Endorsed by Amnesty International. Imagine if war broke out – not in Iraq or Afghanistan, somewhere far far away, but here, in our country. In War, Janne Teller embarks on a thought-provoking experiment: by simply turning the current crisis on its head, she reveals what it is like to flee your home country, to be exiled, and to fight for survival in a foreign country.In this illustrated short story, Europe has fallen apart and the only place at peace withi...

In collaboration with Hay Festival and [email protected] by Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project.A being from another time and planet visits Earth, and takes human form for one year, as a European...A young woman’s tyrannical father has arranged her marriage to an influential suitor, but a mythical bull from her dreams comes to her rescue...A group of students in Tallinn’s Freedom Square imagine where the rise in right-wing fascism may have t...

The known journalist Udo Ulfkotte died on the 13th of January, 2017. The author of the bestseller “Journalists for Hire” suffered a heart failure according to official reports.On closer inspection doubts about this theory arise.There is evidence which points to a murder.

In HUNDRED, the simple pleasures and hard lessons of each age are gorgeously presented as a full color, illustrated journey of the passage of time.**What did you learn in life? At age 3? At 21? What about 45? 65? 80 and beyond? How can you share this wisdom with the people you love?Your first smile, kiss, true love. The breakthroughs that come with age and experience. The realizations we have about ourselves and the world as the number of candles on your ca...

**Dua Lipa's Service95 Book Club Pick for July 2026The International BestsellerWinner of the Ondaatje Prize | Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize | Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Prize**'The best book I read last year by a mile. . . so beautifully written that anyone would be hooked' Laura Hackett, Sunday Times'Wonderfully funny and poignant. . . a tale of family secrets and political awakening amid a crumbling re...

The Book of Everything is a lavishly illustrated book that offers a fresh translation of The Walled Garden of Truth by the 12th century poet Hakim Sanai. This inspiring and enlightening Sufi sutra is composed of short passages on each page, updated with the modern reader in mind. Hakim Sanai's original text of The Walled Garden of Truth inspired Jallaludin Rumi to write his famous work The Mathnawi.

‘Will Storr is one of our best journalists of ideas … The Status Game might be his best yet’ James Marriott, Books of the Year, The TimesWhat drives our political and moral beliefs? What makes us like some things and dislike others? What shapes how we behave, and misbehave, in groups? What makes you, you?For centuries, philosophers and scholars have described human behaviour in terms of sex, power and money. In

I wrote this for many reasons. There are many of us that have had to give up the closeness and comfort of someone that has passed. We feel lost, sad, and hurt.Then there are the young teenagers who wonder if there is a God or if Jesus lives. After all, they have never seen Himbut neither have you. They see all of the television shows about evil things, time and time again. Although I know that this is entertainment, there are those who wonder. For many years I have waited to do thi...

**'Thank god for Richard Sennett ... essential reading for all students of the city' Anna Minton, Prospect'Constantly stimulating ideas from a veteran of urban thinking' Jonathan Meades, Guardian**In Building and Dwelling, Richard Sennett distils a lifetime's thinking and practical experience to explore the relationship between the good built environment and the good life. He argues for, and describes in rich detail, the idea of an open city, one ...

From Uruk to New York, how urban life shaped civilisation.Across 7,000 years of history, historian Ben Wilson charts how cities have driven innovation, culture and progress. From Mesopotamia’s first streets to the skyscrapers of today, Metropolis celebrates the creativity born from urban collision - while exploring the challenges of crowding, inequality and climate.Rich in character and colour, it’s both a sweeping history and a love letter to the ...

From the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers of our time—“Andrew Solomon’s magisterial Far and Away collects a quarter-century of soul-shaking essays” (Vanity Fair). Travel narrative and global cultures come alive in this extraordinary collection.Far and Away chronicles Andrew Solomon’s writings about places undergoing seismic shifts—political upheaval, cultu...

Cairo. 2012.The city is in the grip of revolution.Two police officers have been assigned to deal with the brutal murder of a foreign national.Will justice be served?The Sudanese man holds the key to it all.