BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS SERIES
The Quotable pb, eb, £14.99, 9780691270 Words of wisdom from legendary scientists. The Quotable Darwin Janet Browne (ed) 11th February, 920 The Quotable Feynman Richard P Feynman 24th June, 449
Kennan: A Life Between Worlds Frank Costigliola 22nd April, pb, eb, £20, 9780691270746 Definitive biography of US diplomat and historian George F Kennan.
On Elizabeth Bishop Colm Toibin 4th February, pb, eb, £11.99, 9780691271040 Compelling portrait of a much-loved poet.
Profile Books Larry
Michael Haag 6th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781788169790 Definitive biography of Lawrence Durrell by the world’s foremost expert covers the writer’s time in London, Paris, Corfu and Alexandria.
Billions to Bust and Beyond Thor Bjorgolfsson 6th February, pb, £12.99, 9781805220237 No-holds-barred, true story of risk, loss and adventure capitalism.
Profile Editions
When Ground Shifts Reem Al-Hashimy 6th March, hb, £25, 9781805225386 The extraordinary story of the building of the first Expo to be held in the Middle East.
Prototype Publishing
Mountainish Zsuzsanna Gahse, Katy Derbyshire (tr) 13th February, pb, £12, 9781913513641 Part autobiography, part travelogue, Mountainish consists of 515 notes which offer a vivid panorama of mountain worlds and a multi- layered typology of all things mountainish.
Book of Mutter Kate Zambreno 20th March, pb, £12, 9781913513665 Tender and disquieting meditation on the ability of writing, photography and memory to embrace shadows while in the
throes—and calm—of grief.
Appendix Project Kate Zambreno 20th March, pb, £12, 9781913513689 Zambreno’s most original thinking and writing to date, Appendix Project collects 11 talks and essays written in the course of the year following the publication of Book of Mutter.
Quercus Publishing
SAS Daggers Drawn Damien Lewis 5th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529413878 The incredible D-Day missions of the mavericks who made the SAS.
Test Cricket Tim Wigmore 24th April, hb, eb, £25, 9781529428612 The first narrative history of Test cricket from 1877 to the present day.
Clown World Jamie Tahsin, Matt Shea 10th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529437843 Behind-the-scenes story of a four-year invest- igation into misogynist rabble-rouser Andrew Tate explores how a failed reality star turned accused organised criminal became one of the most famous influencers in the world.
Quiller Publishing
Peter Scott and the Birth of Modern Conservation Chris Moore, Dafila Scott 14th February, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781846894305 Published in partnership with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, this book charts the life of one of Britain’s greatest conservationists. Peter Scott was a remarkable man who led an extraordinary life.
Reaktion Books
Alexander the Great Stephen Harrison 1st June, hb, eb, £15.99, 9781789149975 Nuanced discussion of Alexander the Great’s life, personality, achievements and impact.
SERIES
Critical Lives pb, eb, £12.99, 9781836390 Major series of short, critical biographies that present the work of important cultural figures
in the context of their lives. Christopher Isherwood Jake Poller 1st March, vol 121 091 DH Lawrence David Ellis 1st March, vol 122 138 Gustav Mahler Stephen Downes 1st April, vol 123 305 Maurice Ravel Emily Kilpatrick 1st July, vol 124 893
Émile Zola Robert Lethbridge 1st March, hb, eb, £25, 9781836390176 New perspective on one of the world’s greatest writers.
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Medieval Lives hb, eb, £16.95, 9781836390 Covering one of the most fascinating yet misunder- stood periods in history, the Medieval Lives series presents medieval people, concepts and events. Frederick Barbarossa GA Loud 1st February, vol 14 220 Johannes Gutenberg Eric Marshall White 1st April, vol 16 398 Thomas Becket and His World Michael Staunton 1st March, vol 15 701
Jean Sibelius Daniel M Grimley 1st February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781836390381 The life and work of the Finnish composer.
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Renaissance Lives hb, eb, £17.95, 9781836390 Books in this range explore and illustrate the life histories and achieve- ments of significant artists, intellectuals and scientists in the Early Modern world. Rudolf II Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann 1st February, vol 38 619 Bernard Palissy and the Arts of the Earth François Quiviger 1st July, vol 41 848
Gaston Bachelard Steven Connor 1st July, hb, eb, £25, 9781836390879 Fresh biography of the singular science historian and philosopher.
Red Lightning Books
Milkweed and Honey Cake Wendy A Horwitz 4th February, hb, £16.99, 9781684352302 Horwitz shares stories about celebration, loss,
change and the best way to open a pomegranate.
