2016 EXTENT: 160 RIGHTS SOLD: Intrínseca (Brazilian Portuguese), Pepper Books (Dutch), Giunti (Italian), Planeta (Spanish), Black Button Books (Romanian)

In The Gutsy Girl, author Caroline Paul emboldens girls to seek out a life of exhilaration. Once a young scaredy-cat herself, Caroline decided that fear got in the way of the life she wanted–of excitement, confidence, self-reliance, friendship, and fun. She has since flown planes, rafted big rivers, climbed tall mountains, and fought fires as one of the first female firefighters in San Francisco. In The Gutsy Girl, she shares her greatest escapades as well as those of other girls and women from throughout history, and offers engaging activities such as confidence-building stances, creating a compass, positive self-talk, and using crickets to estimate outside temperatures. Each section includes a place for girls to “journal” their adventures, thus encouraging a new generation to develop a zest for challenges and a healthy relationship to risk. The Gutsy Girl is Lean In for young girls, a book about the glorious things that happen when you unshackle from fear and open up to exhilaration. Fully illustrated and enlivened throughout by bestselling illustrator Wendy MacNaughton’s whimsical pen-andink drawings.

‘Caroline Paul’s inspiring and sometimes astonishing stories of the adventures that she and other great women have undertaken, alongside Wendy MacNaughton’s beautiful illustrations, make The Gutsy Girl the book of the year for daredevils, doers, and dreamers of all ages.’ Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild Reviews ‘Delightful . . . There’s a lot here that will thrill any girl--or boy--of any age.’

San Francisco Chronicle ‘The perfect book for young feminists, or really any woman who needs a dose of inspiration in her life . . . Viva la Gutsy Girl!’ Buzzfeed

Lost Cat

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Caroline Paul is the author of the memoir Fighting Fire and the novel East Wind, Rain. Most recently she published Lost Cat, A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology. She is a longtime member of the San Francisco Writers' Grotto. Wendy MacNaughton is a New York Times bestselling illustrator whose books include Lost Cat, Pen & Ink, and Meanwhile in San Francisco. They live in San Francisco.

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The Camper Van Bible Live, Eat, Sleep (Repeat) Martin Dorey

The only book on camper vans and camping you’ll ever need in order to successfully and happily live, eat, sleep and repeat the camper van life The Camper Van Bible is THE definitive glovebox bible for anyone who owns or ‘would die for’ a camper van. In this book Martin Dorey, acknowledged camper van expert and presenter of BBC2’s ‘One Man and His Campervan’, delves headfirst into the nitty gritty of camping and camper vans.

The book covers all aspects of the camper van life, including: • Owning and living day to day with a camper van (LIVE) Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 02/06/2016 EXTENT: 448 Reduced extent option available

• Cooking and eating in your camper (EAT) • Sleeping in your camper (SLEEP) • Keeping you and your van going (REPEAT) Packed with stunning photography, and oodles of vital, definitive and authoritative information, plus some tasty recipes too, this book will be essential for both dreamers and do-ers alike. It will appeal to all areas of the market, from the Classic VW owners and the owners of modern VWs to owners of all makes of camper vans, smaller motorhomes, and the tented camper markets too.

Heed the advice, drool over the pictures.

Then go and do it.

Reviews ‘This is a cheery and enormously informative account of the pinnacles and pitfalls of owning a campervan. Conveyed in a lively, clear and entertaining tone, it's reassuringly honest’ BBC Countryfile Magazine ‘Want to know everything about ‘van holidays? This fun new book by Martin Dorey covers the lot, from camper-friendly recipes to the best Euro campsites.

It even explains how to buy a van, in case you’re keen’ Sunday Times Travel Magazine ‘Perfect travelling companion for all your campervan adventures. Full of fantastic photography, essential info and delicious recipes for the great outdoors, this fun guide can fit in your glovebox ... Dorey will show you how to make your campervan dreams a reality’ Coast magazine Martin Dorey is a writer, surfer and serial camper van owner. In 2011 he presented the BBC2 television programme ‘One Man and his Camper Van’. He is the author of The Camper Van Cookbook (2010) and The Camper Van Coast (2012) and he writes regular features for Coast magazine, Camping magazine, Motorhome and Motorcaravan magazine, and the Huffington Post. martindorey.com / campervanliving.blogspot.co.uk / @campervanliving

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Out on the Land

Bushcraft Skills from the Northern Forest Ray Mears & Lars Fält A celebration of the history and culture of the northern wilderness – the largest forest on the planet – from two acknowledged experts on bushcraft and survival skills Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 08/09/2016 EXTENT: 336 RIGHTS SOLD: Bonniers Forlag (Swedish)

Fifty years into my life journey I realise that, while I love remote wild places and the peoples I meet there, it is in forests that I find the greatest joy. Of all the forests that I have explored, it is the great circumpolar Boreal forest of the North that calls to me most. Here is a landscape where bush knowledge really counts and where experience counts even more ... This book has been thirty years in the making.

Out on the Land is an absorbing exploration of, and tribute to, the circumpolar Boreal forest of the North: its landscape, its people, their cultures and skills, the wilderness that embodies it, and its immense beauty. The book is vast in scope and covers every aspect of being in the wilderness in both winter and summer (clothing, kit, skills, cooking, survival), revealing the age-old traditions and techniques, and how to carry them out yourself. It also includes case studies of early explorers, as well as modern-day adventurers who found themselves stranded in the forest and forced to work out a way to survive.

So much more than a bushcraft manual, this book goes deeper, to the traditions and cultures that gave us these skills, as well as focusing on the detail itself.

Ray and Lars’s practical advice is wound around a deep love for the forest, respect and admiration for the people who live there and sheer enjoyment of the stunning scenery.

Ray Mears is recognised throughout the world as an authority on the subjects of bushcraft and survival. He has also become a household name through his TV series', including Tracks, World of Survival and The Real Heroes of Telemark.

Lars Fält is the founder of the Swedish Army Survival School, lectures on survival worldwide, and has written 10 books on wilderness living skills.

Through their work in their respective countries Ray and Lars are both acknowledged authorities of bushcraft and survival skills, and for more than twenty years have worked together teaching survival in Arctic Lapland some 200km north of the Arctic Circle. raymears.com / @ray_mears

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Knives & Ink

Isaac Fitzgerald and Wendy MacNaughton Chefs and tattoos are inextricably linked. From New York Times bestselling illustrator Wendy MacNaughton and BuzzFeed Books editor Isaac Fitzgerald comes this stunning four-color illustrated book of stories behind the tattoos that chefs – celebrity and otherwise – proudly wear, featuring their signature recipes throughout

Bloomsbury USA PUBLICATION DATE: 18/10/2016 EXTENT: 208

Chefs take tattoos as seriously as they do their knives. From gritty grill cooks in backwoods diners to the executive chefs at the world’s most popular restaurants, it’s hard to find a cook who doesn’t sport some ink. From the hilarious (chef John Gorham of Portland’s Toro Bravo has his sous chef’s name tattooed on his backside) to the very serious (sushi chef Johny Daley has “rice” and “fish” tattooed on his knuckles), chefs’ tattoos are as numerous and colorful as the food artists who wear them. Knives & Ink features the tattoos of more than 60 chefs, both behind-the-scene line cooks and such rockstars in the kitchen as Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese in New York, who remembers his mother with fiery angel wing tattoos on his forearms, and Dominique Crenn of San Francisco’s Atelier, whose ink is about “doing anything in life that you put your heart into.” Like the dishes they thoughtfully create, every tattoo has a rich, personal story behind it. Knives & Ink portrays these tattoos as the beautiful works of art they are, and shares the fascinating stories behind them, along with special chef recipes throughout.

