Hot Air
Peter StottOurs is the age of global warming. Rising sea levels, extreme weather, forest fires. Dire warnings are everywhere, so why has it taken so long for the crisis to be recognised?Here, for the first time, …
Genre: Travel & Nature
The Arbornaut
Meg LowmanOne of the world’s first tree-top scientists, Meg Lowman is both a pioneer in her field – she invented one of the first treetop walkways – and a tireless advocate for the planet. In a voice as infecti …
The Last Lions of Africa
Anthony HamRRP: £14.99
‘Bravely pursued, acutely observed and elegantly told.’ John Vaillant, author of The Tiger’Urgent and important. This moving tale with a heroic cast of characters, leonine and human, is a must-read fo …
The Age of Islands
Alastair BonnettRRP: £9.99
‘Extraordinary… A fascinating and intelligent book.’ Sunday TimesNew islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition, while many islands are disappearing …
Flight Lines
Andrew DarbyRRP: £14.99
As the sun lowered and turned Gulf St Vincent fiery, they each called a high-pitched ‘peeooowiii!’, flashed their black wing-pits, spread their tail skirts and took flight.Andrew Darby follows the ody …
The Rome Plague Diaries
Matthew KnealeOn the first morning of Rome’s Covid-19 lockdown Matthew Kneale felt an urge to connect with friends and acquaintances and began writing an email, describing where he was, what was happening and what …
A Grave for Two
Anne HoltRRP: £8.99
‘Anne Holt is the godmother of modern Norwegian crime fiction.’ Jo NesbøDon’t miss the start of a new series from the bestselling author of Modus______________________Selma Falck has lost everything. …
Till the Cows Come Home
Philip WallingRRP: £9.99
‘A vital, thorough and accessible history that everyone who cares about the past or the future should read.’ Rosamund Young, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Secret Life of Cows_________________ …
Hillary's Antarctica
Nigel WatsonThe first book to fully document and celebrate Sir Edmund Hillary’s contribution to Antarctic history. Written by Nigel Watson of the Antarctic Heritage Trust, it is illustrated with Jane Ussher’s stu …
Sylvan Cities
Helen Babbs‘Clever, pretty, fun and informative – what more can a reader ask for?’ Sara Maitland, author of Gossip From the ForestWe’re surrounded in cities by trees, quiet colossuses that most of us don’t know …
Ajax the Kea Dog
Corey MosenRRP: £14.99
Together, Corey and Ajax traverse the steep high country throughout the South Island searching out kea nests. Their part in the kea conservation effort is essential and both Ajax and Corey can rightly …
Top Dog
Jens LapidusRRP: £7.99
For decades, a secret network in Stockholm has been exploiting young girls, ruthlessly eliminating anyone who threatens to reveal their secret. As oddly paired duo Teddy and Emelie – the thug and the …
Charles Ulm
Rick SearleRRP: £16.99
Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith were the original pioneers of Australian aviation. Together they succeeded in a number of record-breaking flights that made them instant celebrities in Australi …
Sloths!
William HartstonRRP: £12.99
A wonderfully entertaining celebration of that most unique of creatures: the sloth.In public estimation, sloths have undergone an astonishing transformation in the course of the past few years. Thanks …
The Lost War Horses of Cairo
Grant Hayter-MenziesRRP: £8.99
In 1930 wealthy Scottish socialite Dorothy Brooke followed her new husband to Cairo, where she discovered thousands of suffering former British war horses leading lives of toil and misery.Brought to t …
White Boy Running
Christopher HopeRRP: £9.99
In the run up to the 1987 election Christopher Hope returned to his native South Africa after a twelve-year absence. The nature of that year’s whites-only election and the bitter defeat of the liberal …
SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER