GENERAL HISTORY
Gods and Goddesses vol 353, 46
Heroes and Heroines vol 352, 60
McGill-Queen’s University Press
Jacobitism in Britain and the United States, 1880–1910 Michael J Connolly 15th February, hb, eb, £47.50, 9780228014010 In highlighting the virtues of the Stuart monarchs in an age when worries over liberalism are again ascendant, Connolly traces the complex genealogy of this unease.
Death in the Snow W George Lovell 15th February, hb, eb, £28.50, 9780228014409 Dramatic story of greed and hubris brings to light the delusions of one headstrong conquistador in his venal attempts to tame Peru.
Michael O’Mara Books
I Used to Know That: History Emma Marriott 16th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781782434481 From building the pyramids in Egypt to the fall of the Berlin Wall, everything you used to know—and much that you didn’t—is here.
ideas and disasters that have shaped our continent.
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies Natasha Tidd 16th February, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781789294606 Fascinating alternative perspective on history takes readers on a global journey through human history to examine how lies can change the world around us.
MIT Press
Boston in Transit Steven Beaucher 7th March, hb, £64, 9780262048071 Richly illustrated story of public transit in one of America’s most historic cities, from public ferry and horse-drawn carriage to the MBTA.
National Maritime Museum
John Harrison and the Quest for Longitude Jonathan Betts 2nd March, hb, £15.99, 9781906367992 Following one of the most fascinating stories linked to the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this book explores the life of John Harrison—creator of the first accurate marine chronometers.
Old Street
The Shortest History of the Crown Stephen Bates 2nd May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913083397 Published to coincide with the coronation of King Charles III. “Bates offers a lively, concise guide to the crown, charting its colourful heights and troubled lows”—BBC History.
Inside the World of Bridgerton Catherine Curzon 2nd March, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781789294996 Intriguing dive into the real history behind Bridgerton reveals how class, culture, fashion, sex and more truly functioned in the world of Regency high society.
The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks Jacob F Field 23rd February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781789294163 Succinct account of the story of Europe from its ancient foundations to the 21st century. Details the events, personalities,
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The Shortest History of the Soviet Union Sheila Fitzpatrick 7th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913083403 More than 10,000 copies of the hardback sold. “Hugely authoritative”— TLS. “Highly readable . . . channels the pithy, punchy spirit of the great Norman Stone”—Spectator.
Orange Hippo SERIES
Te Little Book of . . . hb, eb, £5.99, 978180069 Innovative, quirky books that refer to style, popular culture and current trends. The Little Book of
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction
Charles Dickens 2nd February, 2039
The Little Book of Anzacs 2nd March, 3883
Oxford University Press
SERIES
A Very Short Introduction The Civil Rights Movement Thomas C Holt 23rd February, pb, £7.99, vol 1, 9780190605421 Informed and nuanced understanding of the origins, character and objectives of the mid 20th-century freedom struggle. Bohemians David Weir 23rd June, pb, £7.99, vol 4, 9780197538296 Explores the myth of Bohemia as it developed in various forms of expression—novels, plays, operas, films—and in key cities, including Paris, Munich and New York. The Victorians Martin Hewitt 1st July, vol 2, pb, £8.99, 9780198736813 The Victorian age, its influ- ential figures and famous morals. Hewitt looks at the impact of imperialism, at revolutions in printing and communications, and discusses the perception of Victorianism. The History of Emotions Thomas Dixon 25th May, vol 3, pb, £8.99, 9780198818298 Emotions are complex mental states, intimate and private yet significant in their social and cultural historical context.
Facing the Sea of Sand Barry Cunliffe 22nd June, hb, £30, 9780192858887 An understanding of northern Africa that is essential to an under- standing of world history.
Peerless Among Princes: The Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman Kaya Sahin 25th May, hb, £19.99, 9780197531631 Full life-and-times biography of the longest- reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Age of Emergency Erik Linstrum 24th April, hb, £22.99, 9780197572030 Eye-opening account of how violence was expe- rienced not just on the frontlines of colonial terror but at home in imperial Britain.
Women and the Crusades Helen J Nicholson
23rd February, hb, £25, 9780198806721 The Crusade move- ment needed women: their money, their prayer support, their active participation and their inspiration.
