Troublesome Things: A History of Fairies and Fairy Stories by Diane Purkiss

Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of A Storyteller by Jackie Wullschlager

Words on Words: Quotations about Language and Languages by David Crystal and Hilary Crystal

Think on My Words: Exploring Shakespeare’s Language by David Crystal

History and Reading: Tocqueville, Foucault, French Studies by Dominick LaCapra

Xanadu: Marco Polo and Europe’s Discovery of the East by John Man

Alexander the Great by Robin Lane Fox

Twentieth Century: A History of the World 1901 to the Present by J. M. Roberts

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg

1001 Foods You Must Try Before You Die edited by Francis Case

Best Food Writing 2009 edited by Holly Hughes

The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World’s Most Glorious and Perplexing City by David Lebovitz

The Mango Orchard: Travelling Back to the Secret Heart of Mexico by Robin Bayley