Journals

When her mother Celia Paget died, Ariane Bankes inherited a battered trunk stuffed with letters and diaries belonging to Celia and her twin Mamaine. This correspondence charted the remarkable lives of the Paget sisters and their friends and lovers, including Arthur Koestler, Albert Camus, Sartre and de Beauvoir, and George Orwell. Out of this rich archive, The Quality of Love...

The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit by Eleanor Fitzsimons is a Sunday Times Best Book of the Year and the winner of the Rubery Book Award 2020 for Non-Fiction. Edith Nesbit is considered the inventor of the children's adventure story. Her brilliant children's books influenced bestselling authors including C.S. Lewis, P. L. Travers, J.K. Rowling, and Jacqueline Wilson, among...

Volume 4 of the Letters of T. S. Eliot brings the poet, critic, editor, and publisher into his forties, documenting a period of anxious and fast-moving professional recovery alongside personal and spiritual consolidation. Following the withdrawal of financial support by his patron Lady Rothermere, Faber and Gwyer (subsequently Faber and Faber) eventually takes over the responsibility for Eliot's literary periodical,...

A lifetime of letters, collected for the first time, from the legendary The Beatles musician and songwriter John Lennon. John Lennon is one of the world's greatest-ever songwriters, creator of 'Help!', 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds', 'Imagine', and dozens more. Now, his letters have been collected and published, illuminating as never before the intimate side of a private genius....

Ian Buruma's maternal grandparents, Bernard and Winifred (Bun & Win), wrote to each other regularly throughout their life together. The first letters were written in 1915, when Bun was still at school at Uppingham and Win was taking music lessons in Hampstead. They were married for more than sixty years, but the heart of their remarkable story lies within the...

The Early Diaries by Simon Gray offers a witty, painful, and acutely observed account of the highs and lows encountered while bringing two of his plays to the stage. An Unnatural Pursuit details the London production of The Common Pursuit, capturing the nail-biting process of finding a producer, navigating rehearsals, and conducting the first-night post-mortem. It provides an enthralling insight...

These private journals, made available here for the first time, record Hugh Trevor-Roper’s visit to the People’s Republic of China in the autumn of 1965, shortly before the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution, and describe the controversial aftermath of his journey on his return to England. The visit was a catalogue of frustrations, which he relates with the verve and...

Spinifex and Sand is Carnegie's celebrated journal of exploration following several years' expeditions through the most inhospitable regions of the continent. David W. Carnegie (1871-1900) was the son of the Earl of Suffolk and trained as an engineer. He travelled to Coolgardie when gold was discovered in Western Australia in 1892. He subsequently prospected and explored large areas of desert...

The 1917 Bolshevik Revolution irrevocably changed the course of history, with consequences still being felt a century later. This book offers a dramatic depiction of the chaotic events of the revolution, drawn from selected firsthand accounts. Assembling extracts from letters, journals, diaries, and memoirs from a remarkably diverse cast of both Russians and foreign nationals who were there when the...

'Birkin's diary entries ultimately expose the toxic reality behind one of the 20th century's most glamorous couples' Sunday Times Jane Birkin – actor, singer, songwriter, and model – may have shot to worldwide fame through her relationship with Serge Gainsbourg and their controversial hit 'Je t'aime ... moi non plus', but it would be her wide-ranging acting career and effortless...

In an age of emails, tweets and emojis, this beautiful selection of original love letters invites us into a privileged realm and reminds us why the written word is so expressive and revealing. The 30 handwritten notes included in Love Letters span centuries, cultures and continents. They contain expressions of every shade of love, from the joy of falling in...

If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would it say? Letter to My Younger Self is back with another incredible selection of letters from well-known figures. In this edition, interviewer Jane Graham asks one simple question to a wide range of women from the worlds of entertainment, politics, food, sport, literature, and business. This collection of...

Letters to the Midwife is a wonderful collection of correspondence received by Jennifer Worth, offering a fascinating glimpse into a long-lost world. Along with readers' responses and personal histories, it is filled with all sorts of heart-warming gems. There are stories from other midwives, lorry drivers, even a seamstress, all with tales to tell. Containing previously unpublished material describing her...

‘Warm, revelatory and moving’ – The New Statesman's Books of the Year, 2024 At the end of almost every day of their fifty-five years of married life, the publicity-shy author Margaret Forster would ask her naturally gregarious and outgoing husband Hunter Davies to describe to her the highlights of his working day spent in the worlds of journalism and publishing....

