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'For intellectual range, emotional depth, and lexical shimmer, Crawford is unsurpassed among recent Scottish poets'Sunday HeraldWriting out of older Scottish traditions that are ludic, intellectually deft and linguistically complex, Robert Crawford also stands with fellow poets, Liz Lochhead, Douglas Dunn and Simon Armitage as a contemporary master. Nimbly traversing the globe, Old World is a generous, playful collection featuring the traditional forms of haiku and riddle, versions of Mexican, Chinese, Old English and Greek poems, a tincture of Scots work, and many pieces that present an ageing planet dealing with twenty-first-century issues from European war to climate change and AI. These poems speak both of the menaced plenitude of living beings, and of frailties associated with growing old. Part of the book is given over to voices of creatures from the non-human world, part to human voices, but boundaries between these categories become mischievously and disconcertingly unstable. Mixing lyricism, play, and a sense of vulnerable interdependence, Old World draws on both Western and Eastern cultures to articulate through sound, lineation, and silence a sense of the sacredness of life on earth.

A vital account of fifteen speeches and orators - from Benjamin Franklin to Barack Obama - that tells the story of the United States as a battle over what it means to be an American, from a New York Times bestselling author and former presidential speechwriterWhat does it mean to be an American? Since the Founding, Americans have been having an intense debate over this deceptively simple question which has spawned Constitutional crises, civil war, populism, mass migrations, reform movements - and their inevitable backlash. The history of this debate over who and what makes an American, Ben Rhodes argues, is essential to understanding how the United States has evolved as a nation and the intensity of their divisions today. In this book, Rhodes tells the story of fifteen essential speeches - some famous, some obscure - that, together, offer a fresh and revealing portrait of the United States as an ongoing contest over what it means to be American. With rare insight into the power and purpose of political rhetoric, Rhodes illuminates how each speech reflects the nature of American identity at a particular historical moment, with riveting portraits of the people, movements, and social conditions that produced pivotal oratory. Rhode also establishes the unique role of speaking as an act of American political persuasion - from Franklin's case for compromise at the Constitutional convention to Alexander Stephen's case for white supremacy as the cornerstone of the Confederacy; or, in social movements, from Martin Luther King's demand for racial equality at the march on Washington, to Pat Buchanan's 'culture war' speech to the 1992 Republican convention which foreshadowed Donald Trump. For a country that values individualism, self-invention, and mass media, Rhodes reminds us that speeches have occupied an out-sized space in the American national imagination: the lone voice before a crowd, bending history to its will. At a time when what it means to be an American is a matter of intense debate and division, Ben Rhodes offers rare insight into the gap between who we say we are, and who we want to be.

We Are Green and Trembling is a reimagining of history and the life of Antonio de Erauso, a Basque nun turned war lieutenant during the Spanish Conquista in 17th-century Argentina - a fascinating, largely forgotten figure from world history and one of South America's most famous trans men.Having left the Basque Country behind many years ago, Antonio has travelled across the Americas, reinventing himself every time. Now, Antonio is hiding deep in the jungle with two young Guaraní girls, having escaped imprisonment and a death sentence.The novel is a searing criticism of conquest and colonialism, religious tyranny and the treatment of women and indigenous people; a queer reclamation set in the rainforest - itself a magical, surreal space for transformation.

Unleash the radical and delirious with this electrifying anthology of folk horror from some of Britain's most iconic working-class voices: Ben Myers, AK Blakemore, Natasha Carthew, Salena Godden, Emma Glass, Jenn Ashworth, Tom Benn, Mark Stafford, Daniel Draper and Hollie StarlingA phonograph cylinder that plays on a loop for eternity, casting out ghostly spectres of violence; a centuries-old stew made of dismembered body parts; a woman working at an ossuary who prefers the bones of the dead to those of the living; three siblings who set out to scatter their fathers' ashes, a man none of them could stand; and a hag stone sat in the pocket of a witch.Uncanny and unsettling, wild and wyrd, the ten stories in this collection showcase the best of folk horror. Set in and around the UK, they celebrate Britain's working-class culture and history - and caution against false gods, giving timely warnings on the dangers of insidious ideology that hide in plain sight.

