Arts, Language & Literature

The French Art of Not Trying Too Hard
Ollivier Pourriol
The answer to overwork and burnout, the route to fulfilment and success: letting go

Dancing with the Octopus
Debora Harding
A fierce, strikingly redemptive exploration of the impact of traumatic violence on victim, perpetrator and society

How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
Elif Shafak
The Booker Prize-shortlisted author on how staying optimistic can make our world better

Being A Good Carer
Amanda Waring
An invaluable, inspiring guide to how to give your loved one the best possible care while addressing the anxieties that all carers suffer

How Toddlers Thrive
Tovah P. Klein
How to understand and parent your toddler to ensure they grow up to be fulfilled adults

Rummage
Emily Cockayne
An original exploration of all the ordinary, extraordinary and totally mad things we've thrown out and redeemed through the ages

Get Out of My Life
Suzanne Franks
The new edition of the bestselling survival manual for parents with teenagers.

How Are We Going to Explain This?
Jelmer Mommers
An international bestseller, the first climate book that doesn't leave the reader depressed: realistic and hopeful, witty and clarifying

The Pink Line
Mark Gevisser
Eye-opening, moving, and crafted with expert research, this is a vital journey of epic scope, across the world's most challenging new frontiers

The Seaweed Collector's Handbook
Miek Zwamborn
A beautifully illustrated little book that will open your eyes at the seaside

When the World Feels Like a Scary Place
Abigail Gewirtz
A timely guide to talking to our kids about the things that worry them

At Close Range
Peter Hart
A British Band of Brothers: a thrilling account of the Second World War, told through the eyes of a regiment who fought at battles from Tobruk to the…

The Velvet Rope Economy
Nelson Schwartz
A gripping expose of the way inequality is built into our everyday world – and who profits