By Faber on July 23, 2012
The second part of an interview with Deborah Bull, who was a Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet, on her new book The Everyday Dancer, in which she presents an honest and vivid portrait of a dancer’s every day.
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction | Tagged video interview
By Faber on July 20, 2012
Harriet Sergeant’s Among the Hoods is an extraordinary story of one woman’s friendship with a South London gang.
Watch an interview with the author.
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction | Tagged gangs, Interviews
By Faber on July 18, 2012
A unique perspective from behind the footlights, The Everyday Dancer is a vibrant and compelling picture of a life in the day of a dancer. Watch an interview with author Deborah Bull on her life as a dancer and her career with the The Royal Ballet.
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction | Tagged dancing
By Bloomsbury on June 1, 2012
August, 2003. Celia Walden, a young reporter, receives an unusual phone call from her editor. She is to drop everything and fly to Malta in an attempt to track down a legendary footballer and keep him from the press…
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction | Tagged George Best
By Simon & Schuster UK on May 21, 2012
Read an extract from this beautifully illustrated commemoration of the Queen’s life and reign, and visit Bookdiva on Wednesday for a chance to win yourself a copy!
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction | Tagged Diamond Jubilee, Non-fiction
By Simon & Schuster UK on March 26, 2012
This vital slice of social history is a shocking reminder of how attitudes have changed around the issue of single motherhood since the early 1960s. It is also an honest, heartfelt memoir that explores the closest of human bonds.
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction | Tagged Pregnancy
By Bloomsbury on February 29, 2012
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. It was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. But instead, it’s about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how you can be humbled by a thirteen-year-old.
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction | Tagged childcare, motherhood
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