Sarah Churchwell

‘Ferociously smart. A rare combination of guilty pleasure and intellectual insight’ VOGUE

‘Perceptive. Refreshing. Meer

The history America never wanted you to read.
'The narrative took my breath away' Philippe Sands

'An extraordinarily and shockingly powerful read' Peter Frankopan

'One of the must-reads of the year' Suzannah Lipscomb

'Brilliant and provocative' Gavin Esler

Sarah Churchwell examines one of the most enduringly popular stories of all time, Gone with the Wind, to help explain the divisions ripping the United States apart today. Meer

What is it about certain books that makes them bestsellers? Why do some of these books remain popular for centuries, and others fade gently into obscurity? Meer

A new edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel, The Great Gatsby—a story of adulterous love, dreams, and betrayal among the super-rich in 1920s New York. Meer