Isaac Fitzgerald has written for McSweeney’s, Mother Jones, and The San Francisco Chronicle. He is the editor of BuzzFeed Books. He lives in New York City. isaacfitzgerald.net / @isaacfitzgerald Wendy MacNaughton is a New York Times bestselling illustrator whose books include Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology and The Essential Scratch-and-Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert. Her work has appeared in places like the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Lucky Peach, and Print Magazine. She lives in San Francisco.

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wendymacnaughton.com / @wendymac

Pen & Ink

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Maps of War

Mapping Conflict Through the Centuries Jeremy Black A magnificent visual survey of how conflict was recorded and planned, using maps produced at the time to reveal how warfare and its documentation has changed through the centuries

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 16/10/2016 EXTENT: 224

There is little documented mapping of conflict prior to the Renaissance period, but, from the 17th century onwards, military commanders and strategists began to document the wars in which they were involved and later, to use mapping to actually plan the progress of a conflict. Using contemporary maps, this sumptuous new volume covers the history of the mapping of war on land and shows the way in which maps provide a guide to the history of war.

Content includes: The beginnings of military mapping up to 1600 including the impact of printing and the introduction of gunpowder The seventeenth century: The focus is on maps to illustrate war, rather than as a planning tool and the chapter considers the particular significance of maps of fortifications.

Metropolis: Mapping The City Jeremy Black,

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MAPS: Their Untold Stories Rose Mitchell and Andrew Jones

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The eighteenth century: The growing need for maps on a world scale reflects the spread of European power and of transoceanic conflict between Europeans.

This chapter focuses in particular on the American War of Independence.

The nineteenth century: Key developments included contouring and the creation of military surveying. Subjects include the Napoleonic Wars and the American Civil War The twentieth century including extended features on the First and Second World Wars including maps showing trench warfare and aerial reconnaissance.

Much of the chapter focuses on the period from 1945 to the present day including special sections on the Vietnam War and the Gulf Wars.

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at Exeter University and the prolific author of more than 100 books including Metropolis (Bloomsbury 2015). He is an acknowledged expert on the history of mapping. He teaches and lectures regularly in the US and has been visiting chair at several American universities.

He is a winner of the Morrison Prize at the Society of Military History.

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Gardens of Awe and Folly Vivian Swift

When Wanderers Cease to Roam Vivian Swift

Le Road Trip: A Traveller’s Journal of Love and France Vivian Swift

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A Guinea Pig Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens; Alex Goodwin and Tess Gammell

A Guinea Pig Nativity RIGHTS SOLD: Fisher (German)

A Guinea Pig Pride & Prejudice

Jane Austen, Alex Goodwin and Tess Grammell RIGHTS SOLD: Fisher (German)

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Unbored Adventure

UNBORED

Joshua Glenn and Elizabeth Foy Larsen

UNBORED Games Joshua Glenn and Elizabeth Foy Larsen

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Patternalia

Roy G. Biv

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Golden Kicks

The Sneakers that Changed Sport Jason Coles Golden Kicks reveals the fascinating histories behind the greatest sports shoes ever made and the role they played in some of sport’s most significant moments Bloomsbury Sport PUBLICATION DATE: 22/09/2016 EXTENT: 224 Photography throughout

Sports shoes are now a part of mainstream fashion and have been widely adopted as streetwear. The Converse All Star, Adidas Stan Smith, Reebok Classic or Nike Air Jordan are nowadays considered everyday footwear and have lost much of their sporting connection. Lost in the transition from sports shoe to fashion are the fascinating histories and sporting origins of our shoes and the way they played a significant role in some of the most important events in the development of sport. Golden Kicks will reveal these extraordinary stories, many of which have never been told before.

Join us on a global journey that begins in the early 1900s and ends in the present day, charting the development of sports shoes and sport itself through the ages. Through lavish photography and archive images we travel from the spikes made by Adidas founder Adi Dassler in which Jessie Owens destroyed Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy, to the gold Puma Complete Theseus shoes in which Usain Bolt destroyed world records. Both sports fans and sneakerheads will discover the amazing stories behind the shoes, the people who made them and the athletes who wore them.

Jason Coles has worked in the sports business his whole working life and with some of the biggest brands, events and athletes in the industry. A selfconfessed sneaker-head, Jason is a walking encyclopaedia of knowledge about the history of sports shoes (and is rarely seen out of his adidas Superstars). @goldenkicksbook

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Saturday, 3pm

50 Eternal Delights of Modern Football Daniel Gray A collection of lyrical sweet-nothings whispered to club shops, floodlights, outfield players in goal and 47 other reminders of why we love football Overpaid players. Sunday lunchtime kick-offs. Absurd ticket prices. Non-black boots. Football’s menu of ills is long. Where has the joy gone? Why do we bother? Saturday, 3pm offers a glorious antidote. It is here to remind you that football can still sing to your heart.

Bloomsbury Sport PUBLICATION DATE: 06/10/2016 EXTENT: 160

Warm, heartfelt and witty, here are 50 short essays of prose poetry dedicated to what is good in the game. These are not wallowing nostalgia; they are things that remain sweet and right: seeing a ground from the train, brackets on vidiprinters, ball hitting bar, Jimmy Armfield’s voice, listening to the results in a traffic jam, football towns and autograph-hunters. This is fan culture at its finest, words to transport you somewhere else and identify with, words to hide away in a pub with and luxuriate in.

Saturday, 3pm is a book of love-letters to football and a clarion call, helping us find the romance in the game all over again.

Saturday, 3pm is Daniel Gray’s third football book, and fifth book overall. His first, Homage to Caledonia was turned into a television miniseries, and he continues to present history on Scottish TV. His previous book, Hatters, Railwaymen and Knitters: Travels through England’s Football Provinces, won widespread acclaim across the football and literary press. He is currently writing and producing a BBC whisky series, and his work has appeared across various newspapers, magazines and radio. @d_gray_writer

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The Billionaires Club

The unstoppable rise of football’s super-rich owners James Montague A compelling examination of football club ownership in the era of the super-rich Once upon a time football was run by modest local businessmen. Today it is the plaything of billionaire oligarchs, staggeringly wealthy from oil and gas, from royalty, or from murkier sources. But who are these new masters of the universe? Where did all their money come from? And what do they want with our beautiful game?

Bloomsbury Sport PUBLICATION DATE: 18/05/2017 EXTENT: 320

In The Billionaires Club James Montague delves deeper than anyone else has dared, to tell this story for the first time. It is part history of club ownership, part in-depth investigation into the money and influence that connects the super-rich around the globe, and part travel book as he crosses national boundaries in an attempt to reveal the real force behind modern-day football.

Whilst almost always cloaked in secrecy, the billionaire owner has to raise his head above the bunker when it comes to football ownership – a rare Achilles heel that allows access to worlds normally off limits for journalists and outsiders.

And so Montague criss-crosses the world – from Texas to North Shields, from Malaysia to Montevideo, from Russia to Rajasthan – to profile this new elite, their network of money and their influence that defies geographic boundaries.

At its heart The Billionaires Club is a football book, about some of the biggest clubs in the world. But it is also about something bigger: the world around us, the global economy, where the world is headed and how football has become an essential cog in this machine.

