Sociology
symbols to illustrate what people say and think during conversations, so reinforcing the fact that others have independent thoughts—a concept that children on the spectrum do not intuitively understand.
Autism and Sensory Issues Temple Grandin
1st August, pb, £15.99, 9781963367171
Drawing on her own experience, Grandin presents suggestions for guiding and nurturing autistic individuals.
Harvard University Press
Inherited Inequality Christina J Cross 26th September, hb, £24.95, 9780674278493
Groundbreaking study challenges basic tenets of US social welfare policy with proof that raising Black children in two-parent families does not close racial gaps in life outcomes.
James Currey
Masquerades in African Society Walter EA Van Beek, Harrie M Leyten
23rd September, pb, eb, £29.99, 9781847013880
Explores the dynamics of African masquerades and mask performances on the continent, linking performative expressions to societal characteristics.
Jessica Kingsley
Could I Really Be Autistic? Sarah and Jess Hendrickx 21st October, pb, eb, £17.99, 9781805013433
The first book to read for anyone considering whether autism might be a good fit and the next steps to take.
Letting Go of Perfect Daniel O’Shaughnessy 21st October, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781805017981
Guide to understanding and overcoming body dysmorphia for gay and bi men. Informed by the author’s own experience of body dysmorphia and expertise as a nutritionist and mindset coach.
Building Social Awareness in Autistic Children and Their Peers Using Minecraft Raelene Dundon
18th December, pb, eb, £24.99, 9781805018537
Updated with a fresh emphasis on
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neuro-affirmative language and practice.
Unlearning Ableism Celia Chartres-Aris and Jamie Shields
21st November, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781805018759
Real-world guide on tackling ableism head on.
A Trip into a Dyspraxic Person’s World Charlotte O’Neill
18th December, pb, eb, £13.99, 9781839975172
Cartoon book for kids age 8-plus about being dyspraxic. Written by a young, dyspraxic author.
The Power of Protest in Healthcare Meenal Viz
21st October, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781839978418
Doctor and activist shows why healthcare workers should get involved in activism and how to campaign for change.
Liverpool University Press
Contested Vision: Captivity, Creativity, and Paris Prisons, 1793-1894 Gonzalo J Sanchez
28th August, hb, eb, £100, 9781835539637
Artists and inmates in 19th-century France spotlight underexplored issues of imprisonment such as representation, visibility and creativity.
Mariner Books
The Nature of Our Cities Nadina Galle 29th January, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780063322622
Stirring exploration of how scientists are harnessing local ecology and innovative technology to protect the planet’s cities from the effects of climate change.
Melville House
Placeless Patrick Markee 4th December, hb, £27.99, 9781685891671
Informed by his own frontline experiences working as an advocate for homeless people in New York, Markee presents a vivid account of why homelessness endures in contemporary America.
MIT Press
Somebody Should Do Something Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva 16th September, hb, £30, 9780262049788
Novel, scientific approach The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
to creating transformative social change and the surprising ways that each of us can help make a real difference.
Inside an Academic Scandal
Max H Bazerman 9th September, hb, £30, 9780262049887
How fraud in a published paper about honesty roiled the world of social science.
Governing Babel John P Wihbey 7th October, pb, £27, 9780262049917
Why social media companies have a responsibility to look after their platforms, how they can achieve the transparency needed and what they should do when harm arises.
Shared Wisdom Alex Pentland 11th November, hb, £26, 9780262050999
How to build a flourishing society by using what we know about human nature to design our technology, rather than letting technology shape our society.
Modern Language Association
Neurofutures M Remi Yergeau (ed), Ralph James Savarese (ed), Diana R Paulin (ed), Elizabeth J Donaldson (ed) 26th December, pb, £38, 9781603296755
Rooted in disability activism and social justice discourse, the essays in Neurofutures define, contextualise and reframe neurodiversity in its broadest sense—as the infinite variation of human minds.
Orion Ignite
The Definitive Book of Body Language Allan Pease, Barbara Pease
8th January, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781399636636
International bestseller explains everything you need to know about body language, how to read it and how to put your best self forwards.
