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The Babel Message

Keith Kahn-Harris

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Dear Fahrenheit 451

Annie Spence

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Frankenstein’s Brain

John Sutherland

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Rooms of One's Own

Adrian Mourby

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Yours Always

Eleanor Bass

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Can Jane Eyre Be Happy?

John Sutherland

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Is Heathcliff a Murderer?

John Sutherland

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The Brontesaurus

John Sutherland

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The Bible for Grown-Ups

Simon Loveday

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Jane Austen, the Secret Radical

Helena Kelly

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Fucking Apostrophes

Simon Griffin

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The Elements of Eloquence

Mark Forsyth

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The Etymologicon

Mark Forsyth

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The Horologicon

Mark Forsyth

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Introducing Literary Criticism

Owen Holland

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COVER REVEAL: We are ✨DELIGHTED✨
to reveal the

COVER REVEAL: We are ✨DELIGHTED✨
to reveal the international edition of Black Lion, published by our imprint Jonathan Ball Publishers - on 4 November 2021.

Discover wilderness guide Sicelo Mbatha's lessons learnt from a lifetime's intimate association with Africa's wildest nature.

The artwork for our international edition of #BlackLion was created by Natasha Lisa (https://instagram.com/afrodeco/).
Natasha is a London-born Jewellery designer and illustrator from #Hackney. She studied Fine Art at Central Saint Martin's University of Arts London and now resides in Canada.

On Sicelo's essay Letting Go, Richard Mabey remarked that is is 'a brave account of a natural disaster, and of achieving reconciliation with the predatoriness of life.'

Cover Design by Luke Bird - http://lukebird.co.uk

Out 04/11 Pre-order Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/black-lion/sicelo-mbatha/bridget-pitt/9781776191482

'Quite simply, and quite ridiculously, one of the

'Quite simply, and quite ridiculously, one of the funniest and most illuminating books I have ever read. I thought I was obsessive, but Keith Kahn-Harris is playing a very different sport. He really has discovered the whole world in an egg.' Simon Garfield

A thrilling journey deep into the heart of language, from a rather unexpected starting point.

Keith Kahn-Harris is a man obsessed with something seemingly trivial - the warning message found inside Kinder Surprise eggs:

⚠️WARNING, read and keep: Toy not suitable for children under 3 years. Small parts might be swallowed or inhaled⚠️

On a tiny sheet of paper, this message is translated into dozens of languages - the world boiled down to a multilingual essence. Inspired by this, the author asks: what makes 'a language'? With the help of the international community of language geeks, he shows us what the message looks like in Ancient Sumerian, Zulu, Cornish, Klingon - and many more. Along the way he considers why Hungarian writing looks angry, how to make up your own language, and the meaning of the heavy metal umlaut.

Overturning the Babel myth, he argues that the messy diversity of language shouldn't be a source of conflict, but of collective wonder. This is a book about hope, a love letter to language.

'This is a wonderful book. A treasure trove of mind-expanding insights into language and humanity encased in a deliciously quirky, quixotic quest. I loved it. Warning: this will keep you reading.' Ann Morgan, author of Reading the World: Confessions of a Literary Explorer

💙‘Powerful, humane and deeply affecting’ @s

💙‘Powerful, humane and deeply affecting’ @salihughes

🔵‘The only book I’ve read that has made me feel less alone. A must read’ @poornabell

💙‘Stunning and immersive’ @sineadgleeson

🔵Out now

Get your copy of The Elements in hardback from @bookshop_org_uk : https://t.co/0w1LuwbAXN

🔵‘Powerful, humane and deeply affecting’ @s

🔵‘Powerful, humane and deeply affecting’ @salihughes

🔵‘The only book I’ve read that has made me feel less alone. A must read’ @poornabell

🔵‘Stunning and immersive’ @sineadgleeson

🔵Out today

Get @Madame_George's The Elements in hardback: https://t.co/0w1LuwbAXN

'A staggering book. Kat writes with such hypnotic

'A staggering book. Kat writes with such hypnotic lyricism.' -- Terri White

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Kat Lister's fantastic The Elements: A Widowhood is a story of love, pain, hope and, ultimately, transformation.

Out this Thursday. Available in Bookshops and online.

Pre-order your copy: https://t.co/fr7pi2qwDl

'McCormack […] writes beautifully and with an ac

'McCormack [...] writes beautifully and with an accessible voice, moving effortlessly from the Rokeby Venus to contemporary culture's narcissistic obsession with selfies.' @kathybattista @sothebysinstitute

🖼Get a copy of the fantastic Women in the Picture [Out Now] by Catherine McCormack over on @bookshop_org_uk : https://bit.ly/3jbzbbR

#womeninthepicture
#artofinstagram #bookstagrammers #book #bookstagram #Tate #vanda #tatemodern #artgalleries #poweroflooking #womensrights

🖼'The study of art history has excluded members

🖼'The study of art history has excluded members of [marginalised] communities'

Catherine McCormack, author of Women in the Picture (@womeninthepicture) spoke to @roisiningle about her book on the @itwomenspodcast last month

If you missed Catherine McCormack on the Irish Times Women's Podcast, you can catch up now: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-women-s-podcast/the-irish-times-women-s-podcast-ep-511-women-and-art-identity-sexuality-race-and-power-1.4615208?mode=amp

‘Essential reading … gripping, inspirational,

‘Essential reading … gripping, inspirational, beautifully written and highly thought-provoking.’ Dr Helen Gørrill, author of Women Can't Paint

A bold reconsideration of women in art – from the ‘Old Masters’ to the posts of Instagram influencers

A perfect pin-up, a damsel in distress, a saintly mother, a femme fatale …

Out the brilliant WOMEN IN THE PICTURE by Catherine McCormack (@womeninthepicture) and get your copy from @waterstones or online:
https://www.waterstones.com/book/women-in-the-picture/catherine-mccormack/9781785785894

👈SWIPE 👈 TO LISTEN TO @joemulhall_'s SNIPPET

👈SWIPE 👈 TO LISTEN TO @joemulhall_'s SNIPPET FROM HIS BBC RADIO 5LIVE WITH @mobeen_azhar last week
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'Working for @hopenothate our job is to try and, in some ways combat really dangerous and violent people.'
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🔴If you missed @JoeMulhall_ speak to Mobeen Azhar on BBC 5 Live about his book DRUMS IN THE DISTANCE, you can listen now on the BBC Sounds App: https://t.co/P7HY0IKW76 h
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You too can get a copy of Joe's book Drums in the Distance: Journeys Into the Global Far Right from your local indie (#ChooseBookshops) or alternatively, from @bookshop_org_UK:https://t.co/xpGBa7wRGR
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#DrumsInTheDistance #JoeMulhall #GlobalFarRight #FarRight #AltRight #Capitol #fascism #nonfiction #bookstagram

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