An extraordinary, ground-breaking investigation into the international money network behind the world’s biggest sport.

James Montague is an award-winning freelance journalist who writes primarily about money, politics and corruption in football. His work has appeared in the likes of the New York Times, CNN, World Soccer and the Guardian. He also features regularly on the BBC World Service’s World Football podcast. His previous books are When Friday Comes: Football in the War Zone and ThirtyOne Nil: On the Road with Football’s Outsiders. Sports Illustrated described him as ‘the Indiana Jones of soccer writing’. @JamesPiotr

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The Wenger Revolution

Twenty Years of Arsenal Amy Lawrence and Stuart MacFarlane A stunning photographic celebration of Arséne Wenger’s twenty years at Arsenal In September 1996 Arséne Wenger was hardly known in English football. In the past 20 years his successes, with two Premier League and FA Cup doubles, the FA cup in 2014 and 18 consecutive seasons in the Champions League, alongside a famous unbeaten league campaign in 2003-04, has led to a total transformation of Arsenal under his leadership.

Bloomsbury Sport PUBLICATION DATE: 09/09/16 EXTENT: 208 With photography from official Arsenal club photographer Stuart MacFarlane

The Wenger Revolution chronicles this fascinating era with a foreword and commentary from Arséne Wenger, alongside stunning photographs by official club photographer Stuart MacFarlane and additional text from journalist and author Amy Lawrence.

Amy Lawrence is the bestselling author of Invincible and has been a football writer since the early 1990s. Stuart MacFarlane has been a sports photographer for over 25 years and became Arsenal’s Staff Photographer in 2001. @amylawrence71 / @Stuart_PhotoAFC

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Re:Cyclists

200 Years on Two Wheels Michael Hutchinson A bumpy ride through two centuries of cycling Somewhere in a German forest 200 years ago, during the darkest, wettest summer for centuries, the story of cycling began. The calls to ban it were more or less instant.

Bloomsbury Sport PUBLICATION DATE: 23/03/2017 EXTENT: 304

Re:Cyclists is the tale of what happened next, of how we have spent two centuries wheeling our way about town and country on bikes – or on two-wheeled things that vaguely resembled what we now call bikes. Michael Hutchinson picks his way through those 200 years, discovering how cycling became a kinky vaudeville act for Parisians, how it became an American business empire, and how it went on to find a unique home in the British Isles. He considers the penny-farthing riders exploring the abandoned and lonely coaching roads during the railway era, and the Victorian high-society cyclists of the 1890s bicycle craze – a time when no aristocratic house party was without bicycles and when the Prince of Wales used to give himself an illicit thrill on a weekday afternoon by watching the women’s riding-school in the Royal Albert Hall.

Re:Cyclists looks at how cycling became the sport, the pastime and the social life of millions of ordinary people, how it grew and how it suffered through the 1960s and ’70s, and how at the dawn of the twenty-first century it rose again, much changed but still ultimately just someone careering along on two wheels.

Michael Hutchinson is a former professional cyclist and a regular broadcaster on the sport. He has won multiple national titles in both Britain and Ireland, and represented both countries internationally, as well as Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games of 2002, 2006 and 2010. Re:Cyclists is the follow-up to his previous critically acclaimed book Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck behind the World’s Fastest Cyclists and the award-winning The Hour: Sporting Immortality the Hard Way. A professional cyclist himself and a well-known personality in the cycling world, Michael Hutchinson is also the star columnist for the UK’s biggest cycling magazine, Cycling Weekly (ABC figures of 27.5k). @Doctor_Hutch Praise for Faster: ‘If you want to know how to turn yourself into a Merckx or a Froome, read Faster’ Guardian ‘Fascinating, convincing and witty’ Outdoor Fitness ‘A revelatory examination of what makes athletes tick’ Independent ‘It’s an amusing, informative and hugely satisfying read that’s genuinely difficult to tear yourself away from’ Cycling Weekly ‘Well researched and delivered perfectly; definitely one for the permanent collection’ Road.cc ‘For anyone with a keen interest in time trialling or an obsession with speed this book is a must-read’ Wheelsuckers.co.uk

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The Captain Myth: The Ryder Cup and Sport’s Great Leadership Delusion

The End of the Road: The Festina Affair and the Tour that Almost Wrecked Cycling

The Rookie: An Odyssey through Chess (and Life)

Endurance: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Emil Zátopek

Hope: My Life in Football

The Manager

Richard Gillis

Rick Broadbent

Rights Sold: Simplified Chinese (Wuhan Enlightenment), Czech (Slovart)

Stephen Moss

Alasdair Fotheringham

Hope Powell

Inside the Minds of Football’s Leaders Mike Carson RIGHTS SOLD: ArtPeople (Danish), Auditorium (Finnish), Editora Belas Letras (Brazilian Portuguese), EXMO (Russian), Optimist Yayin Dagitim (Turkish), Random House Korea (Korean), REBIS (Polish), Softbank (Japanese), Tawseel (Arabic), Vydavatelstvo TATRAN (Slovak), Xiamen Yuejiezu (Simplified Chinese), Knigomania (Bulgarian) 87

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Podium

Ben Oakley

Futebol

Alex Bellos RIGHTS SOLD: Zahar(Brazilian Portuguese), Forlaget Herrevaerelset (Norwegian), De Fontein Tirion (Dutch), HELIOS (Polish), Ast (Russian), Arial (Spanish), Kalima(Arabic)

Faster

The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World’s Fastest Cyclists Michael Hutchinson

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Thirty-One Nil

On the Road With Football’s Outsiders James Montague

Foul Play

The Dark Arts of Cheating in Sport Mike Rowbottom RIGHTS SOLD: X-knowledge (Japanese)

Game, Set and Match Mark Hodgkinson

The Dirtiest Race in History

Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final Richard Moore RIGHTS SOLD: De Fontein Tirion (Dutch)

WELLBEING

Breaking Mad

The Survivor's Guide to Coping with Anxiety Anna Williamson Illustrated by Beth Evans An honest guide to getting one over on anxiety, stress and other conditions Breaking Mad is a therapist in your pocket – a friendly manual to help you through the worst times – by someone who has been there and now works as a therapist herself. Find helpful advice every step of the way – from recognising the first warning signs of anxiety, to coping with a panic attack. Simple, straightforward guidance, whenever and wherever you might need it – at home, on the bus, at college or even having a meltdown in the work toilet cubicle. Breaking Mad is here for you. So, welcome to the club – time to tackle anxiety head on!

Green Leaf PUBLICATION DATE: 23/02/2017 EXTENT: 224

Anna Williamson is a counsellor, Master NLP practitioner and performance coach and is qualified in this field to a Level 5 (the highest level) and is also a member of the NCP (National Council of Psychotherapists). She uses these skills as a regular expert and agony aunt on TV. Also including contributions from clinical psychiatrist, Dr Reetta Newell. @annawilliamsTV

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A Bitter Pill

A doctor’s insight into medical corruption Dr Aseem Malhotra One doctor’s mission to expose the corruption threatening the heart of medical practice today A shocking tale of over treatment, an over-burdened health service and collusion for financial gain.

Dr Aseem Malhotra tells his incredible story – of a cardiologist taking on and exposing the manipulations of those vested interests that are benefiting from an increasingly fat and sick society. Millions of people are taking drugs and undergoing tests and operations that will give them no benefit, and this truth is being hidden from them. This epidemic of misinformation will have devastating consequences for our health worldwide.

Green Leaf

The system is broken. We need to fix it.

