The Open Skies, by Nicolas Mathieu, is out now. The book is a collection of short stories by the same name.

It is written by Mathieu in the style of a French novel. It was written in French and English, and is published by Simon & Schuster. The author is also the author of a book on the history of the English language, The History of the World, published by Verso, £16.99, with an option to buy the book for £15.99.