A. J. Liebling, born in Manhattan in 1904, joined the staff of the New Yorker in 1935 and contributed innumerable articles to the magazine throughout his lifetime, on subjects ranging from food to boxing and France to horse racing. As a war correspondent during the Second World War, he reported from France, England and Algeria, and participated in the Normandy landings. In later life he married the writer Jean Stafford, his third wife. He died in 1963.

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A. J. Rosen is an author of YA fantasy and is known as @agatharoza on Wattpad.

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A. O. Scott has been a film critic at the New York Times since 2000. His writing has appeared in many other publications, including the New York Review of Books, Slate, the New Yorker and the Nation. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism in 2010, Scott is currently Distinguished Professor of Film Criticism at Wesleyan University. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. 
 
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A.S. Byatt (1936-2023) was a novelist, short-story writer and critic of international renown. Her novels include Possession (winner of the Booker Prize 1990), the Frederica Quartet and The Children’s Book, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999, and was awarded the Erasmus Prize 2016 for her ‘inspiring contribution to life writing’ and the Pak Kyongni Prize 2017. In 2018 she received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award.

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A. T. Williams won the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2013 for his book A Very British Killing: The Death of Baha Mousa. He lives in Warwickshire.

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Dubbed ‘The new queen of spy fiction’ by the Guardian newspaper, and ‘the real thing’ by the Washington Post, A.C. 'Ava' Glass is the CWA Dagger-shortlisted author of Alias Emma (The Chase), The Traitor and The Trap. The Traitor was a 2023 Richard and Judy Bookclub pick. Alias Emma was a Barnes and Noble book of the month. A former crime reporter and communications consultant, for five years Ava worked closely with spies. Her time in that world fascinated her, and the people she met back then inspire every book she writes.

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Arthur Edward Waite was the designer and co-creator of the now famous Rider Waite Tarot deck. 
 
An American-born British poet and scholarly mystic, his strong interest in all esoteric matters - divination, magic, Kabbalism, alchemy and Freemasony - led to him penning a number of books. These include the Key to the Tarot, The Book of Ceremonial Magic and A New Encyclopedia of Freemasony.

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A.E. Warren is the author of the Tomorrow's Ancestors series, which consists of Subject Twenty-One, The Hidden Base, The Fourth Species and The Final Rising. 
 
After spending eight years working as a lawyer, she began to write in the evenings and early mornings as a form of escapism from life in a very small cubicle with lots of files. She self-published her first novels in her spare time, which were picked up by Del Rey UK which is the science fiction/fantasy imprint of Penguin Random House. 
 
 She is an avid reader, occasional gamer and fair-weather runner. She lives in the UK with her husband, daughter and hopefully, one day, a wise border terrier named Austen.

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A K Benedict writes crime and speculative fiction in a room filled with clowns, mannequins and Doctor Who figures. Her first novel, The Beauty of Murder, was nominated for an eDunnit award and is in development for a major 8-part TV series by Company Pictures. Her second, Jonathan Dark or The Evidence of Ghosts, came out in February 2016. She's written Torchwood audio dramas for Big Finish and her short stories have featured in anthologies including Great British Horror and Best British Short Stories. She lives in St Leonards-on-Sea with her dog, Dame Margaret Rutherford.

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A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards – including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in Essex.

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A.M. Ellis is a speculative fiction author and lover of everything steeped in myth and mystery. Her stories often lean into diverse voices, not only in her identity as a Black woman, but in exploring neurodivergence and mental health. A proud introvert and nostalgic gamer, she lives in Maryland, USA, with her husband and three children. Angelica is also the author of Hunt A Killer, a PERFECT SCORE novel, under the pen name A.M. Ellis, which she wrote as an IP for Scholastic in the US.

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A.N. Wilson was born in 1950 and educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is an award-winning biographer and a celebrated novelist, winning prizes for much of his work. He lives in North London.

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A.B.C. Merriman-Labor was a barrister, writer and munitions worker born in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1877. His published works include A Series of Lectures on the Negro Race and The Story of the African Slave in a Nutshell. He also edited two editions of the Handbook of Sierra Leone. He arrived in the UK in 1904 to study law. In 1907, he organised a centenary commemoration of the abolition of the slave trade in Westminster Abbey. He later embarked on an 'entertainment-lecture' tour called Life and Scenes in Britain, travelling across thousands of miles of West, South West and Central Africa, which he expanded on to create Britons Through Negro Spectacles.

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Aabria Iyengar is an American actress and author.

