Author:Sean Borodale
The poems of Inmates stage encounters with insects at sites and moments of their refuge, torpor, hatching or fighting, of traversing a floor in the night or climbing a wall, of their death and decay – all in and around the house of the writer, with whom they are sharing time, as fellow inmates.
There is an urgency to these poems, emerging from the instant of their writing, and the close attention Borodale brings to his observation of the natural world results in poems of real intensity. Inmates is an attempt to co-exist with the natural world – examining it, intimately, at the edge of language itself, where the human voice begins to break apart.
Borodale's writing offers both passport and revelation; his subjects are often close to death, or decay... In poems as finely balanced and perilous as watercolour paintings, he builds a world of threat, yet also with reverence for the tones and form of the most vulnerable.
—— Martyn Halsall , Church TimesExtraordinary...Every page, nearly every stanza of this collection bears such treasures.
—— Harvard ReviewA warning: this is a life-changing book and will alter your relationship to food forever
—— ObserverSince I finished the book I have been following his advice. I hope others will too. The future of the planet is in our hands - or rather, it's on our plates
—— The TimesJonathan Safran Foer has laid down an urgent challenge with this book. Thought-provoking, humane and incisive, We Are the Weather confronts our personal entanglement in the climate crisis through the food on our plates. A necessary book about the way we eat and the enormous difference our daily choices can make.
—— Julian HoffmanSafran Foer's new approach, measured and moderate, gives me hope
—— ObserverIn a style rarely found in books about global catastrophe, [Foer] interweaves personal stories, bulleted factoids and a delicious serving of metaphor. The effect is dazzling.
—— The Washington PostEye-opening . . . In this follow-up to his influential Eating Animals, [Foer] brings both personality and passion to an issue that no one has figured out how to address in a way that inspires an adequate response.
—— The New York Times Book ReviewBeautiful, powerful writing that's made me rethink the way I eat.
—— Samin Nosrat, author of Salt, Fat, Acid HeatFoer's message is both moving and painful, depressing and optimistic
—— Publisher's WeeklyFoer's new book urges the reader gently towards incremental adjustments - the idea being that if enough of us observe them, difference can be made
—— MonocleTerra Incognita is a terrific achievement. It utilises maps as a graphic foil to a wide-ranging and deeply informed argument about our current international challenges and the possibilities for future collective action. The result is both compelling and subtle. Situating the argument within the current pandemic is very powerful and timely. Essential reading-and viewing-for anyone engaged in the global state we are in.
—— Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in 12 MapsIt not only charts the mesmerising development of geographical maps, [...] but also contains maps that reveal insights into global cultural developments, including the incredible rise of McDonald's and Netflix.
—— Mail OnlineA stunning account of our fast-changing world. Earth Time is a wake-up call and
blueprint for future change. Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah´s extraordinary maps offer an
entirely new perspective on some of our most urgent environmental and geopolitical
conundrums.
Underland is a startling and memorable book, charting invisible and vanishing worlds. Macfarlane has made himself Orpheus, the poet who ventures down to the darkest depths and returns - frighteningly alone-to sing of what he has seen
—— New StatesmanYou'd be crazy not to read this book
—— The Sunday TimesMarvellous... Neverending curiosity, generosity of spirit, erudition, bravery and clarity... This is a book well worth reading
—— The TimesExtraordinary... at once learned and readable, thrilling and beautifully written
—— ObserverExtreme Economies makes sense of the forces shaping the future by describing what people do when pushed to their limits. This strategy of going to extremes pays off spectacularly. Taken together, the book's nine deep dives are a much needed reminder that an economy is not what happens when equations interact with data. An economy is what is what happens when people -- real people, people with names -- interact. Anyone who wants to learn economics, is learning economics, or pretends to know some economics should read this book.
—— Paul Romer, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic SciencesIn each location, Davies keeps his perspective on broad, and often disturbing, historical trends while celebrating the resourcefulness of the individuals and communities he profiles. . . This ambitious and thought-provoking guide helps to make sense of the economic future.
—— Publishers Weekly[A] worthwhile lesson, today more than ever. Much of the evidence from Davies’s book, a bottom-up look at what happens when disaster strikes, is encouraging: before long, individuals rebuild themselves and their livelihoods. Fashionable as it is to do it down, capitalism is remarkably resilient.
—— Ed Conway , The TimesThis book is genuinely extraordinary
—— Eleanor WoodLife affirming [...] an enrapturing journey through darkness, destructive behaviour and an urgency for light and happiness now
—— Magic Radio Book Club, May's Book of the MonthA powerful memoir
—— Laura Whitmore , BBC Radio 5Timely and highly original
—— Evening StandardBrilliant and moving
—— The TimesThe Consequences of Love is undoubtedly one of this year's most hotly-anticipated books, and with good reason
—— The Sunday Salon podcast with Alice-Azania JarvisBrilliantly written and heartbreaking but also joyful and uplifting
—— PsychologiesExtraordinary . . . profoundly moving
—— Sunday MirrorA brave, lyrical, painful tale of bereavement, addiction, and the building of a new life
—— Joanna Briscoe , Evening StandardSuperbly written. Beautifully written and utterly heartbreaking. Courageous, inspired, bleakly comic, extreme candour
—— GuardianSearing
—— Daily MailHodge's beautiful memoir is both a devastating, grief-fuelled account of her sister's death and a redemptive tale of an emotional reckoning
—— iIt's a vivid and oddly entertaining memoir, a hand plunged into the dark hole of grief . . . uncovers surprising treasures - most importantly, strength, resilience and love
—— Mail on SundaySearing. A masterful writer with a gift for storytelling. Her prose is rich with detail, combining a sharp sense of place with escalating drama. A triumph
—— iThe most moving, most exquisitely written book about addiction, grief, loss and coming to terms with trauma even decades on. One that you will be thinking about, and remember long after finishing
—— Sophia Money-Coutts , QuintessentiallyOne of the most beautiful memoirs I've ever read. This story will say with you long after you put the book down
—— Emma GannonI just turned the last page (reluctantly!). A bold, often brutal exploration of memory, grief and love. Full of hope and heart. I can't recommend it enough
—— Terri White, author of Coming UndoneA brave, brilliant book that is both beautiful and important. Read it then buy it for all your friends
—— Hello!Gavanndra's memoir The Consequences of Love is absolutely beautiful. It's compelling, heartbreaking, sweet, honest, fascination. I recommend it HIGHLY. I absolutely LOVED it.
—— Marian KeyesThis stunning exploration of grief is so well written and profoundly moving
—— Good HousekeepingAn elegant study of grief and memory
—— GuardianHodge pours heartbreak and love into the pages of a book that never pretends to know the answers, and is all the better for it
—— Sunday TimesAn eye-opening snapshot of the fashion world in '90s London
—— Vogue UKThe most important story, perfectly told
—— Amy LiptrotMemorable, urgent, eloquent ... Rebanks speaks with blunt, unmatched authority. He is also a fine writer with descriptive power and a gift for characterisation ... English Pastoral may be the most passionate ecological corrective since Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
—— Caroline Fraser , New York Review of Books