PUBLICATION DATE: 09/03/2017

Reviews

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‘Aseem has always been a hugely valuable source of information and inspiration when it comes to campaigning on diet related disease’ Jamie Oliver Dr Aseem Malhotra MBChB, MRCP, Consultant Cardiologist, is the former Science Director of the group Action on Sugar and an adviser for the National Obesity Forum. He has also become one of the most influential and effective campaigning doctors in the world on issues that affect obesity, heart disease and population health. @draseemmalhotra

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WELLBEING HIGHLIGHTS The Ageless Body

How To Hold Back The Years To Achieve A Better Body Peta Bee & Sarah Schenker From the co-author of the bestseller Fast Exercise, and the nutritional adviser for the bestselling The Fast Diet Recipe Book, the truth about how to hold back the years, what exercise will keep you looking young and how to avoid gym-face.

RIGHTS SOLD: Wydawnictwo Bukowy (Polish), IFP Publishing (Czech), Random House Germany (German), Kosmos (Dutch)

Sorted: The Active Woman's Guide to Health Dr Juliet McGrattan

‘Juliet talks with you, not at you, and her enthusiasm for the joys of an active lifestyle are bound to inspire millions of women of all ages to lead healthier, fitter and much happier lives.’ Lisa Jackson, author of Your Pace or Mine? What Running Taught Me About Life, Laughter and Coming Last A friendly, accessible handbook that gives you a top-to-toe MOT to help you stay fit and well. From wearing the right bra or exercising during your period, to recovering from injury or exercising during pregnancy, Juliet’s advice will soon have you sorted and on the road to health.

Sod it! Eat Well

Healthy Eating in Your 60s, 70s and Beyond Anita Bean & Muir Gray Illustrated by David Mostyn A new title in the Sod series - to accompany Sod Seventy! and Sod Sixty! - a fun, accessible guide to help you eat well and boost your health and fitness. Based on the Mediterranean diet, this is packed with delicious recipe ideas, practical tips and myth busters. For any of us confused about what we should or shouldn't be eating, and how much of it, this book is the perfect read! Make those crucial diet tweaks to have a massive impact on your health and wellbeing.

Tips from Widows Tips from Widowers Jan Robinson

A unique, practical and thoughtful manual of tips, anecdotes and practical advice from men and women who have lived through the loss of a partner.

‘This is a wonderful, beautiful little book. It is like a quiet, wise friend, full of comfort and practical counsel, when your world has collapsed or changed beyond recognition’ Joanna Lumley Add RIGHTS SOLD: Kösel-Verlag (German) 91

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Delicious Gifts Rob Kirby

80 beautifully presented, delectable handcrafted treats to make at home as perfect gifts Delicious Gifts celebrates the best, beautifully styled, handcrafted food gifts for all occasions, direct from Rob and Amber Kirby’s family kitchen. Eighty delightful recipes are accompanied by stunning photography from Jodi Hinds, along with inspiration, guidance and ideas for how best to wrap and package these thoughtful gifts.

Absolute Press PUBLICATION DATE: 09/03/2017 EXTENT: 176

In chapters dedicated to specific themes – including cookies, deli treats, sweets, outdoors and holidays – whether you’re looking for a unique Christmas present, something romantic or a healthy treat for loved ones, Delicious Gifts has plenty of ideas to inspire you. Recipes range from something simple for all the family to enjoy making together, such as biscuits, chocolate-dipped strawberries and rose-petal sugar, to treats such as meal kits, marinades, rubs and relishes, chutneys and champagne jellies.

Beyond edible birthday, Christmas and thank you presents, great ideas for hampers and kits are also included, with special recipes to suit any occasion whether it’s for a festival or glamping, a girls’ night in or the start of university.

You won’t fail to be inspired by this charming collection.

Rob Kirby is the Chef Director of Lexington Catering and a leading member of the Academy of Culinary Arts. A well-respected figure in the catering industry, Rob has had many TV appearances from BBC Breakfast to Saturday Kitchen.

A previously published author, his first book with Absolute Press, Cook with Kids (2011), was the winner of Best Fundraising and Charity Cookbook at the Gourmand Awards in 2012. @DeliciousKirby

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On the Side Ed Smith

An inspiring selection of superb side dishes Sides should be celebrated – they’re often the best bit of the meal, so it’s about time they were put to the centre and given the star billing they deserve.

On the Side hosts recipes to spark a whole meal (za’atar mushrooms and curd), intriguing twists and garnishes (asparagus with cured egg yolk) and essential classics (like caponata and bread sauce). In addition, the cookbook includes short essays, thoughtful indexes and cross-references to encourage and inspire. Inventive, playful and hardworking, On the Side establishes Ed Smith as a major new name in British food writing.

Bloomsbury UK PUBLICATION DATE: 04/05/2017 EXTENT: 352

Ed Smith is the author of the celebrated food blog Rocket & Squash. He has featured as resident chef in the Guardian’s Cook supplement, and guest cookery writer at the Independent on Sunday. Ed was named Best Online Restaurant Writer and shortlisted for Best Cookery Writer at the 2015 Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards. On the Side was shortlisted for the inaugural Jane Grigson Trust Award. rocketandsquash.com / @rocketandsquash

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The Magic Fridge (the Fantastic Freezer)

Simple, prepare-ahead and recipes that will transform your everyday cooking Alex Mackay A treasure chest of tips and tricks to bring magic into your everyday meals

Bloomsbury Publishing Publication Date: 27/07/2017 Extent: 288

In his follow up to Everybody, Everyday, the irrepressible culinary wizard Alex Mackay reveals how to create easy and delicious sauces, pastes and bases that you can keep in your fridge or freezer, ready to be turned into lunch, tea or supper at a moment’s notice. This is convenience food done the right way – using one big batch of a delicious base recipe to create a multitude of meals, thus minimising the work and maximising the flavour.

With recipes that include Chicken bone broth, Tomato chilli relish, Salsa verde and Almond cream, The Magic Fridge (and the Fantastic Freezer) reveals tips and tricks for transforming simple, everyday cooking into an exciting spectrum of sweet and savoury dishes.

Alex Mackay has worked as a chef at Michelin-starred restaurants in France, Italy and the UK. Having run Raymond Blanc's cookery school and taught alongside Delia Smith, he now cooks for Merchant Gourmet and is a patron of the Kids Cookery School. His first book, Cooking in Provence, was a winner at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

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Tom Kerridge's Dopamine Diet

My low-carb, high-flavour, stay-happy way to lose weight Tom Kerridge How to diet by keeping all of the good stuff and none of the boring stuff – from Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge

Absolute Press PUBLICATION DATE: 12/01/2017 EXTENT: 288

Thanks to his Dopamine Diet, Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge has shed eleven stone over the past three years. That’s the same as 70 bags of sugar.

If you’re struggling with your weight and need to shift unhealthy pounds, this new approach makes it easy, and is guaranteed to make you feel happier in the process. Most people find it hard to keep to a long-term diet, but this one is different. The recipes feature ingredients that trigger the release of the ‘happy chemical’ dopamine in your brain, so it’s a diet that will make you feel good!

