21st Century History

Discover The Atlas Paradox, the electric dark academia sequel to viral sensation The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake - a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller. Inside the Alexandrian Society alliances will...

'A formidable freestyle book that isn't straight biography but a mix of history, street-level investigative reporting, hagiography, Deep South sociology, music criticism, memoir and some fiery preaching' ROLLING STONE The...

' 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...

The presence of video in contemporary art has never been more ubiquitous than it is today. At a time when moving images have saturated daily life to an unprecedented degree,...

' Captivating, intimate, dazzling epic and revelatory' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE The story of the family who rose from the Frankfurt ghetto to become synonymous with wealth and power has been much...

** SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** ** SUNDAY TIMES FAVOURITE PAPERBACKS OF 2020** 'The best royal book by miles . . . funny, gossipy and riveting' JANE RIDLEY, SPECTATOR...

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES 'A wonderful, wonderful book' THE TIMES 'Perfect' NEW YORK TIMES 'A modern classic' DAILY MIRROR 'You'd be hard pressed to find a sharper, sweeter romantic...

* A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week * 'A real-time, moving and intimate portrait of a year living under the Taliban' DUA LIPA'S SERVICE95 'An intimate, courageous chronicle...

Afghanistan, August 2021. As the clock ticks down to a total Allied withdrawal and the Taliban go door to door to execute 'collaborators', a small, semi-official force of allied Paratroopers...

How women can improve their productivity, happiness, and physical well-being by keeping their natural cycles in mind and working with them (rather than ignoring them). In the FLO teaches women...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PETRONA AWARD 2025, CELEBRATING THE BEST SCANDINAVIAN CRIME NOVELS OF THE YEAR From the internationally bestselling author of Quicksand , a brilliant, gut-wrenching story of childhood friends...

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...

'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics...

From the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of Rock Paper Scissors! 'One of my favourite thriller writers.' Harlan Coben 'I'm a huge Feeney fan.' Chris Whitaker 'A...

No.1 international bestseller Jeffery Deaver returns with a stunning thriller - the first in an exciting series featuring enigmatic investigator Colter Shaw. Escape or die trying... Three people are kidnapped...

From an 'indispensable voice on China' (Evan Osnos) comes a riveting, first-hand account of China's seismic progress America used to pride itself on ambition. Today, it looks stuck. Meanwhile, China...

A Telegraph Best Book 2025 'Elegant and terrifying, the story of those who gave up life in the West for Ukraine's frontlines - some to save democracy, some to save...

Winner of the Irish Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year 2025! Pip's world is small. But it's about to become a whole lot bigger. For years she's tucked...

The unmissable first novel from bestselling and award-winning author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN. " In the dark beside me, she smelled of...

' A Neighbour's Guide to Murder is fiendishly sharp, clever and gripping . Nobody captures the mores of neighbourhoods and communities, and multi-generational complexities, like Louise Candlish. She's in a...

'Deliciously dark' Observer 'Fast-paced, deeply disturbing satire ... dripping with tension' Hindustan Times 'A rather breathless thriller' CrimeTime 'Bold and satirical' Culturefly In New York's high-end restaurant scene one chef...

'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...

Founded in 1948, the Israeli Air Force has seen involvement in some of the most dramatic and important conflicts of post-War history. In action during the Suez crisis and on...

The story of a hotel. The story of a nation. When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan's first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to...

An authoritative history of the tank and the remarkable individuals who designed them and fought in them, from a former soldier and best-selling historian Tanks are the ultimate embodiment of...

Insightful, gossip-filled memoir from legendary British fashion designer renowned for colourful, intricate designs who dressed everyone from rockstars to royalty. 'A vivid and compelling picture of the broader fashion landscape...

A compelling new historical mystery from the author of The Secrets of Rochester Place and The Story Collector How far will they go to find their story? When Alexis meets...

By the YouTube sensation with more than two million followers, the inspiring account of a woman in her thirties who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic,...

William Warwick and Ross Hogan return, for one last time, in a gripping and unputdownable finale. Available now! London, 2012. The eyes of the world are on Britain as the...

A riveting account of courageous resistance from the bestselling author of Balcony Over Jerusalem Longlisted for the 2025 Walkley Award On 24 February 2022, residents of Kyiv, Ukraine, woke to...

'An absolute page-turner' reader review 'Impossible to put down' reader review 'So many turns and twists' reader review 'Master of the pager turner' - Daily Mail 'Compelling' - David Baldacci...

Practical Magic meets Gilmore Girls - a gorgeous cozy read and a Waterstones Best Romantasy Book of the year ************************************************* ' Magical and grounding at the same time, otherworldly and...

' HELP! I am addicted to this series! Unputdownable ' NetGalley reviewer Chilling truths are buried in this snow... When a body dressed in a Santa Claus suit appears in...

'No one has opened up the CIA to us like Weiner has, and The Mission deserves to win him a second Pulitzer' JOHN SIMPSON, GUARDIAN The epic successor to Tim...

The founder of the field of AI risk explains why superintelligent AI is a global suicide bomb and we must halt development immediately AI is the greatest threat to our...

Now a Netflix Film Starring Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest! She could never have guessed what the year would hold... 'A pure delight ... will stay with you long after...

Bridget Jones, the world's favourite singleton, is back with a bump in the irresistible Sunday Times bestseller. 'Bridget is a creation of comic genius' NICK HORNBY 8.45 P.M. Realise there...

The first human history of space travel - from the Apollo missions to our journey to Mars - by Britain's beloved astronaut From bestselling author and British astronaut Tim Peake,...

The award-winning historian returns to Chernobyl to tell the gripping story of thirty-five days of war On 24 February 2022, the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, armoured...

A powerful and inspiring life story of survival and endurance from hugely popular star of TV and Instagram. This edition is updated with a new chapter, updating on Louise's life...

From two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chillingly authentic geopolitical thriller that imagines a naval clash between the US and China in the South China Sea in 2034...

The new 'impossible to predict' detective thriller from the Sunday Times and Richard & Judy Bookclub bestselling author Cara Hunter Midnight. A callout to an isolated farm outside Oxford. A...

''There are Rivers in the Sky is an enchanting epic, told through the vantage of single raindrop, where the sacred mysteries of water, science, and poetry collide' - Safiya Sinclair...

A moving, brutally funny and true portrait of Britain told through four generations of one family In Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous chocolate factory. For eleven-year-old...

Hacking, espionage, war and cybercrime as you've never read about them before Fancy Bear was hungry. Looking for embarrassing information about Hillary Clinton, the elite hacking unit within Russian military...

The phenomenal New York Times bestseller now published in the UK for the first time Once in a great while a book comes along that radically changes our understanding of...

Perfect for fans of Jia Tolentino and Chuck Klosterman, Y2K is a delightfully nostalgic and bitingly told exploration about how the early 2000s forever changed us and the world we...

'Pacey, twisty and with so many reveals I literally did have my jaw in the floor! I absolutely loved this book. If you're a fan of a thriller, great drama,...