The author of our Non-Fiction Book of the Month for May, This is Going to Hurt, discusses croissant accidents, awkward stories and taking his book on tour.
In a world that never seems to stop moving here are some recommended reads to help you find the calm through the storm.
"The private healthcare system in the UK, anyway, is entirely parasitic on the NHS for the training of its staff and for bailing it out when things go wrong." Described as ‘a book about wisdom and experience’, Henry Marsh’s extraordinary memoir, Do No Harm, paved the way for a wave of new publishing that gave medicine a human face. To mark the publication of his compassionate and unflinching second book, Admissions, we present an exclusive Q&A in which Marsh considers the changing world of modern medicine, debates around end of life care and the precarious future of the NHS.
Two years following the death of its author, neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air was posthumously published to global acclaim, working as both a candid portrait of the symptoms and treatment of cancer and as a meditative essay on what it is to prepare for death. As Being Mortal’s Atul Guwande observed, ‘the dying are the ones who have the most to teach us about life.’ As our Non-Fiction Book of the Month for January, we’re honoured to be able to present Kalanithi’s introduction to this remarkable memoir, an extract deeply affecting in itself.
Christmas is over and as we turn our minds to thoughts of crash-dieting, Olympian Tom Daley would like to offer a carefully considered alternative. His new book, Tom's Daily Plan, is an antidote to the usual January quick fixes and excessive exercise regimes; it outlines a health and fitness programme that is simple to follow and, crucially, easy to stick to, long-term. The following mouth-watering recipe is not in the book and has been shared by Tom exclusively with Waterstones customers.
Tanya Burr, fashion and beauty vlogger, is one of a new generation of entertainers currently riding a huge wave of popularity. She took a moment to record an introduction to her new book, Love Tanya.
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