For one weekend every July, thousands of readers descend on the historic English town of Harrogate, Yorkshire in pursuit of mysteries, mischief and murder. In 'Murder in Harrogate', ten of the world's best known crime and thriller writers come together in honour of the world's largest festival of crime writing, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. From a locked-room mystery inspired by Agatha Christie's infamous disappearance at the...

"Prayers in No-Man's Land" is a collection of poems and lyrics written by the poet/lyricist, Geoff Parry. There are 30 poems in the collection, divided into six sections: Characters; Artists; Off to War; Causes for Concern; Love, Sweet Love; Reflections and Farewells. Geoff Parry has been writing and performing in folk clubs for about 30 years, and these poems and lyrics span that time frame. As can be seen from the section titles, his works reflect...

Nearly three decades after her pioneering anthology, 'Daughters of Africa', Margaret Busby curates an extraordinary collection of contemporary writing by 200 women writers of African descent.A glorious portrayal of the richness and range of African women's voices, this major international book brings together their achievements across a wealth of genres. From Antigua to Zimbabwe and Angola to the USA, overlooked artists of the past join key figures,...

A beautiful collection from beloved poet Pam Ayres, compiling her best verse and anecdotes dedicated to her love of animals, including brand new poems and illustrations by Ellie Snowden.

This anthology brings together a wealth of poetry and prose from a broad range of writers, from the Roman natural historian Pliny and the Chinese poet Po Chu-I, to Sir Walter Scott and Robert Fortune, to 20th century poets such as Seamus Heaney.

Why read non-fiction? Is it just to find things out? Or is it for pleasure, challenge, adventure, meaning? Here, in seventy new pieces, some of the most original writers and thinkers of our time give their answers. From Hilton Als on reading as writing's dearest companion to Nicci Gerrard on reading for her life; from Malcolm Gladwell on entering the minds of others to Michael Lewis on books as secret discoveries; and from Lea Ypi on the search for...

A unique anthology of specially commissioned stories, recreating 'eureka moments' from the history of science, covering everything from special relatively to mirror neurons, the first electric light-bulb to the seeds of chaos theory.