Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior – Catherine Hanley
Was Matilda a power-hungry she-wolf, as history portrays her, or a woman ahead of her time, fighting for…
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
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Why Marx Was Right, by Terry Eagleton – an extract
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Astrid Lindgren: A Life in Pictures
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The Ten Books of Terry Eagleton
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Radical Sacrifice by Terry Eagleton, An Extract
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Whistler’s Mother by Daniel Sutherland & Georgia Toutziari, An Extract
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International Women’s Day: The Remarkable Women of Yale Books
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Claudio Magris
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Competition: Win a signed copy of Francis Spufford’s True Stories & Other Essays
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Who Loves Ferguson? – An Extract from Mustafa Dikeç’s Urban Rage
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
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Why Marx Was Right, by Terry Eagleton – an extract
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Astrid Lindgren: A Life in Pictures
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The Ten Books of Terry Eagleton
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Radical Sacrifice by Terry Eagleton, An Extract
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Whistler’s Mother by Daniel Sutherland & Georgia Toutziari, An Extract
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International Women’s Day: The Remarkable Women of Yale Books
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Claudio Magris
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Competition: Win a signed copy of Francis Spufford’s True Stories & Other Essays
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Who Loves Ferguson? – An Extract from Mustafa Dikeç’s Urban Rage
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Why Multilingualism Matters – A Q&A with Marek Kohn
In a world that has global English and translation technology, it’s easy to assume that the need to…
Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
‘Tis the season to be cosy! Winter has arrived and what could be better than curling up with…
The Kremlin Letters: David Reynolds on the correspondence of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
For nearly four years, and against all the odds, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Josef Stalin led the…
Peace at Last: A Portrait of Armistice Day by Guy Cuthbertson – An Extract
Armistice Day was declared on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918. In…
The Vampire – A Q&A with Nick Groom
Vampires have fascinated humanity for centuries. In his new book The Vampire: A New History, author Nick Groom examines…
‘Voynich & Books’: Claire L’Enfant remembered
Reflections on the life and legacy of inspirational publisher and mentor Claire L’Enfant by Heather McCallum I am…
Mussolini and Hitler – Christian Goeschel
Christian Goeschel- On 20 July 1944, a bomb exploded in the Wolf’s Lair, Adolf Hitler’s East Prussian Headquarters….
Reflections on Whistler’s Mother by Author Daniel E. Sutherland
Author Daniel E. Sutherland Reflects on the Extraordinary Woman – Whistler’s Mother Her name was Anna Matilda Whistler…
A Little History of Archaeology – a video interview with author Brian Fagan
What is archaeology? The word may bring to mind images of golden pharaohs and lost civilizations, or Neanderthal…
Bookshop of the Month – Ampleforth Abbey Bookshop, North Yorkshire
This July, medieval history enthusiasts from all over the world will descend on Leeds for the 25th annual…
Curator Nathan Flis Unpacks The Paston Treasure
The Paston Treasure – one of the most enigmatic paintings in Western art – has come back home to the…
Gardens and Gardening by Jill Francis
The extravagant gardens of the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century British aristocracy are well-documented and celebrated, but the more modest…
Why Marx Was Right, by Terry Eagleton – an extract
This month marks the bicentenary of German philosopher and economist Karl Marx’s birth. To mark this moment, we…
Astrid Lindgren: A Life in Pictures
Astrid Lindgren created one of the most beloved and groundbreaking characters in children’s literature: Pippi Longstocking. To mark…