BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS
Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
The Watermills and Landscape of the River Great Ouse, Cambridgeshire Bridget Flanagan, Keith Grimwade 15th June, pb, £29.95, 9781914427411 Analyses the continuing impact of water milling on the landscape of the River Great Ouse valley until its decline in the second half of the 19th century.
Biography & memoirs
404 Ink
Speak Still Wing Lam Tong 24th July, pb, £7.50, 9781916637146 Confronts colonial silencing by asking aloud: why do we, as speakers of English as a second language (ESL), feel estranged from the language, despite having known it since childhood?
4th Estate
Broken Threads Mishal Husain 5th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008531720 Extraordinary family memoir from acclaimed newsreader and journalist uncovers the story of her grandparents’ lives in times of empire, political upheaval and partition.
Things in Nature Merely Grow Yiyun Li 22nd May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780008753870 Poignant and mature reflections on the deaths of the author’s two teenage sons.
Abbeville Press
Last Navigator Steve Thomas, David Barrie 30th March, pb, £14.95, 9780789215116 Classic account of traditional Micronesian navigation and “the last navigator,” Mau Piailug, who fought to preserve it. Republished in a revised edition illustrated in full colour.
ABC-Clio
Sally Ride Jackie Pérez 3rd April, hb, eb, £50, 9781440874895 Showcases the life of the first American woman in space, from her childhood to her accomplishments as a tennis star and her pioneering achievements as an astronaut and science educator.
Frederick Douglass Mark Christian 6th February, hb, eb, £55, 9798216170464 Chronicling the life of American reformer and
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Gandolfini Jason Bailey 8th May, hb, £21.99, 9781419767692 In-depth, perceptive and celebratory biography of the actor from a prominent critic and film historian.
Akan Books
Calling Una Marson June Sarpong 13th February, hb, eb, £20, 9780008603885 Powerful biography shines a light on the incredible forgotten legacy of the BBC’s first Black female broadcaster.
Allen & Unwin
All the Worst Humans Phil Elwood 3rd July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781805462255 Memoir by a top PR operative in Washington who exposes the secrets of the $129bn industry that controls much of what we see and hear in the media.
Love, Expanded Wren Burke 5th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781805462583 Quietly radical, Love, Expanded is a boundary- pushing book on love and relationships in all its forms, showing exactly what we can all learn from the asexual community.
Fallen Mick Conefrey 5th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781838959814 Dramatic and compelling reappraisal of George Mallory published to coincide with the centenary of his mysterious disappearance on Mount Everest in 1924.
abolitionist, this accessible biography engages with history and wrestles with biases, falsehoods and unknown facts in order to tell the real story.
Abrams Press Allison & Busby
Derek Jarman Tony Peake 20th March, hb, £30, 9780749032906 New edition of authorised biography of one of the late 20th century’s most celebrated cultural figures.
Amaurea Press
Highlife Richard Walker 22nd May, hb, eb, £19.95, 9781914278761 Memoir by former British Council director, a life in which music, poetry, literature, art, travel and love entwine.
Amberley
Titanic Legacy Dan E Parkes, Gary Cooper 15th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781398124356 Through private letters, family photographs and archival documents, this is the untold story of the tragic but inspirational legacy of Titanic’s captain EJ Smith and his only daughter Mel.
We Have a Library in Mind LC Alexander 15th March, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398117877 With short biographies of the main protagonists and a concise examination of the “library” itself, Alex- ander has revealed an astonishing exercise in mental survival under the most appalling circumstances.
Thunderbolt of the North WB Bartlett 15th May, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398110458 Bartlett turns his eye to the legendary Harold Hardrada in a revealing and entertaining biography of the most famous Viking of them all.
Nuclear Copper Matthew Okuhara 15th April, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398124875 True story that delves into the fascinating and covert world of nuclear policing, as seen through the eyes of Okuhara.
Keepers of the Northern Lights Michael AW Strachan 15th May, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398117587 Fascinating, illustrated social history of lighthouse keepers throughout Scottish history.
‘I Was Transformed’ Frederick Douglass Laurence Fenton
15th March, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781398125438 Vivid and compelling account of the escaped slave Frederick Douglass’ tour of Britain and Ireland, 1845-7.
The Shadow Emperor Alan Strauss-Schom 15th March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781398125445 Napoléon III wanted to surpass the legacy of his uncle, Napoléon I. In The Shadow Emperor, Strauss- Schom sets out his true legacy.
Amistad
Toni at Random Dana Williams 31st July, hb, eb, £25, 9780063011977 Williams probes the multifaceted genius of the literary icon Toni Morrison, transcending her role as an author to illuminate her impact as a visionary editor in an important period in publishing.
I’m Highly Percent Sure Caroline A Wanga 19th June, hb, eb, £20, 9780063360389 In this rich, intelligent and witty memoir, the president and CEO of Essence Ventures is presented as a woman with a defiant intuition who rejects cultural expectations and outside influence.
And Other Stories
This Part is Silent SJ Kim 9th May, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781916751262 Born in Korea, raised in the American South and trying her best to survive British academia, Kim probes her experiences of confronting the silences she finds in the world.
Apollo
A Life in 50 Books Anthony Cheetham 6th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781035912766 Charming and enter- taining memoir of one of the most remarkable careers in postwar British publishing told through 50 of his favourite books.
Applause
Audrey Hepburn Tom Santopietro, Jeffrey Banks 18th May, hb, eb, £35, 9781493068081 Definitive tribute to the glamour and character of an evergreen star, Includes rarely published details,
photographs and stories about the lasting impact of Hepburn’s remarkable life.
Arcturus SERIES
Pioneers pb, eb, £8.99, 9781398840 Series of entertaining biographies of leading figures within the scientific world and beyond, tracing their lives, legacy and the pioneering ideas that made them world-famous. Stephen Hawking Chris McNab, Sten Odenwald 1st June, 249 J Robert Oppenheimer Chris McNab 1st February, 867
Walden
Henry David Thoreau 1st March, hb, £8.99, 9781398840300 Beautiful pocket hardback edition presents the incredible memoir of Thoreau, a man who left his hometown to live in the wilderness of Walden Pond.
Atlantic Books
Murder at Lordship Pat Marry, Robin Schiller 1st May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781805461241 Inside account of the shocking murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe and the investigation that finally brought his killer to justice.
Fulvia Jane Draycott 3rd April, hb, eb, £20, 9781805461937 Sparkling biography of the legendary Fulvia of Ancient Rome, described by Cicero as “a thoroughly rapacious woman”.
Truss at 10 Anthony Seldon 6th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781805462163 Jaw-dropping account of Liz Truss’s calamitous 49 days in office by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Johnson at 10.
Didion & Babitz Lili Anolik 3rd July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781805463948 Outrageously provocative and profoundly moving work on the complicated relationship between Joan Didion and her fellow literary titan, Eve Babitz.
The Mysterious Mr Nakamoto Benjamin Wallace 3rd April, hb, eb, £22, 9781805464358 Thrilling investigation into
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