Discover the many lives of Peter Matthiessen - writer, naturalist, activist, CIA agent, Zen master - in this kaleidoscopic biography of an American literary giant.Author of The Snow Leopard, co-founder of the Paris Review and the only writer to have ever won the National Book Award for both fiction and nonfiction, Peter Matthiessen was a towering figure of twentieth-century American literary culture. He was also, briefly, an undercover agent for the fledgling CIA; an environmental activist; an advocate for Native American rights and California farmworkers; friends with the likes of Truman Capote and William Styron; and a daring explorer who visited every continent on Earth, scaling the Himalayas and floating through the Amazon on a balsawood raft.Across these many lives, Matthiessen was always searching for what he called his 'true nature' - an enlightened state of being, without ego - and this spiritual quest ultimately led him, even as he inflicted great pain on three wives and multiple children, to the highest ranks of Zen.Readers and critics have struggled to reconcile Matthiessen's extraordinarily varied achievements and literary output, which included everything from experimental novels to advocacy journalism. Now, for the first time, drawing on rich primary sources and hundreds of interviews, acclaimed biographer Lance Richardson pulls together the seemingly disparate threads of Matthiessen's story. With page-turning immediacy, Richardson illuminates how the writer's uncanny gifts enabled him to sense connections between ecological decline, racism and labour exploitation - to express, eloquently and presciently, that 'in a damaged human habitat, all problems merge'.'Splendidly readable ... [Richardson] writes with flair and erudition' The Observer on House of Nutter'Illuminating and vividly drawn' Sunday Telegraph on House of Nutter

The thrilling story of the healers, artists and prodigies once persecuted as witches - from the three-time T.S. Eliot Prize-shortlisted poetIn her thrilling fourth collection, Midden Witch, Fiona Benson enters the world of familiars, fables and hedge-magic and focuses on the persistent superstition - the fear and false knowledge - that was witchcraft. Telling tales of imagined transformations and spell-casting, these poems present a litany of artists, dreamers and outcasts and a study of their ostracisation. The poet looks at how gifted, sometimes troubled, individuals - generally healers, artists, prodigies and almost always women - became scapegoats, victims of societal paranoia and persecution, and were hounded for centuries, often to a gratuitously violent public execution. In Midden Witch, these women speak back to us with dark humour, insight and real herbal knowledge. Reckoning with middle age, marginalisation, perimenopause and a steady, unstoppable vanishing, this troubled codex of remedies, spells and stories speaks to human fear in the face of the unknown, and a drive to protect our loved ones that transcends all rational thought. At play in the language of archival accounts of witchcraft, this is a dark, eclectic spell-book that witnesses the end-days of magic.

'One of the best books I have read this year' KALIANE BRADLEY, Guardian'A perfect little polished garnet of a novel' New York TimesEven as a child, Adina Giorno knows that she is different. She is from a faraway planet.Born at the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, Adina is a baby of unusual perception. Tiny and jaundiced, she reaches for warmth and light. She stumbles through her first years on Earth until a fax machine arrives at home, enabling her to contact her extraterrestrial relatives who have sent her to report on the oddities of Earthlings.As she moves through the world and makes a life for herself among humans, she dispatches transmissions on the terrors and surprising joys of their existence. Then, at a precarious moment, a beloved friend urges Adina to share her observations with the world. Is there a chance there are others like her out there?A Guardian and New York Times best book of the year, Beautyland introduces a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times. It is a novel of startling originality about the fragility and resilience of life in our universe.5-STAR READER REVIEWS:'This is a rare book where the concept and execution are both pitch perfect...I loved this''A stunner. Quirky, poignant, magical, heartbreaking - I loved it''Weeping, yelling, sending faxes. I loved this beautiful book so much''A beautiful, gentle story, for every person who has ever felt like an alien among all the humans''One of the best things I've ever read... What a special, special book''A book that I will recommend to people for the rest of my life' DAKOTA JOHNSON'It's impossible for a book to feel this fun and this urgent. Beautyland is a miracle. I'll be rereading it forever' KAVEH AKBAR'Beautiful and hilarious and transcendent... Bertino is an other-worldly talent' TOMMY ORANGE

Outrageous, passionate and glamorous, the Mitford sisters beguiled their peers, the press and then the rest of the world throughout their lives and still captivate us today - celebrated cartoonist Mimi Pond brings to them to life in this sparkling graphic biography.As a young girl living in sun-bleached 1960s suburban California, Mimi Pond fell in love with the Mitford sisters. Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah Mitford brought society glitz, pageantry, scandal, and real (rainy) weather to her own prosaic life.High society debutantes known for rubbing shoulders with some of history's most infamous fascists and communists, the sisters were also, in turn, gifted writers, inveterate nicknamers, chicken-raising homebodies, scathing wits, and passionate adventurers in the maelstrom of the 20th century.Drawn with inimitable artistic flair and a mischievous affinity for the decadent and grandly declining aristocracy, Mimi Pond brings the Mitfords to life in this glittering and lovingly researched family biography.

