This preview highlights titles to be published in July
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William Collins, 8th, £9.99, 9780007578863 How Joseph Banks, botanist for James Cook’s voyage to the South Pacific, and his global plant collecting, centred at Kew Gardens, helped transform the world.
Nick Hayes The Book of Trespass Bloomsbury Publishing, 8th, £9.99, 9781526604729 A Sunday Times bestseller looking at England’s thousands of miles of rivers, woodland, lakes and meadows that are blocked from public access.
Robin Wall Kimmerer Gathering Moss Penguin Books, 1st, £9.99, 9780141997629 The botanist and indigenous teacher tells the story of the world’s oldest plants: mosses. “Grounding, calming, and quietly revolutionary,” said Robert MacFarlane.
William McKeever Emperors of the Deep William Collins, 8th, £9.99, 9780008359201 An exploration of the hidden world of sharks. “The plight of a much- maligned predator is revealed in this heartfelt plea to respect the life in our oceans,” said the Guardian.
Popular science, philosophy & self-help
David Adget Language Unlimited OUP, 22nd, £12.99, 9780192843067 A look at the science behind the human capac- ity for language.
A reassessment of the part numbers and statistics play in our lives, this was a bestseller in Holland.
Alex Boese Psychedelic Apes Pan, 8th, £10.99, 9781509860524 A collection of the weird- est theories from science and history, by the author of Elephants on Acid.
Derek Draper Create Space Profile Books, 1st, £9.99, 9781788160490 How to create space in a busy life.
Dr Kevin Dutton Black and White Thinking Corgi, 1st, £9.99, 9780552175364 An investigation into the polarised thinking of today, and how our hardwired binary brains can learn to see grey areas, and make sense of a complex world.
Viking, 1st, £10.99, 9780241986844 An exploration of how aliens might look, move and communicate; a Times and Sunday Times book of the year pick.
Alex Loyd
The Memory Code Yellow Kite, 8th, £9.99, 9781473697881 How to replace or change a negative memory with a new, positive memory.
David Omand How Spies Think Viking, 1st, £9.99, 9780241385197 The former director of GCHQ reveals the methodology used by the British intelligence agen- cies to reach judgements.
Dr Jeff Rediger Cured Penguin Life, 15th, £9.99, 9780241327593 A study of what “medical miracles” can teach us about health and healing in our own lives.
Katie Mack The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) Penguin Books, 1st, £9.99, 9780141989587 An exploration of the end of the universe by the theoretical astrophysicist. “No apocalyptic vision, but an engrossing and often funny tour of all the ways our cosmos might come to a close,” said the New Scientist.
David Eagleman Livewired Canongate, 1st, £9.99, 9781838851002 The neuroscientist looks at the brain’s ability to adapt and evolve, in this major title for Canongate. “Livewired reads wonder- fully like what a book would be if it were written by Oliver Sacks and William Gibson, sitting on Carl Sagan’s front lawn,” said the Wall Street Journal.
James Ball The System Bloomsbury Publishing, 8th, £9.99, 9781526607232 The Pulitzer-winning journalist’s investigation into who built, funds and governs the internet.
Sanne Blauw The Number Bias Sceptre, 8th, £9.99, 9781529342772
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Celeste Headlee Do Nothing Piatkus, 15th, £9.99, 9780349422251 A look at our unhealthy devotion to productivity, and an exploration of how we can reclaim our time and our humanity with a little more leisure.
Russell Jones The Power of Your Senses Welbeck, 22nd, £9.99, 9781787395046 A look at how we can unlock the true potential of our five senses.
Arik Kershenbaum The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy
Debora MacKenzie Covid-19 Te Bridge Street Press, 20th, £9.99, 9780349128375 The science journalist lays out how the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic happened, and how it can be stopped from happen- ing again.
Joe Navarro Be Exceptional Torsons, 8th, £14.99, 9780008490560 The retired FBI agent looks at the five principles that set exceptional people apart.
James Nestor Breath Penguin Life, 8th, £9.99, 9780241289129 This look at how we have lost the ability to breathe correctly (and guide to how to do it correctly) was a Sunday Times number-three hit.
