Canongate
The Helmet of Horror
58%
They have never met, they have been assigned strange pseudonyms, they inhabit identical rooms which…
Hollywood
75%
Bukowski's alter ego, Henry Chinaski, returns, revelling in his eternal penchant for booze, women…
Folk Tales from Africa: The Baboons Who Went This Way and That
65%
A man with a tree growing out of his head? A woman with children made of wax? A bird that can be…
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus
88%
In Homer's Odyssey, Penelope — wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy — is…
Jamrach's Menagerie
77%
Young Jaffy Brown never expects to escape the slums of Victorian London. Then, aged eight, a chance…
Julian Assange: The Unauthorised Autobiography
85%
In December 2010, Julian Assange signed a contract with Canongate Books to write a book — part…
The Heart Broke in
88%
Bec Shepherd is a malaria researcher struggling to lead a good life. Ritchie, her reprobate…
The Garden of Evening Mists
67%
Tan Twan Eng writes with breath-catching poise and grace. (Independent). In the lush highlands of…
The Girl Who Married A Lion: Folktales from Africa
77%
Fans of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency can now share Alexander McCall Smith with their children…
The Cutting Room
56%
Set in contemporary Glasgow, The Cutting Room is narrated by Rilke, one of the most engaging,…
Ham on Rye
97%
Legendary barfly Charles Bukowski's fourth novel, first published in 1982, is probably the most…