SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Christian Sylt, Caroline Reid Fast Money Hodder & Stoughton, 6th March, hb, £22, 9781399723480
Sports & Gaming
Billed as the first book to look at the unstoppable rise of
Formula One as a business, this account by two prominent journalists of the sport looks at the pivotal moments that have driven F1 to new heights, including tobacco advertising, the reign of Bernie Ecclestone and the huge popularity of Netflix series Drive to Survive.
Christopher Summerfield These Strange New Minds Viking, 6th March, hb, £22, 9780241694657
Popular Science Can AI systems think,
know and understand? Whose interests do they ultimately represent? Summerfield is research director at the UK government’s AI Safety Institute. This invaluable-sounding book answers such questions and explains how AI actually works in language anyone can understand, I’m told.
Michael Lewis, Ian Richardson, Mackenzie Crook Beneath our Feet Tames & Hudson, 6th March, hb, £30, 9780500027523
Archaeology Recounts the stories of more
than 50 archaeological treasures recently found by ordinary people, and which are reshaping our understanding of British history. Foreword by Mackenzie Crook.
teacher, this “polyphony of stories” explores the landscape of jobs in 21st-century Britain through the words of the workers themselves.
Simon Barnes
Spring Is the Only Season Bloomsbury Publishing, 13th March, hb, £16.99, 9781526667373
Conservation & the Environment
The prolific nature writer
returns with an ode to the resilience of life, a reminder of the beauty that emerges from the harshness of winter, and a call to consider our role in preserving the delicate balance of nature.
Tim Birkhead The Great Auk Bloomsbury Sigma, 13th March, hb, £20, 9781399415743
Conservation & the Environment
Since 1950, more than 70% of the
world’s seabirds have been lost through human activity. This is Birkhead’s account of the first to go—the Great Auk, written after he found himself the recipient of the archive of a man who accumulated more Great Auk skins than anyone else.
Tony Juniper Just Earth Bloomsbury Continuum, 13th March, hb, £20, 9781399410700
Conservation & the Environment
Drawing on several interviews
with global experts and on his own 40 years of research, campaigning and advocacy, the prominent environmentalist argues that green technologies won’t succeed in overcoming the climate crisis unless we address inequality and the growing gap between rich and poor.
Current affairs
A “medical mystery” for over 20 years, this is Rose’s account of
her desperate search for a diagnosis, against the backdrop of a “hilariously funny, heartfelt and, at times, shocking insight into patient life”.
The Hairy Bikers The Best of the Hairy Bikers Seven Dials, 13th March, hb, £25, 9781399607346
Food & Drink This new cookbook
compilation brings together the best of the Hairy Bikers’ recipes for the first time. “Always delicious to eat, simple to make and packed full of flavour.”
Helen Garner One Day I’ll Remember This Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 13th March, hb, £30, 9781399606738
Biography & Memoirs
“Strewn with devastating honesty, sparkling
humour and steel-sharp wit,” these diaries spanning 20 years by the revered Australian writer are published in the UK for the first time.
Gareth Russell Queen James William Collins, 13th March, hb, £25, 9780008660857
Biography & Memoirs
Beginning with the brutal and mysterious murder
of his father in 1567, this “groundbreaking” new book puts James I—genius, liar, spendthrift, idealist, witch- hunter—and the men he loved at the centre of one of the most dramatic stories in British royal history.
Kerri Andrews Pathfinding Elliott & Tompson, 13th March, hb, £16.99, 9781783968428
Biography & Memoirs
What happens to our freedom to walk when we
Mona Eltahawy (ed) Bloody Hell! Unbound, 6th March, pb, £12.99, 9781800183711
Health, Self-Help & Parenting
Featuring 17 essays from people
around the world, this anthology aims to champion inclusivity and revolutionise menopause awareness across the personal and political spectrums, and break down boundaries surrounding an often taboo topic in the process.
Charlie Colenutt Is This Working? Picador, 6th March, hb, £20, 9781035015047
Social & Local History
From sex worker to lorry driver, hedge fund
manager and a veteran turned 14
Hannah Dale A Wilding Year Batsford, 13th March, hb, £14.99, 9781849949385
Conservation & the Environment
In this part
journal,
part sketchbook beautifully illustrated by the author, Dale brings each season to rich life as she takes us through a year on her farm in rural Lincolnshire where she and her husband have undertaken an ambitious rewilding project.
