China: A History: Revised edition
Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume.
History and Archaeology
My Name is Jana. I Am 15 Years Old. I Live in Gaza.
An unflinchingly personal insight into the lives of the Palestinian people and of unwavering hope through the diary of a teenage girl in Gaza
Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant
A new reissue of Philip Hoare’s singular biography of Stephen Tennant.
‘Witty and amazing … both scholarly and hilarious at the same time’ John Waters, New York Times
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles’ Records and the Sixties
‘The masterpiece The Beatles deserved’ Vox
‘The finest piece of Fabs scholarship ever published’ MOJO
The Garden: Our 4,000 Year Quest for Paradise
Crossing continents and cultures from antiquity to the present, The Garden encompasses a global history of the garden, the place where culture and nature converge.
Literary Landscapes – Literary Landscapes: Tokyo: A book-lover’s tour across temples, teahouses, and tales untold (Literary Landscapes)
From Samurai sagas to Shibuya stories – discover the blossoming bookshops, bars, and backstreets of Japan’s literary capital.
1967 – The World of Brian Epstein and The Beatles: The address book that defined an era
When I first saw Brian Epstein’s black Twinlock binder, I was struck by how small and unassuming it was – just 160 by 100 millimetres, the kind of thing you could slip into a coat pocket. But inside, it held a universe. The book felt alive, buzzing, ready and waiting to be explored. So I dug deeper.
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
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
Tunisgrad: Victory in Africa
A Waterstones and BBC History Magazine Best Book of the Year
The Aspects of History Book of the Year 2025
‘Terrific – full of drama … it has profoundly altered my understanding of the Second World War’ PATRICK BISHOP
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SBS COMES AN EPIC HISTORY OF THE ALLIED VICTORY IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
The Indefatigable Asa Briggs
Asa Briggs’s energy fuelled him to write more than fifty books, including five formidable volumes on the history of broadcasting. At the zenith of his fame he was one of the best-known historians of his generation, his name on a cover a guarantee of substantial sales.