Literature & literary studies
30-Second Shakespeare
Ros Barber, foreword by Mark Rylance
30-Second Shakespeare grapples with the world’s most famous playwright. From what we know of his life, to the meanings of concepts and themes, and his enduring literary and linguistic legacy.
The Death of King Arthur
Simon Armitage
Format: Paperback
Simon Armitage's sparkling translation of the legendary tale of King Arthur.
Letters of Sylvia Plath: Volume 1
Sylvia Plath, edited by Karen Kukil and Peter K Steinberg
The essential read for any fan and scholar of Sylvia Plath.
The Trip to Echo Spring
Olivia Laing
Format: Paperback
Olivia Laing's captivating exploration of alcoholism and literature; 'beguiling, beautifully written . . . brilliant and original' - Sunday Times
Known and Strange Things
Teju Cole
Format: Paperback
Brilliant essays from the acclaimed New Yorker writer and novelist.
The Mother of All Questions
Rebecca Solnit
Format: Hard Cover
A new collection of 'further feminisms' - searing, smart and provocative essays from one of the most important public intellectuals writing today.
Being a Writer
Travis Elborough, Helen Gordon and illustrated by Joey Guidone and Travis Elborough
Format: Hard Cover
An inspiring assemblage of wit, wisdom and hard-won practical advice from some of the world's greatest authors musing on the art of writing and how they came to define themselves as writers.
Blind Spot
Teju Cole, foreword by Siri Hustvedt
Format: Hard Cover
From the award-winning author of Open City, an innovative photographic project that explores how we see the world.
Jane Austen, the Secret Radical
Helena Kelly
Format: Paperback
An iconoclastic re-evaluation of one English Literature’s most celebrated novelists.