Repeater Books
Your Body of Water Siouxzi Connor 10th June, pb, £10.99, 9781915672858 Interweaving of autofiction with hydro- feminist mythologies, exploring via the emotional landscapes of four rivers and four tragic feminine characters the author’s life journey.
Getting Deals Done Patrick Howell 8th July, pb, £10.99, 9781915672919 New-millennium memoir with universal and urgent applications focuses on the intersection of race, capitalism and the new age.
riverrun
Shakespeare’s Sisters Ramie Targoff 27th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781529404913 Vividly drawn joint biography of four extraordinary Renaissance women writers who have been rescued from obscurity by scholar Targoff.
The Bureau Eoin McNamee 27th March, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781529440423 Hair-raising story of kidnap, murder and fraud, set on the Irish borderlands.
Earth to Earth John Cornwell 10th April, hb, eb, £22, 9781529441963 True-crime classic of the lives and violent deaths of a Devon farming family.
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Roger Lewis 24th June, pb, eb, £20, 9781529444025 No-punches-pulled biography exposes a Peter Sellers the world little knows. Recognised as the greatest British comic since Charlie Chaplin, Sellers was the grand master of 55 films.
Rizzoli
Karl Lagerfeld Marie Ottavi 25th February, hb, £34.95, 9780847834594 Offers the reader an unparalleled look into the personality and broad creativity of one of history’s most respected designers.
Rock Point
Extraordinary Teachers Dan Shutes, LJ Tracosas 1st May, hb, £14.99, 9781577154785 Stories about teachers through the ages that celebrate everything they offered to pupils and demonstrate how their teacher talents had an impact on lives beyond the classroom.
Rowman & Littlefield
From the Shadow of the Blues John Lee Hooker, Julia Simon 4th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781538186237 Powerful memoir of redemption from the son of blues legend John Lee Hooker.
Backbeat Gangsters Jeffrey Sussman 15th April, hb, eb, £25, 9781538190265 How organised crime came to dominate the record business during the early days of rock ’n’ roll.
Rutgers University Press
The Twilight of Rome’s Papal Nobilityi Ugo Boncompagni Ludovisi, Carol Cofone (tr), T Corey Brennan 11th March, pb, £25.99, 9781978840850 Details the life of Agnese Borghese Boncompagni Ludovisi (1836-1920), one of the last matriarchs of the clan.
Sceptre Alone
Daniel Schreiber, Ben Fergusson (tr) 5th June, pb, £9.99, 9781399744096 Why, in a society of individualists, is living alone perceived as a shameful failure? And can we ever be happy on our own?
Schiffer Publishing
A Killer At the Door Bruce E Mowday 28th April, hb, £27.99, 9780764368783 Compulsive true story of murderer Danilo Caval- cante’s escape from prison and the intense manhunt that followed in Pennsylvania in the summer of 2023.
The Resurrected Pirate Craig S Chapman 28th June, hb, £27.99, 9780764369070
The adventures of the pirate George Lowther and how he was “resurrected” as a Royal Navy officer, nearly 20 years after his alleged death by suicide in 1723.
Scribe
New Wild Order Andy Hamilton 13th February, hb, £18.99, 9781915590305 Encourages readers to reconnect with nature through practical solutions to modern living problems while drawing on the author’s exper- iences as a forager and father.
Forty Days in the Jungle Mat Youkee 10th April, hb, £18.99, 9781915590794 Recounts the survival of four children in the Colombian Amazon after a plane crash. An exploration of Indigenous struggles for justice and a reflection on broader sociopolitical issues.
The Sisterhood of Ravensbruck Lynne Olson 17th July, hb, £22, 9781917189118 Highlights the resilience and unity of four women in the French Resistance as it celebrates their courage, survival and bonding amid Nazi oppression and the horrors of Ravensbruck.
Scribner
The Paris Trilogy Colombe Schneck, Lauren Elkin (tr), Natasha Lehrer (tr) 22nd May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781398529410 Schneck’s three semi- autobiographical takes on a woman’s life form an elegant, powerful explor-ation of sexuality, bodily autonomy, friendship, loss and renewal.
The World Within Guy Stagg 5th June, hb, eb, £20, 9781398533509 What value does solitude bring to the creative mind? How can with- drawing from the world help us endure in times of crisis?
Scribner Audio
The World Within Guy Stagg 5th June, audiofile, £18.99, 9781398533929 Details above.
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