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  • Sightlines ‘a work of quiet genius’

    The first reviews are in for Kathleen Jamie’s new book, Sightlines – and they surpass even the enthusiasm for her previous book, Findings. Here is a selection: The Literary Review: Diana Athill “A profoundly satisfying book. It is not
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  • Paddle on the road

    Jasper Winn is on the road again, talking about his book, Paddle, about kayaking around Ireland in the worst summer in living memory (see below for a nice video clip of him meeting a shark).
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  • Kathleen Jamie’s ‘My Life in Writing’

    The Guardian has selected Kathleen Jamie as their featured author for ‘My Life in Writing’ on Easter Saturday – and The Observer will be serialising her new book, Sightlines, the following day. She will also
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  • Leviathan turns Chinese

    Peter Blegvad’s Book of Leviathan has just come out in Chinese. This is extraordinary given that Blegvad’s comic strips, originally published in the Independent, are densely packed with wordplay and puns. Yet China Times have
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  • New Simon Lewis thriller out in April

    Simon Lewis, whose thriller, Bad Traffic, has now been published in five languages, has a new thriller out in April 2012. Titled  Border Run, it is the story of two gap year friends who get caught up
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  • Meetings with remarkable sharks

    Jasper Winn has been touring his book, Paddle: A Long Way Around Ireland, around the festivals. And this is the clip everyone loves: Jasper kayaking straight into a shark, which then swims under him. Watch
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  • Chris Stewart cooks for Rick Stein

    Rick Stein’s Spain concluded with a visit to Sort Of author Chris Stewart at his farm in Spain.  Rick enthused about Chris’s Driving Over Lemons, his book about buying the farm, and the misadventures that
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  • Driving-over-lemons

    Driving Over Lemons

    “Possibly the one travel writer who is funnier than Bill Bryson.” The Traveller
  • Border-run

    Border Run

    “Twisty, pacy gap-year thriller in the tradition of The Beach.” Word Magazine
  • Sightlines

    Sightlines

    Eagerly awaited follow-up to Findings. Publication 5th April 2012.
  • Telescope

    Telescope

    “The year’s liveliest and most elating read. Buckley’s extraordinary tour de force brims with relish and perceptiveness ... it radiates vitality.” Sunday Times
  • Paddle-Ireland

    Paddle

    “A fantastic voyage. Mad, inspiring, funny and a great read.” Nick Crane

New Titles

  • Border-run

    Border Run

    Simon Lewis
  • Sightlines

    Sightlines

    Kathleen Jamie

Recently Published

  • Theres-no-home

    There's No Home

    Alexander Baron
  • Telescope

    Telescope

    Jonathan Buckley
  • The-dangerous-journey

    The Dangerous Journey

    Tove Jansson
  • Paddle-Ireland

    Paddle

    Jasper Winn

Bestsellers

  • Driving-over-lemons

    Driving Over Lemons

    Chris Stewart
  • A-Parrot-in-the-pepper-tree

    A Parrot in the Pepper Tree

    Chris Stewart
  • The-almond-blossom

    The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society

    Chris Stewart
  • Three-ways

    Three Ways to Capsize a Boat

    Chris Stewart
  • Summer-book

    The Summer Book

    Tove Jansson
  • True-deceiver

    The True Deceiver

    Tove Jansson
  • Winter-book

    A Winter Book

    Tove Jansson
  • The-post-office-girl

    The Post Office Girl

    Stefan Zweig

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