Nick Hornby...Giles Smith...Helen Fielding...Roddy Doyle...Irvine Welsh...Zadie Smith...Dave Eggers...Robert Harris...Melissa Bank...Patrick Marber...Colin Firth...John O'FarrellCompiled by bestselling author Nick Hornby and featuring brand new stories from the hottest writers on both sides of the A[...]

Meeting on New Year's Eve on the roof of Topper's House, a London destination infamous as a last stop for suicidal people, a television talk-show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother share the stories about their circumstances and decisions. By the author of How to Be Good. Reader's Guide [...]

Now in paperback-"The New York Times" bestselling novel of rock 'n roll, super fandom, and love, by the beloved author of "About a Boy" and "High Fidelity."
Nick Hornby returns to his roots-music and messy relationships-in this funny and touching new novel which thoughtfully and sympathetically[...]

"New York Times"-bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line. "A Long Way Down" is now a major motion picture from Magnolia Pictures starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, and Imogen Poots.
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Can you share your life with someone whose record collection is incompatible with your own? Can people have terrible taste and still be worth knowing? For Rob Fleming, aged 35, a pop addict and owner of a failing record shop, these are the questions that need an answer, and soon.[...]

In his monthly column "Stuff I've Been Reading," Hornby lists the books he's purchased that month, and briefly discusses the books he's actually read.

NIck Hornby's Polysyllabic Spree Includes selected passages from the novels, biographies, collections of poetry, and comics discussed in [...]

With an affectionate introduction by Sarah Vowell, this is the third and final collection of columns by celebrated novelist Nick Hornby from "The Believer" magazine. Hornby's monthly reading diary is unlike any arts column in any other publication; it discusses cultural artifacts the way they actual[...]

Will ist 36, führt sich aber auf wie ein Teenager. Single und kinderlos, fühlt er sich "echt cool": er liest die entsprechendenZeitschriften, besucht einschlägige Clubs und tummelt sich mit Vorliebe auf Treffen allein erziehender Eltern, wo es nur so wimmelt von bereitwilligen Müttern, die auf [...]

Will Freeman, 36 år, ønsker seg ikke barn. Men han har overhode ikke noe i mot single mødre, i hvertfall ikke Angie. Han melder seg inn i EFAS (Enslige Foreldre - Alene Sammen) og dikter opp en to år gammel sønn. Så kommer 12 år gamle Marcus inn i bildet. Han føler seg utenfor på skolen, og[...]

Martin er et berømt fjes fra frokost-TV, og har nettopp kommet ut fra fengselet etter at han bommet på alderen til en ung jente. Kona tilgir han ikke, han mister jobben og livet er tøft. Jess er 18 år, og familiens sorte får. Faren er minister, typen hun er foresket i viker unna, og liver er t�[...]

Barbara Parker bliver kåret som Miss Blackpool 1964, men hun vil ikke være skønhedsdronning. Hun vil få folk til at grine, lige som sin heltinde Lucille Ball. Så Barbara forlader Blackpool og sin familie, tager til London og får et job i makeupafdelingen i et stormagasin. Og giver sig så til [...]