Essays, Feuilleton, Literaire kritiek

This sensational 1941 memoir of life on wartime Europe's frontline by a trailblazing female reporter is an 'unforgettable' (The Times) rediscovered classic, introduced by Christina …

_______________ ”[An] acutely observed collection of occasional pieces that pick at absurdist life and reveal him to be a quiz, a cultural critic gifted with precise comic timing” – The Time …

”Read this book. Don”t put it off until you”ll supposedly be strong enough and ready for the reading. If you put it off, you”ll find yourself defenseless in the face of evil.” – Svetlana Alexiev …

This collection of essays contains some of the most important pieces of criticism of the twentieth century, including the classics ”The Aesthetics of Silence”, a brilliant account of language, …

Isaiah Berlin is regarded by many as one of the greatest historians of ideas of his time. In The Crooked Timber of Humanity, he argues passionately, eloquently, and subtly, that what he calls ”the …

Join Joe Shute as he travels across Britain tracing the history of our seasons and discovering how they are changing. We talk about them. We plan our lives around them. The changing seasons are par …

From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS – an essay on the joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a book Every book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the ac …

Edwin S. Shneidman is recognized as the central figure in the field of suicidology. His writings have taught countless psychologists and other health professionals about the complexity of suicide, de …

A WATERSTONES AND IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A breathtaking exploration of Ukraine”s past, present, and future, and a heartbreaking account of the war against Russia, written by a …

While working for the Financial Times, investigative journalist Matt Kennard had unbridled access to the crème de la crème of the global elite. From slanging matches with Henry Kissinger to …