The People's Victory

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‘The VE Day book’ Amol Rajan, Today, Radio 4IN 1937, Charles Madge and Tom Harrisson created the social survey organisation Mass Observation to capture the thoughts, feelings and minutiae of individua …

Braver New World

‘At a time when politics and government feel so broken in so many parts of the world, this is a dose of optimism amid the gloom; stunning examples of people and places where courage has led to real ch …

Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza

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***THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***In Peter Beinart’s view, one story dominates Jewish communal life: that of persecution and victimhood. It is a story that erases much of the nuance of Jewish …

Empire of Booze

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From award-winning booze correspondent Henry Jeffreys comes this rich and full-bodied history of Britain and the Empire, told through the improbable but true stories of how the world’s favourite alcoh …

Fulvia

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‘A thoroughly rapacious woman…as cruel as she is greedy’ Cicero’A woman who took no thought for spinning or housekeeping…meddlesome and headstrong’ Plutarch'[She] caused the death of many, both to …

Stay Alive

‘Wonderfully nuanced, Guardian, Book of the DayWhen war broke out in September 1939, what was most striking in the German capital at first was how little changed. Unless you were Jewish. Then life, al …

The Bed Trick

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‘A brilliant analysis of the trial of Gayle Newland…Scott is a supremely good guide to this complex terrain, thoughtful, nuanced and agile’ Olivia Laing, GuardianShe said she wore a blindfold at all …

Fire and Steam

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A new and updated edition of the classic history of the British railway, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of train travel in 2025.The opening of the pioneering Stockton and Darlington …

For the Sun After Long Nights

In 2022, in response to the killing of Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody after being arrested for not wearing her hijab, thousands of Iranians – mostly women – t …

For the Sun After Long Nights

***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION***IN SEPTEMBER 2022, in response to the death of Mahsa Jîna Amini in police custody, after being arrested and beaten for not wearing her …

Plebs Romana

‘A deftly written, colourful little tour of plebeian Rome’ Dan Jones, Sunday TimesThe untold story of the real people who built an empireThe plebs were the backbone of Roman civilization. They were th …

Red

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A New York Times bestseller, Red is the first book to explore the history of red hair and red-headedness throughout the world.With an obsessive fascination that is as contagious as it is compelling, J …

A Very British Christmas

‘Spot-on. It’s ideal to read if you’re hiding in your shed on Boxing Day!’ Prima The ultimate showcase of the quirks, mishaps and traditions that define British life, all rolled into one bonkers seaso …

The Art of Not Eating

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‘A courageous and beautifully written exploration of a vitally important subject’ The Herald’Fascinating’ Katherine May’These books … deepen our understanding of how our bodies are ourselves, and ho …

If Russia Wins

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**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**A New Statesman Book of the YearA Le Monde Best Book of 2025’Amazing … My book of the year’ Alastair Campbell, The Rest Is Politics’So compelling … So plausible’ Ne …

Other Rivers

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‘Memorable… One of [China’s] most astute and sensitive foreign observers’ Financial Times’Compassionate… full of warmth’ GuardianMore than two decades after teaching English in Sichuan Province, P …