Aabria Iyengar

Aaliya Jaleel is a freelance illustrator, designer, and visual development artist, currently majoring in Animation at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is also the illustrator of Under My Hijab and Muslim Girls Rise. You can visit her online at www.aaliyamj.com.

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Aaron Allston

After more than fifteen years of experience as a clinical psychotherapist, Dr Aaron Balick has taken the amazing insights from psychology and psychotherapy out of the consultation room and made them accessible to the wider world. 
 
He has been an ‘agony uncle’ for many years for both CBBC and BBC Radio 1, as well as on television, including BBC Worldwide, BBC 3 and BBC Learning.

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Aaron Dignan is the founder of The Ready--a global organizational transformation and coaching practice--that helps companies large and small adopt new forms of self-organization and dynamic teaming. Clients include Johnson &amp; Johnson, Microsoft, Lloyds Bank, Citibank, Boeing, Mailchimp, Airbnb, Dropbox, and charity: water. 
 
He is also the founder of Murmur--a SaaS startup that helps teams scale culture through the magic of working agreements. The Murmur platform will allow every team on the planet to define and share their ways of working. 
 
Dignan is the author of Brave New Work (2019) and Game Frame (2011), co-host of the Brave New Work podcast, and a friend to misfit toys.

Aaron Dignan

Aaron Edwards is a senior lecturer in defence and international affairs at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, specialising in terrorism and counter-insurgency. He is the author and editor of several books, including Defending the Realm: The Politics of Britain’s Small Wars Since 1945, and has lectured all over the world on aspects of national and international security. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Aaron Edwards

Aaron Robertson is a writer, an editor, and a translator of Italian literature. His translation of Igiaba Scego’s Beyond Babylon was short-listed for the 2020 PEN Translation Prize and the National Translation Award, and in 2021 he received a National Endowment for the Arts grant. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy, n+1, The Point, and Literary Hub, among other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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In Pocket Kardashian Wisdom, the world&rsquo;s&#160;most famous family offer their opinions on&#160;absolutely everything you can think of &ndash; from authenticity, to growing older, to how to take your best selfie.Whether you can&rsquo;t live without them, or you&#160;just can&rsquo;t look away, the Kardashian gang are&#160;an absolute goldmine of philosophy, advice&#160;and hysterical one-liners, and this collection of&#160;their best quotes is a must-have for any fan. Organised into six chapters with full-colour chapter openers and spot illustrations of separate portraits throughout, Pocket Kardashian Wisdom covers all aspects of the Kardashian empire &ndash; STYLE, HUSTLE, SELF-LOVE, HATERS, FAMILY and SASS.&#160; 
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&lsquo;I&rsquo;ll cry at the end of the day. Not with fresh make up.&rsquo;&#160;&mdash;Kim 
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&lsquo;On the cover of a magazine it said I was drunk and alone and just for the record, is there a problem with that?&rsquo;&#160;&mdash;Kris 
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&lsquo;My vibe right now is just living life.&rsquo;&#160;&mdash;Kourtney 
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Pocket Kardashian Wisdom

Sassy, Shameless and Surprisingly Profound Quotes From the Whole Family

Featuring beautifully illustrated portraits, Pocket Queer Wisdom is a tribute to some of the most inspirational people of all time. 
 
LGBTQIA+ people are some of the coolest in history &ndash; legendary figures such as Freddie Mercury, Virginia Woolf, Laverne Cox, Harvey Milk and Audre Lorde have made an unforgettable impact. Queer subculture has had an enormous influence on style, music, art, and literature &ndash; the queer community were the first to vogue, throw shade and say YAS to life before it hit the mainstream. 
 
This little book brings you their best pearls of wisdom in your back pocket.

Pocket Queer Wisdom

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Pocket Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wisdom is an unofficial tribute to some of the most empowering and impactful quotes from the powerhouse associate justice of the US Supreme Court.After a quarter-century serving on the highest court in America and fighting tirelessly for gender equality and civil rights, RBG has become one of the most influential legal figures in the history of the country.From her landmark cases working with the ACLU to her brilliantly meme-worthy moments of dissent, RBG is a true American trailblazer.

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Pocket Maya Angelou Wisdom is a collection of some of her best and most empowering quotes. This is the ultimate keepsake for fans of Maya Angelou&rsquo;s beautiful poetry, as well as for anyone looking for a bit of in-the-moment inspiration to have in their back pocket.&#160; 
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Some quotes from Maya Angelou: 
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&lsquo;If you don&#39;t like something, change it. If you can&#39;t change it, change your attitude.&rsquo; 
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&lsquo;You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.&rsquo; 
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&lsquo;When we unite in purpose, we are greater than the sum of our parts&rsquo; 
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&lsquo;Love recognises no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive as its destination full of hope.&rsquo; 
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&lsquo;Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.&rsquo;

Pocket Maya Angelou Wisdom

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In The Book of Christmas,&#160;best-selling author and acclaimed historian, Christopher Winn, casts a&#160;revealing eye over the stories, myths and legends of the most celebrated festival of the year: Christmas. 
 
