A dazzling investigation into loneliness, art and the modern city - 'A fierce and essential work' Helen Macdonald.

A vital and honest book exploring the pain of the immigrant experience and the turmoil it can carry across generations, from the winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize

This year's Big American Novel is a high-concept epic that races through one family's experience of the twentieth century

ALAN RICKMAN was a world-class actor, as well as a tireless political activist, an avid traveller and a devoted confidant and friend - and now, through his never-before-seen diaries, Rickman invites readers backstage and into his life

ALAN RICKMAN was one of the world-class actors of his generation, as well as a tireless political activist, an avid traveller and a devoted confidant and friend. Through his never-before-seen diaries - a twenty-five-year passion project - Rickman invites readers backstage and into his life.

A wry, tender memoir by one of the leading voices on transition and masculinity

A new Canons edition of the modern American classic An introduction by Irvine Welsh An afterword by Kurt Vonnegut

An original and entertaining look at how we can use our brains to their full potential