Paul Nurse What is Life? David Fickling Books, 1st, £8.99, 9781788451420 The Nobel-winning biologist reveals biology’s secrets. “A nearly perfect guide to the wonder and complexity of existence,” said Bill Bryson.
Jane Setter Your Voice Speaks Volumes OUP, 22nd, £12.99, 9780192843029 A look at the power and the science of the voice, and the judgements we make about others’ voices without even noticing.
Lucy Sheridan The Comparison Cure Orion Spring, 22nd, £9.99, 9781409191223 How to free yourself from social anxiety and the pressures of perfectionism.
Coralie Sleap Get Your Play On HarperCollins, 8th, £12.99, 9780008392901 An active mindfulness approach that also focuses on relationships and community.
Martha Stout The Sociopath Next Door John Murray Learning, 8th, £10.99, 9781529331271 A guide to how to recognise conscienceless individuals in your life. More than 500,000 copies of this have been sold in the US, says John Murray.
Quercus, 22nd, £9.99, 9781787475403 A look at real events where the application (or misapplication) of mathematics has played a critical role, and a guide to the simple mathematical rules and tools that can help make better deci- sions. Slipped from April.
Poetry
Don Paterson The Fall at Home Faber & Faber, 1st, £10.99, 9780571338221 A collection of the poet’s best aphorisms. “Hundreds of wise meditations on all sorts of subjects, including love, death, literature and sex,” said Alain de Botton in Scotland on Sunday.
Nidhi Zak & Aria Eipe Auguries of a Minor God Faber & Faber, 1st, £10.99, 9780571365562 A début collection of poetry from a poet who was born in India, and grew up across the Middle East, Europe and North America before moving to Ireland.
Sport
Robert Beasley José Mourinho: Up Close and Personal Michael O’Mara, 8th, £9.99, 9781782438342 The sports writer gives an insight into Mourinho, the man and the manager.
Mike Brearley Spirit of Cricket Constable, 1st, £9.99, 9781472133960 The ex-England captain examines the spirit of cricket.
Kathryn Tanner Christianity and the New Spirit of Capitalism Yale University Press, 27th, £25, 9780300258493 The theologian argues for a Protestant anti- work ethic, arguing that Christianity can offer a direct challenge to the growth of capitalism.
Kit Yates
The Maths of Life and Death
Stephen Proctor Monarch of the Green Arena, 1st, £12.99, 9781909715943 A biography of Young Tom Morris, the son of the golfing pioneer Tom Morris, who became the first golfing superstar.
Kenny Pryde The Medal Factory Pursuit Books, 1st, £8.99, 9781781259863
Alastair Bonnett The Age of Islands Atlantic, 1st, £9.99, 9781786498120 An exploration of new and disappearing islands around the world. “Extraordinary... Bonnett writes with an acerbic charm,” said the Sunday Times.
Travis Elborough Atlas of Improbable Places Aurum, 6th, £9.99, 9780711264014 A voyage to the world’s most incredible destina- tions, from the church tower which stands as the sole survivor of a town sunk by lava, to the under- ground realms of Beijing and Berlin.
Stephen Fabes Signs of Life Pursuit Books, 1st, £8.99, 9781788161220 How the author left his job as a junior doctor to cycle around the world, but found himself drawn to healthcare at the margins of the world. “A thoughtful exploration of humanity,” said the Guardian.
Robert Ferguson The Cabin in the Mountains Apollo, 8th, £9.99, 9781789544671 The author of Scandinavians explores the wooden holiday cabin, or hytte, a staple of life for Norwegians. “Ferguson stretches wide the fabric of history, his knowledge and insights, in the process bringing the varied stories of the Nordic people vividly to life,” said the Irish Times.
A Kendra Greene The Museum of Whales You Will Never See Granta Books, 1st, £9.99, 9781783785940 From Reykjavik’s Phallological Museum to a house of stones on the eastern coast, this
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The full story behind British Cycling’s sudden dominance in the modern era, featuring interviews with key players.
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