The Accidental Memoir takes you on a journey of self-discovery. This beautifully illustrated book is filled with inventive and accessible writing prompts, as well as tips for anyone wanting to document their lives and explore their creativity.
The Accidental Memoir will show you how to:
Write a memoir Flex your writing muscles Exorcise your demons Relive moments of magic Make sense of life Reminisce Create social media content Become your own therapist Reduce stress Have fun Leave a lasting legacy
This innovative concept was developed as an Arts Council project to help people tap into their own lives. Working with diverse groups from refugees to the elderly and prisoners, it has been a resounding success in unearthing stories that otherwise may never have been told.

The Accidental Memoir

Self-Help

Makis, Eve

Cropper, Anthony

Creativity

Fourth Estate

The essential companion to&nbsp;Slay in Your Lane&nbsp;('Seismic' Sunday Times;&nbsp;'A cultural landmark' Daily Telegraph).&nbsp;Slay in Your Lane: The Journal&nbsp;is the beautifully illustrated, empowering and practical toolkit for a generation of black British women inspired to find success in every area of their lives. We decided to create&nbsp;Slay in Your Lane: The Journal&nbsp;shortly after our book tour ended last year. After so many events, talking to thousands of women, we realised that the same questions were cropping up again and again. In this journal we distil our answers to those questions, and the many others raised by&nbsp;Slay in Your Lane, into practical ways to help you create a better and more visible future for yourself &nbsp; With&nbsp;Slay in Your Lane&nbsp;Elizabeth Uviebinené and Yomi Adegoke started a national conversation. Now they want you to join them in making changes. &nbsp; Packed full of practical exercises, worksheets, questionnaires and actionable tips,&nbsp;Slay in Your Lane: The Journal&nbsp;will help you get ahead in everything from relationships to starting a successful side hustle, building your personal brand, knowing your worth at work, finances, self-care, and health. &nbsp; It will give you the tools and the confidence to be in the driving seat of your life, and not just a passenger: showing you exactly how to slay in your&nbsp;own&nbsp;lane.

Slay In Your Lane: The Journal

Business & Money

Adegoke, Yomi

Uviebinené, Elizabeth

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Develop regular creative writing practice with this interactive journal, full of simple, witty and playful ideas every writer will enjoy. 
They say that everyone has a book in them, but who has the time to sit down and find it? This journal, filled with creative writing prompts for every day of the year, is a great way to get started. 
• Create a superhero’s ‘to-do’ list. 
• Write an ode to a chair. 
• What would you most like to find in an attic? 
• If dogs could talk, what would they say? 
• What secrets have you never told?

A Writer’s Year

Bastow, Emma

Journal Writing

Harpercollins

The essential companion to the Sunday Times bestselling Jog On - a funny, practical guide to managing your mental health through exercise. Bella Mackie isn't your average coach - she's much swearier, and she's never going to give you a nutrition plan or join you on a marathon. But through her inspiring personal story and realistic approach she's already inspired thousands of men and women to manage their mental health through exercise. In this journal, Bella takes you on a journey from the sofa to the open road, helping you to: * Gain a new awareness of mental health problems such as anxiety and depression * Cope with side effects such as panic attacks and intrusive thoughts * Learn and memorise calming strategies such as breathing exercises * Build a checklist of everything you need to start running * Develop a regular running schedule, with realistic targets * Use exercise to gain confidence and manage mental health problems Packed with insights from athletes and psychologists and step-by-step achievable goals, The Jog On Journal has everything you need to get you up and running. Perfect for fans of Alexandra Heminsley, Matt Haig and Dawn O'Porter!

Jog on Journal: A Practical Guide to Getting Up and Running

Health, Fitness & Dieting

MACKIE, BELLA

Mental Health

William Collins

From the bestselling author of This Naked Mind, this journal will give you the tools you need to take your relationship with alcohol into your own hands.\nUsing thought-provoking prompts, checklists, and activities, Annie Grace will help you to examine what's really happening when you drink, what it is you get out of it, and whether you really need it at all. 
Eye-opening and empowering, this journal will transform your attitude to alcohol, for good.

The Alcohol Experiment Journal

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Grace, Annie

Beverages & Wine

A beautiful hardback, elastic hinged desk diary with a week to a view alongside an inspiring and powerful quote or a photograph of Chimamanda and a brand-new introduction from her. 
‘We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller.’ 
‘Not one day longer.’\nThis year, with some words of wisdom to inspire you, you will walk tall. Make 2021 your biggest year yet, with this beautifully designed hardback diary filled with some of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s most inspirational quotes. 
From her award-winning novels like Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah, to her stirring calls to arms We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele, from her countless magazine covers, her work with Beyoncé and sharing the stage with Michelle Obama, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is one of the most defining and stirring voices of our time – a truly modern icon. Now, each day, Adichie will inspire you to stand up and be heard. 
Start your year off on the right foot and be inspired to be exactly who you want to be in 2021.\nAfter all, as Chimamanda says: ‘It’s not your job to be likeable. It’s your job to be yourself.’