Tom’s ‘dopamine heroes’ include dairy products such as double cream and yoghurt, good-quality meats including beef, chicken and turkey, and chocolate, coffee and vanilla. And by ditching alcohol and starchy carbs in favour of plenty of protein, fresh fruit and veg, you will be eating meals that will help you shed the weight, whilst offering a satisfying intensity of flavour.Treats in store for Dopamine Dieters include spinach, bacon and mint soup; fried halloumi with roasted onion salad; sticky Moroccan spiced chicken; shepherd’s pie with cauliflower and blue cheese topping; soy glazed cod with garlic, chilli and ginger; braised beef with horseradish; Chinese pork hot pot; and chocolate mousse with sesame almond biscuits. These are recipes that can be shared with friends and family – and the best news is that you don’t have to calorie count. It worked for Tom and it can work for you. Give it a go! And lose weight the Dopamine Diet way.

Tom Kerridge worked as a chef in restaurants across Britain before deciding to set out on his own and take over a rundown pub in the quiet Buckinghamshire town of Marlow. He opened The Hand & Flowers with his wife Beth in 2005, and it went on to become the first (and only) pub in the world to acquire two Michelin stars. In 2014 he opened The Coach, his second pub in Marlow. As well as hosting two of his own BBC television series, Tom has been at the helm of the BBC’s Food & Drink and Bake Off: Crème de la Crème. He was recently named Observer Food Monthly’s 2015 Best Food Personality. thehandandflowers.co.uk / @ChefTomKerridge

Tom’s Table

Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food

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My Sugar Free Baby and Me Sarah Schenker

Packed with healthy weaning ideas and delicious, balanced, sugar-free recipes for both you and your baby Many new mums find weaning daunting and confusing and are keen to make sure their baby eats healthily. But they often forget to look after themselves, and can end up grabbing unhealthy, empty calories on the go. But by sharing ingredients like avocado or butternut squash, it means both you and your baby can eat well, there is less waste and it takes less time. The recipes are very simple, quick to prepare and above all nutritious and delicious.

Bloomsbury Sport PUBLICATION DATE: 04/05/2017 EXTENT: 224

Find out everything you need to know to create healthy, sugar-free meals – it’s much easier than you think.

Dr Sarah Schenker is a registered dietitian and nutritionist, and mum of two boys. She was the nutritional adviser for the Fast Diet Recipe Book. She is also a regular contributor to the Daily Mail, Top Sante and Glamour, and This Morning, Watchdog and BBC Radio. @SarahSchenker

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The Vegetarian Athlete’s Cookbook More Than 100 Delicious Recipes for Active Living Anita Bean

Packed with easy, healthy vegetarian recipes to fuel workouts and aid recovery

Bloomsbury Sport PUBLICATION DATE: 29/12/2016 EXTENT: 208

More and more people, including athletes, are becoming vegetarian or eating less meat. Eating the right foods to support a training regime presents many challenges, particularly on a meat-free diet. Let bestselling nutritionist and lifelong vegetarian Anita Bean show you how to overcome these worries, and what you can eat in place of meat!

With over 100 fast and healthy vegetarian and vegan recipes for breakfast, main meals, desserts, snacks and shakes, with complete nutritional analysis, there are plenty of ideas for how to fuel your workout and aid recovery on a vegetarian diet.

Anita Bean is a respected health and nutrition journalist and author. She is the bestselling author of the Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition, Sports Supplements and Food for Fitness. Anita is a former natural bodybuilder and a lifelong vegetarian. anitabean.co.uk / @AnitaBean

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Good Good Food

Recipes to Help You Look, Feel and Live Well Sarah Raven 250 gorgeous, colourful, healthy recipes from award-winning food writer and qualified doctor Sarah Raven Not only is Sarah Raven an inspirational cook, but she was also once a doctor and so has a wealth of medical training and knowledge behind her. Here she brings together her unique talents to offer a magnificent canon of recipes, sharing her medical knowledge to explain exactly how and why certain foods help protect your body and give you the best possible chance of a longer, healthier life.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 19/05/16 EXTENT: 376

The 250 sumptuous and colourful recipes include Coconut sugar marmalade, Spiced aubergine salad with pomegranate raita, Lemon chicken and summer herb salad, Cashew hummus, Black bean burritos, Blood orange sorbet and Basil yoghurt ice cream. Woven through the book are 100 mini ‘superfood’ biographies, where Sarah draws on her expertise and experience to explain the science behind good-for-you ingredients such as kale, broccoli, salmon, red wine, blueberries, apples and seeds.

With luminous photography by Jonathan Buckley, this generous and stylish book offers recipes to make you feel well, look well and live longer – by using the most beneficial ingredients and without ever compromising on sheer deliciousness.

Sarah Raven worked as a doctor at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton before becoming a broadcaster, teacher and writer. She has cooked all her life for family and friends with an emphasis on goodness, healthiness and general wellbeing. Sarah runs her own cookery and gardening school at Perch Hill in East Sussex, and has established a mail order gardening company with 80,000 active customers. She has made regular appearances on the BBC’s Great British Garden Revival and Gardeners’ World; and she is the author of Sarah Raven’s Food for Friends and Family, Sarah Raven’s Complete Christmas, Sarah Raven’s Garden Cookbook (which was the Guild of Food Writers’ Cookery Book of the Year 2008) and The Cutting Garden. sarahraven.com / @srkitchengarden

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MasterChef: Street Food of the World Genevieve Taylor

The world is going crazy for all types of street food from all cultures and cuisines MasterChef Street Food of the World is a no-holds-barred celebration of a food trend that continues to grow exponentially, delighting and enticing foodies.

Absolute Press PUBLICATION DATE: 09/03/2017 EXTENT: 304

This exciting new book takes inspiration from the hugely successful pop up restaurants that continue to delight in their sheer theatre, as well as the street food vans and street food festivals that proliferate worldwide. From burritos, churros and pretzels to shrimp po’boy, Pad Thai or aromatic buns, it is estimated that 2.5 billion people per day eat street food across the world – a staggering figure. From affordable snacks to the more up-market, this collection focuses on the celebration of fresh and local ingredients and different cultures and cuisines.

Often quick and easy to make, these recipes will delight the home chef who wants to create sensational street snacks in their own kitchens.

Written by the brilliant Genevieve Taylor, the book also features recipe contributions from MasterChef winners from around the world, such as Ping Coombes, Brent Owens and Claudia Sandoval.

Chapters celebrate the best of each nation and continent, with photography from the legendary David Loftus to create a striking, vibrant and colourful book.

Genevieve Taylor is a food writer, food stylist and cookery presenter with her own catering company. She lives in Bristol with her husband and two children. genevievetaylor.co.uk / @genevieveeats.

With recipe contributions from MasterChef winners across the world, including Andy Allen (Australia), Tim Anderson (UK), Dhruv Baker (UK), Marc Boissieux (France), Ping Coombes (UK), Christine Ha (US), Anders Halskov-Jensen (Denmark), Adam Liaw (Australia), Luca Manfe (US), Brent Owens (Australia), Claudia Sandoval (US), Woo Wai Leong (Asia) and Simon Wood (UK).

MasterChef: the Masters at Home

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SPUNTINO

Comfort Food (New York Style) Russell Norman A sizzling New York cookbook from the bestselling author of POLPO Hidden behind a rust-coloured frontage in the bustling heart of London’s Soho, Spuntino is the epitome of New York’s vibrant restaurant scene. After bringing the bàcari of Venice to the backstreets of the British capital at his critically acclaimed restaurant Polpo, Russell Norman scoured the scruffiest and quirkiest boroughs of the Big Apple to find authentic inspiration for an urban, machineage diner. Since its smash-hit opening in 2011, the restaurant has delivered big and bold flavours with a dose of swagger to the crowds who flock to its pewter-topped bar.

