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'Meticulous and devastating... Read this book to learn the truth about the game you love'Oliver Bullough, author of MoneylandA cheeky flutter. All part of the game. Get closer to the action. A friendly, familiar voice, inviting you to join the real fans…
These intimate love letters reveal the close, open relationship between de Beauvoir and Sartre, two of the twentieth century’s most groundbreaking thinkers - two people living out their philosophy.De Beauvoir lived her feminist philosophy. She never…
‘The poet laureate of human emotion’ ELIZABETH DAY‘Left me feeling wiser and more open to life’ OLIVER BURKEMAN‘A work of genius’ INDIA KNIGHTChange the way you think about love.When it comes to relationships, why do we find things so difficult? Drawing…
'Captures that era of Hong Kong music with such warmth and clarity... Transcendent and transportive' Angela Hui‘A wondrous thing: fresh, evocative, self-aware, fantastically light of touch and wholly original’ Sarah HoweA story of music, fandom and identity,…
'A work of remarkable archival scholarship... extraordinary' Harriet Baker'Illuminating and brave' Alison Light'A wonderful history... intimate, fascinating and touching' Ian MortimerAn immersive hidden history of the female body, with radical implications…
How did Christianity grow into an international faith that shaped the world as we know it?‘Remarkable … A joy to read’ JOSEPHINE QUINN, author of How the World Made the West‘Dazzling … Will change how you see Rome, and Christianity, for ever’ CATHERINE…
'Exceptionally brave and urgent... Moves, shocks and inspires’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO'A wonderful read from an arresting voice’ DIANA EVANSRachel Long’s vivid new collection is a study of toxic love, crisis and recovery, at once moving and whip-smart, from…
The pre-eminent exponent of anti-monopoly law explains why we have no option but to break Big Tech’s monopolies and that doing so would unleash innovation and growth.‘Wu deftly breaks down one of the greatest challenges of our age’ KAREN HAO, author…
A nostalgic tale of two lovers' journey through post-war France, from the author of SO LONG, SEE YOU TOMORROW It is 1948 and a young American couple arrive in war-torn France for a long holiday. Full of anticipation and enthusiasm, Harold and Barbara…
'This is the book we need right now' CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ‘Lucid, funny and fascinating’ ADAM BUXTONThe tech disruptor. The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist.You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius.…
The world we knew is passing away and nothing will ever be the same again. Welcome to the post-literate society. Books are dying. Across the world the number of people reading is in free fall. Literacy is declining or stagnating in most developed countries.…
A thrilling and unprecedented account of the radicalism and political extremism that gripped the 1970s – a seismic decade that transformed the modern world.‘Dazzling . . . a fabulously gripping read’ DOMINIC SANDBROOK, The Times Books of the Year‘As…
A profoundly personal and moving portrait of a misunderstood people and their on-going journey – shedding new light on Romani history and what it means to be Romani in Europe today.‘Fascinating’ TELEGRAPH‘An exhilarating history of resistance and survival’…
An exhilarating debut novel about a life-changing romance in the long shadow of European history, inspired by the author's real discovery‘Stunningly good’ Julia Boyd‘You won’t be able to put it down’ Samantha Rose Hill‘Worthy of reading and rereading’…
An awe-inspiring exploration of how symbiosis can change the way we understand our world, ourselves and our future'Absolutely enthralling' BILL BRYSON'A joyful book, of hope and wonder, which celebrates community as the true key to success in nature'…
Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Goldsmiths PrizeLonglisted for the Gordon Burn PrizeFrom the winner of the BBC National Short Story AwardThe lives of three teenage girls are torn apart by a secret in this gut-punch of a novel – for fans…
A moving reflection on the author's father - plus a cat! - this is a beautiful short work of family history from one of our most beloved, iconic writers. Originally published in the New Yorker in 2019, and now presented in a full, unabridged form, Abandoning…
Reality bends all the more acutely with lack of sleep in this stunning novel from the master of the surreal. Eyes mark the shape of the cityThe midnight hour approaches in an almost-empty diner. Mari sips her coffee and reads a book, but soon her solitude…
Everyone needs to read this book Isabella Tree'A clarion call' Caroline LucasHow can we eat well without harming the planet?The way we produce food today is damaging people and nature alike. Modern, intensive farming systems producing pesticide-laced,…
Leading psychologist Nicholas Epley helps us understand why our social fears are often mistaken and how small acts of connection can ultimately transform our lives.One of those rare books that might actually change your life Daniel Gilbert, author of…
'A gripping and timely book. Nick Clegg writes with clarity, authority and urgency' PETER FRANKOPANThe global, open internet is fragmenting. How To Save the Internet outlines the global cooperation needed to reform Big Tech and preserve the internet…
Previously published as Self Defence: A Myth-busting Guide to Immune HealthDiscover the truth about our immune system and learn how to stay healthy from a world-leading immunologist. ‘Astounding. Will change how you think about your body and live your…
Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside…
THE TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERChoose life. Choose love? The Trainspotting crew fall for rave and romance in Irvine Welsh’s blazing new novel. ‘Propulsive, hilarious and bittersweet in equal measure’ GQIt’s the late 1980s.Separated after a drug…
From the bestselling author of Wild Dark Shore comes a propulsive and spellbinding story of a woman desperate to save her family, the wild animals, and the natural world she loves, at any cost. ‘A wildly talented writer’ Emily St. John Mandel‘Stunning’…
A brother and sister lost and found, in a novel that seizes your heart and enthrals your mind, from the author of the Patrick Melrose series. ‘Perhaps the most brilliant English novelist of his generation’ Alan Hollinghurst‘We set off in opposite directions…
An intimate portrait of Yanis Varoufakis’s political awakening, told through the history of his extraordinary family'Gripping and unforgettable. It reads like a thriller’ BRIAN ENODramatic in scope and deep in feeling, Raise Your Soul traces three generations…
Welcome to Soyangri Book Kitchen, where a woman leaves her busy life in Seoul to open a bookshop café in the countryside where guests can stay overnight.An irresistible, escapist and cosy read, perfect for fans of Days at the Morisaki Bookshop.Readers…
A mystery story about love, the cosmos and other fictional universes. Sumire is in love with a woman seventeen years her senior. Miu is glamorous and successful.Sumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized second-hand coat and heavy boots…
Welcome to Taipei, Taiwan. The Chinese Civil War is now long over, but its shadow still haunts the city’s lost souls. A masterwork of Chinese short fiction - now published in the UK for the very first time - Taipei People follows the lives and losses…