Journals

Paris, 1928 – two lovers are conducting a secret and deeply erotic affair. Charles is a married man with a respectable office job when he embarks on a journey of wild sexual discovery with Simone, whose voracious appetite for the erotic is not confined to the bedroom, but is poured into the illicit letters she writes to him over the...

The most famous diarist in the English language, Samuel Pepys, kept a detailed record of his daily life between 1660 and 1669. Not only is it a key historical resource, but also a fascinating and entertaining read. Kate Loveman's selection, with helpful footnotes, is the only one-volume edition available. When Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) began writing in 1660, he was a...

An essential new translation of the author's complete, uncensored diaries - revealing the idiosyncrasies and rough edges of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers. Dating from 1909 to 1923, Franz Kafka's Diaries contains a broad array of writing, including accounts of daily events, assorted reflections and observations, literary sketches, drafts of letters, records of dreams, and unrevised texts...

The warm and witty paperback reinvention of the Number One Sunday Times Bestseller. This is Dawn French's fabulously inventive take on modern life - the twists and turns, the surprises, the hurts and the delights. Yes, especially those. It's a way for readers to take a lovely ramble through the year together with Dawn. Think of it as Dawn's diary,...

'How deliciously fresh and funny she is - a real discovery' Deborah Moggach Being a nanny is great. Not like a job really, just like living in someone else's life. Today before breakfast Sam had to empty the dishwasher and Will had to feed the cat. Sam- I hate emptying the dishwasher. MK- We all do, that's why we take...

An Auschwitz prisoner's remarkable account of suffering and survival, an international bestseller and the only complete book written inside the camp. Eddy de Wind, a Dutch doctor and psychiatrist, was shipped to Auschwitz with his wife Friedel in 1943. They made it through the brutal selection process and were put to work. Each day, each hour became a battle for...

World War I (and its aftermath) in the words of a young soldier fresh off a remote New Zealand farm, written with immediacy, emotion and clarity. A personal account of WWI from the diaries of a Gisborne farm boy, shaped into a gripping narrative by the diarist's grandson 100 years later. Follow Alick as he moves from his last night...

WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE One of Annie Ernaux's most exciting and idiosyncratic works is now in paperback for the first time. In this novel, which takes the form of journal entries made over the course of seven years, Annie Ernaux concentrates on the ephemeral encounters that take place just on the periphery of a person's lived...

Packed with profanity and the IDGAF spirit, this is the perfect journal to say it like it is and get back to what matters. Finally, ditch the anxiety, shake off the stress, and take a moment each day to focus on the number one f*cking person in your life—you! With weekly pages, monthly goal-setting, and hilarious swears, Carpe Fcking Diem...

Embark on a journey of self-discovery, healing and inner transformation with the new and updated smash-hit TikTok sensation and million-copy international bestseller. Are you ready to embark on a powerful journey of self-discovery, healing and inner transformation? The Shadow Work Journal is an empowering and compassionate tool to help you face your shadows and overcome the obstacles and limiting self-beliefs...

"Motherhood. All love begins and ends there." — Poet Robert Browning While there may be many styles of motherhood, its spirit is timeless. A mother's work may never be finished, but there is plenty to cherish along the way. This bold, bright and celebratory book begins with space to write a message to the mother figure in your life. You'll...

Greenlights: Your Journal, Your Journey is a guided companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Greenlights, filled with prompts, pithy quotes, adages, outlaw wisdom, and advice on how to live with greater satisfaction from Matthew McConaughey. Matthew has been writing in journals since he was fifteen years old. His adventures have taken him from Texas to Australia, from...

Michel De Montaigne's The Complete Works offers readers a profound journey into the mind of one of the most captivating figures in European literature. At its core, this collection presents Montaigne's Essays, which are richly infused with the author's insights and reflections as he delves into the essential themes of human existence. This masterful anthology not only showcases Montaigne's prowess...

Based on select writings from an exceptional Amsterdam archive containing more than two thousand Dutch diaries from World War II, The Diary Keepers illuminates a part of history we haven’t seen in quite this way before. Nina Siegal, an accomplished journalist and novelist, weaves together excerpts from the daily journals of collaborators, resistors, and the persecuted—a Dutch Nazi police detective,...

In Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman, Richard P. Feynman shares his extraordinary life experiences through a series of captivating anecdotes and conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton. This intriguing book takes readers on a journey through various episodes of Feynman's life, from his early childhood in Far Rockaway, New York, to his critical role in the Manhattan Project during World...

Now A Major BBC Series Starring Ben Whishaw. The multi-million copy bestseller and Book of the Year at The National Book Awards. 'Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen Fry Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant...