CURRENT AFFAIRS Parallax Press
Fierce Vulnerability Kazu Haga 25th March, pb, £16.99, 9781946764980 Move beyond tactics of shaming and blaming in call-outs and cancel culture with a powerful new approach to difficult political conversations.
Penguin
Sluts Beth Ashley 8th May, pb, £9.99, 9780241675243 Bold investigation into the history of slutshaming, how it continues to affect women today and what we can do to fight it.
On Leadership Tony Blair 1st May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529158892 Former prime minister’s major new book on the art and science of leading.
Another England Caroline Lucas 20th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781804941591 Englishness has been hijacked by the right. This book will help take it back.
Penguin Life
Every Man Dr Jackson Katz 20th February, pb, £10.99, 9780241672662 Why have we failed so badly to end men’s violence against women? This insightful, provocative and practical handbook suggests a bold and potentially game- changing solution.
Pluto Press
The New Racial Regime Alana Lentin 20th May, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780745347967 Taking the reader beyond the distracting framings of culture wars and moral panics, Lentin offers a critical analysis of the ways in which the ideology of racial capit- alism reproduces itself.
We Make Our Own Justice Marina Sitrin 20th July, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780745348513 Abolitionist exploration of the existing alternatives to the carceral “justice” system, this is an inspiring account and invaluable resource for those who seek to transform communities.
Immigration Detention Inc Nancy Hiemstra,
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Deirdre Conlon 20th June, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780745349466 Two experts in the field shine a critical light on the political and economic motivations behind US immigration detention.
Renters Unite Jacob Stringer 20th February, pb, eb, £14.99, 9780745350011 Taking readers to the frontlines to expose criminal landlords and exploitative housing, this inspiring account details the struggle for housing justice in a time of crisis.
Coercion: Surviving and Resisting Abortion Bans Kylie Cheung 20th July, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780745350615 Unmasks the systemic violence behind the overturning of Roe vs Wade to demonstrate that capitalism has always consciously decided whose lives are expendable.
Hamas: A Beginner’s Guide
Khaled Hroub 20th March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9780745350875 This “timely introduction” (Guardian) is a nuanced guide to the Palestinian organisation. Fully updated for 2024.
Culpable: Deregulation, Austerity and the Causes of the Grenfell Tower Fire Matt Wrack 20th June, pb, eb, £19.99, 9780745351025 Drawing upon the official inquiry results, this is a gripping exposé of the Grenfell disaster which details the systemic failures that led to Britain’s worst residential fire since the Second World War.
Policy Press
Miseducation Diane Reay 28th April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781447371205 In this updated edition Reay explores the costs of educational success for the working class, comparing their experiences with the middle class and offering recommendations for a more equitable system.
Basic Income Matthew Johnson, Kate Pickett, Daniel Nettle, Howard Reed, Elliott Johnson, Ian Robson 27th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781447374008 How Basic Income can transform the economy.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction Potomac Books
Disruption Aki J Peritz 1st April, pb, £20.99, 9781640126466 Al-Qaeda’s reign of terror continued after 9/11 across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Disruption explores one of its many plots and the intelligence services’ mission to crush it.
Prestel
Queer Happened Here Marc Zinaman 8th April, hb, £40, 9783791380414 Sprawling, unique visual history of New York City’s queer spaces documents
The authors draw on multidisciplinary research to illustrate its impact on health, wellbeing, education and poverty reduction for a better society.
Reckoning Terri Givens 1st June, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781447374244 Since George Floyd’s death, anti-racist movements have grown globally. This follow-up to Radical Empathy highlights promises fulfilled, with a focus on hope, action and creating positive change.
Ctrl Hate Delete Cecile Simmons 18th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781447374848 Explores the rise of misogyny post-#MeToo. Analyses the Depp and Heard case, Andrew Tate and #tradwife influencers while offering insights and strategies to promote equality online.
Timebomb Giles Merritt 1st April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781447375944 Ageing is a timebomb threatening Europe’s future. This book warns that unless urgent action is taken political and economic systems will collapse under the pressure of population that is growing older.
Polygon
Night Train to Odessa Jen Stout 6th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781846976940 Begins in Russia and continues to focus on people in Ukraine. It is the account of a young female reporter who had no backup or security while going about her job.
the evolution of LGBTQ+ culture, community and activism within Man-hattan’s dynamic landscape between 1920 to 2020.
