New and Recommended: Our Front Table
Selected by the Bookshop
Our Front Table is reserved for our pick of lively and surprising non-fiction. Find something unexpected here today.
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“All hail Abi Palmer’s Slugs: A Manifesto, at once an addictive art world gossip column, a crip phenomenology, and a glistening, utopian theory of gender, queerness and desire. From these sticky trails the slug emerges as a…
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An exhilarating, lyrical ‘cosmic biography’ of the iconic poet, essayist and activist Audre LordeA Guardian and Lit Hub most anticipated book of 2024An exhilarating biography of the iconic poet, essayist and…
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An evocative literary memoir of life as a carpenter, splinters and all; this is a book for anyone who has ever whittled something out of wood or dreamt about doing so.‘A debut that’s both a paean to the art of woodworking and a…
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A captivating look at what draws us to the shocks and thrills of horror, by film critic and broadcaster Bogutskaya.Zombies want brains. Vampires want blood. Cannibals want human flesh. All monsters need feeding.Horror has been…
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Exploring dust as a method for seeing the world - from space dust to sandstorms, the domestic to the digital.'Superb' Telegraph'Marvellous' New York Review of Books'Brilliant' Sunday Times'Eye-opening . . .…
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An entertaining guide to history's most influential and inspiring poets – from Homer and Sappho to Shakespeare and Frank O'Hara – and how they can teach us to better understand the world around us.How did the greatest poets in…
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In On Reflection Richard Holloway thinks back on some of the questions that have shaped his life. Here, then, are the big asks: is there a God? How can we forgive? Where does creativity come from? How can we face loss and death?…
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The classic comic strip by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson in a new paperback seriesPresented in an all new softcover format that collects the all ages comics of both Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, the five-volume Moomin…
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Translated by Emily WilsonThe greatest literary landmark of antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our timeWhen Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017—revealing the…
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An anthology of writing that explores what it means to be sexually promiscuous in contemporary culture, edited by cult-favourite writer Michelle Tea.Boyfriends masquerade as straight bros to have fun on an early internet porn site. Sex on…
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A human history told through clay, from the critically acclaimed author of The Foghorn's Lament.'Clay contains infinite possibilities in its transmutations, evidenced on the shelves of our homes, our galleries and museums. Every time…
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