The Book of Alchemy: A guide to the art of journalling and creative practice for an inspired life - Hardcover

Jaouad, Suleika

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 152994967X ISBN 13: 9781529949674

Publisher: Square Peg, 2025

Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

‘A stellar collection of prompts and invitations that will enrich any journal' KATHERINE MAY
‘This book is not only beautiful, but exceedingly helpful. I recommend it to every dreamer' ELIZABETH GILBERT
'Galvanising and comforting. An instant classic' EMMA GANNON

A guide to the healing power of journalling and a meditation on the central questions of life, featuring creative contributions from Salman Rushdie, Esther Perel, Alain de Botton, Hanif Kureishi, Jia Tolentino, Elizabeth Gilbert, Gloria Steinem, George Saunders, Lena Dunham and more.

Suleika has kept a journal her whole life. Journalling has marked her greatest triumphs and buoyed her in her toughest moments. It has carried her as she fell in love, travelled across the United States, experienced illness, heartbreak and the deepest oceans of uncertainty. And she is not alone. For so many, journalling is a process of discovery – sometimes vulnerable, sometimes terrifying, always transformative.

Featuring writing prompts, essays and wisdom from one hundred contributors and serving as a companion during challenging times, The Book of Alchemy explores themes such as fear, love, beginnings, memory, the body and purpose. In doing so, the book offers encouragement, direction and gives readers the tools to engage with discomfort, to ask questions, to peel back the layers and uncover their truest selves.

‘An extraordinary collection of wisdom' ADAM GRANT
This book is a gift' HANIF ABDURRAQIB
‘Brilliant. Gentle. Encouraging' KATE BOWLER

About this title

About the Author

Suleika Jaouad is the author of New York Times bestselling memoir Between Two Kingdoms (translated into over 20 languages). She wrote the Emmy Award-winning New York Times column and video series “Life, Interrupted,” and her essays and feature stories have appeared in New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Vogue, and more. She is the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary American Symphony alongside her husband Jon Batiste – a portrait of two artists during a year of extreme highs and lows. She is the creator of the Isolation Journals, a weekly newsletter and global community that harnesses creativity as a tool to navigate life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Square Peg
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 152994967X
• ISBN 13: 9781529949674
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336