Asa Briggs’s energy fuelled him to write more than fifty books, including five formidable volumes on the history of broadcasting. At the zenith of his fame he was one of the best-known historians of his generation, his name on a cover a guarantee of substantial sales.
‘Irresistibly fascinating’ MARIE CLAIRE GREECE
‘Essential’ VICTORIA HISLOP
‘Brilliantly conceived’ PAUL CARTLEDGE
An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeology
‘Important, comprehensive, and superbly researched. All the more urgent at the present time’ BART VAN ES
‘A terrific, clear-eyed and balanced history that cuts through today’s toxic debates’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
A Spectator Best Book of the Year; An Aspects of History Best Book of the Year; An Engelsberg Ideas Best Book of the Year
A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains.
This is the simplest tale in the world. Two people meet and fall in love. But the route which brought Larissa Salmina and Francis Haskell to a backstreet Venetian restaurant in 1962 was anything but straightforward.
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 surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details’ THE TIMES
‘If I read a better history this year, I will be lucky’ TOM HOLLAND
‘An astonishing tour de force’ SPECTATOR
Longlisted for the 2024 Highland Book Prize
‘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 enthralling guide to one of the world’s great cities – that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics of Istanbul’ PETER FRANKOPAN
‘A love letter to this ancient capital’ THE TIMES
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NONFICTION CROWN AWARD 2024
GUARDIAN: BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2024
‘GRIPPING’ THE TIMES
A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023
‘A highly imaginative and thought-provoking way of exploring the personality of a man who, like him or loathe him, left an indelible mark on our age’ ADAM ZAMOYSKI
An Aspects of History Best Book of the Year; An Engelsberg Ideas Best Book of the Year
‘A rigorous, myth-busting look at the city’s chaotic recovery in the wake of war and fascism’ Financial Times
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘A lasting work of social history’ THE TIMES
‘A genuinely new history of our nation’ DAN JONES
‘This celebration of women is a triumph of popular history’ SPECTATOR
A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘A diligent historian and a superb writer’THE TIMES
A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation.
