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Fifteen specially commissions essays from distinguished authors, exploring the power of the written word and the crucial place of the writer, past and present.

Missing bible chapter 'The Book of Sarah' is considered by graphic memoirist Sarah Lightman in relation to her own life in North West London, and her transition from Jewish orthodoxy to a feminist understanding of her religion. Pieces together the intricate and character-rich pencil studies Lightman has been recording her life with since her early twenties.

Showcasing the work of more than 200 women writers of African descent, this major international collection celebrates their contributions to literature and international culture.

A major anthology featuring over two-hundred contributors from international women of African descent. Features work in a range of genres including fiction, letters, poetry, essays and more.

Letters to a long-term dementia caregiver from the poet Mike Barnes, drawing on Barnes's own experiences caring for his mother throughout her dementia, and emphasising the capacity of people with dementia for heroic resilience and joyful relatedness.

The silent histories and harsh realities of life on the margins are given voice and warmth in this short story collection striking a new chord in its depiction of class and regionality. Reminiscent of Alan Bennett.

Completely updated and redesigned, this new edition of Seager's award-winning classic illustrates how women live across continents and cultures, and charts the status of women worldwide--the advances they have made and the distances still to be traveled.eled.

From the award-winning and bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner comes a delicious Victorian crime novel based on a real murder that was never solved.

In her first-ever collection of essays, poet and novelist Lorna Goodison interweaves the personal and political to explore themes that have occupied her working life: her love of poetry and the arts, colonialism and its legacy, racism and social justice, authenticity, and the enduring power of friendship.

A follow-up companion volume to "The Bad Doctor", this is a comic novel which follows the fortunes of Dr Lois Pritchard, who works with Robert Smith and Iwan James. The author uses his own experiences as a doctor to recreate his characters' lives. *Also appeared in July Buyer's Notes*

This work of graphic non-fiction documents the experiences of Syrian refugees the author came to know in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Mediterranean and Western Europe, often while Kugler was on assignment with Medecins Sans Frontieres. Kugler's reportage drawings have appeared in "The Guardian", "Harpers" and "La Monde Diplomatique".

A thoughtful and provocative examination of the global discourse on rape from the viewpoint of survivor, counsellor and activist Abdulali.

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A reunion of friends and lovers, a conspiracy that begins as a joke, a secret to be kept for 30 years--this is a daring, ingenious and profoundly moving political thriller from an author whose career has put him at the very heart of international affairs.airs.

The Inking Woman is a groundbreaking picture-led celebration of the work ofover 100 named British artists, and a few more anonymous ones, revealing awealth of women's wit and insight spanning 250 years.

Blackwood is a graphic novel mystery set in the small town of Hundersby, where two murders happen, many years apart. Peg, and her great-grandson, Mason, hold clues to the town's secrets, but does anyone want to know?

A collection of diverse and illuminating essays, they explore the resilience of patriarchal beliefs and values, and show how, by noticing and questioning, women can update their resistance and challenge patriarchy's self-perpetuating core.

Tony Peake's first novel for 20 years is an exquisitely realised story of revisiting a seminal boyhood moment as it plays out - with unexpected and sinister consequences - against the backdrop of political upheaval in South Africa.

Draws a compelling portrait of eight scientists who, for various reasons - race, gender, poverty or excessive wealth - have not received the recognition they deserve for their contribution to human knowledge. Scientists include, Antoine Lavoiser, Nikola Tesla and Fred Hoyle.

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