Surrounded by the artists, writers, and musicians who made up her court in Boston as they did in Venice, Isabella Stewart Gardner, a passionate art collector, was as revered and sought after as royalty. Henry James was inspired by the rich and powerful Gardner, as well as by the Palazzo Barbaro in Venice, when he wrote his novel The Wings...

In Letters of Note: Sex, Shaun Usher collects together some of the most noteworthy missives ever written on the subject, from euphemism-laden, flirtatious exchanges and desire-driven expressions of passion to sincere and thoughtful meditations on the meaning of sex. Includes letters by: John Cheever Sigmund Freud Dorothy Day James Joyce Margaret Mead Henry Miller Anaïs Nin Mae West & many...

In Letters of Note: Grief, Shaun Usher gathers together some of the most powerful messages about grief, from the heart-wrenching pain of losing a loved one to reliving the warm and funny moments. Includes letters by: Audre Lorde, Robert Frost, Nick Cave, Rainer Maria Rilke, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, Kahlil Gibran, Samuel Beckett, Edith Wharton, Mary Wortley Montagu, Seungsahn Haengwon & many...

In 2012, Sarah Ruhl was a distinguished, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. Max Ritvo, a student in her playwriting class at Yale University, was an exuberant, opinionated, intensely curious and intensely gifted poet in remission from paediatric cancer. Over the next four years—in which Ritvo's illness returned and his health began to decline, even as his productivity bloomed—the two traded a...

Here are some of the best of Churchill’s letters, many of a more personal nature, written to a wide range of people, including his schoolmaster, his American grandmother, and former President Eisenhower. Letters for the Ages concentrates on the more intimate words of Winston Churchill, seeking to show the private man behind the public figure and shine fresh light on...

USA TODAY BESTSELLER Popular travel YouTuber and content creator Drew Binsky, who has visited every single country, walks readers through the most amazing places in the world and shares everything you need to know to go anywhere you want. In 2021, Drew Binsky completed his 10-year journey to travel to every country in the world—all 197 of them. Now, for...

In spring 1956, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire—youngest of the six legendary Mitford sisters—invited the writer and war hero Patrick Leigh Fermor to visit Lismore Castle, the Devonshires' house in Ireland. This halcyon visit sparked off a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of sporadic but highly entertaining letters. There can rarely have been such contrasting styles: Debo, unashamed philistine and...

The extraordinary life story of the celebrated artist and writer, as told through four decades of intimate letters to her beloved mother. Barbara Chase-Riboud has led a remarkable life. After graduating from Yale's School of Design and Architecture, she moved to Europe and spent decades travelling the world and living at the centre of artistic, literary, and political circles. She...

Farley and Claire is a love story, a biography, a tale of two Farleys, or perhaps three: the public one, the private one, and the secret one. - Margaret Atwood The tumultuous, enduring love story between iconic writer Farley Mowat and his wife Claire, including excerpts from their passionate letters, published here for the first time. When Farley Mowat met...

The diaries of Dr Hussein Fakhri al-Khalidi offer a unique insight into the peculiarities of colonialism that have shaped Palestinian history. Elected mayor of Jerusalem—his city of birth—in 1935, the physician played a leading role in the Palestinian Rebellion of the next year, with profound consequences for the future of Palestinian resistance and British colonial rule. One of many Palestinian...

From the author of Enid Blyton for Grown Ups series - the secret diaries of the ever-feuding Gallagher brothers and Oasis frontmen. The perfect gift for any Oasis fan. In early 2025, a mysterious cache of papers was discovered in a skip in Manchester. Although not at first recognised, it was soon discovered to be a secret stash of private...

The first authorised biography of eternal legend Elizabeth Taylor. Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life, and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the twentieth century’s most famous film star. Including unseen photographs and unread private reflections, this authorised biography is a fascinating and complete portrait worthy of the legend and her legacy. Elizabeth Taylor captures this intelligent, empathetic,...

The pages sing in this beautiful book. – Bono Moving and lyrical, The Forest is the Path is an imaginative and deeply personal journey of self-discovery. – The Irish Times You’re falling through time so all I can do is fall with you. The numbness had set in long before I sat at your bedside. But even with senses impaired...

‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew Marr A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains. On the 8th of June, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen through a telescope on the upper slopes of Mount Everest. They were never seen alive again. In...

Reflect upon the warmth, joy, and divine wisdom of the Yuletide season within the pages of this beautiful offering from the Seasons of the Witch series, a highly illustrated full-colour journal with a rounded back for easy opening and lying flat. Seasons of the Witch: Yule Journal is an extension of your mind, body, and soul. Its pages hold a...

Learn how to strengthen your connection with the divine and obtain spiritual guidance with this beautiful journal designed to cultivate a deeper faith and prayer practice. Prayer: A Daily Reflection Journal will encourage you to prioritise prayer and cultivate a deeper faith by guiding you through daily prayer and weekly reflections. Repeating daily prompts will help you to practise prayer...

From the acclaimed author of the “must-have” (R.A. Salvatore, #1 New York Times bestselling author) The Monsters Know What They’re Doing series, an indispensable and easy-to-follow new handbook for creating original enemies in tabletop role-playing games. In The Monsters Know What They’re Doing, the essential tactics guide for Dungeon Masters, and its sequel, MOAR! Monsters Know What They’re Doing, Keith...

Record all your exceptionally ordinary thoughts with this deluxe Luna Lovegood™–inspired journal that includes a pair of spectrespec glasses to reveal 24 hidden surprises throughout the pages. If you’re just as sane as Luna Lovegood, you will love this high-quality journal that pays homage to the unique spirit of the beloved character. High-Quality Design: With a durable hardcover case, 192...

Shadows of Navarre (Fourth Wing) Ultra Lined Hardcover Journal by Paperblanks is inspired by the dynamic storytelling of Rebecca Yarros. Rebecca Yarros reignited the romantasy genre with the release of Fourth Wing (2023), the first book in her Empyrean series. Centered around 20-year-old dragon-rider recruit Violet Sorrengail, the series defies traditional fantasy tropes by offering readers a female hero who...

Laurel Burch was a self-taught artist and a flower child who sold handmade jewellery on the streets of San Francisco in the 1960s. Later on, she continued to rely on her intuition and passion, speaking from the heart with an unmistakable style that was the manifestation of her love of life and strong imaginative nature. From her fertile imagination, she...

A one-volume selection of Lord Byron's poems, letters, and journals reflecting his life and work, marking 200 years since Byron's death on the 19th April 1824. Editor Professor Fiona Stafford arranges his work chronologically and geographically to match Byron's sense of himself—a poet in perpetual motion, a prose writer whose pen was powered by new people and places. In Lord...

A treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by great artists, providing unique insight into their characters and a glimpse into their lives. Artists' Letters is a collection of intriguing, entertaining, moving, significant, surprising, witty and insightful correspondence from great artists. Arranged thematically, it includes writings and musings on love, work, daily life, money, travel and the creative process. On...

Part journal and part practical workbook, this anti-anxiety guide contains chapters designed to help you work through the worst problems revolving around anxiety. Anxiety is detrimental to the body. Living in a constant state of stress can cause medical issues as well as emotional trauma. The Anti-Anxiety Journal is designed to help you first become aware of your triggers and...

Strategize your battles, record your victories, and solidify your legacy with this gorgeous, officially licensed journal based on the highly anticipated Sid Meier’s Civilization VII! Immerse yourself in Civilization’s rich historic world with this beautifully designed hardcover journal, fit for any leader in pursuit of prosperity. This one-of-a-kind, officially licensed hardcover journal based on the epic Sid Meier’s Civilization VII...

Just say "no" to piles of sticky notes and scraps of paper with your passwords and logins! Keep track of them in this elegant, yet inconspicuous, alphabetically tabbed black soft-touch notebook. In this portable hardcover notebook with a removable cover band, record the necessarily complex passwords and user login names required to thwart hackers. You'll find: Internet password safety and...

The perfect gift for anyone with a shrewd sense of humour. Decidedly absurd and always entertaining, the very best letters to The Times are a treasure trove of wit, humour, and unexpected insight. From bizarre uses for old school ties to the nostalgic disappearance of the humble washing line, this collection lets you in on more than a few inside...

All About My Dog (and Me) is a beautiful guided journal for anyone who shares their life with a dog and wants to celebrate that bond. Filled with questions and reflections, this journal will help you tell your pet's story: from the day you met, through your shared adventures, to the quiet, everyday moments that mean the most. It has...

