Humanities

Lenny Henry's playwriting debut is a poignant, hilarious portrait of a life affected by the terrible injustice of the Windrush Scandal. Yu see me?...

No one wanted to say it to me, that the girls were dead. But I knew . . . Late 1946 and Charlie Yates and his wife Lizzie have returned to Los Ang...

Loyalty and betrayal, hope and despair, One Moonlit Night tells the captivating story of a husband and wife separated by secrets as well as by war....

Laisve is a refugee in a destroyed city-island, hunted in Raids and haunted by the spirits of her drowned mother and brother. She dives into the ri...

'Exquisitely written and structurally bold ... a deeply impressive novel' Eva Dolan, author of This Is How It Ends Selected for TLS Summer Books 2...

A hilarious (or groan-worthy) look at the rite of passage that all dads go through. Do you think your jokes are hilarious, without fail? Ever thou...

As a child, Luke Turner was obsessed with the Second World War. He spent hours watching Sunday war films, poring over stories of derring-do and rel...

"Inspirational" - The Daily Mail "Sarah Sands has written about stillness with an eloquence that fizzes with vitality and wit. This wonderful book...

'Sometimes characters are so lively and entertaining, you don't want to say goodbye to them ... A stunning feat of storytelling in itself' Suzy Fea...

War is one of the greatest human evils. It has ruined livelihoods, provoked unspeakable atrocities and left countless millions dead. It has caused ...

What is the overarching storyline of the Bible? Is God violent? What is the Gospel? Can we find a way to address sexuality without fighting abo...

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE THE STARS? 'Look at a satellite image of the Earth. Where it was once as dark as night, it is now lit up like a Christmas tr...

Product Description Good looks and good books, paired with flirtatious (and hilarious) captions from the original creators of the Instagram sensat...

Since the industrial revolution, when everything ran by clockwork, people have understood how important it is to live in the moment. But over time ...

'A strange and compelling new book from one of America's greatest living authors' Times Literary Supplement 'As cunning and rich as anything Ozick...

'Thorough and engaging ... you can't understand England without understanding the BBC' New York Times 'Fascinating and informative' Daily Telegrap...

Product Description 'Haunting, thrilling, wonderful. I loved it' Stacey Halls, bestselling author of The Familiars 'Fierce and touching' Jennifer...

Acclaimed author Andrew Thomas has chosen fifty fascinating cameos of individual actions or incidents across a wide variety of major and minor camp...

Review The most topical, eye-opening Christian book of 2007! ― UCB (United Christian Broadcasters) Product Description What happens when a Musli...

Review Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance ― The Times A cracking pace, lively dialogue, wickedly ...

Review Translation is a matter of life and death - and not only because it is poorly paid. That's the thrilling, rather chilling, message of this ...

Product Description A fresh and incisive examination of one of the Second World War's crucial campaigns, the battle for Normandy in the months aft...

Speaker, journalist and bestselling author, Philip Yancey has travelled the world tackling the most challenging questions: Can God truly bring sola...

Review A terrific and thrilling book about people who are trapped in the gravitational force of a garbage mountain in Mumbai. Delightful and power...

From the show-stoppingly elegant (Halle Berry winning the award for Monster's Ball in a breathtaking Elie Saab) to the decidedly kooky (Adam Rippon...

A short history of the ancient civilization of Angkor, home to the spectacular temple of Angkor Wat. In the late sixteenth century a mythical enco...

Brittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change. 'Richly humane, viscerally political, g...

The true-life story of women's experiences in the 'Wild West' is more gripping, more heart-rending, and more stirring than all the movies, novels, ...

About the Author Lottie Stride has written many books for children, including The Time Travellers' Handbook, Write Every Time and Meerkat Mischief...

Product Description This book, written by royal expert and correspondent Robert Jobson offers a complete examination of the British Royal Family, ...

How do we advocate for justice effectively in a world deeply divided by racial, gender and class inequalities? If we want to make a positive differ...

Why is it easy to hate and difficult to love? When societies fracture into warring tribes, we demonise those who oppose us. We tear down our statue...

Product Description The officially licensed Corvette Stingray: The Mid-Engine Revolution chronicles the full development story behind Chevrolet’s ...

Product Description The first of two volumes in John Erickson's monumental history of the Soviet-German war. In THE ROAD TO STALINGRAD Professor ...

A.C. Grayling answers the most important question - How do we live a good life? One of the most fundamental questions in our life is to find out wh...

Review De Courcy's fascinating narrative switches between domestic concerns, ranging from country-house fare to patent medicines, and the approach...

Review 'A brilliantly researched and revelatory book, written with compelling authority and great narrative drive. Completely fascinating' -- Will...

Review Peng Shepherd has done it again! The Cartographers is an exquisitely written, brilliantly plotted, absolutely fantastic novel. A story like...

Review "Fast becoming Britain's philosopher of choice... Certainly more of substance and merit than a mountain of Paulo Coelho." -- THE HERALD "I...

A major new novel from million-copy bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves.

Possessing a style of deceptive simplicity, emotional immediacy and tremendous psychological point, among the novels, short stories and screenplays...

Product Description In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare's Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare's history ...

Devotion is the gripping story of the US Navy's most famous aviator duo - Tom Hudner, a white, blue-blooded New Englander, and Jesse Brown, a black...

What would the ancient Greek philosopher make of the twenty-first-century Google headquarters? A dazzling exploration of the role of ancient philos...

A bestselling account of why the Islamic world has been losing the conflict with the West for 300 years - and the frustration and humiliation this ...

SUNDAY TIMES FILM BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Uproariously readable ... Levy is a master of the group biography' Sunday Times 'Teeming with satisfying gossi...