Bloomsbury Publishing EXTENT: 304 RIGHTS SOLD: Karakter (Dutch), Prestel (German)

Spuntino will take you on a culinary adventure from London to New York and back, bringing the best of American cuisine to your kitchen. The 120 recipes include zingy salads, juicy sliders, oozing pizzette, boozy desserts and prohibition-era cocktails. You’ll also get a glimpse of New York foodie heaven as Russell maps out his walks through the city’s cultural hubs and quirky neighbourhoods such as East Village and Williamsburg, discovering family-run delis, brasseries, street traders, sweet shops and liquor bars.

With radiant photography by Jenny Zarins capturing New York’s visceral grittiness, Spuntino pays homage to the energy, dynamism and extraordinary cuisine that the world’s greatest melting pot has inspired.

Russell Norman is a restaurateur. Over the last 20 years he has worked in many of London’s landmark restaurants as a waiter, bartender, maître d’, general manager and operations director. In 2009 he founded an independent restaurant company with his best friend and has since opened eight restaurants in central London including Polpo, Spuntino and Mishkin’s. His book POLPO: A Venetian Cookbook (of Sorts) was voted Waterstones Book of the Year 2012, and in 2014 he presented The Restaurant Man, a six-part prime-time documentary for BBC2. @russellnorman_ / spuntino.co.uk / @Spuntino

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The Saffron Tales

Recipes from the Persian Kitchen Yasmin Khan A glorious celebration of the food and people of Iran: stories from home kitchens and more than 80 delicious modern recipes Armed with little more than a notebook and a bottle of pomegranate molasses, British-Iranian cook Yasmin Khan traversed Iran in search of the country’s most delicious recipes.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 14/07/2016 EXTENT: 240 RIGHTS SOLD: Fontaine (Dutch), DK Verlag (German)

Her quest took her from the snowy mountains of Tabriz and the paddyfields of Gilan to the cosmopolitan cafés of Tehran and the pomegranate orchards of Isfahan, where she was welcomed into the homes of artists, farmers, electricians and teachers. Through her travels, she gained a unique insight into the culinary secrets of the Persian kitchen and the lives of ordinary Iranians today.

In The Saffron Tales, Yasmin weaves together a tapestry of stories from Iranian home kitchens with exclusive photography and fragrant, modern recipes that are rooted in the rich tradition of Persian cooking. All fully accessible for the home cook, Yasmin’s recipes range from the inimitable fesenjoon (chicken with walnuts and pomegranates) to kofte berenji (lamb meatballs stuffed with prunes and barberries) and ghalyieh maygoo (prawn, coriander and tamarind stew).

She also offers a wealth of vegetarian dishes, including tahcheen (baked saffron and aubergine rice) and domaj (mixed herb, flatbread and feta salad), as well as sumptuous desserts such as rose and almond cake, and sour cherry and dark chocolate cookies.

With stunning photography from all corners of Iran and gorgeous recipe images, this lavish cookbook rejoices in the land, life, flavours and food of an enigmatic and beautiful country.

Yasmin Khan is a writer and cook from London who loves to share people’s stories through food. An avid traveller whose passport is never too far from her pocket, she runs cooking classes, pop-up supper clubs and writing retreats around the world. Prior to immersing herself in the fragrances and flavours of the Persian kitchen, Yasmin worked as a human rights campaigner, running national and international campaigns for NGOs and grassroots groups, with a special focus on the Middle East. thesaffrontales.com / @yasmin_khan

Yoghurt with beetroot and mint

Persimmon, goat’s cheese and rocket salad

Borani-ye laboo Somewhere between a dip and a salad, this vibrant, fuchsiacoloured mezze dish is a wonderfully cheerful addition to any Persian spread. As the small pieces of cooked beetroot are folded through the yoghurt their purple juices streak through it, leaving behind bright magenta swirls. The longer you leave the flavours to infuse, the deeper the colour of the final dish (and the more enchanted your guests will be).

To make a more substantial starter, add some lightly toasted walnuts and feta to top. Serve with flatbread or on the side of a rice dish.

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500g Greek yoghurt ½ garlic clove, crushed ½ tsp sea salt ½ tsp black pepper 200g pre-cooked beetroot, diced into 1cm cubes 1 heaped tsp dried mint, plus extra to garnish

My family have dozens of persimmon trees on their farm in Iran but as a child I had a real aversion to the fruit, hating the way it tickled my tongue, making it feel dry and fuzzy.

It was only as an adult that I learnt that the trick to enjoying persimmons is to hold off until they are so ripe they look like they will burst from their skins.

Now, when the fruit is in season, I love to simply chop off the stalks and scoop out the soft, wobbly orange flesh with a teaspoon.

Paired here with walnuts and peppery rocket, persimmons give a sweet, spicy edge to this easy summer salad. If the fruit you buy from the shops isn’t quite there yet, let it sit in your fruit bowl until deliciously ripe.

For the toppings (optional): 20g feta, crumbled 20g walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped

In a large mixing bowl, combine the yoghurt and garlic, and season with the salt and pepper.

Add the beetroot and dried mint and stir well.

Taste and adjust the seasoning. Crumble over the feta and the walnuts (if you are using them) then finish with a final sprinkle of dried mint, if you like.

Serves 4–6

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10g sunflower seeds 30g walnuts, roughly chopped 80g rocket 2 ripe persimmons, sliced into thin wedges 100g goat’s cheese, crumbled

For the dressing: 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil ½ tsp sea salt Black pepper

Toast the sunflower seeds and the walnuts in a small pan over a medium heat for a few minutes, until they start to look glossy.

For the dressing, whisk together the pomegranate molasses, olive oil, salt and a generous grind of pepper in a small bowl.

To assemble the salad, start with the rocket, followed by the persimmon, top with the goat’s cheese and then add the nuts and seeds. Drizzle over the dressing so it evenly coats the salad and serve immediately.

Serves 2 as a main or 4 as a side

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Cook Japan, Stay Slim, Live Longer Addictive Food from Kurobuta Reiko Hashimoto

Debunking the myths surrounding the complexity and accessibility of Japanese food, Reiko Hashimoto’s new book is packed full of delicious dishes for a sustainable, slimming diet and long healthy lifestyle The benefits of the Japanese diet are explored in detail – for example slim physique, stable blood sugar, increased joint flexibility and a longer lifespan – followed by an introduction to key Japanese fresh and store cupboard essentials.

Absolute Press PUBLICATION DATE: 06/04/2017 EXTENT: 240

With easy to follow instructions, the 100–120 recipes found in this book vary from basics to the more technically complex, perfect for all those wishing to perfect the art of Japanese home cooking.

Brand new photography will accompany the majority of the recipes, and menu plans will be provided to allow the reader to plan for dinner parties and special occasions. Nutritional details give context to the recipes and allow those following 5:2 or a calorie-based diet to enjoy the recipes.

With Japanese food so enjoyed in restaurants, from high-end gourmet to midprice sushi and takeaways, this is the perfect book for home cooks.

Reiko Hashimoto was born and grew up in Kyoto, Japan and counts herself as fortunate to have had a mother who cooked fresh food for every meal, every day. In simple moments such as watching her mother grating dried fish into bonito flakes for dashi stock, and having become used to cooking with an abundance of fresh vegetables which changed with the seasons, Reiko’s dedication to authentic Japanese flavours was born.