A compendium of the most celebrated, revelatory, notorious and heart-wrenching diaries from the great, the good and the downright evil. Including the historical journals of Samuel Pepys and Anne Frank; snapshots of art and culture in the diaries of Frida Kahlo and Kurt Cobain; and windows into the past from Queen Victoria and John Adams. Oscar Wilde once wrote: “I...

Praise for Now It All Makes Sense: 'Insightful and compassionate. This will help a lot of people' Matt Haig 'One of the most complete and moving accounts I've ever read... On behalf of all of us who grope toward understanding, thank you, Mr Partridge; thank you, thank you, thank you.' Edward Hallowell, MD 'Alex is rich, successful and an entertaining...

The captivating letters by the most idiosyncratic, witty, and irrepressible of the notorious Mitford sisters. Here's what readers are saying: 'It is both laugh-out-loud funny and enthralling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A wonderful record of a remarkable woman' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A total page turner ... kept me enthralled' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Decca's letters reveal a remarkable life - from her childhood as the daughter of a...

If you could ask Santa for absolutely anything, what would you ask for? Samuel Johnson OAM, Australia's favourite skylarker, brother and determined cancer vanquisher, has asked his friends and supporters (who just happen to be some of Australia's best writers, comics, actors, artists, musicians and personalities) to share their letters to Santa. Some letters are naughty. Some letters are nice....

'A guiding star in a world filled with infinite choices' - Emma Reed Turrell The gentle guide to getting where you want to go, without beating yourself up on the way there. I'll never eat sugar again! I’ll work out every single morning! I will never, ever shout at my kids! Sound familiar? Anna Mathur, Sunday Times bestselling author and...

Helen Garner’s acclaimed three volumes of diaries are collected here in one sumptuous book. Spanning two decades—from the publication of her lightning-rod debut novel in the late 70s, to the throes of a consuming affair in the late 80s, and the messiness and pain of a disintegrating marriage in the late 90s—the diaries reveal the life of one of the...

Updated and expanded for its 20th anniversary, Camp is former Disney CEO Michael Eisner's coming-of-age story about his time in camp and how the indispensable lessons he learned there continue to influence him in business and in life. Over the years, as a camper and a counsellor, Michael Eisner absorbed the life lessons that come from sitting in the stern...

Brandreth – MP for Chester and government whip – enjoyed a ringside seat at the great political events of the 1990s, from the fall of Margaret Thatcher to the election of Tony Blair. With candid descriptions of the key figures of the era, from the leading players (Major, Clinton, Mandela) to the ministers who fell from grace, these widely acclaimed...

This slim volume of letters from the poet and mystic, Rainer Maria Rilke, to a nineteen-year-old cadet and aspiring poet named Franz Xaver Kappus, has touched millions of readers since it was first published in English in 1934. The translator, Mary Dows Herter Norton—a polymath extraordinaire with expertise in music, literature, and science, and who, along with her husband, William...

Hilary Davidson delves into the clothing of one of the world’s great authors, providing unique and intimate insight into her everyday life and material world. What did Jane Austen wear? Acclaimed dress historian and Austen expert Hilary Davidson reveals, for the first time, the wardrobe of one of the world’s most celebrated authors. Despite her acknowledged brilliance on the page,...

Jackson Pollock, the towering American artist who was to revolutionise twentieth-century art with his “dripping” painting technique, grew up between the late 1920s and the late 1940s as the youngest of five boys born in the American West. Though often apart, whether travelling for work or studies, the sons and parents kept in close touch through their regular exchange of...

Dear Marilyn offers a fresh insight into the life of the most-famous woman Hollywood has ever created. Through the stunning photography of Monroe's close friend and confidant, the photographer, journalist, and filmmaker Sam Shaw, this book brings Marilyn Monroe to life in a spectacular celebration of the centenary of her birth. In Shaw's own voice, through his diary entries and...

A captivating collection of women's writing - including everything from poetry, letters, novels, memoir, and journals - that celebrates the joy of being a woman. This glorious collection takes a refreshing look at everything there is to enjoy about the experience of womanhood. Chapters include 'Firsts' with voices such as Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Marie Curie,...

'Being asked to write about Kafka is like being asked to describe the Great Wall of China by someone who's standing just next to it. The only honest thing to do is point.' Joshua Cohen, from his preface to He: Shorter Writings of Franz Kafka. This is a Kafka emergency kit, a congregation of the brief, the minor works that...

