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Chris Tarrant looks back on his legendary 50-year career in television and regales us with extraordinary stories that are both candid and hilarious.

Delia Smith earned our trust as one of our most-respected cookery writers. Now she invites us to join her in stepping back and thinking more deeply about ourselves and our world. In her new book, You Matter, Delia shows the value of the ‘examined life’ and why we need it more than ever.

From the author of the modern classic A Little Life, a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia.

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Comedian Josh Widdicombe releases childhood memoir about growing up watching far too much TV in the 1990s.  Watching Neighbours Twice a Day…How 90’s TV (Almost) Prepared Me For Life tells the story of a strange rural childhood, the kind of childhood Widdicombe only realised was weird when he left home and started telling people about it. 

Details of a new book remembering Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison have been announced which compiles the late frontman’s lyrics and illustrations.

The Evening Standard in association with Netflix, launches its inaugural Stories Festival and competition to inspire a new generation of storytellers.

Dr Alex George has published an inspiring new book to help people look after their wellbeing and mental health.

The Super Secret Diary of Holly Hopkinson: This is going to be a fiasco! is a major new middle grade novel by author Charlie P. Brooks, making his debut in children’s books in partnership with illustrator Katy Riddell. Told in a gloriously illustrated diary-form, the hilarious series is brought to life with delightful drawings throughout from the ambitious and irrepressible Holly, via the pen of Katy!

In his deeply practical and science-backed book, the world’s leading organisational psychology expert, and four-time New York Times bestseller, Adam Grant, explains how keeping an open mind is a teachable skill – and one that can help us thrive in work and life.

Back in December we launched what would had been our annual Christmas giveaway where we send a bundle of goodies to one lucky winner.