SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
greenness of grass to the solidity of matter.
Adam Weymouth Lone Wolf Hutchinson Heinemann, 12th June, hb, £18.99, 9781529151947
Travel Writing
Weymouth takes an epic walk across the Alps in
the footsteps of a wolf, throwing light in the process on Europe’s mountainous hinterlands at a moment of political and environmental change.
Anastasiia Fedorova Second Skin Granta Books, 5th June, hb, £16.99, 9781803511900
Sociology Billed as an “expansive and
taboo-busting” tour through different sexual fetishes—from latex and leather to medical gear—this book aims to bring these subversive desires out of the dungeon and into the light.
Carl Zimmer Air-Borne Picador, 5th June, hb, £25, 9781035023462
Popular Science This is an odyssey
through the living atmosphere and through the history of its discovery; portraying a place where the oceans and forests loft trillions of cells into the air, where microbes eat clouds, and where life soars thousands of miles on the wind.
Charles Handy The View from Ninety Hutchinson Heinemann, 12th June, hb, £16.99, 9781529154801
Biography & Memoirs
The management guru looks back over a rich and
varied life, sharing the lessons he has learned in answer to such questions as: what things really matter? How do we become more accepting of ourselves and of those around us? How do we discover purpose in our everyday existence?
Tim Gregory Going Nuclear Te Bodley Head, 12th June, hb, £25, 9781847928078
Specialist STM From a leading
chemist at the National Nuclear Laboratory, this is billed as a groundbreaking vision of how to harness the untapped potential of nuclear power to build a sustainable and prosperous future for all.
Olia Hercules Strong Roots Bloomsbury Publishing, 19th June, hb, £20, 9781526662927
Biography & Memoirs
The Ukrainian food writer offers a “profound”
meditation on her nation’s hopes and fears across generations amid political upheaval. “An uplifting reminder of the human spirit’s resilience, rooted in a land rich with history.”
Suzi Ruffell Am I Having Fun Now? Bluebird, 5th June, hb, £20, 9781035036882
Biography & Memoirs
Ruffell winningly tells her life story, and asks
a host of experts—including Elizabeth Day, Dolly Alderton and Laura Bates—to answer the tricky questions it prompts along the way.
Frank Verstraete, Céline Broeckaert Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics Macmillan, 5th June, hb, £22, 9781035065844
Popular Science The husband- and-wife
authors, a world-leading scientist and a writer, unite to explain the revolutionary discoveries and astounding phenomena at the heart of quantum physics; from the
Mina Holland Lifeblood Daunt Originals, 19th June, pb, £10.99, 9781917092081
Biography & Memoirs
A “moving and profound” memoir of caring
for a baby with a rare and life-threatening illness; and of learning to look beyond the normal and cherish the precious present.
James Delbourgo A Noble Madness riverrun, 19th June, hb, £25, 9781529424010
Art & Antiques Collectors are often
praised for their taste in art, but there can be a darker side to their passion. This is a “captivating” history of obsessive collectors: from ancient looters and idolaters to fin de siècle
decadents, Freudian psychos, and hoarders.
Julia Ioffe Motherland William Collins, 19th June, hb, £25, 9780008469665
General History Award- winning,
Russia-born journalist Ioffe tells the story of modern Russia, using the lens of various women in her family and throughout history to illuminate the contradictory truths at the heart of that country.
Oliver Basciano Outcast Faber, 19th June, hb, £20, 9780571384303
General History A “revelatory” history of
humanity ‚spanning thousands of years and ranging across the world, told through the lens of the misunderstood disease: leprosy.
Pippa York, David Walsh The Escape Mudlark, 19th June, hb, £22, 9780008510602
Sports & Gaming
Touching on doping, gender in sport and the challenges of the
Tour de France, “a one-of-a-kind memoir” from legendary British cyclist York.
Christopher Hadley The One and Only Tree William Collins, 19th June, hb, £22, 9780008356644
General History The story of “one of the
most remarkable objects in the history of civilisation”, namely the cross on which Christ was crucified.