The Donkey and the Boat: Reinterpreting the Mediterranean Economy, 950-1180 Chris Wickham 13th April, hb, £40, 9780198856481 New account of the Mediterranean economy in the 10th-12th centuries forces readers to rethink the underlying logic to medieval economic systems.
Tudor Networks of Power Ruth Ahnert, Sebastian E Ahnert 1st July, hb, £35, 9780198858973 Groundbreaking collabo- ration between an early- modern book historian and a physicist specialis- ing in complex networks, this book computation- ally analyses networks of intelligence, diplomacy and political influence over a century of Tudor history.
Beatrice’s Last Smile: A New History of the Middle Ages Mark Gregory Pegg 15th July, hb, £27.99, 9780199641574 Sweeping narrative history of the medieval West from the beginning of the third century to the beginning of the 16th.
Particular Books
Three Hundred Thousand Kisses: Tales of Queer Love in the Ancient World Luke Edward Hall, Seán Hewitt 6th July, hb, eb, £25, 9780241575734 Landmark illustrated anthology of queer Greek and Roman love stories.
Penguin
Time’s Witness Rosemary Hill 2nd March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780141047096 Brilliant exploration of how our understanding of the past was transformed between the French Revo- lution and the Great Exhi- bition by a band of long- forgotten antiquaries.
Resistance: The Underground War in Europe, 1939-1945 Halik Kochanski 2nd March, pb, eb, £18.99, 9780141979014 Broad-ranging, original
history of occupation and resistance in wartorn Europe.
Black Ghost of Empire Kris Manjapra 6th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780141990491 Revelatory historical indictment of the long afterlife of slavery in the Atlantic world.
Portable Magic Emma Smith 27th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780141991931 Excitingly revisionist history of bibliophilia from the celebrated author of This is Shakespeare.
A Duty of Care: Britain Before and After Covid Peter Hennessy 2nd March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780141995663 One of our most celebrated historians shows how we can use the lessons of the past to build a new post-Covid society in Britain.
The Ship Asunder Tom Nancollas 30th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780241434154 Sharply poignant history of British seafaring, from the Bronze Age to the present day.
Colditz
Ben MacIntyre 25th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780241986974 Sunday Times top 10 best- seller on the incredible true story of the Second World War’s most infa- mous Nazi prison and the colourful characters behind its walls.
How Civil Wars Start And How to Stop Them Barbara F Walter 27th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780241988398 Civil wars are the biggest danger to world peace today. This volume by an expert shows why they happen and how to avoid them.
Berlin
Sinclair McKay 8th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780241991688 Author of Dresden on the most important city of the 20th century.
Penguin Classics
The Cosmography and Geography of Africa Leo Africanus, Anthony Ossa-Richardson (tr), Richard Oosterhoff (tr) 2nd March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780241543931 The first new translation in over 400 years of one of the great works of the
Renaissance: an African diplomat’s guide to Africa.
Penguin (Transworld)
In My Grandfather’s Shadow
Angela Findlay 20th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780552177726 True story examines the guilt and trauma of being part of Germany’s Nazi past and follows the author’s journey to find a reckoning with her inheritance.
Bryant & May’s Peculiar London Christopher Fowler 23rd March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804990933 The nation’s longest- serving detectives, Arthur Bryant and John May, guide readers around the extraordinary city that has been at the heart of their 20-book career.
Pen & Sword History
In the Mind of Stalin James Greensmith 30th March, hb, £19.99, 9781399063579 With his medical background, the author is uniquely placed to delve into the mind of Stalin.
The Slave Trade in Africa Simon Webb 30th March, hb, £20, 9781399094078 The story of slavery in Africa from the earliest times to the present day.
Sex Under the Swastika Tim Heath 28th February, hb, £25, 9781526791429 Goes further than any other history on the Third Reich to discover the answers to many of the questions few would ever dare to ask.
Picador
The Greatest Invention Silvia Ferrara, Todd Portnowitz (tr) 8th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529064780 A code-cracking mission to decipher the hidden truths and histories of our greatest invention—the art of writing.
Tutankhamun’s Trumpet Toby Wilkinson 11th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781529045987 Riveting account of the treasures unearthed from Tutenkhamun’s tomb, by one of Britain’s leading Egyptologists.
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