Whoever invented skateboarding is a genius. There's only one skater, and his name's Tony Hawk. It doesn't matter if you don't know who he is, just trust me. Not only is Hawk the world's best skater, he's also good to talk to. So I talk to Tony Hawk, and Tony Hawk talks back.
According to her own complex moral calculations, Katie Carr has earned her affair. She's a doctor, after all, and doctors are decent people, and her husband David is the self-styled Angriest Man in Holloway. When David suddenly becomes good, Katie's sums no longer add up and she is forced to ask herself some very hard questions.
Will Freeman wants an easy life with no responsibilities. But then he meets Marcus an unusual twelve year old boy with serious problems. About a Boy is a modern classic a very funny story about a very serious subject: love. It's also a popular movie starring Hugh Grant.
Funny, sad, and wonderfully humane, Nick Hornby's new novel asks some of the big questions: about life and death, strangers and friendship, love and pain, and whether a slice of pizza can really see you through a long, dark night of the soul.
Can you share your life with someone whose record collection is incompatible with your own? Can people have terrible taste and still be worth knowing? For Rob Fleming, aged 35, a pop addict and owner of a failing record shop, these are the questions that need an answer, and soon.
Will Behr lives on his own and does not want children, but he does see the point of single mothers, especially if they look like Julie Christie. Then he meets Marcus, whose parents have split up and who is being persecuted by bullies. Marcus discovers that Will has a lot to teach him about life.