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NEW TITLES: NON-FICTION FEBRUARY
TOP SELLERS E DITOR’ S C HOIC E HISTORY
GRAHAM ROBB THE DEBATEABLE LAND PICADOR, 8TH, H/B, £20, 9781509804689 This latest book by the author of The Discovery of France
and Parisians finds him much closer to home as he delves into the engrossing history of the so-called Debatable Land on the westernmost border between England and Scotland, where he now lives. Once an independent territory between the two nations, it was the scene of bloody conflict and, after the Union of the Crowns, was the last part of the country to be brought under state control. Robb blends reflection on frontier politics, both past and present, with an evocative portrait of a little-known part of our country.
HUMOUR
ANNIE SPENCE DEAR FAHRENHEIT 451 ICON, 8TH, H/B, £11.99, 9781785783098 On the totally
reasonable premise that we have relationships with books that feel like relationships with people, US librarian Spence penned this wonderfully witty and wise collection of letters to books she has cared for in the line of duty, from love notes to the likes of Matilda and The Goldfinch, to break-up missives to Fifty Shades of Grey and The Hobbit. I particularly loved her tongue-in-cheek paean to the celebrity autobiography: “When I read one of you guys, I feel like I have the ability to make something of myself . . . one day, if I simply keep believing in me.”
JONATHAN LEVI HATTON GARDEN: THE INSIDE STORY. THE GANG FINALLY TALKS FROM BEHIND BARS BLINK, P/B, £7.99, 9781911600428 For the first time, the infamous gang behind the Hatton Garden heist of April 2015 tell their story, from behind bars. They explain how the plan came together, what went wrong and what they know about the whereabouts of missing partner in crime, “Basil”. Publication will coincide with a four-part ITV drama about the heist, starring Timothy Spall.
POPULAR SCIENCE
HELEN THOMSON UNTHINKABLE JOHN MURRAY, 22ND, H/B, £16.99, 9781473611740
From seeing auras
and turning into a tiger, to waking up “dead” and being able to remember every single day of your life in vivid detail, award-winning science journalist Thomson investigates wondrously rare and strange brain disorders in this terrific début. While acknowledging her debt to the late, great Oliver Sacks, to whose The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat this bears more than a passing resemblance, Thomson sets out to do things a bit differently by meeting her nine subjects not in clinical environments but as they live their daily lives with extraordinary brains. Theirs are mystery stories, spellbinding and true.
BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS
ALISON WHITE LETTER TO LOUIS FABER, 1ST, H/B, £12.99, 9780571335633 No one’s life is ever the same again after
having a child, but I hurtled with increasing admiration through this beautifully written and affecting account of the first 18 years in the life of the author’s first child Louis, who suffered severe brain damage owing to White’s undetected pre-eclampsia in the days preceding his birth. This trauma is less the point, more so the portrait, both tender and tough, that she paints of day-in, day-out life with a disabled child, with its pains, its frustration, and its small, but giddy triumphs. It provides everyday insights and is all the more powerful for it.
DAVINA MCCALL DAVINA’S SUGAR-FREE FAMILY COOKBOOK SEVEN DIALS, 22ND, H/B, £20, 9781409175704 “Tasty, refined sugar-free recipes that get great meals on the table–fast. No fuss, no tricky-to-find ingredients, just amazing, healthy food fit for busy family life.” More from the powerhouse that is Davina.
ART & FASHION
KING ADZ AND WILMA STONES STREETWEAR: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE THAMES & HUDSON, P/B, £24.95, 9780500292440 “Dynamically designed and packed with special features and inspirational material from across the globe,” this history of streetwear includes 500 photographs and illustrations showcasing such significant brands as Lacoste, Adidas, Nigel Cabourn and Converse.
PATRICK BADE GUSTAV KLIMT AT HOME FRANCES LINCOLN, 1ST, H/B, £25, 9780711239098 In the same vein as Frida Kahlo at Home and Georgia O’Keeffe at Home, this richly illustrated book explores the influences of Vienna and other places that the Austrian artist called home in his life and
work. Publication coincides with the 100th anniversary of Klimt’s death.
ELENA CRIPPA (ED) ALL TOO HUMAN: BACON, FREUD AND A CENTURY OF PAINTING LIFE TATE, 26TH, P/B, £25, 9781849765831 Collected essays that explore “one of the most fascinating chapters of modern British art”: namely how artists have used painting to record their personal, sensuous, immediate and often intense experiences of life. Features works by the likes of Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon, as well as contemporary practitioners including Jenny Saville and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.
KATIE HANSON KLIMT AND SCHIELE THAMES & HUDSON, H/B, £40, 9780878468522 Sixty important works by the two fin-de-siècle Austrian artists are exquisitely reproduced in this stunning large- format volume. Publication coincides with a travelling exhibition which comes to the Royal Academy of Arts in London in November 2018.
BETHANY RUTTER PLUS+ EBURY, 15TH, H/B, £14.99, 9781785038570 Billed as the very first celebration of plus-size street style, this glossy collection documents plus-size street style of all shapes, sizes and aesthetics, drawn from the work of models and bloggers, and including empowering quotes. The bloggers featured will have a combined reach of 3.5 million followers on Instagram alone, I’m told.
BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS
MARCIA BARRETT FORWARD . . . CONSTABLE, 1ST, H/B, £20,
9781472124418 Best-known as a member
10.11.17
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