Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals was a Mr B’s bestseller and has become a perennial go to for our booksellers; a refreshingly realistic take on happiness and productivity with the limitations of real life as its guiding principle. We’re really looking forward to hosting Oliver in September to speak about his latest book, Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts.
In a world obsessed with self-optimisation and productivity hacks, Meditations for Mortals offers an alternative—a four-week “retreat of the mind” that invites readers to embrace their limitations rather than struggle against them. The book is structured as a series of 28 daily meditations, each guiding the reader through key aspects of living a life that’s meaningful and productive, finite and imperfect. It’s a perfect combination of perspective-shifting philosophy and actionable advice, inviting the reader to begin living in the present, not in an idealised future where everything is finally under control.
This book is for anyone tired of the treadmill of increasing productivity leading to greater expectations from others and ourselves, for anyone ready to find peace and purpose in the here and now. – Sam
*Don’t miss our event with Oliver Burkeman on September 11th – click here for tickets!*
The Edge of Solitude by Katie Hale
Ivy Cunningham is a disgraced climate activist and journalist, an older, queer, widowed woman, who has
been invited on an expedition to the Antarctic to join Sky, a billionaire who has a Plan B to turn the tides on the melting ice caps. Why was she invited there? To document a world-changing experiment or for more sinister reasons? And why did she go, a chance to rebuild her reputation after what happened in Helsinki, an attempt at salvation for herself, or for the cause?
The writing is dreamlike, lyrical, like being invited into someone’s memory. A deep dive into motherhood, sacrifice, guilt and ambition, this atmospheric eco-thriller is perfect for fans of Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood and Jessie Greengrass’ The High House. – Soffi
A Good Deliverance by Toby Clements
In the latest historical saga by Toby Clements we follow Sir Thomas Malory, famous for creating the most seminal work of Arthurian Legend as he is thrown into prison once again. As dark memories, isolation and fear take hold, a young boy who works in the prison appears before him wanting to know his story. He brilliantly recounts tales of Agincourt, Hundred Years War, forbidden love and the hideous realities of war and the historical detail and authenticity in this book is absolutely extraordinary. It is a wonderfully gripping literary read into the life and times of the late Middle Ages. – Becky