Science & Mathematics
Genesis
Guido Tonelli
A visionary scientific account of the seven 'days' of creation, from a lead player in the hunt for the Higgs boson
How to Build a Human
Emma Byrne
Here is what science knows about childhood, so you can use the scientific method – be calm, be curious, be creative – to understand your human child i…
Tickets for the Ark
Rebecca Nesbit
A popular science title about conservation. What should we conserve and why in this age of extinctions? Who should get tickets for the ark?
Notes from Deep Time
Helen Gordon
The Earth writes its own story in the landscape. A novelist sets out on a journey to piece it together
The Hidden Spring
Mark Solms
A revolutionary new explanation for sentience from the neuroscientist who discovered how the brain dreams
Words Fail Us
Jonty Claypole
A lifelong stutterer dismantles the cult of fluency and champions the creative powers of inarticulacy
Dark and Magical Places
Christopher Kemp
Lose yourself in this extraordinary account of how we navigate the world
Recovery
Gavin Francis
A short, uplifting account of hope and healing by the author of Adventures in Human Being
How to Spend a Trillion Dollars
Rowan Hooper
A compelling thought experiment that will lead to hours of fruitful debate
The Colour Code
Paul Simpson
A kaleidoscopic compendium of stories that will change the way you see colour – every bit as much as that infamous blue/gold dress on Twitter
Intensive Care
Gavin Francis
On the pandemic's forgotten front lines, a doctor cares for his community – from care homes to homeless shelters, islands to the inner city
Escape from Earth
Fraser MacDonald
Lies, spies, sex-magic and socialism: the secret history of the first American rocket in space
Reef Life
Callum Roberts
A life working on coral reefs by Britain's foremost marine scientist and pioneering conservationist
Resistance
Val McDermid
A gritty, dark tale of infectious disease gone wrong – the timely graphic novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Val McDermid
The Idea of the Brain
Matthew Cobb
A monumental, sweeping journey from the ancient roots of neurology to the most astonishing recent research
Something Doesn’t Add Up
Paul Goodwin
A tour of the stupidest, most self-defeating, self-blinding ways in which supposedly clever people use maths in everyday life
What We Need to Do Now
Chris Goodall
A manifesto for groups around the world that are seeking urgent action on climate breakdown and other threats
The Rules of Contagion
Adam Kucharski
The new science of contagion, and the surprising ways it shapes our lives and behaviour
A Scheme of Heaven
Alexander Boxer
Our future really was written in the stars, but not in the way we guessed