The Age Code: The New Science of Diet and Longevity
A revelatory and optimistic new book from health journalist Dr David Cox, examining the staggering impact of diet on ageing – and what we can do to reverse it.
Society & culture: general
1996: 30 Years on From the Best Year of Our Lives
1996: The year that shaped a generation, revisited three decades on by Ex Sun Editor, Dominic Mohan
Fifty Things to Do in the Garden
Fifty Things to Do in the Garden is an easy-to-follow and visually engaging guide to making more of the outdoors. With fifty new projects to engage in throughout the year, Head Gardener of the Garden Museum Matt Collins teaches us how to build, plant and enjoy our gardens.
Her Name Is Alice: My Daughter, Her Transition and Why We Must Remember Her
‘Thoughtful, beautiful, incredibly necessary. People need to read this book, especially if they feel a resistance to. I wish everyone would.’ Sofie Hagen
‘Uncompromising, anguished, combative: culture wars have victims, and this is an agonising story told with honesty and passion.’ Richard Beard
‘An intimate, beautifully told memoir’ Elinor Cleghorn
Beyond Belief
A celebration and exploration of gossip, reclaiming it as a powerful tool for building relationships, sharing vital information and enabling women’s voices to be heard.
How to Read Minds: The Science and Art of Empathy
An autistic therapist’s guide to better empathy for everyone
Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King
‘James comes alive in full flamboyance … Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry of a tumultuous reign’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Brings the backbiting and power struggles of the Jacobean court to life with wit and vigour’ OBSERVER
‘A warts and all story told with compassion’ PHILIPPA GREGORY
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Cash Cow: How the maternal body became a global commodity – and the hidden costs for women
‘Captivating, mind-boggling and deeply disturbing’ – Maureen Freely
A thought-provoking deep dive into the global fertility industry and the commodification of the maternal body
The Surge: The Race Against the Most Destructive Force in Nature
The Surge is a timely, gripping account of humanity’s battle against rising waters — and the urgent choices we must make for our future.
Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions
‘Brilliant’ Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times
‘This shimmering study … brilliant and wily’ Marina Warner, Observer
Winner of the FAWCETT PRIZE and EMILY TOTH AWARD
The Grammar of Angels: The Life of a Renaissance Prodigy and his Search for a Philosophy of Everything
‘Ingenious… a glorious portrait of the great 15th-century prince of learning’ Daily Telegraph