Twelve years ago, after travelling the world and becoming educated in international cuisine, Reiko settled in London and opened her cookery school, Hashi Cooking. Here she teaches Japanese cooking to students from amateurs to chefs of the Cordon Bleu, teaching beautiful, traditional and healthy dishes while debunking the myths surrounding Japanese cooking as complex and mysterious. hashicooking.co.uk / @hashicooking

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Junk Food Japan

Addictive Food from Kurobuta Scott Hallsworth In Junk Food Japan ex-Nobu Head Chef Scott Hallsworth showcases the incredible food that is making his Kurobuta restaurants some of the most talked-about places to eat in London

Absolute Press PUBLICATION DATE: 06/04/2017 EXTENT: 304

Packing a heavy punch and offering a fresh new look at Japanese food, Junk Food Japan showcases Kurobuta's ‘insanely delicious delicacies’ (Jay Rayner, Observer). It is food that is both incredibly inventive yet comfortingly familiar.

Signature dishes featured in this exciting new cookbook include Barbecued Pork Belly in Steamed Buns, Tea Smoked Lamb and Kombu Roasted Chilean Sea Bass. It is food full of flavour and guaranteed to wow friends, family and hungry gatecrashers.

Chapters with titles such as Snack, Junk Food Japan, Significant Others, Something Crunchy and On the Side give an idea of the gastronomic fun that is to be found within. Featuring approximately 100 recipes brilliantly showcasing Scott’s wild and inventive style, Junk Food Japan presents Japanese classics with twists and turns alongside a selection of new, stunning Scott-conceived dishes, including Tuna Sashimi Pizza and Wagyu Beef Sliders. Superb photography from legendary photographer David Loftus features throughout.

Scott Hallsworth has been forging a mighty path in Japanese cuisine for nearly two decades, having worked for many years as Head Chef at the legendary Nobu in London and then later opening Nobu in Melbourne in his native Australia. He has appeared on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen with more television and press profile planned. kurobuta-london.com / @KurobutaLondon / @scotthallsworth

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Land of Fish and Rice

Recipes from the Culinary Heart of China Fuchsia Dunlop Exquisite recipes from Shanghai and the southern Yangtze region, by internationally renowned Chinese food expert Fuchsia Dunlop The lower Yangtze region, with its modern capital Shanghai, has been known since ancient times as the ‘Land of Fish and Rice’. For centuries, local cooks have been using the plentiful produce of its lakes, rivers, fields and mountains, combined with delicious seasonings and flavours such as rice vinegar, rich soy sauce, spring onion and ginger, to create a cuisine that is renowned in China for its delicacy and beauty.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 28/07/2016 EXTENT: 368 RIGHTS SOLD: Norton (US), Karakter (Dutch)

Drawing on years of study and exploration, Fuchsia Dunlop explains basic cooking techniques, typical cooking methods and the principal ingredients of the southern Yangtze larder. Her recipes are a mixture of simple peasant cooking and rich delicacies – some are famous, some unsung. You’ll be inspired to try classic dishes such as Beggar’s chicken and sumptuous Dongpo pork.

All the recipes contain readily available ingredients and, with Fuchsia’s clear guidance, you will soon see how simple it is to create some of the most beautiful and delicious dishes you’ll ever taste. With evocative writing, stunning location photography and mouth-watering recipe pictures, this is an important new work about one of China’s most fascinating regions.

Fuchsia Dunlop was the first Westerner to train at the Sichuan Higher Institute of Cuisine, and has been travelling around China and collecting recipes for more than two decades. She has written for publications including the Financial Times, Saveur, the New Yorker and the Observer, and has appeared on Gordon Ramsay’s The F-Word and The Food Programme on BBC Radio 4. Her previous books include the award-winning Sichuan Cookery, Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking and Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China. She speaks, reads and writes Chinese, and she lives in East London. fuchsiadunlop.com / @fuchsiadunlop

Shanghai red-braised pork with eggs shang hai hong shao rou

Every Grain of Rice

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Red-braised pork, in which chunks of belly pork are simmered with soy sauce, rice wine and sugar, is beloved across China, and there are many regional variations. In Jiangnan, and especially Shanghai, they like theirs dark, sleek and seductively sweet. The pork is only cooked for about an hour in total, so the meat and fat retain a little spring in their step. A secondary ingredient is often added, such as bamboo shoot, deep-fried tofu, cuttlefish, salted fish or, as in this recipe, hard-boiled eggs. The dish is a perfect accompaniment to plain white rice; I do recommend that you serve it also with something light and refreshing, such as stir-fried greens.

At the Dragon Well Manor restaurant in Hangzhou, they call this dish Motherly Love Pork because of an old local story. Once upon a time, they say, there was a woman whose son had travelled to Beijing to sit the imperial civil service examinations. Eagerly awaiting his return, she cooked up his favourite dish, a slow-simmered stew of pork and eggs. But the road was long and the travelling uncertain, so her son didn’t arrive when expected, and she took the pot off the stove and went to bed. The next day, she warmed up the stew and waited again for him, but he didn’t arrive. By the time her son actually reached home on the third day, the stew had been heated up three times, and the meat was inconceivably tender and unctuous, the sauce dark and profound.

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Hard-boil the eggs in a pan of boiling water, then cool and shell them. In each egg, make 6–8 shallow slashes lengthways to allow the flavours of the stew to enter. Smack the ginger and spring onion gently with the flat side of a Chinese cleaver or a rolling pin to loosen their fibres.

Put the pork in a pan, cover with cold water, bring to the boil over a high flame and boil for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse it under the cold tap. When cool enough to handle, cut the meat through the skin into 2–3 cm cubes (if your piece of belly is thick, you may want to cut each piece in half so they end up more cube-like).

Heat the oil in a seasoned wok over a high flame. Add the ginger, spring onion, star anise and cassia and stir-fry briefly until they smell wonderful. Add the pork and fry for another 1–2 minutes until the meat is faintly golden and some of the oil is running out of the fat. Splash the Shaoxing wine around the edges of the pan. Add the hard-boiled eggs and stock or hot water, along with the light soy sauce, 1½ tablespoons dark soy sauce and the sugar. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Pour into a pot or a bowl, allow to cool, then chill overnight.

In the morning, remove the layer of pale fat that has settled on the surface. Tip the meat and jellied liquid back into a wok, reheat gently, then boil over a high flame to reduce the sauce, stirring constantly. Remove and discard the ginger, spring onion and whole spices. After 10–15 minutes, when the liquid has reduced by about half, stir in the remaining dark soy sauce.

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Mammissima

Elisabetta Minervini How to be the ultimate Italian mamma, with simple and delicious Puglian recipes...

Bordering iridescent seas, Puglia sits at the heel of Italy’s ‘boot’. It is a region where the food is light, nutritious and rustic, and firmly centred around family life.

Born in this captivating place, Elisabetta Minervini has brought the vitality of Puglian cooking to her home in London, where she has tried and tested the best traditional recipes for children and adults alike. These include orecchiette (‘little-ear’ pasta) with broccoli, stuffed peppers, octopus salad and the ultimate homemade pizza – as well as a host of delicious sweet treats.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 05/05/2016 EXTENT: 208

Perfect for busy mammas, it’s a way of cooking that suits the modern lifestyle, with dishes that can be prepared quickly and easily using inexpensive, healthy ingredients. This lively introduction to all that Puglian family cooking has to offer will bring la dolce vita into your own kitchen!

Elisabetta Minervini was born in Molfetta, near Bari, a medieval port in the beautiful region of Puglia in southern Italy, and she moved to England in 1997.

