Christmas 2026: Non-Fiction

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'The pre-eminent historian of the secret world . . .' Mick Herron, author of Slow HorsesFrom the multi-million copy bestselling historian, the remarkable, unknown Cold War story of how one spy saved the world from nuclear warThe year…

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'Andrea Wulf belongs to the small, splendid canon of writers unafraid to render fact with feeling' Maria Popova, creator of The Marginalian and author of FiguringAn inspiring biography of the remarkable naturalist, explorer and…

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We all want more free time. But do we know how to use it?'Illuminating and thought-provoking' Darian Leader'Astounding, generous, and quietly exhilarating' Daisy LaFargeThe celebrated psychoanalyst Marion Milner lived for the entirety of…

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The incredible first memoir from the Booker-winning radical icon Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small ThingsArundhati Roy’s first work of memoir, this is a soaring account, both intimate and inspiring, of how the author became…

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WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE IMAGE IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?Hito Steyerl is one of the most celebrated artists of our time. Her work, both as an artist and a writer, has consistently challenged the political…

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The outrageous, riotous memoir from the cult actor and star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Clue and IT.A celebration of Tim Curry's life’s work - including the iconic Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror…

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As the world grapples with the escalating climate crisis, ecosystems are collapsing, and the planet's future hangs in the balance. For centuries, our legal systems have treated nature as something to be owned and exploited, but a bold new…

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From the author of Enemy Feminisms and Abolish the Family, an original diagnosis of femmephobia in our culture, and a vision of a life-giving femme feminism for all. To be femme is to embody a dispossessed femininity, to be freighted with…

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A sweeping history of the British village, both rural and urban, which makes a compelling case for why we need to protect our local communities'A thoughtful, convincing and well-argued book . . . Jenkins moves beyond sentimentality to make…

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'A fabulous tale of ambition, madness and catastrophe' William DalrympleOne man's lust for empire sent a team of adventurers into the Arctic - only one came back. 1913, the Arctic Circle. Charismatic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson is…

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We often think of them as tiny, glittering creatures fluttering about in pastel tulle, but fairies haven't always been so benign. Here, historian Sarah Clegg explores the true history of fairies, and the menace and ambiguity that always…

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The supernatural has always been part of human experience. Divine and diabolical forces were as dangerous and mundane as rotten harvests and sweeping sicknesses. Miracles abounded.During the First World War, soldiers put faith in visions…

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In Golden Crumbs, Mary Ruefle, a master of the absurd aphorism and philosophical curio, shows us ancient anchovies, poets aspiring to be birds, a cryalogue, powdered glass for dinner, friends who don't read your poems, lovers, big houses,…

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An immersive journey through trees in Japan by celebrated writer Aya Koda - now available in English for the first time'Trees are not just living things, but feeling beings, like us. Better keep a watchful eye over them...'Ezo spruce,…

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A blistering expose of the new far-right apocalyptic alliance that's on the move around the globe - and how we resist The far right is on the march again - but this time it's different from anything we've seen before. A new, apocalyptic…