‘Propulsive … A rousing tribute to the beauty and importance of old-fashioned journalism, a taut thriller of high stakes ‘hostage diplomacy,’ and a poignant meditation on the human struggle between hope and apathy under authoritarian rule’ PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, bestselling author of London Falling
‘This is not normal. It can be resisted. Find out how’ ANTONY LOEWENSTEIN
‘Breaking out of the container of containment, and restoring politics to its rightful place in human life, is perhaps our most urgent task’ KENAN MALIK, THE OBSERVER
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‘A tale of rapacious colonialism, Cold War spy games, dazzling technical innovation, big business rivalry, big power geopolitics […] an unflinching, landmark work on the nature of extractive capitalism’ Patrick Radden Keefe, bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing
The hotly anticipated final book of bestselling author Tim Shipman’s Brexit quartet. The Johnson Years to Rishi Sunak
‘Magnificent… Pacy and packed with delicious details… Shipman puts you in the room… His analysis is sharp and full of insight… For those seeking a moment-by-moment insider history it will not be topped’ FT
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
THE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO WILD SWANS, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SENSATION
A Book of the Year in The Times, Daily Telegraph and Financial Times
‘A must-read … magnificent’ DAILY TELEGRAPH *****
‘Beautiful and moving’ ELIF SHAFAK, OBSERVER
‘A gripping thriller and Belkin is a character many readers will want to encounter again’ THE SUNDAY TIMES
‘Remarkable … If only all first novels were as enthralling as this’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘Merridale’s talents as a Russia expert and writer combine to beam light on the depths of Moscow’s underworld’ THE SUN
**Shortlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Literature**
A devastating account of China’s genocide of the Uyghurs, by a leading Uyghur activist and Time #100 nominee
** THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER **
A Best Book of the Year in the Financial Times, The Week, Spectator, BBC History Magazine, NPR, History Today, Waterstones and Daunts
‘A sparkling debut by an outstanding young historian’ PETER FRANKOPAN
A Daily Mail Best History Book of the Year; A Spectator Best Book of the Year
It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn’t be more wrong.
A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE
A FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZE
A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of a once thriving democracy, exposing an arsenal of lethal weapons, some wielded on the streets, others in the courts and press’ NAOMI KLEIN
‘Essential reading’ YANIS VAROUFAKIS
‘Entertaining and vivid… This is a gripping account of an intriguing and little-known Cold War moment’ OBSERVER
‘Reads like a thriller’ THE SUN
The astonishing story of the ten million books that were smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
A Telegraph Best Book of the Year
‘An intense, evocative portrait of one of the most remarkable figures of our era’ ANNE APPLEBAUM
‘This is the Zelensky book we’ve been waiting for’ CATHERINE BELTON
‘Pacy, witty and authoritative’ Jonathan Freedland
‘In her hands, ancient history becomes a vivid avenue of approach to a burning modern-world concern… a powerful and important book’ Daily Telegraph
‘Gripping and profoundly moving’ DAMON GALGUT
‘Deft and operatic’ OBSERVER
A TIMES BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2023
From @theoldgays, the internet’s most beloved foursome, a book of inspirational stories and aspirational advice for living life at the fullest.
POLITICIAN • PRISONER • PARENTA portrait of one of the most charismatic, but unknown, world leaders
