Landscape Photographer of the Year 13
- Location(s): United Kingdom
- Genre(s): Photography
- Era(s): 2020
Showcases the winning and commended entries from the thirteenth annual Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Every image is captioned with the photographer’s account of the inspiration behind the picture Technical information section, detailing equipment and techniques used by...
- Location(s): Chicago
- Genre(s): Fiction, Coming of Age
- Era(s): 1990s
State Street Chicago, 1999. One summer that changes everything. An unlikely trio: Felicia ‘Fe Fe’ Stevens, daughter of fiercely protective mother; Precious Brown, daughter of a prominent church Elder; and Stacia Buchanan, daughter of a Gangster Disciple Queen-Pin. They...
- Location(s): Paris
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
When a flock of crows invades their apartment block, Parisian neighbours Aurore and Ludovic speak for the first time. Outwardly the fashion designer and debt collector share little in common, but they both lead isolated lives, she in a...
- Location(s): Ferrara, Italy, Milan
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 15th Century
At the heart of this book is the complex relationship between two of Leonardo’s muses and patrons at the court of Milan: The d’Este sisters, Isabella and Beatrice, who are betrothed to two very different men. Isabella marries the...
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Early 1950s
Stepping off the boat in Mombasa, eighteen-year-old Rachel Fullsmith stands on Kenyan soil for the first time in six years. She has come home. But when Rachel reaches the family farm at the end of the dusty Rift Valley...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 14th century to modern
A fascinating guide to the best literary landmarks in London that takes the reader into publishing houses and along paths of inspiration, revealing the stories behind the stories. * One of the world’s greatest literary cities, London has streets...
- Location(s): Paris, Bern, London
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 18th century
“There is a space between life and death: it’s called waxworks” The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary Paris, befriended by royalty and radicals alike, who transforms herself into the legendary Madame Tussaud. In 1761,...
- Location(s): Cleveland
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is meticulously planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colours of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And...
London Buildings Colouring Book
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Miscellaneous
- Era(s): From 16th Century onwards
This exquisite colouring book, a design object in its own right, contains 45 stylish line illustrations of London’s most iconic buildings, created by influential design duo Robin Farquhar and Hannah Dipper of People Will Always Need Plates. These outstanding...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Early 21st Century
Here are the voices of London – rich and poor, native and immigrant, women and men (and a Sarah who used to be a George) – witnessed by Craig Taylor, an acclaimed Canadian journalist, playwright and writer, who has...