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A Heart That Works - by Rob Delaney - £10.99
In this memoir of loss, acclaimed writer and comedian Rob Delaney grapples with the fragile miracle of life, the mysteries of death, and the question of purpose for those left behind.
When you’re a parent and your child gets hurt or sick, you ... more
Broken Archangel: The Tempestuous Lives of Roger Casement - by Roland Philipps - £25.00
Pioneering human rights campaigner, patriot, romantic, traitor, LGBTQ+ martyr: this is the story of Roger Casement, one of the 20th century’s most complex and compelling figures.
'A book of meticulous sensitivity and research' TELEGRAPH& ... more
Love and Money, Sex and Death: A Memoir - by McKenzie Wark - £14.99
A breathtaking memoir of transition, history, art, and memory.
After a successful career, a twenty-year marriage, and two kids, McKenzie Wark has an acute midlife crisis: coming out as a trans woman. Changing both social role and bodily form ... more
No Worries If Not: A Funny(ish) Story of Growing Up Working Class and Queer - by Soph Galustian - £10.99
No Worries If Not is a funny, relatable coming-of-age story, that explores Soph Galustian’s experiences of poverty, queerness, mental health, grief and community. She recounts her life from childhood, to teens, into adulthood through a mixture of s ... more
Woman's Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi - by Sarah Clegg - £10.99
Shortlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown Award 2023
The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women – and then won back again.
'Remarkable work... Extraordinary, meticulous detail' Literary Review
'Deftly f ... more
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story - by Nathan Thrall - £10.99
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
'A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank' The Best Books to Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Financial Times
'Brims over with just the sort o ... more
Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes - by Tariq Ali - £12.99
A coruscating portrait of Britain’s greatest imperialist.
The modern Churchill cult is out of control, closing down debate and encouraging support for twenty-first-century wars. The wartime leader has become a household god for many, preservin ... more
The Men With the Pink Triangle: The True, Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camp - by Heinz Heger - £14.99
Translated by David Fernbach
Introduction by Klaus Müller
Preface by Sarah Schulman
For decades, history ignored the Nazi persecution of gay people. Only with the rise of the gay movement in the 1970s did historians finally recognize th ... more
Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography - by Rob Wilkins - £10.99
WINNER OF THE 2023 LOCUS AWARD FOR NON-FICTION
WINNER OF THE BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION
'Always readable, illuminating and honest. It made me miss the real Terry.' - Neil Gaiman
'Sometimes joyful ... more
All Down Darkness Wide - by Sean Hewitt - £10.99
A luminous memoir from the prize-winning poet - a story of love, heartbreak and coming of age, and a tender exploration of queer identity.
'Beautiful' Colm Tóibín
'Rapturous' New York Times
'Extraordinary' Observer
'Stunning' Sunday T ... more
Operation Chiffon: The Secret Story of MI5 and MI6 and the Road to Peace in Ireland - by Peter Taylor - £22.00
On the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Peter Taylor tells for the first time the gripping story of Operation Chiffon, the top-secret intelligence operation that helped bring peace to Ireland.
'A gripping exploration of how MI5 ... more
As Good as a Marriage: The Anne Lister Diaries 1836-38 - by Jill Liddington - £25.00
The BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack brought Anne Lister to international attention, awakening tremendous interest in her diaries, which run to nearly five million words and are partly written in her secret code. They record in intimate detail Anne' ... more
CLR James: A Life Beyond the Boundaries - by John L Williams - £14.99
Historian, revolutionary and cricket writer, CLR James was one of the truly radical voices of the twentieth century. Born in Trinidad in the final days of the Victorian era, he debated with Trotsky, played cricket with Constantine, was published by L ... more
Rambling Man: My Life on the Road - by Billy Connolly - £25.00
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING HILARIOUS NEW BOOK FROM THE NATION’S FAVOURITE COMEDIAN, BILLY CONNOLLY
Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I’ve met the weirdest and most wonderful people who ... more
The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People - by Stuart Maconie - £20.00
A Sunday Times Book of the Week and Top 10 Bestseller
What kind of country is England today?
What does it mean to be English?
Are we hungry for change or seeking old certainties?
Join Stuart Maconie on an enlightening, entertaining jour ... more
A Pocketful of Happiness - by Richard E. Grant - £9.99
'A gorgeously candid account of acting and show business. And an intimate and heartfelt story of love, loss and a life spent together. It is an honour to be invited in on these diaries. I cannot remember being so moved by a book' Dolly Alderton ... more
George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle - by Philip Norman - £25.00
From the author of the million-copy selling Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation and the bestselling John Lennon: The Life comes a revealing portrait of George Harrison, the most undervalued and mysterious Beatle.
Despite being hailed as ... more
Goodbye Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land - by Jacob Mikanowski - £10.99
An epic history of the ‘other’ Europe, a place of conflict and coexistence, of faith and folklore.
‘Do not rush to bid farewell to eastern Europe until reading this book. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this very personal ... more
Private Worlds: Growing Up Gay in Post-War Britain - by Jeremy Seabrook - £14.99
A moving memoir chronicling the friendship of two gay men coming of age in 1950s Britain.
'All profound relationships have the quality of being a folie a deux; an intimate departure from reality, an imaginative creation of a world apart; ... more
A People's History of Football - by Mickael Correia - £16.99
A unique people's history of football, providing a global and diverse perspective from its origins to the present day.
'A fascinating journey through the game's history [as] a vehicle of change' Shaka Hislop
'Correia takes us around ... more
China in Ten Words - by Yu Hua - £9.99
A courageous and intimate memoir of China framed in ten telling words.
People. Leader. Reading. Writing. Revolution. Grassroots. Through these and other common vernacular words and phrases, Yu Hua – widely regarded as one of China’s grea ... more
Rising to the Surface - by Lenny Henry - £9.99
The rise and fall and triumphant rise from the ashes of Lenny Henry during the 80s and 90s.
‘Moving and ebullient’ Daily Telegraph
‘Relayed with characteristic exuberance and self-deprecation’ Guardian
Rising to the Surface tra ... more
Same Old Girl: Staying Alive, Staying Sane, Staying Myself - by Sylvia Patterson - £20.00
‘There’s no mistaking the writing of Sylvia Patterson’ Sunday Times
‘One of the finest writers in the world’ David Quantick
How does the big stuff in life truly change us?
In late 2019, Sylvia Patterson was a cele ... more
The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government - by David K. Johnson - £22.00
A new edition of a classic work of history, revealing the anti-homosexual purges of midcentury Washington.
In The Lavender Scare, David K. Johnson tells the frightening story of how, during the Cold War, homosexuals were considered as danger ... more
A History of Masculinity: From Patriarchy to Gender Justice - by Ivan Jablonka - £12.99
'Exhilarating... a work of scholarship, but also inspiration. . . Go and read Jablonka and change the world' Christina Patterson, Sunday Times
'An unexpected bestseller in France... it has sparked conversations' Challenges
A highly ... more
Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation - by Kris Manjapra - £10.99
A revelatory historical indictment of the long afterlife of slavery in the Atlantic world.
To fully understand why the shadow of slavery haunts us today, we must confront the flawed way that it ended. We celebrate abolition - in Haiti after ... more
Rural: The Lives of the Working Class Countryside - by Rebecca Smith - £10.99
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2024
‘Eye-opening and persuasive’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Brilliant … I loved it’ KIT DE WAAL
‘Thoughtful, moving, honest’ CAL FLYN
*Winner of The Lakelan ... more
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