When I first saw Brian Epstein’s black Twinlock binder, I was struck by how small and unassuming it was – just 160 by 100 millimetres, the kind of thing you could slip into a coat pocket. But inside, it held a universe. The book felt alive, buzzing, ready and waiting to be explored. So I dug deeper.
The revelatory, much-anticipated memoir from the Wall Street Journal reporter who was wrongly imprisoned in Putin’s Russia for more than a year – a glimpse inside the perils and contradictions of a country in the midst of autocracy
THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
‘The best memoir you will read all year’ NICK HORNBY
‘A triumph – a meditation on writing, suicide, guilt and silence’GUARDIAN
‘A grief memoir in the vein of Joan Didion’s Blue Nights’ NEW YORK TIMES
‘Darkly moving and heart-wrenchingly funny’ MARIE CLAIRE
‘This is memoir perfection … I adored it’ CARIAD LLOYD
A fascinating journalistic exploration into the impact of intergenerational trauma on the descendants of both survivors and perpetrators
‘A superb book’ – Observer
‘Gripping, vivid and compelling’ – The Critic
‘Humane, absorbing and meticulous’ – New Statesman
Three Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event.
One of the world’s most pre-eminent stonemasons, Simon Warrack, as takes us through the stories behind some of the greatest buildings and monuments that he has helped to conserve for generations to come – from the Trevi Fountain to Angkor Wat and Canterbury Cathedral.
Extraordinary but true stories from over two hundred years of angling history.
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
‘A tremendously engaging read’ – The Times
A unique memoir from British cycling’s most fascinating competitor
An entertaining, informative, illustrated guide to every England manager, from Walter Winterbottom to Thomas Tuchel.
