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What a Time to be Alive by Marina Hyde

Scenes from a Strange Age: Marina Hyde's Guardian columns in hardback

What a Time to be Alive by Marina Hyde is a 432-page hardback of her final Guardian columns, for news fans who like a laugh.

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£19.95What a Time to be Alive by Marina Hyde
  • Hardback, 432 pages
  • Collected Guardian columns by Marina Hyde
  • Covers Liz Truss, Donald Trump and Silicon Valley
  • Size 242 x 163 x 39 mm
  • Published 24 Sep 2026

About this gift

Marina Hyde's final Guardian columns are gathered in What a Time to be Alive, a hardback for news fans, book lovers and anyone who follows the headlines. It makes a strong gift for Guardian readers and anyone who likes politics with a laugh.

Its 432 pages collect the Guardian columns that take on Liz Truss, Donald Trump, Silicon Valley and the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial. The hardback measures 242 x 163 x 39 mm and was published on 24 Sep 2026. Its subjects are collected journalism, politics and government, and humour.

Hyde's columns make a bold present for a news fan at Christmas, a birthday or a leaving gift. Choose What a Time to be Alive for the reader on your list, and give them Marina Hyde's final Guardian columns in one hardback.

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  • 1 hardback copy of What a Time to be Alive

Details

FormatHardback
Pages432 pages
Size242 x 163 x 39 mm
AuthorMarina Hyde
PublisherGuardian Faber Publishing
Published24 Sep 2026
ISBN9781783353316
SubjectsReportage & collected journalism, Politics & government, Humour
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How many pages is What a Time to be Alive by Marina Hyde?

432 pages, in a hardback edition published on 24 Sep 2026.

How big is the hardback?

It measures 242 x 163 x 39 mm.

Is it a collection of Marina Hyde's Guardian columns?

Yes, it is her final Guardian column collection, covering Liz Truss, Donald Trump, Silicon Valley and the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial.

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