'I cannot think of a time in living memory when this book would have been more urgent or more necessary' Sarah Perry, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Essex Serpent

'There are some books which are necessary and there are some which are enjoyable and heart wrenching and wonderful; this is all of these things. A book to give to everyone you love' Daisy Johnson, Man Booker shortlisted author of Everything Under
It doesn't take much familiarity with the news to see that the world has become a more hate-filled place. In Others, a group of writers explore the power of words to help us to see the world as others see it, and to reveal some of the strangeness of our own selves.

Through stories, poems, memoirs and essays, we look at otherness in a variety of its forms, from the dividing lines of politics and the anonymising forces of city life, through the disputed identities of disability, gender and neurodiversity, to the catastrophic imbalances of power that stands in the way of social equality.

Whether the theme is a casual act of racism or an everyday interaction with someone whose experience seems impossible to imagine, the collection challenges us to recognise our own otherness to those we would set apart as different.

Profits from this book will be donated to Stop Hate UK, which works to raise awareness of hate crime and encourage its reporting, and Refugee Action, which provides advice and support to refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.

Contributors include: Leila Aboulela, Gillian Allnutt, Damian Barr, Noam Chomsky, Rishi Dastidar, Peter Ho Davies, Louise Doughty, Salena Godden, Colin Grant, Sam Guglani, Matt Haig, Aamer Hussein, Anjali Joseph, A. L. Kennedy, Joanne Limburg, Rachel Mann, Tiffany Murray, Sara Novic, Edward Platt, Alex Preston, Tom Shakespeare, Kamila Shamsie, Will Storr, Preti Taneja and Marina Warner.
'An impressive cluster of names' New Statesman'Another superlative anthology from Unbound' The Bookseller

An anthology of writing from Kamila Shamsie, Noam Chomsky, A. L. Kennedy, Matt Haig, Louise Doughty and more, reflecting on experiences of othering and otherness

About the Author

Charles Fernyhough is a writer and psychologist. His non-fiction books include The Baby in the Mirror, Pieces of Light (shortlisted for the Royal Society's Winton Prize) and The Voices Within. He is the author of two novels, The Auctioneer and A Box of Birds. He has also written for the Guardian, Observer, Financial Times, Literary Review, Sunday Telegraph, Lancet, LA Times, TIME, Nature and New Scientist, and has made numerous radio and TV appearances in the UK and US, including Start the Week, Women's Hour and Horizon.

@cfernyhough

Reviews

• 'An impressive cluster of names . . . Otherness is everywhere... and not just in the obvious differences of sex, race and class' New Statesman
  
• 'A powerful crowdfunded collection, as a group of writers explore the power of words to help us see the world as others see it' Irish Examiner
  
• 'Another superlative anthology from Unbound . . . an eclectic collection of pieces in which a diverse range of writers explore forms of otherness, and employ their ways with words to encourage us to see beyond ourselves at all times' The Bookseller
  
• 'A fascinating and challenging collection of work ... I cannot think of a time in living memory when this book would have been more urgent or more necessary' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent
• 'There are some books which are necessary and there are some which are enjoyable and heart wrenching and wonderful; this is all of these things. A book to give to everyone you love' Daisy Johnson, Man Booker shortlisted author of Everything Under
• 'How do we live with the self that we've lost, or how do we dignify others with undue self-regard? These are some of the ambitious contemplations examined by the profound, witty and tender accounts in Others' Daljit Nagra, Forward Prize-winning poet
• 'A rich, thought-provoking collection of writings against hate and in support of harmony; if ever there were a book for our unsettling times, Others is it' Saba Salman
• 'Others is beautiful and enlightening. As it promised, it takes us into the lives, minds and stories of those whose experiences may well not be our own, it is a call for empathy, a call to understand each other, a call to listen' Robin Ince

Book Information
ISBN 9781783527519
Author Charles Fernyhough
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Unbound Digital
Publisher Unbound