Sean from our Royal Festival Hall branch picks out the books that best document a conflict - memorably described by Jose Luis Borges as "two bald men fighting over a comb" - that cost 907 lives.
Katy recalls her own childhood enjoyment of the late Maurice Sendak's classic Where the Wild Things Are and celebrates the achievements of an author who never grew up.
Following on from his award-winning diary Dirty White Boy: Tales of Soho. Littlewood is back, watching the hookers, the gangsters, the rent boys and following the same...
History books have often ommitted or glossed over the role of women in the past. What exactly is women's history? A feminist viewpoint? The history of sex or gender? ...
Women and Gender in Postwar Europe charts the experiences of women across Europe from 1945 to the present day. Europe at the end of World War II was a sorry testimony...
This is the first book to provide serious scholarly insight into the methodological practices that shape lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer oral ...
Bringing together two of the century’s greatest minds and artists, Saint Genet is at once a compelling psychological portrait, masterpiece of literary criticism, and...
A poetic tale about truth and longing
Presents a portrait of gay men and women throughout time and across the globe whose lives have influenced society at large. This title features such celebrated figures...
Male bodies, almost as sculptured
Censored in France in 1954, THERESE AND ISABELLE follows the story of a passionate love affair between two schoolgirls, aiming to describe 'as exactly, as minutely as...
Cassandra will be discussing the recent release of City of Lost Souls with the inimitable...
In this exclusive interview for Foyles to celebrate the publication of Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary talks about her fascination with Thomas Cromwell and the corrupting effects of power.
WINNER ANNOUNCED! Edgelands by Michael Symmons Robert and Paul Farley takes the prize in the first year of Foyles' sponsorship.
The story of the intellectual bromance between Sartre and Camus that culminated in a bitter feud.