Announcing The Secret Life of John le Carré by Adam Sisman
Discover the turbulent private life of one of our greatest novelists
Butler to the World is Blackwells Book of the Month
Discover the bestselling book on Britain's role in global dirty money
Beryl wins William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Discover the remarkable life of champion cyclist Beryl Burton, one of the greatest cyclists of all time
New releases
George
Frieda Hughes
Then, just in time, before I swung the spade again, I saw, right by the blade and camouflaged by the leaves on the ground, a magpie chick. It squatted…
Tree Stories
Stefano Mancuso
The remarkable stories of trees that have shaped human history – from the wooden ladder that solved a crime to France's revolutionary Liberty Tre…
Beryl – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022
Jeremy Wilson
The remarkable life of champion cyclist Beryl Burton, one of the greatest cyclists of all time
All That She Carried
Tiya Miles
A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft a deeply layered and insightful…
Ravenous
Henry Dimbleby
The food system no longer serves us: it's killing us. Here's why we should be hungry for change
A Terribly Serious Adventure
Nikhil Krishnan
An absorbing group biography of the Oxford thinkers who transformed philosophical thought in twentieth-century Britain
Innovating with Impact
Ted Ladd
We're all innovators now. Thinkers and entrepreneurs Ted Ladd and Alessandro Lanteri show us how
Travellers to Unimaginable Lands
Dasha Kiper
An illuminating, compassionate exploration of the psychology of caregiving – and the mysterious world of the human mind
A People's Church
Jeremy Morris
A richly detailed history of the Church of England from a top academic and historian who is also a priest.
Tenants
Vicky Spratt
The urgent story of this country's biggest crisis, told through the lives of those it most affects
How to Invest
Peter Stanyer
A new guide to personal investment for the era of cryptocurrencies and personal trading platforms
Eve
Claire Horn
Throughout human history, every single one of us has been born from a person. So far. But that is about to change. Scientific research is on the cusp…
Dust If You Must
Rose Milligan
A beautifully illustrated poetry gift book about making the most of the time we have
Liberalism and Its Discontents
Francis Fukuyama
An acclaimed defence of liberalism by the renowned political philosopher
This Book is a Plant
The way we think about plants is about to change forever: this is your handbook to a new natural world.
Brainwashed
Daniel Pick
A brilliant and mind-bending exploration of brainwashing and thought control
Featured authors
Bestsellers and Classics
Butler to the World
Oliver Bullough
Sunday Times bestselling author Oliver Bullough reveals the scandalous reality of Britain's new position in the world
House Arrest
Alan Bennett
Reflections on Covid and confinement from the unparalleled pen of Alan Bennett
The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron
'I love it. A practical, spiritual, nurturing book.' – Russell BrandSince its first publication, The Artist's Way has inspired the genius…
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
Surveillance Capitalism: A new phase in economic history in which private companies and governments track your every move with the goal of predicting…
SPQR
Mary Beard
Mary Beard on Ancient Rome: Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire. A major new BBC TV series presented by the author s…
Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
'A fascinating and inspiring true adventure story … destined to become a classic.' Ranulph FiennesA New York Times bestseller and word of…