Society & culture: general

Sanctuary

Sanctuary is an ancient right. But what does it mean today? Drawing on a lifetime of engagement with literature, myth, history and tradition from different cultures, Marina Warner’s Sanctuary is an ambitious attempt to grapple with the sharpest questions that we are facing in today’s world of global turmoil.

The Half of It: Exploring the Mixed-Race Experience

The world and its politics are becoming ever more polarised, leaving no room for the light and the shade. In The Half of It, Emma and Nicole explore race and identity through the lens of the mixed-race experience, creating a space for discussion and illuminating the true nuances of the mixed-race identity.

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

By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NONFICTION

A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 • An Esquire Best Book of Fall 2024 • Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard First Book Prize

‘Reads like a legal thriller’ ESQUIRE

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global

*A FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN AND TLS BOOK OF THE SUMMER*

‘The fascinating story of ancient words … new revelations await’ The Guardian

‘A magisterial feat’ New Scientist

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Our Bodies, Their Battlefield: What War Does to Women

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE

‘A wake-up call’ Amal Clooney

‘Devastating… rape and sexual abuse continue to be a pervasive and all-too-often hidden feature of conflict zones the world over’ HM Queen Camilla

A Very Private School

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

A Times, Spectator and Waterstones Book of the Year

‘Shocking and moving’ Guardian

‘Top marks for its searing frankness, framed in wistfully beautiful prose’ The Times

Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King

‘James comes alive in full flamboyance … Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry of a tumultuous reign’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘Brings the backbiting and power struggles of the Jacobean court to life with wit and vigour’ OBSERVER

‘A warts and all story told with compassion’ PHILIPPA GREGORY

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