For 200 years William Collins has been asking the questions that matter.

The books we publish aim to make sense of the world, from Max Hastings’ accounts of the wars that shaped the twentieth century to Professor Brian Cox and David Attenborough’s adventures into life’s biggest questions.

We champion books that explain the machinations of politics and power with Tim Shipman, Catherine Belton and Patrick Radden Keefe and books that explore the inner workings of our minds and how to optimise our lives with Daniel Kahneman and Sahil Bloom.

Books that explore our relationship with the ever-changing landscape with Guy Shrubsole and books that expose the impact of great art, artists and extraordinary lives with Richard Holmes, Paula Byrne, Maya Jasanoff and Jung Chang.

Working with a range of authors from the bestselling and prize-winning to the brilliant debut, William Collins has forged a reputation for publishing books that investigate, challenge, and push forward the thinking of the day. Since the release of our first title on 24th September 1819, William Collins has published the very best in non-fiction writing, working on the principle that ideas matter, to celebrate authors who ask the right questions, explore untravelled terrain, and write to define or change the world we live in.