GENERAL HISTORY
on poems, plays, lawsuits, novels, historical narratives, inscriptions and private note-tablets.
Out of the Depths Alan G Jamieson 1st July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781789149180 Fully illustrated exploration of shipwrecks over 4,000 years.
England’s Green David Matless 1st July, hb, eb, £20, 9781789149210 Examines how English national identity has been shaped by national and environmental concerns for centuries.
Repeater
True, unvarnished history of the town at the heart of Silicon Valley.
Sceptre
The Missing Musk Bob Gilbert 14th March, pb, £10.99, 9781529356007 Detective stories from the natural world, from the author of the Wainwright and Rathbones Folio Prize-longlisted Ghost Trees.
Self-made Tara Isabella Burton 8th February, pb, £10.99, 9781529364736 Exceptional history of ideas and a contemporary critique on the story of self-making, from the Renaissance to the present day.
Scribe Rebel Island
Jonathan Clements 8th February, hb, eb, £22, 9781915590275 Deeply researched and thoroughly engaging narrative history of Taiwan and its people for readers of Peter Frankopan, Julia Lovell, and Frank Dikötter.
How Black Was My Valley Brad Evans 9th April, pb, £16.99, 9781913462840 A people’s history of the former mining communities of South Wales.
Empress of the Nile Lynne Olson 9th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781915590183 Absorbing portrait of archaeologist Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, the true-life female Indiana Jones who survived the Nazis and then saved Egypt’s ancient temples, returns in paperback.
September
Foreign Bodies Simon Schama 29th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781471169922 Humanity’s epic struggle against pandemics, related by the renowned historian and broadcaster.
The Wager David Grann 9th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781471183706 Hypnotoc story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth.
I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifles Rick Stroud 29th February, hb, eb, £22, 9781398507067 A devastating story, beautifully told will introduce the reader to an entirely new version of the war.
Simon & Schuster Audio
How to Read Like a Parasite: Why the Left Got High on Nietzsche Daniel Tutt 2nd January, pb, £12.99, 9781914420627 Tutt makes a persuasive case for how we can overcome Nietzsche’s damaging influence on the left, showing us how to read and understand his work without becoming victims of it.
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Palo Alto Malcolm Harris 19th March, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781529430912
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I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifles Rick Stroud 29th February, audiobook player, £14.99, 9781398528840 Details above.
One Fine Day Ian Marchant 8th February, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781914613555 Time-travelling, genealogical adventure bringing pre-industrial, 18th-century England vividly to life on the page. “Marchant is infectiously curious and impetuous, a delightful thing”— Financial Times.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction
Stanford University Press
Seeking News, Making China John Alekna 19th March, pb, £25.99, 9781503638570 Alekna weaves together strands of history to tell the story of the rise of mass society through the lens of communication and showing how the news revolution changed
Cartomania Paul Frecker 2nd May, hb, eb, £35, 9781914613623 Beautifully illustrated and rich in historic detail and Victorian personalities, this is the first book for general British readers on the Victorian photographic craze for portrait cards or cartes de visite.
Simon & Schuster
Last Secret of the Secret Annex Jeroen De Bruyn, Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl 18th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781398518247 A portrait of ordinary families caught between the victims and persecutors in which collaborators and resisters often lived under the same roof.
the political landscape of China.
Sterling
Pride: A Celebration in Quotes Caitlyn McNeill (ed) 2nd April, hb, £10.99, 9781454953159 Thoughtfully selected quotations have been taken from throughout history, and from a variety of voices, celebrating everything the LGBTQIA+ community has achieved.
Stolpe SERIES
Essay Series Great writing from the world’s leading thinkers: commentary on history and culture. Liberty John Bew, Adrian Bradshaw, Alexander McCall Smith 16th May, hb, £20, 9789189425934 Iron Imperator: Roman Grand Strategy under Tiberius Iskander Rehman 13th June, hb, £25, 9789189696754
Esoteric Sweden Karin Stroem Lehander, Per Faxneld, Haettner Aurelius 13th June, hb, £35, 9789189425972 Exploring the history of esotericism in Sweden and how its rituals, practices and traditions came to influence writers and artists such as August Strindberg, Hilma af Klint and Carl Milles.
Swedish Traditions and Holidays Tora Wall 2nd May, hb, £30, 9789189696204
In a beautifully designed and richly illustrated volume, the year’s Swedish holidays and traditions are described with a focus on their cultural-historical roots.
Summersdale
The Mythology Puzzle Book Francis Nightingale 9th May, hb, £12.99, 9781837991624 Whether mad for mythology or just moved by mystery, step into the world of gods, monsters and mortals with this treasure trove of puzzles.
The Little Book of Folklore Kitty Greenbrown 9th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781837993215 From the Arthurian
legends to monsters and faeries, The Little Book of Folklore explores the magical and mystical tales that have shaped the British Isles.
Thames & Hudson
Ancient Rome i n Fifty Monuments Paul Roberts 11th April, hb, £30, 9780500025680 Broad history of the city of Rome told through its emperors and the monuments they built to make their mark on one of the classical world’s great capitals.
The Irish Turtle Bunbury 14th March, pb, £12.99, 9780500296646 Explore the lives of more than 40 men and women—great and other- wise—whose pioneering journeys beyond the Irish shore played a profound role in world history.
The D-Day Atlas Charles Messenger, James Holland 6th June, hb, £25, 9780500297643 Vivid recreation of the D-Day invasion and its aftermath told through detailed maps, authorita- tive text and contempo- rary photographs.
The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry David Musgrove, Michael Lewis 11th April, pb, £12.99, 9780500297650 Definitive guide to the Bayeux Tapestry and its legacy explores the rich narrative behind its stitches and the turbulent times in which it was created.
Paris: A Short History Jeremy Black 21st March, hb, £16.99, 9780500027080 Concise history takes in the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped the city’s unique cultural legacy.
The Aztec Myths Camilla Townsend 2nd May, hb, £14.99, 9780500025536 Essential guide, based on Nahuatl-language sources, that challenge the colonial history passed down by the Spanish.
John Boardman on the Parthenon John Boardman 25th April, hb, £12.99, 9780500027264 Britain’s most distinguished historian of Ancient Greek art recounts what the Parthenon and its sculptures meant to the citizens of 5th-century BCE Athens.
Ancient Egypt on Five Deben a Day Donald P Ryan 7th March, pb, £9.99, 9780500297797 Useful guide for the discerning time-traveller. A trip to Ancient Egypt at the height of its power and prosperity in the reign of Ramesses II.
The Great Wonders of China Jonathan Fenby 1st February, pb, £12.99, 9780500297841 The magnificent wonders of China, ancient and modern, revealed by an international team of leading scholars from Asia and the West.
The World of Late Antiquity Peter Brown 7th March, pb, £18.99, 9780500297483 A study in social and cultural change that explains how and why the late antique world, between c. 150 and c. 750 AD, came to differ from “classical civilisation”.
The Belknap Press
A Great Disorder: National Myth and the Battle for America Richard Slotkin 22nd March, hb, eb, £29.95, 9780674292383 Looks to the foundational myths that have shaped American identity and reveals how they have brought the country to the brink of an existential crisis.
Who’s Black and Why? Henry Louis Gates, Jr (ed), Andrew S Curran (ed) 27th February, pb, eb, £16.95, 9780674295452 The first translation of 16 submissions to the
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