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Dorian Lynskey
Everything must goWe have always told ourselves stories about the...We have always told ourselves stories about the end of the world. Long before we watched super intelligent AI wage war on humanity in The Terminator, or read about a catastrophic deluge in J.G. Bal... -
Eleanor Barnett
LeftoversA topical and richly entertaining history of fo...A topical and richly entertaining history of food preservation and food waste in Britain from the sixteenth-century kitchen to the present day. In Leftovers, Eleanor Barnett explores the many ingen... -
Jacqueline Yallop
Into the DarkCan you remember the first time you encountered...Can you remember the first time you encountered true darkness? The kind that remains as black and inky whether your eyes are open or closed? Where you can't see your hand in front of your face? Jac... -
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... -
Elizabeth Oldfield
Fully AliveWhat does it mean to live a good, whole and ful...What does it mean to live a good, whole and fulfilling life? And if the world really is ending, or at least expecting turbulent change, what kind of people will we need when it happens?In FULLY ALI... -
Juano Diaz,
Slum BoyJohn MacDonald must find his mother. Born into ...John MacDonald must find his mother. Born into the slums of Glasgow in the late '70s, a 4-year-old John's life is filled with the debris of alcoholism and poverty. Soon after witnessing a drowning,... -
Chantal Lyons
GroundbreakersAfter centuries of absence, wild boar are back ...After centuries of absence, wild boar are back in Britain. What does this mean for us – and them? Big, messy and mysterious – crossing paths with a wild boar can conjure fear and joy in equal measu... -
Jonathan White
In the Long RunDemocracy is future-oriented and self-correctin...Democracy is future-oriented and self-correcting: today's problems can be solved, we are told, in tomorrow's elections. But the biggest issues facing the modern world - from climate collapse and pa... -
Janey Godley
The Woman That Won’t Shut UpJaney has been a determined fighter all her lif...Janey has been a determined fighter all her life - from her tough Glasgow childhood to becoming the much-loved comedian she is now. It was the strength she needed to survive as a sweary-mouthed wom... -
Wendy Moore
Jack and EveVera Holme, known as Jack, left a career as a j...Vera Holme, known as Jack, left a career as a jobbing actress to become Emmeline Pankhurst's chauffeur and mechanic. Evelina Haverfield was a classic beauty, the daughter of a Scottish baron and fo... -
Fiona Stafford
Time and TideA village waits at the bottom of a reservoir. A...A village waits at the bottom of a reservoir. A monkey puzzle tree bristles in a suburban garden. A skein of wild geese fly over a rusty rail viaduct. The vast inland sea that awed John Clare has b... -
Jen Stout
Night train to OdessaWhen Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, million...When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, millions of lives changed in an instant. Millions of people were suddenly on the move. In this great flow of people was a reporter from the north of Scotland...
