13th June 2025


Jamaica Kincaid Putting Myself Together Picador, 11th, £20, HB, 9781035036103


This “blazing” collection of essays and articles by the Antigua-born writer spans the breadth of her five-decade career, and takes in subjects including Muhammad Ali, Diana Ross, gardening, motherhood, colonialism and the act of writing.


Devoney Looser Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive and Untamed Jane


Manchester UP, 23rd, £19.95, HB, 9781526193704


Offering a new angle on Jane Austen for her 250th anniversary, this entertaining look at her life, writing and legacy demonstrates that despite her prim and proper reputation, Austen was “always rebellious and wild at heart”.


Ian Patterson ( 7) Books –A Manifesto: Or, How to Build a Library


W&N, 11th, £20, HB, 9781474618984


Patterson, the award- winning poet, academic, translator and former second-hand bookseller, has spent his entire life in and around books, and latterly has been constructing a new- and perhaps final - personal library at his home. From detective fiction to avant garde poetry, this is a brilliant manifesto for the supreme importance of books, their subversive power, their unrivalled ability to furnish a room and much more.


Mind, body, spirit


Abbie Headon Ghosts: A Collection of Spirits from Literature and Folklore


Amber, 14th, £14.99, HB, 9781838865993


From the ghostly Grey Lady to the ghosts created by Charles Dickens and Daphne du Maurier, a collection of the stories behind some of the most infamous and terrifying spectres ever seen (or not seen).


YY Liak Curious Coffins and Riveting Rituals: Death Practices Around the World


Chronicle, 11th, £19.99, HB, 9781797230047


From mummification in Ancient Egypt to Ghana’s fantasy coffins and open- pyre cremations in India, this illustrated “modern day memento mori” delves into the world’s most fascinating death and funeral traditions.


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Natural history & pets


Nicola Chester Ghosts of the Farm: Two Women’s Journeys Through Time, Land and Community


Chelsea Green, 30th, £22, HB, 9781915294678


This dual rural narrative moves between the story of Miss White, a woman who lived in the author’s village 80 years ago and realised her ambition to become a farmer during the Second World War, and the author’s own dream to be a farmer.


Linda Cracknell Sea Marked: Throwing a Line to the Mother Ship


Saraband, 4th, £12.99, PB, 9781916812505


In this personal and social history of coastal communities and “sea-marked” lives, the Scottish author searches for connections to her maritime family history by travelling the shores where they lived, crewing a sailboat, and launching a rowing boat. In the process she begins to understand something elemental in her pull to the sea.


Kate Fox, Cat Moore (illus) On Sycamore Gap: A Celebration of the Tree We Lost and Those to Come


HarperNorth, 26th, £10, HB, 9780008735616


From a stand-up poet author, a giftily packaged celebration of the lost tree at Sycamore Gap. It is a book of “growth, loss and renewal, and a song from soil to soul about how we all live where the earth meets the sky”.


Peter Fretwell, Lisa Fretwell (illus) The Penguin Book of Penguins


Viking, 18th, £14.99, HB, 9780241732069


Written by a leading scientist at the British Antarctic Survey and illustrated by his wife, this “joyful and informative” book introduces us to the main species of penguin, and to their history, evolution, behaviours and habitats, alongside penguin trivia, penguin jokes, famous penguins and, of course, a history of Penguin Books.


Tristan Gooley, Neil Gower (illus) The Hidden Seasons


Hodder Press, 18th, £22, HB, 9781399733540


The author of How to Read a Tree and The Walker’s Guide returns to take a life-enhancing journey through the seasons, told through the prism of nature’s clues and signs, and giftily packaged and adorned


with illustrations from the excellent Neil Gower.


Jamie Lafferty An Inconvenience of Penguins: Epic Voyages in Pursuit of the World’s Most Beloved Bird


Wildfire, 25th, £25, HB, 9781035413126


From Kings to Rockhoppers and from Sir Francis Drake to Ernest Shackleton, award-winning travel writer Lafferty journeys to see all 18 species of penguin in this “warm and charming” biography of this much-loved species; from their disappearing habitats to the relationship with humans.


Amy Pike, Elizabeth Mullen, Tara Murtagh Dog Parenting: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding, Training and Bonding With Your Best Friend


Summersdale, 11th, £9.99, HB, 9781837995752


From toilet training to anxiety issues, this dog behaviour guide – written by three experts - to training your dog aims to be “modern, compassionate, fun and easy to follow”.


Jamie Shelman What’s Your Cat Trying to Tell You?


Michael O’Mara, 25th, £9.99, HB, 9781789297003


From a paw in the face to the passive-aggressive pouf of the tail, an illustrated guide to more than 100 cat thoughts which aims to help you unlock cat code in no time at all.


Joan E Strassman The Social Lives of Birds Headline Press, 23rd, £22, HB, 9781035417131


From nest hijacking and thievery, to seduction, dancing and secret relationships, this “charming, accessible and global” book delves into the myriad ways that birds live in groups and socialise with each other.


Ted the Dog Pup Fiction: An Epic Journey with Gone Fishing


BBC, 25th, £16.99, HB, 9781529968439


Star of BBC2’s Gone Fishing, Ted’s first book – A Pawtobiography – was a hit. This follow-up focuses on the cause célèbre that is his missing suitcase. He embarks on a life-changing canine adventure and discovers what truly matters to him.


Hamza Yassin Homeward Bound: The Joy of Nature and My Life Outdoors


Gaia, 11th, £22, HB, 9781856755412


From his day job filming wildlife to his walks with Midge the dog, the Scottish wildlife cameraman and Strictly star shares stories from his outdoor life, from the grasslands of Wiltshire to the Scottish Highlands.


Personal development & self-help


Beatriz Victoria Albina End Emotional Outsourcing: How to Overcome Your Codependent, Perfectionist, People- Pleasing Habits and Reclaim Your Life


Headline Home, 30th, £16.99, PB, 9781035414734


US life coach Albina presents a feminist guide designed to end emotional outsourcing and heal the codependent, people- pleasing habits that keep us stuck, so that you can start to source your self-worth from within.


Francesca Amber Manifest Like a Mother: How to Attract the Life You Want in the Time You Have


Rider, 4th, £16.99, HB, 9781846048654


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Attract the life you want in the limited time you


Books New Titles: Non-Fiction


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