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nature can show us a better model for existing, one based upon reciprocity “where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self- sufficiency”. “Vivid and poetic, and also fierce,” said the Guardian.
Film, TV & music
Arthur Baker Looking for the Perfect Beat: Remixing and Reshaping Hip-Hop, Rock & Rhythms
Faber, 7th, £12.99, 9780571387434
Autobiography of a local club DJ who became a disco producer before changing popular music, working with artists including Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Al Green, the Pet Shop Boys, Neneh Cherry and more. Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize.
Steve Diggle Autonomy: Portrait of a Buzzcock
Omnibus Press, 7th, £12.99, 9781915841971
Inside story of the 1970s English punk rock band.
PJ Harrison
Gallagher: The Fall and Rise of Oasis Sphere, 21st, £12.99, 9781408723906
Beginning with the 2009 breakup of Oasis, a biography of the Gallagher brothers’ careers across 15 years of highs and lows, solo careers and a remarkable reunion. Foreword by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham.
David Hepworth Hope I Get Old Before I Die: Why Rock Stars Never Retire
Penguin (Transworld), 21st, £10.99, 9781804991992
How enduring rock icons such as Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and many more have remained current, surprising fans with new music, new tours and landmark spectacles.
Mark Hoppus, Dan Ozzi Fahrenheit-182 Sphere, 7th, £12.99, 9781408724583
Memoir of growing up in 1980s America from Hoppus, founding member of pop-punk band blink-182.
Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Graeme Thomson Our Secrets Are the Same: Friendship & Fame at the Heart of Simple Minds
Constable, 14th, £12.99, 9781408720905
Joint memoir telling the inside story of Simple Minds, structured around key songs, places, years and events.
Stuart Maconie With a Little Help from Their Friends
HarperNorth, 7th, £10.99, 9780008705893
Knowsley-born Maconie embarks on another entertaining social history, telling the story of the people who made The Beatles.
David Morris, Andrew Neill (eds) The Importance of Elgar
Boydell Press, 12th, £26.99, 9781837653522
A celebration of Edward Elgar’s life, music and legacy, with more than 60 contributors, including Janet Baker, Stephen Hough and Christian Tetzlaff. Published to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Elgar Society.
Kevin Rowland Bless Me Father Ebury Spotlight, 21st, £12.99, 9781529958737
Life story of the young altar boy who rose to fame as frontman for Dexys Midnight Runners.
Yusuf/Cat Stevens Cat on the Road to Findout
Constable, 28th, £12.99, 9781408720813
Autobiography of the musician reflecting on his emergence in 1960s London, his long musical career and his conversion to Islam.
Food & drink
Shahnaz Ahsan ( 8) The Jackfruit Chronicles HarperNorth, 7th, £10.99, 9780008683832
From jackfruit kofta curry to sour tomato broth, fish with clementine peels to vermicelli pudding, Ahsan’s second book mines the memories triggered by food to create an appetising personal memoir of Bengali cuisine and culture. Recipes are interwoven with the story of Ahsan’s grandfather Habib’s arrival in Manchester in the 1950s and the broader narrative of the resilience of the Bangladeshi diaspora.
Dr Johnny Drain Adventures in Fermentation: From Ancient Origins to Culinary Frontiers, an Exploration of the Microbes That Shape the World We Live In
Penguin, 28th, £11.99, 9781405966900
Chef and scientist Drain charts culinary escapades and scientific discoveries in the microbial world of fermentation.
Chris Newens Moveable Feasts: Paris in Twenty Meals
Profile Books, 14th, £11.99, 9781805224211
A foodie journey around Paris’ 20 arrondissements, making dishes that represent each as it is today. Winner of the Jane Grigson Trust Award.
Bee Wilson The Heart-Shaped Tin: Love, Loss and Kitchen Objects
4th Estate, 7th, £10.99, 9780008685669
Prompted by personal experience, Wilson explores those who have attached strong and magical meanings to kitchen objects.
Graphic novels
Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark (illus) Gotham Central: DC Compact Comics Edition
DC Comics, 19th, £8.99, 9781799508076
The detectives of Gotham City’s Major Crimes Unit investigate the murder of one of their own by Mister Freeze.
Andy Diggle, Jock (illus) Green Arrow: Year One: DC Compact Comics Edition
DC Comics, 5th, £8.99, 9781799508083
Compact, affordable edition of the origins of Green Arrow as betrayed billionaire playboy Oliver Queen finds a purpose greater than himself.
Fabcaro, Didier Conrad (illus), Adriana Hunter (trans) Asterix in Lusitania
Sphere, 7th, £8.99, 9781408725023
One spring morning a stranger from Lusitania appears in a Gaulish village.
Ryan Ferrier, Valentin Ramon D4VE: IDW Classic Collections
IDW Publishing, 19th, £12.99, 9798887244211
Mixing workplace comedy, domestic drama and science fiction, focusing on robot war hero D4VE, now a regular office worker.
Health & parenting
Dr Sabina Brennan Still Me: A
Neuroscientist’s Guide 8
to Caring for Someone with Dementia Green Tree, 14th, £10.99, 9781399421393
A guide for caregivers and those living with dementia, including self-care plans, practical advice on managing symptoms and evidence- based therapies.
Roger Clough
Oldenland: A Journey in Search of the Good Last Years
John Murray, 21st, £12.99, 9781399822718
Composed over 25 years, former Professor of Social Care and lifelong hill walker Clough examines how to spend our later years in a meaningful way.
History, politics & current affairs
Naomi Alderman Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today
Penguin, 7th, £11.99, 9781405981392
How the digital era is reshaping our world, examining previous moments of societal change and information crises to understand how we might better prepare for our future. Developed from a Radio 4 essay series.
Adam Aleksic Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language
Ebury Press, 7th, £12.99, 9781529949162
How marketing speak, viral slang and words formed from dodging content moderation algorithms has led to linguistic upheaval, widespread euphemisms and changes in grammar in our daily lives.
Caroline Alexander Skies of Thunder Ithaka, 21st, £12.99, 9781804189917
Second World War memoirs, diaries and official records charting the exploits of the airmen forced to fly over the Himalayas from India to China following
the Japanese capture of Burma.
Kehinde Andrews Nobody Can Give You Freedom: The Real Mission of Malcolm X
Penguin, 7th, £12.99, 9781802064933
Study of Malcolm X’s political mission and activism, taken as his philosophy, and its pressing relevance for our world today.
James Bloodworth Lost Boys: Undercover Adventures in the Manosphere
Atlantic Books, 7th, £10.99, 9781786499813
Undercover investigation into the misogynistic subcultures of the manosphere, blending memoir with critical debates about modern masculinity. Bloodworth was Orwell Prize- longlisted for his previous study of low-wage economy, Hired.
John Cassidy Capitalism and its Critics: A Battle of Ideas in the Modern World
Penguin, 12th, £16.99, 9780141993539
A history of global capitalism told through its critics, spanning colonialism and the Industrial Revolution, the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence.
Gordon Corera The Spy in the Archive: How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB
William Collins, 21st, £10.99, 9780008644833
How Vasili Mitrokhin, archivist for the Soviet Union’s foreign intelligence service, turned dissident then traitor, defecting to the United Kingdom in 1992.
Ben Cowell The British Country House Revival
Boydell Press, 19th, £24.99, 9781837652020
The contributions of British country houses to the nation’s cultural life since their 1970s renaissance.
Barbara Demick Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: China’s Stolen Children and a Story of Separated Twins
Granta Books, 7th, £10.99, 9781783787258
The former Beijing bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize examines the impact of China’s one-child policy through the story of separated twins, reunited by Demick. Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize
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