Princeton University Press
The Great Betrayal Fawaz A Gerges 29th April, hb, eb, £30, 9780691176635 How the Middle East can achieve political change and social progress.
On Truth in Politics Michael Patrick Lynch 10th June, hb, eb, £25, 9780691231938 The “philosopher of truth” (Jill Lepore, the New Yorker) shows why truth is an essential democratic value and how it can be strengthened.
The Influencer Industry Emily Hund 25th March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9780691234083 Critical history of the social media influencer’s rise to global prominence.
Black Grief/White Grievance Juliet Hooker 4th February, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780691243047 How race shapes expect- ations about whose losses matter.
Sex is a Spectrum Agustin Fuentes 1st July, hb, eb, £20, 9780691249414 Why human biology is far more expansive than the simple categories of female and male.
Deadly Force: Police Shootings in Urban America Tom S Clark, Adam N Glynn, Michael Leo Owens 29th July, hb, eb, £25, 9780691260785 Radical study of when, where and whom police shoot in America’s largest cities.
In Covid’s Wake Stephen Macedo, Frances Lee 6th May, hb, eb, £25, 9780691267135 What our failures during the pandemic cost us and why we must do better.
China and the WTO Petros C Mavroidis, Andre Sapir 17th June, pb, eb, £17.99, 9780691271132 Examination of China’s participation in the World Trade Organization, the conflicts it has caused
and how WTO reforms could ease them.
Leviathan on a Leash Sean Fleming 27th May, pb, eb, £20, 9780691271323 New perspectives on the role of collective respon- sibility in modern politics.
How Propaganda Works Jason Stanley 3rd June, pb, eb, £14.99, 9780691271866 Propaganda undermines democracy. Stanley outlines why we need to pay attention.
Profile Books
The Illegals Shaun Walker 17th April, hb, eb, £22, 9781788167772 Pacy, character-driven history of the KGB’s deepest-cover spies in the West, a system that took decades to unravel.
The History of Ideas David Runciman 3rd July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781800815926 What is the history of ideas and how has it shaped our world today?
Extractive Capitalism Laleh Khalili 1st May, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781805223375 Eye-opening survey of how extractive industries power globalisation and how to fight back.
Prometheus
The White Storm Martin Gelin 21st March, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781493086351 Reveals how racism has permeated almost every significant conflict in America’s past and now threatens American democracy itself.
PublicAffairs
Putin’s Sledgehammer Candace Rondeaux 13th May, hb, eb, £28, 9781541703063 Told with rare inside sourcing and expertise, Putin’s Sledgehammer is a gripping and terrifying account of a superpower that contracted its soul to a pitiless militia.
The Folly of Realism Alexander Vindman 18th March, hb, £25, 9781541705043 Exposes the follies of Western foreign policy- making, the sources of the dangerous return of Russian imperialism and prescribes how it can be contained.
Quercus
Boymum Ruth Whippman 24th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529439137 “One of the most thought- provoking books I’ve read”—Helen Rumbelow, the Times.
Reaktion Books
Open Play: The Case for Feminist Sport Sheree Bekker, Stephen Mumford 1st February, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781836390534 Ending gender segreg- ation in sport fosters equity, challenges sexism and boosts participation.
Repeater Books
Radical Abundance Kai Heron, Keir Milburn, Bertie Russell 13th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781915672599 Sets out a blueprint for the radical transformation of society using public- common partnerships to replace artificial scarcity with collective abundance.
Rizzoli
Love: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality Frankie Frankeny, John Casey, Jim Obergefell, Evan Wolfson 29th April, hb, £42.50, 9780847847914 Celebrating the history of the LGBTQ+ community’s marriage equality move-ment from the 1950s until today, this triumphant journey is presented in compelling stories of pioneering couples.
Rowman & Littlefield
The It Girls Caroline Young 18th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781538186213 The history of the women who have defined notions of beauty, celebrity, sex and scandal. Includes Clara Bow, Josephine Baker, Marilyn Monroe, Britney Spears, the Kardashians and more.
Rutgers University Press
Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland Jenny Banh 11th March, pb, £17.99, 9780813593449 Examines the attempt to transplant Disney’s “happiest place on earth” ethos to Hong Kong—with unhappy results.
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