The Arts

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

‘A roadmap for a new generation’ VOGUE

‘Radical, funny and fearless’ VANITY FAIR

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

An electric, searing memoir by the original Riot Grrrl and legendary frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre

Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius

‘I relished every page … This is the best book on Jane Austen I have ever read’Spectator

‘Compelling … a delightful and engrossing book … Byrne’s passion is nothing if not persuasive’Sunday Times

Was Jane Austen a woman of prim manners and genteel calm? Or someone who behaved outrageously, filled with sharp wit and wild comedy?

Tiny Dancer, Big World: How to Find Fulfilment from the Inside Out

‘Fab-u-lous’ Craig Revel Horwood

‘Uplifting’ Fleur East

‘Brilliant’ Sara Davies

‘Feel-good’ Gemma Atkinson

Change your life for the better, starting today, with this primer on positivity from Strictly star and It Takes Two host, Janette Manrara.

The Point of Distraction

A memoir by the 2019 Wellcome Prize winner Will Eaves that looks at the creation of eight piano pieces.

Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses

There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future.

Aarathi Prasad’s Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.

Countryfile: A Year in the Countryside

A month-by-month celebration of the best of Countryfile magazine as well as an illustrated overview of the beauty and the drama of a year in the countryside.

Dying of Politeness: A Memoir

‘I adored this book. It’s so Geena and so inspiring and such a wonderful read’ Emma Thompson

A Times Film and Theatre Book of the Year 2022

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

The star of Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings, tells his own origin story of being a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star, and landing the role of a lifetime.

Origin Africa: Safaris in Deep Time

A major new look at how Africa’s geological history, climate, geography and biology resulted in the wonderful diversity of life found there. It is also the story of how it was the crucible for the evolution most extraordinary species on Earth – Homo sapiens.

Wild Isles

This beautifully illustrated overview of the wildlife of the British Isles showcases the diversity of our plant and animal life.

Home Is Not A Place

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS

‘Beautiful, haunting, thought-provoking … A book I will return to again and again’ Bernardine Evaristo

A gorgeously produced, hugely original examination of Black Britishness in the 21st century

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