'Brilliantly evokes the Palestinian tragedy by way of a complex friendship. This is a fiercely intelligent and honest account.' - Ian McEwan

Mary Beard's feminist manifesto.

A year on from the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the beginnings of #metoo movement Mary Beard revisits the gender agenda with new material on rape, consent and how the discussion has moved on.

An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English.

A lifelong stutterer dismantles the cult of fluency and champions the creative powers of inarticulacy.

How do we work with nature rather than against it, both harvesting and conserving? The environmentalist Jeremy Purseglove shares a lifetime of experience.