Books

A history of making art and making a living—of patrons, day jobs, side hustles and other adventures in funding a creative life, featuring writers, artists, composers and performers from the Renaissance to Late Capitalism.

The full story of Dunblane on its 30th anniversary, the first time it has been properly told

A bold and timely investigation into how it feels to grow up in a world where every anxiety of girlhood has been commodified

An impartial account of the post-War history of Israel and the Middle East

A novel of politicians, spies and lovers, from the author of Sell Us the Rope

From the author of Mercia's Take, winner of the Betty Trask Prize

An extraordinary autobiographical novel of one French family’s experiences during the Occupation

A book of cooking, and love, and the delight cooking brings

A superb new historical crime series in which C.S. Lewis finds himself an unlikely detective

The new novel by the author of Presumed Innocent

The ex-politician and bestselling author’s take on the life and premierships of Harold Wilson

A short, punchy and funny book on the effect of VAR on the game of football, the players and the fans

Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin reveals the miracle by which consciousness evolved out of the natural world - from the birth of the cell to the majesty of our modern minds

The political history of modern Ireland told through the lives of its leaders

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR

A revelatory, paradigm-shifting work from a renowned Columbia professor and 'one of the great social and cultural psychologists' (Amy Cuddy) that demystifies our tribal instincts and shows us how to use them to create positive change