Black Coffee and Red Lipstick: Notes on living by Alexandra Shulman #joyce

Black Coffee and Red Lipstick: Notes on living by Alexandra Shulman #joyceDATE OF RELEASE: 1 OCT 2026 Black Coffee and Red Lipstick is a collection of essays that weave ideas about our domestic and daily life hence the black coffee with thoughts on style and the way we present ourselves hence the red lipstick. It combines anecdotes and observations from Alexandra Shulman's 25 years spent editing British Vogue and her current life as a freelance writer and commentator. She draws on her experiences as a magazine editor but

Winner of the RSL Ondaatje Prize / Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award

'The very best story of diablerie which I have read for many years' Arthur Conan Doyle

and every stolen moment with him leaves her craving more

romance and drama crackle in every hearth

community spirit and local expertise

Who are the Glorious Dead

the iconic love story of Bella and Edward told from the vampire's point of view

Edie was shipped off to the icy prison planet spinning far below the soaring skybridges and neon catacombs of Kepler space station - of home - to spend the best part of a decade alone

growing gay pride and punk rock

you can spend quality time exploring the universe with your children

They are innately political

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