SEASON HIGHLIGHTS £25, 9780857529091
Art & Antiques V&A senior curator and
gemmologist with illuminating stories of jewels, showing how their remarkable stories are a sparkling new way of exploring the history of humanity.
Dave Mountjoy Being With Cows Bedford Square, 23 May, hb, £18.99, 9781835010341
Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle
This “trans- formational” story of how
grief became gratitude in the presence of a humble herd of cows, and how a personal quest for inner healing came to the author unexpectedly on his organic farm in the French Pyrenees.
Martin Sixsmith My Sins Go With Me Simon & Schuster Non-Fiction, 23 May, hb, £22, 9781471149832
Biography & Memoirs
Why did acts of sabotage by the Dutch Resistance
during the Second World War that saved countless Jews from the camps, remain largely hidden? This is the story of these acts of heroism.
Viv Groskop One Ukrainian Summer Bonnier Books, 23 May, hb, £20, 9781804184868
Biography & Memoirs
Summer 1994. Groskop has just turned 21 and is on
her year abroad, studying the language, history and politics of a world that supposedly no longer exists: the Soviet Union. Instead, she finds herself studying the lead guitarist of a Ukrainian punk rock band.
Max Hastings Operation Biting William Collins, 23 May, hb, £25, 9780008642167
General History Operation Biting was
one of the most thrilling British commando raids of the Second World War, and probably the most successful. Hastings recounts this cliffhanger tale in a “wealth of previously unchronicled detail”.
Alua Arthur Briefly Perfectly Human HarperCollins, 23 May, hb, £22, 9780063240032
Biography & Memoirs
Said to be deeply transformative memoir that
reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives. By the preeminent death doula in the US.
Jonathan Dimbleby Endgame 1944 Viking, 23 May, hb, £25, 9780241536711
War & Military History
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Billed as a gripping and authoritative
Max Nieuwdorp The Power of Hormones Simon & Schuster Non-Fiction, 23 May, hb, £20, 9781398527874
Popular Science From an international
authority on the subject, this eye-opening, myth-busting book shines a light on the under-explored role of hormones, not only in terms of our health but also in making us who we are.
account of the year that sealed the fate of the Nazis.
drawn from 20 years of Nelson’s work. Arranged chronologically, they show the writing, thinking, feeling, reading, looking and conversing that occupied Nelson while writing books such as Bluets and The Argonauts.
Geoffrey Wheatcroft Bloody Panico Verso Books, 28 May, hb, £14.99, 9781804295755
Current affairs
In which the political commentator argues that the Tory party
is not just facing the loss of government but also an existential crisis. He charts the collapse of not just the party but the “shattering of its very foundations”.
James Shapiro The Playbook Faber & Faber, 30 May, hb, £25, 9780571372768
Dance, Drama & Teatre
From the Baillie Gifford Prize “Winner of
Winners”, the “timely and dramatic” story of a utopian American experiment—the Federal Theatre Project—and the self-serving politicians that engineered its downfall.
Martin Wikelski, Keith Gaddis The Internet of Animals Greystone Books,Canada, 30 May, hb, £18.99, 9781771649599
Natural History & Pets
Why do rats flee before an earthquake
Colombe Schneck, Lauren Elkin (trans), Natasha Lehrer (trans) The Paris Trilogy Scribner, 23 May, hb, £14.99, 9781398529397
Biography & Memoirs
From the leading French writer, three semi-
autobiographical takes on a woman’s life forming an elegant, powerful exploration of sexuality, bodily autonomy, friendship, loss and renewal. For readers of Deborah Levy.
Or Rosenboim Air and Love Picador, 23 May, hb, £16.99, 9781529098099
Biography & Memoirs
This “gorgeous”, evocative memoir of family, food and
migration retraces the complex network of journeys the author’s family took from Samarkand and Riga to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in search of safety and a better life, punctuated by the food they ate and cooked along the way.
Maggie Nelson Like Love Fern Press, 23 May, hb, £20, 9781911717027
Philosophy “Momentous, raucous”
collection of essays and more The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
and birds before a hurricane? Renowned scientist Wikelski argues that animals possess a unique “sixth sense” that humans are only beginning to grasp in this illuminating account of animal migration and more.
Allen Packwood and Richard Dannatt Churchill’s D-Day Hodder & Stoughton, 30 May, hb, £25, 9781399727839
Biography & Memoirs
This year marks both the 80th anniversary of the
D-Day landings and the 150th anniversary of the birth of Winston Churchill. This brings together the former head of the British Army, with a Churchill expert to chart the decision- making for the planning and execution of D-Day.
June
Kurt Wagner The Battle for Twitter Hodder & Stoughton, 1 June, hb, £25, 9781399714310
Biography & Memoirs
Said to be the gripping corporate saga of Twitter’s
titans and their journey towards power, innovation and controversy.
Questlove Hip-Hop Is History White Rabbit, 4 June, hb,
£25, 9781399621618
Music Hip-Hop legend, Grammy, Oscar and
BAFTA winner Questlove dives into half a century of Hip-Hop, from its growing pains and maturity to its ongoing reverberation around the world.
Carolyn Boyd Amuse Bouche Profile Books, 6 June, hb, £18.99, 9781800810389
Food & Drink Spanning every region of France
and divided into 200 separate vignettes, this “charming” guide to French cuisine blends history and travel, personal anecdote and recipes.
Rukmini Iyer The Green Cookbook Square Peg, 6 June, hb, £25, 9781529110449
Food & Drink From super quick one pot, one pan
meals to big dish, big flavour dinners, Iyer brings us back to the table with her latest delicious and simple cookbook.
father’s shadow, and offering an ode to a beloved brother.
Mark Bostridge In Pursuit of Love Bloomsbury Continuum, 6 June, hb, £20, 9781399416023
Biography & Memoirs
The tragic yet intriguing life of Victor Hugo’s
daughter Adèle and her hapless pursuit of unrequited love.
Yoko Ono, John Lennon Mind Games Tames & Hudson, 6 June, hb, £45, 9780500027783
Music The “definitive” illustrated exploration
—told in “revelatory” detail—of the writing, recording and release of John Lennon’s celebrated fourth solo album “Mind Games”.
David Robson The Laws of Connection Canongate Books, 6 June, hb, £18.99, 9781805300304
Popular Science In which the award-
winning science journalist takes us through the fascinating science behind the effects of social connection and unpacks the research that shows that we are all better at being social than we might think.
Tom Kerridge Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain Bloomsbury Publishing, 6 June, hb, £25, 9781526671936
Food & Drink Accompanies a six-part ITV
series in which Kerridge travels around Britain meeting farmers who grow and rear exceptional produce Inspired by the people he meets, he takes these hero ingredients and makes them shine in “simple but exceptionally delicious” recipes.
Emma Slade Edmondson, Nicole Ocran The Half of It William Collins, 6 June, hb, £16.99, 9780008481674
Current affairs
The hosts of critically acclaimed podcast “Mixed Up” discuss
what it truly means to be mixed- race; from culture and identity, to interracial relationships, to adoption, to understanding the historical context of mixed-race people.
Chris Eubank Jr Eubank Headline Non-Fiction, 6 June, hb, £22, 9781035410736
Sports & Gaming
Billed fascinating exploration of Eubank Jr’s eventful
boxing career, detailing his complex father-son relationship, stepping out of a famous
Nanako Hanada, Catriona Anderson (trans)
Alistair Moffat The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Birlinn, 6 June, hb, £30, 9781780278575
General History “The north is being
renewed; the land is coming alive once more”. In “rich and telling” detail, Moffat relates the remarkable story of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
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