Lally MacBeth The Lost Folk Faber, 19th June, hb, £25, 9780571388301
Social & Local History
This “fresh and engaging” celebration of
the customs, places, objects and peoples that make up what we know as “folk” in Britain encourages readers to use the book as an inspiration, and themselves become collectors and creators of folk traditions.
Jacinda Ardern Untitled Macmillan, 19th June, hb, £25, 9781035045402
Biography & Memoirs
”Empowering, game-changing” memoir from
the former prime minister of New Zealand, which sets her ideas about compassionate leadership.
Catherine Lacey The Möbius Book Granta Books, 19th June, hb, £16.99, 9781803511474
Biography & Memoirs
This book of two halves—part memoir, part
fiction—resulted from the sudden, devastating break-up
of a relationship in the winter of 2021 that left Lacey depressed and adrift. She began cataloguing the wreckage of her life and the beauty of her friendships.
Judith Mackrell Siblings and Rivals Picador, 19th June, hb, £25, 9781529095845
Biography & Memoirs
This dual biography of British brother
and sister artists Augustus and Gwen John is a “powerful portrait” of their remarkable relationship, and how their experiments with form and colour created some of the most memorable work of the 20th century.
Tom Kerridge The BBQ Book Bloomsbury Absolute, 24th June, hb, £25, 9781526684899
Food & Drink With elevated classics like hot
dogs with curried butter and charred corn with chipotle crema, you’ll become a barbecue pro without breaking a sweat. So says Kerridge in this BBQ bible.
Rob Hopkins How to Fall in Love with the Future Chelsea Green Publishing, 26 June, hb, £22, 9781915294517
Conservation & the Environment
The author of From What Is
to What If returns with a “groundbreaking” book on the role of time travel in building a better world, and how visiting a positive future in his imagination forced him to rethink the work he had been doing as a climate activist for decades.
Andrew Marr The Big Book of Drawing and Painting Quadrille, 26th June, hb, £25, 9781837833009
Art & Antiques Writer, broadcaster
and painter Marr’s resource for all amateur artists examines how we can all improve when it comes to learning to paint.
Luke Kemp Goliath’s Curse Viking, 26th June, hb, £25, 9780241741238
General History From Ancient Rome to the
British Empire, a new history of humanity told through the lens of collapse, and what it means for our uncertain future.
Nicklas Brendborg Super Stimulated Hodder & Stoughton, 26th June, hb, £22, 9781399735148
Popular Science Why can’t we resist doom
scrolling on our phones? Why do we struggle to avoid sugary snacks? Scientist Brendborg shows how our biological response to these super-stimuli
is being manipulated by powerful companies in ways that damage our health and ultimately shorten our lifespans.
Dr Johnny Drain Adventures in Fermentation Penguin Life, 26th June, hb, £20, 9780241699133
Popular Science Chef and scientist Drain
takes a tantalising journey into the weird and wonderful world of fermentation, from its role in our evolution to the foods we love, and everything in between.
Molly Jong-Fast How to Lose Your Mother Picador, 26th June, hb, £16.99, 9781035029334
Biography & Memoirs
Jong-Fast is the only child of Erica Jong, author of
feminist novel Fear of Flying. This is her “delicious and despairing” memoir about an intense mother–daughter relationship, and a story of love, loss, confusion and of deep grief.
July
Tom Ough The Anti-Catastrophe League Mudlark, 3rd July, hb, £25, 9780008722340
Current affairs
“The eccentrics, pragmatists and visionaries trying to
save the world—and how they want to do it.”
Chris Newens Moveable Feasts Profile Books, 3rd July, hb, £18.99, 9781805224204
Food & Drink The food writer and long-time
resident of Paris takes us on a gastronomic journey around 20 arrondissements, seeking out, sampling and attempting to recreate a dish that represents each as it is today.
Marina Warner Sanctuary William Collins, 3rd July, hb, £22, 9780008347543
Current affairs
Warner explores the idea of sanctuary: what it means for
people in desperate situations today, and what refuge and displacement has meant for people throughout history, literature and myth.
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