Auden by Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd’s Auden has been described as ‘a terrific life of an intriguing poet by one of our great biographers’ by the London Standard.
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Five Evil Women
A critical, comparative history of five notorious women branded icons of evil.
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Voices of Thunder
A rare, precious glimpse into the lives of seventeenth-century radical Protestant women.
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Hypochondria
Reimagining health anxiety not as pathology, but as creative possibility.
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Oxford Literary Festival
Several of our authors are appearing at this year’s Oxford Literary Festival!
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A Tribute to Smell
13th July, 2026
In this blog, author Bjørn Berge dedicates his time to a fading sense: smell. Based on his new book, Smell: The Tale of a Fading Sense, he explains why smell is so important and why, despite that, it is dying out. *** I have been an architect for nea…
The Year: How the Zodiac Still Holds Relevance
8th June, 2026
In this blog, author Spike Bucklow talks about the inspiration behind his book, The Year: An Ecology of the Zodiac, and its importance in today’s world. *** The Year, An Ecology of the Zodiac is nature writing focussed on the nature of time rather th…
A History of Children and Food
21st May, 2026
In this blog, authors Deborah Albon and Amy Palmer talk about the subject of their new book, First Helpings: A History of Children and Food. *** It is our conviction that food matters – it is vital to consider it when we write the social history of a…
