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Unravel the intriguing life of a woman who edited the literary greats of her day and forged a path to the golden age of mystery writing. Elizabeth Garver Jordan was renowned not only for her own writing but also for her influence in journalism and literature. Her love of intrigue started when...

Uncover the legacy of E.D.E.N. Southworth, the trailblazing novelist whose daring heroines and progressive ideals captivated a generation, only to be forgotten by history—until now E.D.E.N. Southworth (Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte) was one of the nineteenth century’s most prolific and...

Emmy-Winning Journalist Marvin Bartlett's 35-year journey through Kentucky's unique stories. For thirty-five years, Emmy award-winning television journalist Marvin Bartlett has traveled the state, collecting stories that define The Spirit of the Bluegrass. If a story is odd, inspirational...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Anteckningar från ett liv i och omkring måleriet. Om skapande, tvivel, familj och de drömmar som vägrar ge upp. En dagbok i gränslandet mellan verklighet och fiktion...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Anteckningar från ett liv i och omkring måleriet. Om skapande, tvivel, familj och de drömmar som vägrar ge upp. En dagbok i gränslandet mellan verklighet och fiktion...

Hændelsen er en rystende fortælling om en abort og en udforskning af forholdet mellem krop, køn og klasse af den franske stjerneforfatter Annie Ernaux. Som 23-årig noterer Annie Ernaux følgende i sin notesbog: ”Jeg er gravid. Det er et mareridt.” Året er 1963, og abort er forbudt. At...

I Simpel lidenskab dokumenterer Annie Ernaux et kærlighedsforhold, hun havde til en gift mand, da hun var omkring halvtreds år. Forholdet varer to år, og i den periode forbinder hun alt, hvad der møder hende, med den mand, hun elsker og begærer. Simpel lidenskab er et litterært og...

I Den unge mand fortæller Annie Ernaux om et kærlighedsforhold, hun havde til en tredive år yngre studerende i slutningen af 1990’erne. I nogle måneder lever hun, som da hun var ung: sover på en madras i et iskoldt værelse, frekventerer sin studietids caféer og føler sig for en kort...

“Min far ville slå min mor ihjel en søndag i juni først på eftermiddagen.” Sådan begynder Skammen. Annie Ernaux er 12 år, da hun overværer, at hendes far forsøger at slå hendes mor ihjel i kælderen ved familiens café og købmandsbutik. Umiddelbart efter den voldsomme hændelse...

From a Nottingham alleyway to a global empire, Threads is the story of a truly unique British fashion icon. Read by Bill Nighy, this audiobook includes an exclusive interview between the actor and Sir Paul Smith. ‘I always say that you can find inspiration in everything. And if you can't, look...

На написание этих автобиографических рассказов у Андрея Рубанова ушло 15 лет. С одной стороны, это многогранная история взросления, обычная синусоида вырванных у жизни побед и внезапных поражений. С другой — летопись смутных времен, наступивших после развала СССР, размышление о поисках смысла там, где его приходится создавать из представлений о прекрасном будущем и ранящего опыта прожитых лет. «Стыдные подвиги» — это галерея портретов эпохи, каждый день которой приходится делать выбор между выгодой и совестью.

From her Academy Award-nominated screenplays (When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, Julie & Julia) to her bestselling fiction and essays, Nora Ephron was one of the most gifted, prolific and versatile writers of our time. In this classic collection of magazine articles, Ephron does what...

The groundbreaking biography of Booker Prize-winning novelist and art historian Anita Brookner, from one of our leading literary biographers. Hermione Lee reveals the full story of a brilliant, idiosyncratic and complex woman and goes deep into Anita Brookner’s marvellous work in all its...

One Christmas, Cathy Rentzenbrink finds herself drained by life's upheavals. In need of comfort and escape, she turns to her first literary love: Agatha Christie. As Cathy delves into Agatha's novels and her mysterious disappearance in 1926, she discovers more than she expected. Beyond the hidden jewels, detectives and thrilling escapes on trains and automobiles, Cathy unearths an adventurer and innovator who hid - within the pages of her own books - the secrets of how she survived a personal crisis and started life again.

THE PERFECTLY OUTRAGEOUS BIOGRAPHY OF QUEEN OF ROMANCE BARBARA CARTLAND LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 'a comic gem of a biography' - Craig Brown 'Sweet writes with great wit and brio' - Observer 'Every page is a cliff-hanger' - The Spectator 'Fantastically enjoyable' - Literary Review...

Bloomsbury presents The Sum of Our Days by Isabel Allende, read by Blair Brown with a foreword read by Isabel Allende 'No amount of acrobatics can out do the absolute core of Allende's talent: her gift for writing' The Times In the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula, Isabel Allende...

To store lidenskaber dominerer Haruki Murakamis liv: at skrive og at løbe, og for ham kan det ene ikke tænkes uden det andet. Når han løber, henter han det overskud, den inspiration og frem for alt den vedholdenhed, der skal til for at kunne skrive. Erindringen om arbejdet med de romaner...

Max Verstappen. La biografía. Conoce a la nueva estrella de la Fórmula uno Pocos pilotos han sacudido a la Fórmula 1 de la misma manera que Max Verstappen. Siendo ya el piloto más joven en la historia de la F1, con solo 17 años, su carrera debut para Red Bull en el Gran Premio de España de...

¿Es el suicidio un acto de desesperación… o la forma más radical de libertad? En este libro provocador y profundamente humano, Ismael Martí se adentra en las vidas —y sobre todo en las muertes— de algunas de las figuras más memorables que decidieron poner fin a su existencia. De Sócrates a Sylvia Plath, de Mishima a Virginia Woolf, de Demóstenes a Empédocles, esta antología traza una cartografía del suicidio como hecho biográfico, dilema ético, símbolo existencial y espejo de cada época.

In this inspiring narrative, Imagineer, explorer, and Disney Legend Joe Rohde offers a master class in creativity on a world-spanning journey to discover the origins of personal creativity, the power and potential of enterprising groups, and the remarkable parallels between collaboration and exploring the real world.