‘But then a steward put his head round the door and handed Dr Dillon a cable. It read: “Do you intend to claim the title since your change-over? Kindly cable Daily Express.” At that moment, Dr Dillon recorded in his unpublished autobiography, his heart stood still’

Liz Hodgkinson writes in today’s Daily Express. From a Girl to a Man:How Laura Became Michael by Liz Hodgkinson is available now. Get your copy here.

‘Sewell’s last book has been beautifully illustrated by our talented contributor Stefan Marjoram, and would make a delightful addition to any child’s – or adult’s – motoring library’

The Automobile Magazine gives a glowing review of The Man Who Built the Best Car in the World by Brian Sewell. Get your copy of the title here today!

Automobile Magazine are also selling copies signed by illustrator Stefan Marjoram in a fantastic Christmas offer. Go here for more information.

Sunny Singh and Will Wiles will be speaking about hotels, writing and literary reception on Monday 2nd November. It’s a free event at Pages of Hackney, Lower Clapton Road from 7.30-9pm. BYOB.

Get your copy of Hotel Arcadia by Sunny Singh here.

‘The book is enhanced with superb colour scenes imagined by the artist Stefan Marjoram, as well as some of his pencil sketches and also beautifully bound and presented. The book is worth the price purely to admire the superb pencil sketch on the endpapers of an 1913 Alpine Trial team car at speed, quite magnificent draughtsmanship. Sewell can rest easy’

Speed Readers gives a fantastic review of The Man Who Built the Best Car in the World by Brian Sewell. Read the full review here and get a copy of the book here today!

Wonderful feature on Invisible Threads by Lucy Beresford in Asian Voice following her fantastic talk at Asia House…

Get a copy of Invisible Threads by Lucy Beresford here today!

‘Mine will be a voice in the legislative process for the thousands of people the Big Issue has helped over the past 24 years and continues to help today through our philosophy of social entrepreneurialism based on self-help…I believe that one of the complexities of modern policy is that sometimes the best thinkers, like the Big Issue, are left outside the box. Yet if we are to have social opportunity and social justice for all, the thinking within the box needs to change’

John Bird on his new role at the House of Lords. We are delighted that the author of The Necessity of Poverty will be joining the Lords. Read the full Guardian article here and get your copy of the book here.

‘In a recent book review, the historian Norman Stone wrote: “Maybe the Second World War can now be left to novelists.” Perhaps he was thinking of Allan Massie’s 1989 masterpiece A Question of Loyalties, an utterly convincing portrayal of a man making all the wrong choices for the noblest reasons in Vichy France. It’s such fertile territory that Massie has returned to it for a quartet of detective novels set in Occupied Bordeaux… Finishing Massie’s Bordeaux Quartet, it’s hard to imagine how any work of history could give one a better understanding of the complexities of Occupied France’

The Spectator reviews End Games in Bordeaux by Allan Massie. Read the full review here and get your copy of the book here today!

‘People with wealth and status are more likely to get away with child abuse because professionals are reluctant to challenge them’

Robert Montagu speaks to Professional Social Work Magazine. Get your copy of the book here today!

‘I wanted to have a title that hinted at the psychological layers of all the characters but there’s also a section in the book which is all about fabric and material and Sara often feels like she’s unravelling’

Lucy Beresford gives a great interview for Asian Culture Vulture and unravels delicate taboos. You can read the full interview here. Lucy Beresford will be speaking at Asia House tomorrow and there are still tickets available here. Get your copy of Invisible Threads by Lucy Beresford today!

There is a fantastic staff review of Robert Montagu’s A Humour of Love at Hatchards, Piccadilly. You can get your copy of this ‘outstanding memoir’ here today.

Our Chairman Naim Attallah speaks about friend and author Brian Sewell on Radio 4’s Sunday night show Last Word. You can listen to the show here and read our Chairman’s blog post on Brian Sewell here.

‘This is a very immersive read, making the reader feel as connected to the four friends as they are to each other. A valuable tale of enduring female friendship in a revolutionary generation’

The Lady reviews The Unfriended by Jane McLoughlin. Read the full review here and get your copy of the book here today.