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Award-winning science journalist Angela Saini investigates the bias lurking within data collection and human classification, and interrogates what purpose it truly serves.
Politics & government
This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian Story
The revelatory, much-anticipated memoir from the Wall Street Journal reporter who was wrongly imprisoned in Putin’s Russia for more than a year – a glimpse inside the perils and contradictions of a country in the midst of autocracy
Radio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul
An FT Best Book of the Year
‘Saad Mohseni is one of the most remarkable figures in modern Afghanistan – brave, entrepreneurial, with a knack for imagining the impossible – he transformed the Afghan media landscape and brought serious news, and exceptional entertainment to millions in the most testing circumstances imaginable’ Rory Stewart
Battleaxe: A Memoir
A landmark memoir told through the campaigns and battles that Margaret has been involved in over the years, from being a rebellious teenager to a battling granny.
Inferno: 12 Battles of the World Wars that Shaped the 20th Century
‘Battle Guide is a wonderful resource that transforms how we visit battlefields and allows us to understand what really happened in a way that has never been shown before. It is pioneeringly brilliant.’James Holland
Hannah Arendt: A Life of the Mind
Based on new archival research, this is a major new biography on Hannah Arendt, tracing for the first time the intellectual development of, arguably, the twentieth century’s most influential thinker.
Trauma Bonds
A fascinating journalistic exploration into the impact of intergenerational trauma on the descendants of both survivors and perpetrators
Tinderbox: India’s Slide Towards Turmoil
A devastating critique of India’s failure to fulfil its founding promises.
Fires in the Night: The Earth Liberation Front, the FBI and the Hidden Battle to Save the Planet
‘Cinematic, suspenseful, totally immersive’ ZOË SCHLANGER
‘Explosive … fascinating’ RENI EDDO-LODGE
‘Riveting’ ERIC KLINENBERG
The explosive true story of a secret group of radicals who launched a clandestine battle to save the planet, and what their legacy illuminates about the future of our climate crisis.
Little Blue Dot: How the Global Positioning System Shaped the Modern World
In this thrilling and utterly unique work of narrative non-fiction, Katherine Dunn explores the acute vulnerability of the GPS satellite system – in a book that lifts the lid on the invisible connections of the globe, from the space race to the phone in our pockets