Best Titles of Books 2011
The Summer Without Men
$25.00 – Paperback book / Sceptre
An exhilarating tragicomedy about the war of the sexes and what makes women tick by the internationally bestselling author Siri Hustvedt.
'Some time after he said the word pause, I went mad and landed in the hospital. He... Buy or find out more →
All That I Am
$29.95 – Trade paperback / Hamish Hamilton
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'When Hitler came to power I was in the bath. The wireless in the living room was turned up loud, but all that drifted down to me were waves of happy cheering, like... Buy or find out more →
I Hate Martin Amis Et Al
$29.95 – Paperback book / Transit Lounge
It is 1995. Milan Zorec, an aspiring yet rejected novelist, travels from England to Bosnia to join the Serbian forces as a sniper in Sarajevo, in the final months of the longest siege in history. Hes determined to find a... Buy or find out more →
The Art And Craft Of Approaching Your Head Of Department To Submit A Request For A Raise
$27.95 – Hardcover book / Vintage
A delicious, witty and suitably bizarre rediscovered classic from the modern French master, Georges Perec. DESCRIPTION OF BOOK so having weighed the pros and cons you've decided to approach your boss to ask for that well... Buy or find out more →
When The Killing's Done
$32.99 – Trade paperback / Bloomsbury
The latest masterpiece from the unstoppable T.C. Boyle, a sweeping epic of family, ecology and the right to life - no matter what the fallout.
'How can you talk about being civil when innocent animals are being tortured ... Buy or find out more →
The Particular Sadness Of Lemon Cake
$19.95 – Paperback book / Windmill
On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein, a girl at the periphery of schoolyard games and her distracted parents' attention, bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has ... Buy or find out more →
There Should Be More Dancing
$32.95 – Trade paperback / Random House
Margery Blandon has led a life of principles. Now she finds herself sitting on the 43rd floor of the Tropic Hotel, preparing to throw herself to her death.
Margery Blandon was always a principled woman who found guidance... Buy or find out more →
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Jonathan Cape
In 1985 Jeanette Winterson’s first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, was published. It tells the story of a young girl adopted by Pentecostal parents. The girl is supposed to grow up and be a missionary. Instead she... Buy or find out more →
Apocalypse For Beginners
$19.99 – Paperback book /
A sweet, smart and occasionally surreal romantic comedy, featuring two friends who could become lovers - if only one of them hadn't convinced herself that the end of the world is nigh...
Boy meets girl and... boom! The b... Buy or find out more →
Go The F**K To Sleep
$17.95 – Paperback book / Text Publishing
Go the F**k to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don't always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and ra... Buy or find out more →