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The novelist admits to being an extreme gardener, an obsessive, an addict. Her garden may look like a nasty drunk old man’s mini- allotment, chaotic, virtually flowerless, with weird recycling and nowhere to sit. However, it is actually a tiny jungle, a minuscule farm, a wildly uneconomical
experiment in intensive edible cultivation.
PAVILION BOOKS
MY TINY INDOOR GARDEN LIA LEENDERTZ; MARK DIACONO 10 NOVEMBER, HB, £14.99, 9781910904992 Exciting ideas and savvy solutions to help you transform any indoor nook or cranny into a peaceful plant paradise, whether you’re looking for a mini kitchen garden or a sun-loving terrarium.
THAMES & HUDSON
THE QUEST FOR SHAKESPEARE’S GARDEN ROY STRONG 06 October, HB, £14.95 9780500252246 Published in association with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, this traces the origins of the Elizabethan garden, as well as telling the story of the Bard’s own garden. The illustrated text is accompanied by quotations from Shakespeare’s works and lush illustrations of his gardens, past and present.
ICON BOOKS
QUEER: A GRAPHIC HISTORY MEG-JOHN BARKER; JULIA SCHEELE ILLUS 08 SEPTEMBER, PO, £11.99, 9781785780714 From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, this graphic examination of the history of queer thought explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do.
PORTFOLIO PENGUIN
FEMINIST FIGHT CLUB JESSICA BENNETT 08 SEPTEMBER, TPB, £12.99, 9780241244838 An arsenal of weapons for surviving in an unequal world. You will learn how to “fight micro-aggressions, correct unconscious bias, deal with male colleagues who can’t stop ‘manterrupting’) or ‘bro-propriating’ your ideas— and lean in without falling the f--k over”.
SCEPTRE
A WOMAN LOOKING AT MEN LOOKING AT WOMEN SIRI HUSTVEDT 01 DECEMBER, HB, £20, 9781473638891 “Compelling and radical” collection of essays on art, feminism, neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy from the author of The Blazing World and What I Loved.
SERPENT’S TAIL
GENDER STUDIES
ALLEN LANE
THE DESCENT OF MAN GRAYSON PERRY 27 OCTOBER, HB, £16.99, 9780241236277
What is masculinity and what can it become? Tracing the contours of the dominant male role today, its history and its rules, Perry explores everything from sex,
seriousness and intimidation to clothing, childhood and power, suggesting a more modern model of manhood which may reach escape velocity from the gravity of Traditional Man.
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ALLEN LANE
THE PURSUIT OF POWER RICHARD J EVANS
THE SEX LIVES OF ENGLISH WOMEN WENDY JONES 07 JULY, TPB, £9.99, 9781781254615 The author decided it was high time someone asked English women what they want from sex, so she spoke to 25 women from all walks of life. The results are honest, engaging and sometimes surprising.
01 SEPTEMBER, HB, £35, 9780713990881
The eminent historian brings to life an extraordinary era of turbulent and dramatic revolutionary change, aiming to reignite the sense of wonder that permeated the times. “A wonderful reading experience and a masterpiece of historical writing”, says Allen Lane.
AMBERLEY
ROBIN HOOD JOHN MATTHEWS; MARK RYAN PREFACE; RICHARD CARPENTER FOREWORD 15 SEPTEMBER, HB, £20, 9781445656014 This book fully explores the mythology of Robin Hood rather than concentrating on the human identity of the famous outlaw. It ties Robin to the ancient archetype of the Green Man, the lore and legends of the Faery race, considers the possible Eastern influence of the English Mummers Plays, and suggests the real identities of several of the Merry Men.
ANDRE DEUTSCH
TREASURES OF BRITISH HISTORY PETER SNOW; DAN SNOW 06 OCTOBER, HB, £30, 9780233002187
“Spirited examination of our nation’s history told through 50 key documents, from the Magna Carta to Tim Berners Lee’s memo for a World Wide Web. Ten documents are faithfully reproduced in facsimile form, bringing a tangible sense of history to the book.
AURUM PRESS
THE SPIES OF WINTER SINCLAIR MCKAY 01 SEPTEMBER, HB, £20, 9781781312971 The author of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park with an absorbing account of what happened after the end of the Second World War when many of the Bletchley code-breakers moved to GCHQ and started work against a new foe: Stalin’s KGB. Includes interviews with many of those involved.
BLINK
POPULAR LAUREN URASEK 11 AUGUST, PB, £8.99, 9781910536605 From “OK Cupid’s most
WE CHOSE TO SPEAK OF WAR AND STRIFE JOHN SIMPSON 06 OCTOBER, HB, £25, 9781408872222 Pivotal moments in history-- from the Crimean War to Tiananmen Square and Sarajevo--through the eyes of those who witnessed them, and what it took to report them. Weaving in the history of the great correspondents who went before him, it also offers extraordinary accounts from the BBC foreign correspondent’s own times on the frontline.
DK
messaged girl”, a laugh-out- loud funny guide to online dating. The content includes such cheeky sidebars on such topics as: “Red flags you should never ignore”; “The 15 worst usernames you should beware of”, and a useful comparison between different dating services (OKCupid, Tinder, Match etc).
BLOOMSBURY
SHOCK AND AWE SIMON REYNOLDS 06 OCTOBER, HB, £25, 9780571301713 This epic history of Glam Rock from 1968-1976, charts the retro future sounds, outrageous styles and gender-fluid sexual politics that came to define the first half of the seventies and brings it right up to date with a final chapter on glam in hip hop, Lady Gaga, and the aftershocks of David Bowie’s death.
FOURTH ESTATE
THE GLASS UNIVERSE DAVA SOBEL 15 DECEMBER, HB, £16.99, 9780007548187 The bestselling author of Longitude returns with the captivating, little-known true story of a group of women whose remarkable contributions to the
burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.
HEAD OF ZEUS
BIG HISTORY 04 OCTOBER, HB, £25, 9780241225905 Aligned with Bill Gates’ Big History project, this
showcases 13.8 billion years of history and provides a comprehensive
understanding of the major events that have changed the nature and course of life on the planet we call home.
FABER & FABER
CRUSOE’S ISLAND ANDREW LAMBERT 15 SEPTEMBER, HB, £20, 9780571330232 Charting the curious relationship between the British and a tiny island on the other side of the world: Robinson Crusoe in the South Pacific. Lambert brings to life the voices of visiting sailors, scientists and artists, as well as the wonders, tragedy and violence they encountered.
THE LIVES OF TUDOR WOMEN ELIZABETH NORTON 06 OCTOBER, HB, £20, 9781784081751
Exploring the seven ages of Tudor woman, from childhood to old age, focusing on the likes of Elizabeth Tudor, Henry VIII’s sister who died in infancy; Cecily Burbage, Elizabeth I’s wet nurse; and Elizabeth Barton, a peasant girl who would be lauded as a prophetess.
HISTORY PRESS
THE TUDORS IN 100 OBJECTS JOHN MATUSIAK 01 AUGUST, HB, £25, 9780750961806 Intimate portrait of Tudor
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