She is the founder of award-winning publishing company Alma Books. She lives in Richmond, London, with her husband Alessandro and their two children, aged twelve and nine. Mammissima is her first book.

Risotto! Risotto!

Valentina Harris

A fully revised and updated edition of Valentina Harris’ seminal work on one of Italy’s most iconic dishes Prized for its texture, flavour and versatility, risotto has been part of the Italian diet since the eighth century and is one of Italy’s most famous dishes. This revised and updated edition of Valentina Harris’ seminal work shows you how to prepare, cook and serve this iconic dish using ingredients from the humble tomato to the much sought-after truffle.

Absolute Press

With a fully updated introduction and some brand new recipes, as well as background information on the history of this famous dish, Valentina provides essential information on the variety of rice that can be used for risotto and how to make the all-important stock. Recipes are supplemented by beautiful photography of the dishes by Ian Garlick and a step-by-step guide to the perfect risotto.

PUBLICATION DATE: 09/02/2017

This is the perfect book for any risotto lover.

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Educated in Italy, renowned cookery writer Valentina Harris is the youngest member of a large Anglo-Italian family full of colourful gourmets. In 1976 she brought her qualifications for teaching and cooking from Rome to London and quickly built up her reputation, going on to publish more than 30 award-winning cookery books and becoming an authority on Italian cuisine. She regularly appears on TV, following the success of her first BBC series, Italian Regional Cooking. She now offers culinary adventures across Europe, sharing her passion for food hosting bespoke cookery courses and private catering commissions, and is often found at food festivals in the UK. Valentinaharris.com / @ChefValentina 105

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30 Minute Curries Atul Kochhar

BBC’s Saturday Kitchen and Great British Menu favourite, Atul Kochhar, shows you how to create simple, beautiful curries at home in just 30 minutes – transforming boring weeknight dinners Curry is the nation’s favourite dish, but too often it can seem daunting to attempt at home. In this beautiful new book Michelin-starred chef and BBC's Great British Menu and Saturday Kitchen favourite Atul Kochhar shows readers how to create simple curries in their own homes in just 30 minutes, transforming boring weeknight dinners. Complementing the curries, Atul provides an introduction to spice mixes and the best way to store these ready for use in the quick and easy recipes.

Absolute Press PUBLICATION DATE: 18/05/2017 EXTENT: 208

Dishes included showcase Atul’s trademark mix of using the best and freshest British produce and his modern Indian style, and ensure that this book is one you will cook from time and time again.

This is a book for curry lovers everywhere, with each of the 90 curries featured accompanied by stunning photography by Mike Cooper.

Atul Kochhar is one of the finest Indian chefs in the country, renowned for the vibrancy of his food and the subtlety of his spice mixes. He was one of the first Indian chefs to be awarded a Michelin star and he has fast become the face of Indian cuisine on British television, with regular appearances on BBC 1’s Saturday Kitchen. atulkochhar.com / @atulkochhar

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Benares

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Vivek’s Indian Festival Feasts Vivek Singh

A gastronomic guide to some of India’s most celebrated festivals It is said that in India a festival is celebrated every day of the year. In this gastronomic celebration of India’s festival cuisine, head chef of London’s acclaimed Cinnamon Club, Vivek Singh brings his unique touch to traditional festival recipes and gives his insight into the significance of food from a country with a history of such diverse religions and cultures.

Absolute Press PUBLICATION DATE: 23/03/2017 EXTENT: 272

Chapters include the most popular festivals celebrated around the world, such as Holi, Onam and Diwali, covering all religions and geographical areas within India, with Vivek’s very own take on the recipes most associated with them.

As well as these brand new recipes, the history and culture surrounding each festival will be explored in colourful detail. The accompanying photography from Jason Lowe will further bring alive the beauty and vibrancy of these incredible celebrations.

Vivek Singh is one of Britain’s best-known and respected Indian chefs, and one of the most recognisable faces of Indian cuisine on TV too. As well as being an award-winning author, he has an impressive media profile and is often on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen and Masterchef. He has been executive chef of The Cinnamon Club since its launch in 2001, where his food is famous for its blend of authentic Indian spicing and flavours and modern Western styles and techniques.

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River Cottage Much More Veg! Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

In River Cottage Much More Veg! Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall ramps up the veg content, delivering 200 recipes that focus on seasonal, healthy and nutritious roots, shoots, beans and greens.

Bloomsbury Publishing PUBLICATION DATE: 28/09/2017 EXTENT: 416

Fuelled by his passionate belief that plant foods should be the bedrock of our diets and furthering the mission started by River Cottage Veg Every Day!, Hugh sidelines refined flours, sugars and dairy products in favour of pulses, whole grains, nuts, herbs, spices and aromatics. With recipes such as roast sweet potatoes with guacamole, cauliflower with almonds and pearled spelt, radicchio and beetroot traybake, herby pan-fried asparagus and baby carrots, caramelized summer cabbage, and baked celery agrodolce, River Cottage Much More Veg! demonstrates how easy it is to make versatile, plentiful and delicious vegetables a vibrant force in your kitchen.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is a writer, broadcaster and campaigner. His River Cottage books have collected multiple awards including the André Simon Food Book of the Year, and the hugely influential Fish Fight has earned him a BAFTA as well as awards from Radio 4, the Observer and the Guild of Food Writers.

Hugh lives in Devon with his family. rivercottage.net / @rivercottage

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River Cottage A to Z

‘Ingredients are at the heart of everything we do at River Cottage. By gathering our all-time favourites together, I hope to inspire you to look at them with fresh eyes and discover new ways of cooking them’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall The definitive River Cottage kitchen companion. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his team of experts have between them an unprecedented breadth of culinary expertise on subjects that range from fishing and foraging to breadmaking, preserving, cheese-making and much more. In this volume they profile their best-loved and most-used ingredients. With more than three hundred entries covering vegetables, fruits, herbs, spices, meat, fish, fungi, foraged foods, pulses, grains, dairy, oils and vinegars, the River Cottage A to Z is a compendium of all the ingredients the resourceful modern cook might want to use in their kitchen.

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River Cottage Everyday

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Hugh’s Three Good Things

River Cottage Baby & Toddler Cookbook

River Cottage Gluten Free

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Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall

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Naomi Devlin

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Mushrooms John Wright

Sea Fishing Nick Fisher

Preserves

Bread

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Fruit

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Edible Seashore John Wright

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Cakes

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Chicken & Eggs Mark Diacono

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Booze

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Curing & Smoking

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Game

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The Detox Kitchen Bible Lily Simpson and Rob Hobson

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Quinntessential Baking Frances Quinn

The Flavour Thesaurus

The Superfood Diet

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Social Sweets

The Boat Cookbook

Niki Segnit

Jason Atherton

Gurpareet Bains

Fiona Sims

Everybody, Everyday Alex Mackay

The Boat Drinks Book Fiona Sims

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Ice Cream & Other Frozen Delights Ben Vear

Cooking for Real Life Joanna Weinberg

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International Night Mark Kurlansky and Talia Kurlansky

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Bocca

Jacob Kenedy

80 Cakes From Around the World Claire Clark

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A Year at Otter Farm Mark Diacono

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Heston Blumenthal at Home

The Fat Duck Cookbook Heston Blumenthal

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Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds Paul Hollywood

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Heston Blumenthal

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Heston Blumenthal

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Historic Heston

Paul Hollywood’s Bread Paul Hollywood

How to Bake Paul Hollywood

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