Keep track of your book club selections and record your latest literary adventures with this reading journal to stay organised for your next meeting! Book clubs are a great way to read new books and discover different genres and new topics that you may not be too familiar with. You can share your thoughts in a social setting and enjoy...

'A social history of Britain spanning four decades, told with unflagging empathy and wit' Jonathan Coe, Observer The fourth volume of Michael Palin's bestselling diaries There and Back is a new window into the world of Michael Palin, following him as he comes and goes through the filming of four blockbuster travel documentaries and begins to publish his personal diaries...

The South African War – or Boer War – running from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902, was the largest British military effort since the Napoleonic Wars. It was also the first time that large-scale, meaningful contributions were made to an active theatre of war by the self-governing colonies. This included formal contributions of around 20,000 troops from the...

In Her Own Words: The Writings of Elizabeth Macquarie is a beautifully presented volume containing the annotated letters and journal of Elizabeth Macquarie, wife of early colonial Australia's planning visionary, Lachlan Macquarie. The publication reveals for the first time the personal thoughts and writings of Elizabeth Macquarie through transcriptions of the relevant manuscript holdings of the State Library of NSW,...

Zen Meditations Journal is a guided journal by the Editors of Hay House that aims to inspire and encourage readers to practice Zen Buddhism, designed in an accessible, interactive format. Reflect and meditate with this journal filled with quotes and exercises as you combine Zen Buddhism and journaling to end each day grounded and centred. Whether you already have an...

This beautifully designed guided journal will help you release negativity and find emotional healing, drawing wisdom from the classic, best-selling book Letting Go by world-renowned author, psychiatrist, clinician, spiritual teacher, and researcher of consciousness, David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. If you are looking for an anxiety journal, a positivity journal, or a gratitude journal, this is a perfect motivational gift...

Reconnect with yourself and your magic by living life with intention! In a fast-paced world, being a modern witch can feel like an impossible task. Between deadlines and to-do lists, spells are left unwritten, herbs gather dust, and crystal charging becomes a distant memory. Enter The Intentional Witch, the guided journal for the spellcaster who wants to reconnect with their...

Beautifully illustrated guided journal based on the work of Louise Hay, packed with affirmations and motivational exercises on self-love, joy, and living in gratitude. "Life is very simple- What we give out, we get back. The Universe always gives us what we believe we deserve. No matter what the problem seems to be, there is really only one solution, and...

This easy-to-use tarot journal offers a helpful introduction to building a daily practice with your cards and includes 6 months of space to record daily, weekly, and monthly readings. Whether you are seeking to develop a daily tarot practice or are looking to organise and improve your current routine, this journal will guide you to deepen your connection to your...

Invite gratitude and well-being into your life with short, daily writing prompts. Happiness begins with gratitude—the feeling of appreciation for the people and experiences in our lives that have helped or supported us in some way. The 5-Minute Gratitude Journal makes it easy and enjoyable to develop a daily practice through insightful prompts that only take a few minutes to...

Slow Noticing is a creative journal for seeing the beauty in everyday life—one moment at a time. In the rush of everyday life, it can be hard to slow down and be present. This mindful journal prompts you to do just that. Filled with simple prompts that ask you to observe, draw, and reflect on your immediate world as it...

The Self-Love Journal for Women is the official companion to the bestselling Self Love Workbook for Women. Continue your journey to total self-love with this journal of inspiring prompts and practices. Women are often faced with unrealistic social expectations that can make them feel overwhelmed and unhappy with themselves. But learning how to love yourself and embrace what makes you...

The beautiful new Whittaker Journal from content creator and YouTuber, Carys Whittaker. Plan your days, weeks, and months, and reflect on thoughts and feelings whenever you need to with this beautiful journal. Keep a note of important dates and tasks Create your feel-good to-do lists Re-frame anxiety with practical tips and journalling prompts Get inspired by seasonal refreshes Learn how...

An uplifting and calming collection of journal prompts and colouring pages to ease an anxious mind, from the popular Instagram artist behind @positivelypresent. Out of Your Mind is a must-have tool for anyone who's feeling anxious. Filled with insightful questions to help you challenge anxious thoughts, soothing distraction exercises to bring you back to the moment, and uplifting colouring pages...