Arts, Language & Literature
Breaking & Mending
Joanna Cannon
The unforgettable memoir from the bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep and Three Things About Elsie
Great State
Timothy Brook
The last eight centuries of China's relationship with the world told through the eyes of traders, invaders, civil servants, visionaries, and trait…
Confessions of a Bookseller
Shaun Bythell
More from everyone's favourite misanthropic antiquarian bookseller
Trials of the State
Jonathan Sumption
Judges are meant to interpret laws but, increasingly, they make them.
Where Power Stops
David Runciman
David Runciman grapples with how character defines and limits the holders of the highest offices in the UK and America
Bodies
Susie Orbach
'A timely counterblast against our harsh new visual culture, obsessed with the perfection of the physical self.' – The Times
Going Home
Raja Shehadeh
Raja Shehadeh reflects on ageing, failure, the occupation, and the changing face of Ramallah
This Life
Martin Hägglund
A serious and original philosopher tackles the meaning of life and returns with a majestic, liberating new answer
15 Minutes of Power
Peter Riddell
Peter Riddell explores what it means to be a minister in the British Government
Infamy
Jerry Toner
A journey to the dark side of Roman nature – like Horrible Histories for grown-ups
Escape from Earth
Fraser MacDonald
Lies, spies, sex-magic and socialism: the secret history of the first American rocket in space
Do Dice Play God?
Ian Stewart
Professor Ian Stewart explores the development and limits of the mathematics that tame uncertainty
Understanding and Responding to Self-Harm
Allan House
A clear, warm, and practical guide to counter the sense of fear and isolation that surrounds self-harm.
Cribsheet
Emily Oster
An empowering new way to make decisions as a parent – take out the judgement, use the data