'What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real' A lavishly illustrated edition of Murakami's classic short story.Katagiri found a giant frog waiting for him in his apartment. It was powerfully built, standing over six feet tall on its hind legs. A skinny little man no more than five foot three, Katagiri was overwhelmed by the frog's imposing bulk.'Call me "Frog,"' said the frog in a clear, strong voice.Katagiri stood rooted in the doorway, unable to speak.'Don't be afraid. I'm not here to hurt you. Just come and close the door. Please.'Briefcase in his right hand, grocery bag with fresh vegetables and canned salmon cradled in his left arm, Katagiri didn't dare move.'Please, Mr. Katagiri, hurry and close the door, and take off your shoes.'Fully illustrated and beautifully designed, this special edition of Murakami's celebrated short story sees the bewildered Katagiri find meaning in his humdrum life through joining forces with Frog in an effort to save Tokyo from an existential threat.'No other author mixes domestic, fantastic and esoteric elements into such weirdly bewitching shades' Financial Times'A master storyteller' Sunday Times

The air glitters with hope as the snowy village of Merrywake celebrates the Christmas season after the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars.As the Viscount's famous Twelfth Night Ball draws closer, many of the villagers have a story to tell - we meet a lovelorn vicar and kindly maid reunited after a misunderstanding, three sisters vying for the hand of a dastardly duke, two servants hiding a dangerous secret and a solider making his way home, unsure of the welcome he might receive. As their tales braid together, we see life and love in the village from belowstairs to high society.Reimagining each of the traditional carol's gifts, and written in tribute to Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, The Twelve Days of Christmas is a collection of festive tales filled with seasonal cheer and heart-warming characters. Will the challenges and mysteries that the Viscount's guests encounter be resolved by the night of the ball?Readers love Susan:'So addictive... the perfect mix of historical fiction, mystery, fantasy and romance''Wonderfully atmospheric''A beautifully written piece of historical fiction''Crackles with danger and mystery... a joy to read''An utterly magical book full of secrets, love and hope''Beautifully written, gripping and evocative'

How have secrets changed over the generations, and what does that tell us about ourselves, society and secrecy itself? In her groundbreaking new book, bestselling social historian Juliet Nicolson cracks open a subject close to all our hearts. According to a leading American psychotherapist most of us are keeping an average of thirteen secrets at any one time. Secrets can thrill, but they are just as likely to torment; and the deepest ones travel down the generations, wrapped in shame, guilt and dread.The secrets we keep inside reflect the outside world: they open a uniquely revealing window onto the times we live in. The position of women at the heart of family life has often made them society's secret-keepers, so they hold a special key. By looking at women and their secrets over the past three generations, The Book of Revelations unlocks a period of significant transformation - and one of the most fundamental but hidden aspects of being human.Bringing together social history, intimate personal stories, long-buried memories and the healing of sharing, Juliet Nicolson explores the private and public freedoms that have come with the breaking of successive taboos. Things her mother's generation did not dare speak about became for hers the things they must not repress. But in today's polarised culture, are our daughters and granddaughters once again in danger of being curtailed by censure, caution and fear?

Every winter, in the days leading up to Christmas, Benedikt walks into the snowy mountains of Iceland to rescue sheep lost in the blizzards.With his dog and his ram by his side, traversing wild snowstorms and crystalline nights, fuelled by endless cups of hot coffee, Benedikt dedicates himself to helping other living beings in need. But although it is midwinter in the harshest of landscapes, this is a place of deep belonging and peace - brutal and remorseless yet irresistible and indispensable. It is also a time of peace, filled with the anticipation of that special time of year - the days before Christmas: Advent.'Gunnar Gunnarsson's novel is the Icelandic A Christmas Carol' Vanity Fair'This beautiful story with its inspirational message is too spontaneously human, too universal in its truth to be capable of being dated. . . A drama of heroic endurance . . . for all or any time' New York Times Book Review, 1940TRANSLATED BY PHILIP ROUGHTON

'[A] fantastically readable and endlessly fascinating book... Delicious, occasionally fantastical, revealing in ways that Downtown Abbey never was.' Rachel Cooke, ObserverA Daily Telegraph Book of the YearThere is nothing quite as beautiful as an English country house in summer.

Are you hyped from the Eras tour? Does your group chat blow up every time Taylor Swift drops a new album? Is Tay Tay top of your Spotify Wrapped?If this sounds like you, then this culinary ode to the Swiftieverse will hit all the right notes. These baking recipes capture everything we love about Taylor Swift's creations - the lyrics, the vibes, the emotional journey - and delivers funs desserts and snacks perfect for your next party, including:You Belong With Brie * Love Story Cake * I Knew You Were Truffles * Loving Him Was Bread * Karma Cat Cookies * Boys only want love if it's Sachetorture * and many more.These 'era' inspired tasty treats will elevate you to a superstar in the kitchen.