27th February 2026
The power of rivers and the tensions in how we treat them, seen through a life history of the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) river of Burma. Praised by the Economist for “scholarship and vigour”.
Ted the Dog Pup Fiction: An Epic Journey with Gone Fishing
Ebury Spotlight, 21st, £10.99, 9781529992694
Twelve-year-old Patterdale Terrier and co-star of BBC Two’s Gone Fishing, Ted, recalls a European mission to recover a lost briefcase.
Jenny Uglow A Year with Gilbert White Faber, 7th, £12.99, 9780571354191
An engrossing natural history study from acclaimed Cumbrian biographer Uglow, exploring 18th-century nature writer and curate Gilbert White’s everyday immersion in place, made famous by his The Natural History of Selborne.
Poetry
Rainer Maria Rilke, Edward Snow (trans) The Book of Hours
WW Norton, 22nd, £13.99, 9781324123460
A dual-language edition of Rilke’s first major work, with a new English translation by Edward Snow.
Popular science, philosophy & self-help
Billy Billingham, Conor Woodman Further
Ebury Spotlight, 21st, £10.99, 9781529966220
Motivational guide with practical, life-changing advice from SAS leader and star of Channel 4 TV series SAS Who Dares Wins.
Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian Chronicles of Dissent
Penguin, 28th, £11.99, 9780241990049
Sixteen extended talks outlining Chomsky’s political thought, analysing current events in our febrile world.
Daniel M Davis Immune Health: A Myth-Busting Guide
Vintage, 14th, £12.99, 9781529967739
Immunologist Davis examines common advice for bolstering our immune system, sorting the fact from fiction.
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unpacking the weird ways the universe behaves.
Daniel Yon A Trick of the Mind: How the Brain Invents Your Reality
Penguin, 14th, £11.99, 9781529160246
How the brain colours our perception of the world, the judgements we make and our beliefs about ourselves. “Fascinating, often ingenious research reviewed here is sorely in need of an audience beyond dusty scientific journals,” said the Guardian.
Sport 12
Paul Dolan Beliefism: How to Stop Hating the People We Disagree With
The Bridge Street Press, 21st, £10.99, 9780349128719
Behavioural scientist Dolan on how to avoid dividing ourselves into opposing camps, and become more effective at engaging with those whose opinions differ strongly from our own.
Michelle Elman ( 12) Bad Friend: Why Friendship Breakups Hurt and How to Heal
Renegade, 7th, £10.99, 9781408749494
An exploration of friendships and what happens when they break down, questioning everything we have been taught about them.
Stephen Grosz Love’s Labour Vintage, 28th, £11.99, 9781529932416
Stories of love, desire and heartbreak from the consulting room of psychoanalyst Grosz. Second book from the author of The Examined Life.
Gerry Hussey Awaken Your Power Within
Monoray, 7th, £10.99, 9781800963962
Health and performance coach Hussey’s guide to transforming your mind, body and soul.
Lotte Jeffs, Stu Oakley Do Ask, Do Tell: Queer Life, Love and Culture Laid Bare
Bluebird, 21st, £10.99, 9781035042098
A curious journey through the spectrum of queer life, tackling gender and sexuality today in an open-minded, accessible and questioning way.
Hannah Marsh Thread: A Caesarean Story of Myth, Magic and Medicine
Leap, 14th, £10.99, 9781786584892
Study of the caesarean section in medical history, culture and folklore, focusing on the pioneering women who endured and drove developments.
Tim Minchin,
Andrew Rae (illus) You Don’t Have to Have a Dream
Ebury Press, 7th, £11.99, 9781529931839
Thoughts and advice on life, art, success, kindness, love and creativity, drawn from three of Minchin’s viral commencement addresses and accompanied by specially commissioned illustrations.
Noémi Orvos-Tóth, Katalin Rácz and Thomas Mansell (trans) Inherited Fate: Family Trauma and the Ways of Healing
Penguin, 28th, £11.99, 9781804952436
Psychologist Orvos-Tóth on how we are shaped by our social and familial network, how we might dismantle inherited beliefs and how to reveal wisdom stored in the body.
Hanno Sauer The Invention of Good and Evil: A World History of Morality
Profile Books, 14th, £12.99, 9781800818316
Philosopher and professor of ethics Sauer traces our moral transformation from our earliest ancestors to today and beyond.
Stephan Schäfer 25 Summers John Murray One, 7th, £10.99, 9781399827010
A self-help fable in which a man learns lessons through conversations with a potato farmer. John Murray reports sales of more than 130,000 copies in Schäfer’s native Germany.
Vaclav Smil Speed Penguin, 28th, £11.99, 9781405977494
How our pursuit of speed shapes our technological landscape and our social and environmental realities.
Michael Tomasello Why We Cooperate The MIT Press, 19th, £18.99, 9780262053945
How studies of young children and great apes help us understand our talent for collaboration and cultural organisation.
Leslie Valiant The Importance of Being Educable: A New Theory of Human Uniqueness
Princeton University Press, 19th, £18.99, 9780691230573
An exploration of how humans absorb and apply knowledge and why education should be at the centre of our current discussions of what makes humanity unique.
Frank Verstraete, Céline Broeckaert Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics: The Story of the Science That Shapes Our World
Pan, 14th, £10.99, 9781035065882
A husband-and-wife team, a physicist and a Romance languages scholar, author and playwright, demystify this branch of science,
Simon Bajkowski The Blueprint: Inside Manchester City and the Guardiola Project
Blink Publishing, 28th, £9.99, 9781789468229
Behind the scenes story of the Pep Guardiola era at Manchester City, drawing on interviews with club figures from the past decade. Features a foreword from Guardiola.
Stuart Barker Marc Márquez: Everything or Nothing
Blink Publishing, 7th, £9.99, 9781789468328
Story of the nine-time MotoGP world champion Márquez, encompassing controversy, rivalries and insights from team members, pundits and managers.
Lily Canter,
Emma Wilkinson Ultra Women: The Trailblazers Defying Sexism in Sport
Canbury, 14th, £12.99, 9781914487101
Profiles and science from the world of female endurance running, where athletes race across deserts, mountains, and for days and nights on end. Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award.
Christopher Clarey The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay
John Murray, 7th, £12.99, 9781399811521
Career-spanning biography of Rafael Nadal. Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award.
Joey D’Urso More Than a Shirt Seven Dials, 7th, £10.99, 9781399622820
From the first replica kits available for public purchase in 1973 to dubious global shirt sponsorships and the lack of Mary Earps’ replica goalkeeping shirts, 22 football shirts that explain
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