Tilly Rose Be Patient Short Books, 13th March, hb, £20, 9781780726229
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
become mothers? Melding history, landscape writing and memoir, this book shares neglected stories of walking and motherhood; from Mary Wollstonecraft, to the author’s own quest to walk as she did before becoming a mother.
Laura Spinney Proto William Collins, 13th March, hb, £22, 9780008626525
Language Learning & Linguistics
Spinney journeys across
continents and millennia as she tells the epic tale of how one ancient language—Proto- Indian-European—went global, and of the scientific quest to trace it back to its roots
Liam Inscoe-Jones Songs in The Key of MP3 White Rabbit, 13th March, hb, £25, 9781399609630
Music Blending criticism, biography, music
history and interviews to chart
the past decade in music, this explores five contemporary artists who broke the old rules of sound, style and the music industries; including FKA Twigs, Oneohtrix Point Never, Earl Sweatshirt and Sophie.
Charlie English The CIA Book Club William Collins, 13th March, hb, £25, 9780008495121
General History From the mini editions
jammed into soup cans and Tampax boxes, to the thousands of waterproof editions dumped at sea to wash up on Polish shores, the hitherto untold Cold War espionage story of the 10 million books smuggled by US intelligence across the Iron Curtain.
Liliane Lijn Liquid Reflections Hamish Hamilton, 13th March, hb, £18.99, 9780241703960
Biography & Memoirs
In 1958, US-born Lijn left her family home and moved
to Paris alone to become an artist. This is her wonderfully evocative memoir of the trail- blazing years of experiment and adventure that followed.
Adam Kucharski Proof Profile Books, 13th March, hb, £22, 9781788169080
Popular Science How do we know if
something is true? And if it is, how do you convince others? The author of The Rules of Contagion blends science, politics, philosophy and economics to explore how truth emerges—and when and why it falters?
Emma Barnett Maternity Service Fig Tree, 13th March, hb, £12.99, 9780241696392
Biography & Memoirs
The broadcaster and journalist sets out to capture the
myriad realities of being on maternity leave and its impact on how women feel about themselves and their purpose. Written in “real-time” while she herself was on maternity leave.
Simon Mills Inside the Britannic Bloomsbury Publishing, 13th March, hb, £28, 9781399414500
General History Documenting one of the
most comprehensive surveys of a shipwreck ever conducted, this illustrated book takes you inside the SS Britannic—sister ship to the Titanic—for a “unique dive into the past”.
Chris Evans Gary Lineker Bloomsbury Sport, 13th March, hb, £18.99, 9781399416993
Sports & Gaming
This first biography of Lineker for 30 years
provides insights into the
Louis D Hall In Green September Publishing, 13th March, hb, £18.99, 9781914613838
Travel guides Inspired by Don Quixote,
this “exquisitely written” coming-of-age narrative charts the author’s journey from Siena to Finisterre, riding on horseback through the hills and high mountains of Italy, France, and Spain, encountering wolves, shepherds, farmers and wolves.
Anna Louisa The 5 Minute Clean Routine Century, 13th March, hb, £18.99, 9781529941982
Health, Self-Help & Parenting
Leading a “new wave of cleaning
influencers”, Louisa is much followed on social media for her quick and easy hacks to make house cleaning more efficient and satisfying. Her book contains more than 100 cleaning techniques for the home, along with planner pages and lists to tick off as you go.
Daisy J Hung I Am Not a Tourist HQ, 13th March, hb, £16.99, 9780008603243
Biography & Memoirs
With examples including common assumptions
that she speaks Mandarin, or that she’s from China, or that she is a tourist, Hung charts what it is to
life and career of the Leicester City, Everton and England footballer, who recently announced that he is stepping down after 25 years presenting BBC’s “Match of the Day”.
Donald McRae The Last Bell Simon & Schuster UK Adult Non-Fiction, 13th March, hb, £25, 9781398504189
Sports & Gaming
From Tyson Fury’s comeback fight to the first
undisputed heavyweight champion of this century, the multi award-winning sportswriter tries to reconcile the contradictions he feels about boxing, a sport he’s followed for 50 years, but may not continue to do so.
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