 In this lovingly written collection of festive myths, legends and (quite often) bizarre traditions, discover the fascinating truth behind some of our most cherished Christmas rituals and customs. 
 
 Along with&#160;a detailed Christmas timeline outlining significant moments and stories throughout history as well as the evolution behind many of the more&#160;mainstream customs, Christopher Winn&#160;unearths all sorts of unusual and symbolic traditions from around the world; from the Druidical origins of the parasitic plant mistletoe and why we now associate it with kissing, to Japan&#39;s predilection for a Kentucky Fried Chicken Christmas dinner, to&#160;why we send cards, hang decorations, sing carols, eat turkey and much, much more &ndash; discover&#160;the fascinating&#160;truth (and oddities) behind this very special holiday.&#160; 
 
 Beautifully produced and charmingly illustrated, The&#160;Book of Christmas is a treasure trove of all things Christmas to delight the whole family.

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You betta work! Pocket RuPaul Wisdom contains only the fiercest advice from the supermodel of the world. Learn how to sissy that walk, sashay, shant&eacute;, and slay the runway.In Pocket RuPaul Wisdom, Ru shows off her charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. Full of insights into love, identity, glamour and performance, this collection of quotes is perfect for Drag Race fans and anyone seeking wisdom from the ultimate queer icon.&lsquo;If you can&rsquo;t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?&rsquo;&lsquo;We all came into the world naked. The rest is all drag.&rsquo;&lsquo;I can barely speak English, but I&rsquo;m fluent in throwing shade.&rsquo;Sometimes we all need a little Ru in our lives.

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Featuring beautifully illustrated portraits and profiles, 50 Queers Who Changed the World is a tribute to some of the most inspirational people of all time. LGBTQ people are some of the coolest in history &ndash; legendary figures such as Freddie Mercury, Virginia Woolf, Laverne Cox, Harvey Milk and Audre Lorde have made an unforgettable impact. Queer subculture has had an enormous influence on style, music, art and literature &ndash; the queer community were the first to vogue, throw shade and say YAS to life before it hit the mainstream. From Oscar Wilde, who defended his homosexual relationships in court, to RuPaul acting as an ambassador for drag on network television, queer people have fought to express their identities and make a difference. This book will celebrate the lives, work and unique perspectives of the icons who changed the world. Elegantly illustrated and packaged, these stories make utterly inspirational reading.

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In Pocket Kim Wisdom, Kim&rsquo;s best quotes have been compiled into a handy portable edition, to offer any Kim fan the ultimate in Kardashian style advice, pep talk, or just a bit of perspective. 
 
On her fears: &ldquo;Stretchmarks are my biggest fear of life.&rdquo; 
On blessings: &ldquo;I feel really blessed because I genuinely love the process of getting my hair and makeup done.&rdquo; 
On her lack of tattoos: &ldquo;Honey, would you put a bumper sticker on a Bentley?!&rdquo; 
On posing: &ldquo;In recent years I&rsquo;m, like, too cool for duck face. So that doesn&rsquo;t happen.&rdquo; 
On acting: &ldquo;I would, like, die to be in Twilight.&rdquo; 
 
Widely known as the trailblazer of the &ldquo;selfie movement&rdquo;, Kim Kardashian is recognisably one of the most iconic celebrities in the world&mdash;with an opinion on pretty much everything.&#160;

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Witty Quotes and Wise Words From Kim Kardashian

Dolly Parton&#39;s&#160;best quotes compiled into a handy pocket-sized edition, perfect for reading on the go. 
 
 Dolly Parton, the Queen of Country, or the Dolly Lama, as she has been called is renowned for her hilarious quotes, witty one-liners, and self-deprecating humour. 
 
I&#39;m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I m not dumb and I&#39;m not blonde either. 
 Don&#39;t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life. 
 People are always asking me in interviews, What do you think of foreign affairs? I just say, I&#39;ve had a few. 
 
 So if yo&#39;&#160;re feeling blue, need a laugh, a hug, or some solid Southern advice, this is the book for you. From love to diets, life advice, and more, there&#39;s something for every Dolly fan.

Pocket Dolly Wisdom

Witty Quotes and Wise Words From Dolly Parton

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