We Should All Be Feminists: The Desk Diary 2021

NGOZI ADICHIE,CHIMAMANDA

Reference

In a beautiful literary exploration, Sally Bayley tracks the evolution – and the potential twenty first century death of – the diary, mourning what it means to lose the art of writing simply for oneself. 
Diaries hold all manner of things: they allow us a moment to be completely personal, to self-aggrandise, to focus on self-reflection without concern of what someone on the outside might think. Discovered or published diaries of the past have also provided glimpses into history, eras and minds gone by, especially the inner lives otherwise unknown. 
Tracing the history of the diary from Samuel Pepys, whose record of the Great Plague and Great Fire of London informed history, through the likes of Virginia Woolf’s personal confessions in the twentieth century, and up to the age of social media, Sally Bayley explores the beauty and the power of recording one’s own life. 
Taking this thought all the way up to our era of exposure, with confessional journalism and social media barrage, Bayley explores what we might lose as individuals if we let go of the diary as private confidante, choosing instead a culture of public disclosure.

The Private Life of the Diary: From Pepys to Tweets – A History of the Diary as an Art Form

Biographies & Memoirs

BAYLEY, SALLY

Arts & Literature

A raw, honest and heartfelt poetry collection from Taz Alam - for the tough times, the great times, and everything in between. Depressed, but it's fine. Anxious, but it's fine. Heartbroken, but it's fine. When you're ready to embrace how you really feel, I hope this book helps you connect, reflect, and be seen. What matters is that you're here. Maybe we can be fine, together.

It’s Fine, It’s Fine, It’s Fine: It’s Not

Alam, Taz

Parenting & Relationships

From New York Times bestseller author Mark Manson, comes an irreverent, interactive journal based on the internationally bestselling phenomenon The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck and the New York Times bestseller Everything is F*cked, providing questions and sharp insights in his inimitable voice. 
In classic Mark Manson style, this journal isn’t a “once a day” or “once a week” thing. You can use it any time. Or not. Leave it and come back. Or not. 
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Journal is divided into five sections that mirror the themes of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck and include guided prompts that help you consider the deepest questions around emotions, values and purpose. Manson’s wisdom is complimented with exercises to make you laugh, think, and grow, and his in-your-face attitude is only matched by his sincerity in wanting you to really wrestle with yourself and the things that matter. 
When it comes to the big topics―things like happiness, values, and responsibility―life is punctuated by seemingly endless questions. Manson addresses these issues with his unique irreverence, offering insights and observations to help you find your own answers. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Journal provides ample space for contemplating life’s ups and downs and guides you to see how key moments in your life―both the tragic and the comic―are opportunities for growth (and sometimes just a good laugh). 
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Journal is illustrated with colour images throughout.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Journal

MANSON, MARK

Job Hunting & Careers

Do you suffer from any of the following?
<ul>
<li>Procrastination </li>
<li>Wide swings of mood and self-esteem </li>
<li>Ambivalence in making decisions </li>
<li>Dreaming big, but never following through</li>
</ul>
If you or someone you love isn't living up to his or her potential -- and suffers from even one or two of the above feelings -- here is a program that can help. Your Own Worst Enemy is the first book devoted to the problem of adult underachievement, a problem stemming from common behavior patterns that can manifest itself in almost every walk of life -- from twentysomethings stuck in dead-end jobs to outwardly successful businesspeople who can't help feeling they've missed their true calling.
In Your Own Worst Enemy, Dr. Kenneth Christian details the telltale signs of what he calls self-limiting behavior -- everyday habits that can seem harless (like taking unchallenging jobs) or even worthwhile (like setting absurdly high standards), but that over time can send high-potential people into a tailspin of dead ends and frustration. He identifies underachieving types, from charmers, who substitute congeniality for effort, to extreme risk-takers, who casually gamble their future away, to best-or-nothings, who refuse to play if they can't win. And he offers practical 15-step guide to help underachievers shake off their old habits and start taking an active hand in their own future.
Filled with persuasive case studies and useful advice on everything from overhauling workspace to remaking self-image, Your Own Worst Enemy will help underachievers everywhere visualize their goals, break through their barriers, and start realizing their unlimited potential.

Your Own Worst Enemy: Breaking the Habit of Adult Underachievement

Christian, Kenneth W.

Harper

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