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A memoir of place, memory and motion, of seafarers, and the author’s connections to them and to the sea

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To foster a genuine connection with the natural world, and to better protect it, we must embrace its contradictions as well as the surface beauty. Through deeper engagement with our environment, we can discover the wild within ourselves, too.

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Hold Fast: Motherhood, my autistic daughter and me is an unforgettable story that shows what a gift it is to see someone not as the world tells them they should be, but as they are.

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Linda’s quest to learn more about her seafaring family history brings her to a blustery harbour. As she throws a line to pull in a boat, she is struck by the parallel with her mission to reel the past closer to the present, to find her place in a family tree full of mariners whose lives were defined by the ebb and flow of tides.

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In this biography with a twist, Claire O’Callaghan conjures a new image of Emily and rehabilitates her reputation by exploring the themes of her life and work, from feminism to her passion for the natural world. She also explores the art, film and television roles Emily has inspired, and the myths and misconceptions about her. What we discover is that Emily was, in fact, a thoroughly modern woman.

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We're delighted to reveal the cover and announce the publication of Looking Down at the Stars: Life Beneath the Waves by @christinamriley

In 2022, Christina Riley became an ‘underwater artist in residence’ at the Argyll Coast Hope Spot – a place of incredible natural beauty in Scotland also crucial for the health of the world’s oceans. She spent days submerged alongside marine life, before resurfacing to reflect, recreate and recount what she had seen – and the feelings of love, hope and responsibility her experience had evoked in her.

The resulting essays, collected in this stunning volume, swim through the kaleidoscope of marine life she found there, from starfish to seagrass to the water itself. What shines through all of them is a sense of wonder that is also a call to action. Looking Down at the Stars asks: how can we harness our feelings of awe at the natural world in order to take better care of it?

Publishing in November, visit our website to find out more!

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We're really looking forward to tuning in to @bbcworldbookclub tomorrow (5 July), to hear @graememacraeburnet talk all things His Bloody Project!

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Booker-shortlisted classic

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