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Cathy Haynes
The Fullness of TimeA journey into the forgotten art of marking tim...A journey into the forgotten art of marking time through signs in the world around us – from the slow sliding of sunbeams to the wheeling of the stars. Past generations would tell time by shadows s... -
Daisy Fancourt
Art Cure : The Science of How the Arts Transform Our HealthDiscover how art can improve our health, make u...Discover how art can improve our health, make us happier and even help us live longer with the inspiring new book from the award-winning scientist and world-leading expert. DIET. SLEEP. EXERCISE. N... -
John Wright
Grasslands : The Intricate Life of Britain's Hidden HabitatsA sparkling green field. A dull and scrubby pat...A sparkling green field. A dull and scrubby patch of grass. One is the sanitised evidence of monoculture, the other a world teeming with more life than you could ever imagine. Join John Wright, one... -
Matt Haig
The Midnight TrainWhen your life flashes before your eyes, what w...When your life flashes before your eyes, what will matter most? For Wilbur it was his time with Maggie, the love of his life. Their honeymoon in Venice. Before he threw it all away. Years later, on... -
Sally Magnusson
The Shapeshifter's DaughterNothing, on earth or below it, freezes faster t...Nothing, on earth or below it, freezes faster than the worthless heart. Before she was a hideous monster, the queen of the underworld was simply Hel. But cast as a girl out of lofty Asgard, realm o... -
James Crawford
Wild History : Journeys into Lost ScotlandYou scramble up over the dunes of an isolated b...You scramble up over the dunes of an isolated beach. You climb to the summit of a lonely hill. You pick your way through the eerie hush of a forest. And then you find them. The traces of the past. ... -
Aidan Meighan
Folklore of TreesUncover the myths, legends and secrets of the w...Uncover the myths, legends and secrets of the world’s most iconic trees. Did you know that laurel is said to protect against snakebites and shield against witchcraft? Or that yews are often planted... -
Peter Marren
The Devil’s Garden : The World's Most Sinister Plants and FungiA lively exploration of the poisoners, trickste...A lively exploration of the poisoners, tricksters, stingers, stinkers and invaders of the plant world and how their lives intertwine with ours. Some plants and fungi – those we cultivate in farms, ... -
Sarah O'Connor
We Are Not Machines : The Fight for the Future of WorkFrom award-winning Financial Times journalist S...From award-winning Financial Times journalist Sarah O’Connor, a deeply reported investigation into how AI is transforming our working lives in unpredictable ways. A tsunami of change, we are told, ... -
Lucy Mangan
Bookish : A Love Letter to ReadingA love letter to all those who come alive when ...A love letter to all those who come alive when they pull a new treasure off the shelf, stay up late reading just one more page and pack their suitcases with clothes wedged between books instead of ... -
Maggie O'Farrell
LandOn a windswept peninsula stretching out into th...On a windswept peninsula stretching out into the Atlantic, Tomás and his reluctant son, Liam, are working for the great Ordnance Survey project to map the whole of Ireland. The year is 1865, and in... -
Robert Macfarlane
The Book of BirdsFrom the creators of the internationally bestse...From the creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, multi-adapted phenomenon The Lost Words: a dazzling celebration of birdlife in Britain, re-imagining the classic field guide for...
