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Alice Roberts
Buried: An alternative history of the first millennium in BritainFunerary rituals show us what people thought ab...Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearr... -
Rhiannon Shove
Burn After WritingWhat would the movie of your life look like? Th...What would the movie of your life look like? This fun, creative illustrated journal challenges you to map out your dream life and colour it in!Social media encourages us to share everything. As a s... -
Calum Colvin
Burnsiana: Poems and Artworks Inspired by the Life and Legacy of Robert BurnsThis unique reflection on the world of Robert B...This unique reflection on the world of Robert Burns places a range of photographic artworks by celebrated Scottish artist Calum Colvin alongside poems written in response to each work by 'weel-kent... -
Joyce Carol Oates
ButcherFrom one of our most accomplished storytellers,...From one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a nineteenth-century women's asylum, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world. Humiliated by ... -
Xena Knox
Buzz ClubWhen Tavi's boyfriend dumps her, days before he...When Tavi's boyfriend dumps her, days before her seventeenth birthday, friends Ella and Liss gift her the perfect post-breakup present: a vibrator.Tavi is mortified, but Ella is inspired. It's time... -
Florian Gadsby
By My Hands: A Potter’s ApprenticeshipFlorian Gadsby has devoted his life to pottery,...Florian Gadsby has devoted his life to pottery, refining his technique towards the point of perfection - and as his skill has grown, so has his social media following, which today numbers in the mi... -
Ruth Jones
By Your SideLinda Standish has been a friend to the friendl...Linda Standish has been a friend to the friendless for the past thirty-three years, in her role at the council’s Unclaimed Heirs Unit. And now she’s looking forward to the joys of an early retireme... -
Gareth Cole
Café CannaPerched on a beautiful Scottish island measurin...Perched on a beautiful Scottish island measuring just two miles across, Café Canna is one of the remotest restaurants in Britain. Justly famous for its seafood, landed from clear, sparkling Hebride... -
Hannah Jackson
Call Me Red: A Shepherd’s JourneyHannah Jackson had no idea she wanted to work o...Hannah Jackson had no idea she wanted to work on a farm until a life-changing family visit to the Lake District in her late teens. It was there where she first saw a lamb being born, giving her the... -
Jeremy Hunt
Can We be Great Again? : Why a Dangerous World Needs BritainSince the global financial crisis, Britain has ...Since the global financial crisis, Britain has been through a difficult period, leading many to conclude the country is doomed to inevitable decline. Jeremy Hunt was at the top of government as bot... -
Laurie Parsons
Carbon ColonialismAround the world, leading economies are announc...Around the world, leading economies are announcing significant progress on climate change. World leaders are queuing up to proclaim their commitment to tackling the climate crisis, pointing to data... -
Kathryn Hughes
Catland : Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern WorldSome called it a craze. To others it was a cult...Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era. ‘He invented a whole cat world’...
