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Reignclowd Palace to use her talents to save the realm from a looming dragon.


Audio Highlight


Hafsah Faizal We Hunt the Flame First Ink, 29th May, £12.99, 9781035081882


The TikTok sensation marks her debut as an author with a sweeping fantasy


set in ancient Arabia. Read by Ojan Genc and Lara Sawalha.


Jen Williams The Sleepless First Ink, 22nd May, £14.99, 9781035058075


Gods, monsters and love triangles. Read by Esme Lonsdale and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, who also voices Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series and Ursula K Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea.


Shannon Mayer Neverthorn Michael Joseph, 24th July, £20, 9780241701836


A spin on the wizarding- school genre with romance and dark wizards. Mayer has sold five million books, according to the publisher.


Non-Fiction Biography


Carême Ian Kelly Bloomsbury, 8th May, £14, 9781526693716


Actor Kelly serves up a rich and fulfilling portrait of a man considered the “first celebrity chef”, who rose from Parisian orphan to cook for the kings. The audio ties in with an Apple TV+ show and a beautiful hardback.


Sarah Penner The Amalfi Curse WF Howes, 1st May, £13.99, 9781004205523


Imaginative fantasy intertwining modern- day archaeology with 19th-century sea-witch lore. Voiced by Jessica Preddy, Greg Lockett and Gulia Innocenti.


Fran Littlewood The Favourite Penguin, 12th June, £16.99, 9780241548547


When their father lets slip he has a favourite among his children, siblings Alex, Eva and Nancy interrogate their highs, lows, rivalries and resentments in true tragicomic style.


Read by tbc Running time tbc


dubbed “America’s Cold War Prophet”.


Business & Economics


Kate Moryoussef The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Toolkit DK, 3rd July, £14, 9780241737002 The popular podcaster narrates the psychology and science behind living with ADHD, providing a toolkit to thrive.


Dr Kaitlyn Regehr Smartphone Nation Bluebird, 15th May, £16.99, 9781035069057


Exploration of how smartphones, algorithms and AI are changing the way we think, from the leading expert and academic at University College London. Read by Regehr.


Danny Fontaine Pitch Profile, 12th June, £24.99, 9781805225102


Fontaine explains his practical methods for persuading any audience.


Food & Drink


Edward Luce Zbig Bloomsbury, 13th May, £14, 9781526637826


Lauded as the only definitive biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski, one of the most influential geopolitical thinkers and


Leigh Radford One Yellow Eye Tor Nightfire, 17th July, £14.99, 9781035048311


Kesta’s husband Tim was the last person to be bitten in a zombie pandemic, but he is not quite dead yet. Read by Sofia Engstrand.


Robin Ince Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal


Macmillan, 1st May, £16.99, 9781035036950


Philippa Rice Reignclowd Palace Penguin, 12th June, £20, 9780241734575


Cosy, craft-filled fantasy debut. An apprentice is brought to


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The award-winning broadcaster and comedian offers an honest appraisal of being diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 52, and why it is OK being a little bit different.


Read by Robin ince Running time 9 hrs 7 mins


Audio Highlight


The Italian Way DK, 5th June, £14, 9780241769461 The latest in the culinary series focusing on different nations. This instalment offers listeners a tour of the food of Italy.


Dr Stuart Farrimond The Science of Flavour DK, 31st July, £14, 9780241703762 The next title in Farrimond’s series, which includes The Science of Cooking, with a focus on how to unleash flavour from simple ingredients.


Health


Slutty Cheff Tart Bloomsbury, 17th July, £26.99, 9781526682680


An exhilarating account from the anonymous chef and columnist for British Vogue who writes about sex, food and what it is like being a woman in a male-dominated world.


Memoir


Rose Viva Completely Normal and Totally Fine


Bloomsbury Tonic, 8th May, £26.99, 9781526679390


Health activist and model Viva discusses living with a complex mental health condition, which was diagnosed following a psychotic episode that caused an evacuation at Stansted Airport.


Nature & Sciences


Marieke Bigg


No Such Thing as Normal Profile, 22nd May, £24.99, 9781805225096


Academic Bigg asks: how can we heal when faced with an industry that banks on keeping us sick?


Sports


Vassos Alexander Swimmingly Bloomsbury Sport, 5th June, £14, 9781399414562


The sports journalist and ultra-runner dives into the world of swimming – from wild swimming to ice baths and racing – having taken the plunge during lockdown.


Eugenia Cheng Unequal Profile, 5th June, £24.99, 9781805226932


The latest brain-teaser designed for ordinary people to enjoy numbers, from the award-winning


Audio Highlight


Katie Piper Still Beautiful DK, 5th June, £18, 9780241736999 The prominent author of Beautiful and broadcaster with more than 1.1 million followers voices her support and celebration of ageing. Narrated by the author.


Suzi Ruffell Am I Having Fun Now? Bluebird, 5th June, £16.99, 9781035036899


Dr Riley Kirk Reefer Wellness: Understanding Cannabis Science, Culture, and Medicine


Narrated by the comedian herself, Ruffell reveals what it is like to live life when afflicted with anxiety and asks experts some tricky questions along the way.


Ned Boulting The Accidental Tour-ist


Bloomsbury Sport, 19th June, £14, 9781399419833


Finally following up on his bestselling memoir from 15 years ago, the “voice” of the Tour de France brings us up to date on how the greatest cycling race has changed and looks at the world’s most exciting competitive rides.


Judith Scheele Shifting Sands Profile, 8th May, £29.99, 9781805225768


The Oxford academic upends old fantasies of Earth’s largest hot desert, revealing a truth that is far more interesting than any myth.


DK, 10th June, £14, 9780241769294


The scientist and influencer challenges the stereotypes about cannabis use, breaking down the complexities and offering advice for anyone canna-curious.


Grace Spence Green To Exist as I Am Wellcome Collection, 5th June, £24.99, 9781800814967


Life-affirming account of “the blurred line between patient and doctor” from a young doctor whose spine was broken. Read by the author.


mathematician and prominent populariser of maths.


Alex Riley Super Natural: How Life Thrives in Impossible Places


Atlantic Books, 5th June, £10.99, 9781805460794


The science writer offers a wondrous exploration of how life survives in extreme habitats, like the turtles who draw breath only every six months.


Gurnaik Johal Saraswati Serpent’s Tail, 12th June, £24.99, 9781805227304


There is a halo hanging over Johal, winner of the Somerset Maugham


Award and Galley Beggar Short Story Prize. His debut novel’s vast and wondrous meshwork of interlocking stories brings comparisons to David Mitchell.


Read by Salima Saxon Running time 9 hrs and 6 mins


Joe Friel Joe Friel’s High Performance Cyclist


Bloomsbury Sport, 31st July, £14, 9781399418522


A guide for cyclists to find their peak performance, from endurance sport coach and author of some of the most celebrated cycling manuals.


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