21st Century History

Surviving the unsurvivable. Healing from the unhealable. This is an inspiring memoir of physical and mental recovery, from someone who lived through the Whakaari White Island volcanic eruption. "I heard...

Longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2025 'A shocking story of serial killers, twisted idealism and a country that looked away' Rory Carroll, bestselling author of Killing Thatcher In a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * Dr. Bennet Omalu discovered something he could not ignore. The NFL tried to silence him. His courage would change...

In "Days of Fire," Peter Baker, ChiefWhite House Correspondent for "The New York Times," takes us on a gripping and intimate journey through the eight years of the Bush and...

*Lucy Foley's new thriller - Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel , the brand new Miss Marple novel - is available to pre-order now * ________ For starters, everyone here...

Don't miss the perfect Christmas present for yourself (or for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body...) --------------------- Anna's Christmas Eve To Do List: 1. Wrap...

The must-read memoir from the visionary figure behind Manchester's legendary music scene, from The Hacienda to The Warehouse Project. Tales From the Dance Floor is an electrifying journey into the...

THE COVEN IS BACK in HUMAN RITES, the spectacular, hotly anticipated conclusion to Juno Dawson's SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE bestselling HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL COVEN series. The Coven is reunited but...

One night can change your life. Forever. 'Such a brilliant writer and this was another 5 star book for me' Reader Review 'Hugely immersive and emotional' Reader Review 'An emotional...

From bestselling author John Crace comes a blisteringly hilarious tour through the whirlwind of post-Brexit Britain, from the ousting of Boris to the dawn of a new era . ....

Wyl Menmuir's The Draw of the Sea is a beautifully written and deeply moving portrait of the Cornish Coast and the people who make their livings there, examining the ephemeral...

A day to remember . . . Faith Ferguson is one of New York's most sought after wedding planners. Realizing dreams and making magic happen are part of why Faith...

Has the hustle and bustle of city life begun to feel just a bit overwhelming? Do you ever dream of open skies and fields? This volume lightheartedly approaches all the...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR...

'A brilliant analysis of how business really works. Informative, funny, and full of deep insights'Mervyn King'A very entertaining read'Evan DavisFor generations, we have defined a corporation as a business run...

'Extraordinary.' Philippe Sands 'We are touched by the courage and dignity of Andrew Harding's characters - qualities that the author must surely possess in equal measure.' - Andrey Kurkov 'A...

From bestselling author John Crace comes a blisteringly hilarious tour through the whirlwind of post-Brexit Britain, from the ousting of Boris to the dawn of a new era . ....

The Roberts Court, seven years old, sits at the center of a constitutional maelstrom. Through four landmark decisions, Marcia Coyle, one of the most prestigious experts on the Supreme Court,...

All of them are guilty of something... Five friends. One deadly secret. Five old university friends gather on the eve of their flatmate's memorial at a beautiful riverside house. Host...

England have been in four Rugby World Cup finals and only won one of them. In 2003, this team was the one that did it. Nearly 20 years on, with...

Eccentric antiques dealer and amateur sleuth Vivian Borne finds herself in jail - again! - when a podcast star is found dead in her hotel room in this new Trash...

'A fabulous family legacy tale' Peterborough Telegraph A surprise inheritance. A hidden past. Brisbane, 2024 Barista and budding artist Mia Curtis is shocked to receive a package all the way...

WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS WINNER OF THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD - BARBARA GITTINGS LITERATURE AWARD FINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES FICTION AWARD 'Stirring,...

Ashleigh and George have never met. But they're about to... Ashleigh and George haven't met yet , but Ashleigh knows a lot of things about George. She knows he loves...

The clock is ticking for DCI Slider when a woman goes missing. Can he find her - and does she even want to be found? "[Slider is] one of Britain's...

'The definitive chronicle of changing times for so many who love the sport' Ian Herbert, Daily Mail 'The Yearbook stands for authority and integrity' Martin Tyler 'The first reference book...

A hidden maze with secrets in its walls. A young woman on a journey to unravel the truth... 'Fated lovers? Long-hidden secrets? This book has it all, and I enjoyed...

In the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air , Rachel Slade's Into the Raging Sea is a nail-biting account of the sinking of the container ship El...

The World's Best Players Celebrate the greatest footballers from the world game's current era. The Stars of Football profiles over 90 players, telling the stories of their rise and successes....

'Kuper is a shrewd observer in this entertaining mix of memoir and anthropology' The Sunday Times From the bestselling author of Chums comes an explorer's tale of a naif getting...

THE NUMBER 1 IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 An Irish Times Book of the Year 2024 Ireland is a strikingly...

From gravity to black holes, special relativity to global warming, bestselling author Marcus Chown breaks down complex science into manageable chunks, explaining the one thing you really need to know...

FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2025 'A brilliant personal account of China's borderlands and peoples' Francis Fukuyama 'Edward Wong is about as knowledgeable a guide to China as a reader...

'A social history of Britain spanning four decades, told with unflagging empathy and wit ' Jonathan Coe, Observer THE FOURTH VOLUME OF MICHAEL PALIN'S BESTSELLING DIARIES There and Back is...

' Murder in the Gulag is brilliant journalistic writing: punchy, eloquent, page-turning and factual. It's a powerful reminder of what an extraordinary man Navalny was' - Roland Oliphant, Telegraph In...

A powerful, intimate look at the Chinese experience over the past several decades, told through personal stories and astute analysis that sharply illuminate the country's meteoric economic rise and social...

The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. 'Sixty special forces against 100,000 - a feat of British arms to take the breath away' Frederick Forsyth. They were branded as cowards and accused...

The events of September 11th 2001 are etched on the minds of people all over the globe. This book examines the fate of Flight 93. Believed to be heading for...

How far would you go in the name of love? Sarah Parson s has a choice ahead of her. After the trip of a lifetime she's somehow returned home with...

The young artist and writer Yevgenia Belorusets was in her hometown of Kyiv when Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on the morning of February 24, 2022. For her and millions...

FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2025 'A brilliant personal account of China's borderlands and peoples' Francis Fukuyama 'Edward Wong is about as knowledgeable a guide to China as a reader...

What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Deep End. Maya Killgore is twenty-three...

In 1998 Nathaniel was just another history student on a comfortable career trajectory of high school to college to white collar job. Then he went to a lecture by a...

From the Millennium Dome to Brexit, from boom to bust to Liz Truss, an expert, painfully funny account of Britain's calamitous history since 2000 Vladimir Lenin, an occasional resident of...

A marriage is between two people.And their millions of followers. 'Nara Smith and Ballerina Farm fans must read this new tradwife thriller with a huge twist' Mirror As seen in...

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Telegraph Best Book of the Year 'An intense, evocative portrait of one of the most remarkable figures of our era' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'This is the Zelensky...

He can't date, she doesn't date...but what happens when they fall in love? A heartfelt romance that isn't afraid to tackle serious issues for fans of Ali Hazelwood, Colleen Hoover...

A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2021 'Thrillingly and wrenchingly funny ... like Educated and Hillbilly Elegy' DAVID LIPSKY 'After reading The Good Hand you may reassess whether...