Writer, traveller, veterinarian, taxidermist, barrister and philosopher Charles Foster joins us talk about his latest book. The Edges of the World We tend to think that everything important comes from […]
Join authors Michael Robb and Evan Friss as the discuss the bookshops and publishers of the UK and United States of America Michael Robb (UK) and Evan Friss (USA) will join up to discuss what the world of books looks like both here and abroad Shelf Life This engaging narrative unveils the resilience and innovation […]
This eye-opening book takes us through biology, geography, history, psychology and much more to uncover the hidden DNA of our opinions. Why We Think What We Think Without knowing it, almost all our opinions - whether we believe in God or in ghosts, our views on sex or animal rights or immigration, our basic sense […]
Join us for a discussion on our recent book of the month, White Moss, with Irina Sadovina (translator) Tamar Koplatadze and Oliver Ready White Moss Providing rare, direct insight into the beauties and struggles of the Indigenous reindeer-herding Nenets community of the Russian north, White Moss tells a piercingly moving coming-of-age story of the conflict between individual […]
From bestselling historian Katja Hoyer comes a gripping story of life during the rise and reign of Hitler and the people of Weimar. Weimar : Life on the Edge of Catastrophe Weimar looms large in German history: a crucible of democracy and dictatorship. This ancient town nestled in the heart of the country was home […]
On the 100th anniversary of the General Strike, Geoff Andrews joins us to talk about his new book, 'Radicals' with Tom Buchanan.
A Woman's Work is a radical and inspiring new history of mothering, and a timely reminder that the fight for reproductive freedom isn't over A Woman's Work Mothers make history. For centuries, motherhood has sparked social and political change. Yet the acts of growing, birthing and nurturing children - and the power they hold - […]
Into being is an essential guide to writing radical and empowering memoir. Lily will be in conversation with author Richard Beard. Into Being The acclaimed author of Sins of My Father shares the secrets of writing a new, transformative kind of memoir. Into being is an essential guide to writing radical and empowering memoir. Drawing […]
Sara Wheeler introduces her captivating new biography of the legendary writer Jan Morris, published on the centenary of Morris's birth. Jan Morris : A Life She was the twentieth century. Who wouldn't want to write her biography? When Jan Morris joined the 1953 Everest expedition and was first to get news of the ascent back to London, […]
Anywhere But Here is a powerful exposé of Britain’s broken asylum system and how it fails us all. Anywhere But Here Each year tens of thousands of people risk their […]
Nazism has always faced resistance. This book paints a vivid picture of resistance to hatred and extremism across the generations. Resisting Nazism Nazism has always faced resistance: from the German artists who caricatured the Nazis in the 1920s, or the man who infiltrated the SS to try and expose the Holocaust in the 1940s, or the people […]
Whitbread and Orange Prize-shortlisted author Jill Dawson tells the true story of Pamela 'Pixie' Colman Smith. Pixie It's the turn of the twentieth century and Pamela 'Pixie' Colman Smith is a young woman of stark contradictions: plucky yet naïve, artistically gifted despite lacking classical training, fascinated by the esoteric but sceptical of the world around […]