Oxford University Press
The Oxford Handbook of Child-centered Approaches to Migrant Children Barbara Gornik (ed), Zorana Medaric (ed), Mateja Sedmak (ed)
9th September, hb, £132.50, 9780197654750
Comprehensive overview of the issues and debates shaping these approaches. Key concepts and methods, case studies and legal and policy issues.
Princeton University Press
Love in the Time of Self-publishing Christine M Larson
16th September, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780691217413
Lessons in creative labour, solidarity and inclusion under precarious economic conditions.
We Have Never Been Woke Musa al-Gharbi
7th October, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780691235349
How a new “woke” elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and status without helping the marginalised and disadvantaged.
Begetting Mara van der Lugt 13th January, pb, eb, £17.99, 9780691240527
Investigation of what it means to have children, morally, philosophically and emotionally.
Disrupting DC Katie J Wells, Kafui Attoh, Declan Cullen
28th October, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780691249766
Panoramic account of the urban politics and deep social divisions that gave rise to Uber.
Listeners Like Who? Laura Garbes 9th September, pb, eb, £25, 9780691257426
Public radio in the US has perpetuated racial inequality since its founding. Garbes spotlights how journalists of colour are challenging white dominance in the workplace and on the public airwaves.
Guardrails Urs Gasser, Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger
19th August, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780691257747
How society can shape individual actions in times of uncertainty.
Rural Versus Urban Trevor E Brown , Suzanne Mettler
18th November, hb, eb, £22, 9780691264387
Traces the evolution of the rural-urban divide across three decades as Americans experienced and responded to
broad economic, social and political trends.
Law and Order Leviathan David Garland 14th October, hb, eb, £28, 9780691271194
Focus on American-style capitalism and how it creates a coercive state unlike any other.
A Joyfully Serious Man Matteo Bortolini 18th November, pb, eb, £22, 9780691278315
The brilliant but turbulent life of Robert Bellah, a public intellectual who transformed social sciences.
Rutgers University Press
Who Cares About Parents?
Kim Price-Glynn 11th November, pb, £25.99, 9781978824874
Examines how parenting groups collectively build and contribute significant resources to form a broader care infrastructure for adult family caregivers with children.
Saraband
Captures the rich lives of LGBTQIA+ immigrants in Britain by blending activism with striking photography to challenge misconceptions.
Troubador
When Things Go Wrong in Healthcare David Sellu
28th August, pb, £9.99, 9781836284048
Exposes the many failures in the NHS and its unwillingness to learn from mistakes.
UCL Press
Leagues of Laughter A Austin Garey 1st August, hb, eb, £50, 9781800088795
pb, eb, £30, 9781800088801 digital, £0.99, 9781800088825 Traces how a Soviet- created youth game changed as students’ nation states collapsed, competed and went to war.
Unbound
The Othered Woman Shahed Ezaydi 7th August, pb, £10.99, 9781789652277
An exciting addition to the conversation around white feminism brings the voices of Muslim women to the forefront.
University of Alberta Press
Collaborative Methods Kaylan C Schwarz (ed), Claudia Mitchell (ed), Rebekah Hutten (ed)
19th August, pb, eb, £26.99, 9781772127980
Single and Psycho Caroline Young 18th September, pb, £12.99, 9781916812543
Lively, sharp and thought- provoking exploration of the enduring stereotype of the dangerous single woman in popular culture.
Syracuse University Press
Lines of Flight, Assemblages of Home Leila Hudson
15th October, hb, £48, 9780815611950
Reveals how Syrian women navigate war, exile and the profound transformation of their families and identities.
The New Press
Shine Asafe Ghalib 22nd January, pb, £15.99, 9781620979778
The intersections between participatory data analysis and feminist research.
Territories of Life Mario Blaser (ed), Sylvie Poirier (ed), Penelope Anthias (ed)
18th November, pb, eb, £34.99, 9781772128253
Ethnographic work in countries where Indigenous and more- than-human collectives struggle to sustain “territories of life” within settler colonial societies.
University of Chicago Press
Against Innocence Miriam Ticktin 12th December, pb, eb, £20, 9780226838755
Critique of how the concept of innocence functions in contemporary politics and society. Designating certain groups as
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