Jane Austen’s Little Book of Wisdom: Words on Love, Life, Society and Literature
Jane Austen’s Little Book of Wisdom offers more than 300 bite-size quotes of inspiration and wisdom from one of the greatest females writers in the English language.
Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure
Snow Widows: Scott’s Fatal Antarctic Expedition by the Women Left Behind
‘An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry … A welcome contribution to polar studies.’ Sara Wheeler, Spectator
‘[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly skill…takes us to the heart of the hope, love, anguish and grief’ The Times
The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour
The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough’s classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology, and now The Trials of Life tackles ethology, the study of how animals behave.
Do Let’s Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022
This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out.
When told that Lady Mountbatten was being buried at sea, the Queen Mother replied cheerfully. ‘Dear old Edwina, she always did like to make a splash!’
Bird Photographer of the Year – Bird Photographer of the Year: Collection 7 (Bird Photographer of the Year)
The very best photographs from Bird Photographer of the Year.
Food for Free: 50th Anniversary Edition: Unabridged edition
This fully updated special edition of the classic complete guide to the edible species that grow around us includes a new foreword from the author and a plate section with identification guides for all major species.
Cider Country: How an Ancient Craft Became a Way of Life
‘James Crowden is Britain’s best cider writer … Cider Country is the book we’ve all been waiting for.’ Oz Clarke
Join James Crowden as he embarks on a journey to distil the ancient origins of cider, uncovering a rich culture and philosophy that has united farmer, maker and drinker for millennia.
Life Between the Tides: In Search of Rockpools and Other Adventures Along the Shore
LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2022
‘A remarkable and powerful book, the rarest of things … Nicolson is unique as a writer … I loved it’ EDMUND DE WAAL
Few places are as familiar as the shore – and few as full of mystery and surprise.
Bat, Ball and Field: The Elements of Cricket: Unabridged edition
Bat, Ball and Field is a wonderful foray into the history and culture of cricket.
‘Hotten is not just good, he is one of the best’ Cricketer
How to Bliss: Unabridged edition
12 immersive and original sound meditations for reflection, solace, joy and bliss from the creator of the hit podcast GABA.
The Black Ridge: Amongst the Cuillin of Skye
‘Will undoubtedly become a classic narrative of this scenically magnificent, legend-rich and geologically unique part of Scotland’ Cameron McNeish, The Herald
Rising a kilometre out of the storm-scoured waters around Scotland’s Isle of Skye is a dark battlement of pinnacles and ridgelines: the Cuillin.
Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps
‘A funny and beautifully written welcome to the enigmatic, weird and wonderful world of wasps’ DAVE GOULSON, author of SILENT EARTH
There may be no insect with a worse reputation than the wasp, and none guarding so many undiscovered wonders.
The Modern Flower Press: Preserving the Beauty of Nature
A Best Floristry Book of 2022, Gardens Illustrated
A contemporary, beautifully illustrated book on flowers, flower pressing and arranging.
‘A delight, packed with stories about the flowers JamJar Flowers work with, as well as practical information’ House & Garden
Swifts and Us: The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky
Swifts live almost entirely in the air. They eat, drink, sleep, mate and gather their nesting materials on the wing, fly thousands of miles across the world, navigating their way around storms, never lighting on tree, cliff or ground, until they return home with the summer.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Trees (Collins New Naturalist Library)
Winner of the 2022 Marsh Book of the Year Award
A long-awaited volume in the New Naturalist series examining the trees of Britain.
Living Planet: The Web of Life on Earth
The Sunday Times Bestseller
A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.