LANGUAGE LEARNING & LINGUISTICS
of half a century of queer activism.
Verso Books
Woman’s Estate Juliet Mitchell 4th March, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781804299586 Combining the energy of the early ‘70s feminist liberation movement with the perceptive analyses of the trained theorist. One of the most influential socialist feminist statements of its time.
Hermaphrodite Logic Juliana Gleeson 3rd June, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781839760938 How freedom from binary thinking about sexual difference liberates us all.
William Collins
Can Feminism Be African? Minna Salami 13th February, hb, eb, £22, 9780008559212 Salami opens up a new view of gender equality through two simple questions: What happens when we consider feminism through an African lens, and Africa through a feminist one?
Language
learning & linguistics
Anthem Press
Invention and Craft Ronda Leathers Dively 4th February, pb, eb, £54.99, 9781839989773 First-year college compo- sition textbook that leverages creativity theory to demystify practices associated with writing in various academic and public genres.
Atlantic Books
Rare Tongues Lorna Gibb 27th February, hb, eb, £20, 9781838951771 Enthralling tour around the rarest languages in the world.
Bloomsbury Academic
Social Interaction and Dramatic Performance Spencer Hazel 26th June, pb, eb, £24.99, 9781350038332 Bridges the gap between research on social interaction and the artistry of representing it in performance.
SERIES
OCR Anthologies 20th March, pb, eb, 9781350 The only exam board-approved books for the relevant texts. Classical Greek As and A-Level 2026–2028 Matthew Barr, John Claughton, Benedict Gravell, Rowena Hewes et al £29.99, 379633 Latin As and A-Level Shorter Verse Authors John Godwin £19.99, 384415 Classical Greek GCSE 2027-2028 Christopher Burnand, Andy Mylne £14.99, 384538 Latin GCSE 2027-2028 Tim Chambers, Declan Lawell £14.99, 424487
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Saussure John E Joseph (ed) 10th July, hb, eb, £130, 9781350379787 Definitive guide to the life, work and legacy of the Swiss linguist and semiotician.
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De Romanis Book 3: Scriptores Katharine Radice, Angela Cheetham, Sonya Kirk, George Lord 20th March, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781350462670 Takes students through the full GCSE language requirements and prepares them to read original texts.
The Future of Language Philip Seargeant 17th April, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781350538474 From AI to speaking robots, a survey of developments in comm- unication that traverses politics, religion, philo- sophy, literature and technology to ask what the future of language looks like.
The Literary Lifeline Kevin Harvey 24th July, pb, eb, £22.99, 9781472583604 Study of the transform- ative potential of literature. Offers an interdisciplinary investigation into the phenomenon of reading for wellbeing.
Bloomsbury Yearbooks
Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2026 Alysoun Owen (ed) 17th July, pb, eb, £30, 9781399421249 The 119th edition of the indispensable, bestselling guide to everything one needs to know about publishing.
Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2026 Alysoun Owen (ed) 17th July, pb, eb, £26, 9781399421270 Provides writers of children’s and young-adult fiction, non-fiction, poetry and scripts with invaluable and up-to-date advice on all aspects
of the writing and publishing process.
DK SERIES
Bilingual Visual Dictionaries 24th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780241667 Revised editions covering 13 languages, all available with a free audio app. Russian English 781 Polish English 842
Hindi English 927
Korean English 934
SERIES
English for Everyone 5th June, pb, £12.99, 9780241734 Comprehensive self-study course in English as a foreign language. Visual, engaging and easy to follow. Practice Book Level 3 Intermediate 780 Practice Book Level 4 Advanced 803
Edinburgh University Press
A History of English Spelling Simon Horobin 30th April, pb, eb, £24.99, 9781399500234 A lively introduction to English spelling.
Intercultural Communication Ingrid Piller 30th April, pb, eb, £29.99, 9781399519908 Comprehensive and critical overview of the field of intercultural communication.
New Perspectives on English Word Stress Anne Przewozny (ed), Eiji Yamada (ed), Jean-Michel Fournier (ed), Nicolas Ballier 31st May, pb, eb, £29.99, 9781399519946 Thorough examination takes a refreshed look at the history, current state and issues in English word stress.
Homemaking in the Russian-speaking Diaspora Maria Yelenevskaya (ed), Ekaterina Protassova (ed) 28th February, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781474494502 Examines the material culture of Russian- speaking migrants.
Harper Cultish
Amanda Montell 31st July, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780062993168 Analyses the social science of cult influence: how “cultish” groups, from Jonestown and Scientologists to SoulCycle and social media gurus, use language as the ultimate form of power.
Harper Business
Speak, Memorably Bill McGowan 31st July, hb, eb, £25, 9780063415195 Media guru returns to offer his expertise to readers looking to break
away from canned communications and find their true and most effective voice in the workplace.
HarperOne
Like: A History of the World’s Most Hated (and Misunderstood) Word Megan C Reynolds 31st July, hb, eb, £22, 9780063415287 Comprehensive and thought-provoking investigation into one of the most polarising words in the English language.
Iff Books
Wittgenstein Fiction Walker Zupp 25th February, pb, £8.99, 9781803416588 Synthesises literature and history with regards to Wittgenstein s life and philosophy.
MIT Press
Bilingualism Penelope Gardner-Chloros 4th February, pb, £15.99, 9780262549431 Short, accessible overview of the benefits and controversies surrounding bilingualism.
Oxford University Press
SERIES
Slim Guides pb, eb, £14.99, 97801928 Gesture Lauren Gawne 20th March, 55084 Engaging introduction to how we use gesture in communication explores the different categories of gesture, its acquisition, where it lives in the brain and more. Language Policy Florian Coulmas 15th March, 74269 The origins and concep- tual foundations of the relationship between language and the state.
The F-word Jesse Sheidlower 4th February, hb, eb, £17.99, 9780197763339 Dictionary charts the use of “fuck” and its many permutations. This new edition is not just a minor update but a compre- hensive revision for the internet age.
Princeton University Press
Translation Multiples Kasia Szymanska 27th May, pb, eb, £30, 9780691265490 A new genre of writing
that demonstrates that translation is neither a transparent medium nor a secondary form of literature.
Profile Books
The Language Puzzle Steven Mithen 6th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781800811607 Groundbreaking account of prehistory from one of the most esteemed archaeologists working today.
Scribe
You’re All Talk Rob Drummond 10th April, pb, £10.99, 9781917189125 Linguist examines accent diversity to find how it shapes perceptions and self-identity. This is ultimately a celebration of linguistic variation and its role in understanding ourselves and others.
Teach Yourself SERIES
Beginners’ Language Learning 22nd April, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781399821 Easy-to-follow, bite-sized lessons on the page and two hours of audio online encourage near immed- iate language learning. Greek Aristarhos Matsukas 438 Korean
Jaehoon Yeon 612
Portuguese Sue Tyson-Ward 650 Thai
David Smyth 698
Brazilian Portuguese Sue Tyson-Ward, Ethel Pereira de Almeida Rowbotham 735
The Catholic University of America Press
Ecclesial Latin Charles G Kim Jr 28th March, pb, £39.95, 9781949822489 Comprehensive intro- duction to the language, to be completed in one year. Each section is presented in plain language, with full explanations of unfamiliar grammar terms.
Tuttle Publishing
Japan Now Eriko Sato, Anna Sato 27th June, pb, £15.99, 9784805317846
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