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For many, Clive James will always be a TV presenter first and a writer second - this despite the fact that his adventures with the written word took place before, during & after his time on the small screen. This latest instalment of his memoirs covers the period of his life spent on the box. Telling the inside story of his TV career, this fascinating and funny account proves - once and for all - that Clive has a way with words… whatever the medium.

In The Chain of Curiosity, writer and presenter Sandi Toksvig takes you on a sidesplitting journey through life’s peculiarities in this book packed with wit, wisdom and wonderment. From pondering the joys of World Pencil Day to tiptoeing around the delicate art of school report vocabulary to researching the oddest way to meet a sticky end, these hilarious observations will delight Sandi’s fans, both old and new.

Sally Bee’s story is truly remarkable. At the age of 36 she had three heart attacks in a week and her survival is nothing short of a miracle. She attributed her recovery to a healthy and achievable eating plan and when the White House heard about her she was invited to cook with Michelle Obama. Here she shares her gorgeous recipes as well as telling her inspirational and thoughtprovoking story.

More of the wry, honest and often hilarious chronicles of Richard Hammond - TV presenter, adventurer and general drawer of the short straw. Continuing where AS YOU DO left off, OR IS THAT JUST ME? focuses on just a few of the many hair-raising stunts, expeditions and encounters experienced by Richard Hammond over the last eventful year.

In a moment of madness John Humphrys decided to buy a semi-derelict cottage overlooking the Aegean. A few minutes gazing out over the most glorious bay he had ever seen was all it took to persuade him but John was to spend much of the next four years regretting the impulse… Told by father and son in turns, this is hilariously revealing about Greece, builders and human nature but is equally revealing about the infamous Radio 4 presenter and his talented son.

At the age of 25, Spain’s Fernando Torres has already established himself as one of the Liverpool greats and a proud wearer of the fabled No 9 shirt. His first book provides a captivating illustrated story of his career to date, alongside candid snapshots of his early life in Madrid, as a child football prodigy and lifelong fan of local club Atletico.

Nicknamed ‘El Nino’ (The Kid), Torres opens up about life on the streets besides Atletico’s Vicente Calderon stadium, signing for the club at aged 15 and appointed club captain by 19, becoming, as one local journalist put it, ‘one part folk hero, one part native son, one part messiah.’

When Liverpool broke their club transfer record to bring Torres to Anfield in July 2007, it proved the turning point in his career. Competing in the goldfish bowl of the English Premier League, settling into the NorthWest and playing alongside Liverpool heroes like Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, in the company of Spanish team-mates Pepe Reina, Xavi Alonso and Albert Rieira, and performing in front of the Kop who quickly adopted him as one of their own - Torres describes what it means to him to play on one of the greatest stages in world football, and compares and contrasts life in Spain with his new career in England.

Away from the football, Torres talks about life out of the spotlight with his childhood sweetheart Ollala, his family and friends, and what inspires and motivates him.

What possessed her to become a professional comedian in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy after ten years as a psychiatric nurse? How did she deal with late night drunken audiences? Raised in middle class comfort, she left home in her teens to live with someone entirely inappropriate. Her parents were aghast at her behaviour and attempted to rein in her excesses, finally giving up when she demonstrated that she was not headed for the life of a nun. From her early years growing up in a small south coast town with two brothers who toughened her up, to emerging on stage as ‘The Sea Monster’, Jo Brand tells it like it is with wit, candour and a wonderful sense that life can be ridiculous but there’s always a funny side.

This second volume of autobiography begins when Alan Titchmarsh leaves school at 15 with an O Level in art, not knowing where he is heading. A job at the local nursery sows the seeds of an idea… and before he knows it he’s studying amongst the rare and exotic plants at Kew Gardens, which eventually leads to a job as a gardening presenter and, as the saying goes, the rest is history! This wonderfully warm and honest memoir shows exactly why Alan Titchmarsh has become the nation’s favourite gardener.

This is the long-awaited follow up to “The Sound of Laughter”. Picking up from where Peter’s massive bestselling autobiography “The Sound of Laughter” left off, “Saturday Night Peter” charts the hilarious journey his career took as he developed and honed his comedy skills by taking to the road and trying out his stand up material in pubs and clubs across the country.

Each Saturday night would present Peter with a new venue, a new audience to win over, other acts appearing and the ever changing and all important performance itself. But behind the scenes there were the digs and landladies, the preparation for the show, the anxious drive there and of course the inspiration for material itself.

Alan Davies was always a hoarder. Not much that came out of his bedroom made it into the bin, never mind the uninvented bin liner. But this ‘rubbish’ sums up an era… Nostalgic and laugh-out-loud funny, My Favourite People and Me is an affectionate trip through a surburban childhood and an Eighties education. Blending genuine enthusiasm with touching personal revelations, this is an intimate portrait of one of Britain’s leading comedians.