‘A sublime gem of a novel’ Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites
Books
The Duchess Who Dared
Charles Castle
The extraordinary story behind A Very British Scandal, starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany.
Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science
Luke O'Neill
A number one Irish bestseller, and winner of the Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards.
A Dictionary of Naval Slang
Gerald O'Driscoll
Taking the reader from 'Acting green' all the way to 'Water-rat', A Dictionary of Naval Slang is a treasury of naval argot, jargon, lingo and cant, and a window on the lost world of living on the high seas.
Autobibliography
Rob Doyle
Provocative, intelligent and funny, it is a brilliant introduction to a personal canon by one of the most original and exciting writers around.
The Upswing
Robert D Putnam, Shaylyn Romney Garrett
'Putnam's book speaks for the many millions who don't think the way zealots do' Guardian
My Father’s Dragon
Ruth Stiles Gannett
Both a Newbery Honor Book and an American Library Association Notable Book, this charming story has delighted generations of readers since its original publication in 1948.
Wanting
Luke Burgis
A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires.
The Undocumented Americans
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
A BARACK OBAMA FAVOURITE BOOK OF 2020. A New York Times best book of 2020. One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans.
Nomadland
Jessica Bruder
Academy Award Winner Nomadland tells a revelatory tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy – one which foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us.
Cynical Theories
Helen Pluckrose, James Lindsay
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity?and Why This Harms Everybody
BOOK OF THE YEAR in The Times, the Sunday Times and the Financial Times