First You Write a Sentence:The Elements of Reading, Writing ... and Life

Joe Moran

The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A poet writes in sentences, but so does the unsung author who came up with Items trapped in doors cause delays. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift of our time.Enter widely-acclaimed author Professo...

All Adults Here

Emma Straub

Astrid Strick has always tried to do her best for her children. Now, they're finally grown up - but you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise.Elliot doesn't have any idea who he really is, or how to communicate with his sons. Porter is, finally, pregnant - but feels incapable of rising to the challen...

Double Blind

Edward St Aubyn

Three friends encounter the limits of love, life and science in this mesmerising new novel from the author of the Patrick Melrose series.Olivia is a talented geneticist with a personal stake in her field. She thinks deeply about who she is and why -- more deeply than many, perhaps, because her parents, ...