Simon presents his Alternative Autobiography: 'My Life In Pieces'







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Anthony Bourdain presents his long-awaited sequel to 'Kitchen Confidential', the worldwide bestseller: ‘Medium Raw’ - A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook.


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Actor Steven Berkoff presents his new book ‘Diary of Juvenile Delinquent’, a remarkable memoir of misspent youth. The book is compelling from the very first page, painting a startling portrait of his early life and the beginning of his theatrical career.

Born in the East End two years before the outbreak of World War II, life for the Berkoff family was tough, and their home was destroyed in the Blitz. Relief came when his mother took him to New York to live for a while in the Bronx. However, upon returning to London he began to misbehave at school, became involved with violent gangs, and eventually ended up in a horrific remand home for stealing a bicycle.

After several years of drifting from short term job to another, and with no qualifications, he auditioned for drama school, and was granted a scholarship. As he movingly ends this powerfully honest book, “I had arrived. This is what I should be. An Actor. The door closed and the lesson began.”

Steven Berkoff is an acclaimed actor, writer and director, who has starred in films as diverse as A Clockwork Orange, Octopussy and Beverley Hills Cop. He has written several books and his plays have been published extensively.

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Former Labour MP Chris Mullin presents his diaries: ‘A View From The Foothills’.

‘The most wickedly indiscreet and elegant memoirs since those of Alan Clark’ Mail on Sunday

‘Chris Mullin’s diaries deserve to become the central text for understanding the Blair years’ Peter Riddell, chief political commentator of The Times

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Will Hutton reads from and presents his new book:

‘Them and Us - Politics, Greed and Inequality - Why We Need A Fair Society’.

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Audrey Niffenegger presents her new book a graphic novel, ’The Night Bookmobile’ - a magical new book from the author of the bestselling novel ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’.

Audrey Niffenegger is an exceptionally creative writer and visual artist who has achieved enormous success in both worlds. Her debut novel, 'The Time Traveler’s Wife', has sold nearly five million copies worldwide and has been translated into thirty-three languages to date. A Richard & Judy book club choice in the UK, it has been a huge bestseller all round the world.

A Chicago native, Niffenegger received her MFA in Printmaking and Drawing from Northwestern University. Her art has been widely exhibited in the United States and is in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress and Harvard University’s Houghton Library.

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Grayson Perry, famous for his ceramic vases decorated with shocking and
unconventional imagery, is one of a generation of contemporary British
artists to have emerged on the international stage in the last two decades.

In this lavishly illustrated monograph, Jacky Klein explores Perry’s work through a discussion of his major themes and subjects, such as class or conflict. Her text is complemented by a series of intimate, insightful commentaries on individual pieces by the artist himself. The book features about 150 of Perry’s works as well as a rich selection of the visual material that has inspired him, from Afghan war rugs, medieval altarpieces and satirical prints to the paintings of Pieter Brueghel, Anselm Kiefer and the American Outsider artist Henry Darger. With an up-to-date biography, bibliography and exhibition history, this definitive book is the first to explore fully the achievements of Perry’s twenty-five-year career.

Author

Jacky Klein is an art historian and writer specializing in 20th-century and contemporary art. Formerly a curator at London’s Hayward Gallery, she now works in publishing.

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