NATURAL HISTORY & PETS
Beautifully illustrated, vegan leather-bound journal.
Frances Lincoln
The Paris Nobody Knows John Baxter 26th June, hb, £19.99, 9780711296589 Illustrated guide to Paris is a little bit different, focusing on its people, quirks, peculiarities, charms and eccentricities as well as its history and some of its many secrets.
Lonely Planet SERIES
Maps sheet map, £5.99, 978178701 Durable and waterproof, easy-fold formats in a convenient size. Munich 21st May, 5944 France Planning 12th April, 5708 Ireland Planning 12th April, 5814 Canada Planning 12th April, 6712 Dublin 12th April, 8211
MIT Press
A Darwinian Survival Guide Daniel R Brooks, Salvatore J. Agosta 6th February, hb, £30, 9780262048682 How humanity brought about the climate crisis by departing from its evolu- tionary trajectory 15,000 years ago, and how we can use evolutionary prin- ciples to save ourselves from the worst outcomes.
Mysteries of the Deep James Lawrence Powell 20th February, hb, £26, 9780262048927 Chronicle of scientific ocean drilling—a crowning achievement of the 20th century—and how it has shaped our knowledge of Earth’s past.
Oxford University Press
SERIES
Very Short Introductions pb, eb, £8.99, 978019 Concise, original and readable introductions to a wide range of subjects combine facts, analysis, new insights and enthusi- asm. Revised editions. Geophysical and Climate Hazards Bill McGuire 22nd February, 2874535 Borders: Alexander C Diener, Joshua Hagen 25th April, 7549605
Picador
Mapmatics Paulina Rowinska 6th June, hb, eb, £22, 9781035007042 Gripping exploration of how cartography shapes the world we see and how the maths of mapmaking provides the full picture.
Pluto Press
Society Despite the State Anthony Ince, Geronimo Barrera de la Torre 20th May, pb, eb, £24.99, 9780745341248 Sharp, critical perspective on what the state is and does draws on anarchist, decolonial and indigenous thought.
The Geopolitics of Green Colonialism Miriam Lang (ed), Mary Ann Manahan (ed), Breno Bringel (ed) 20th March, pb, eb, £24.99, 9780745349343 Colonial relations under- pin claims around transi- tion, net zero and the green economy. This book platforms voices that have been absent in debates around energy and climate in the Global North.
Times Books
The Times Desktop Atlas of the World 11th April, hb, £25, 9780008663520 Excellent world atlas for everyday use at home or work. Clear, authoritative atlas mapping fully updated.
Unbound
Where Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay? Robert Ashton 18th April, hb, £16.99, 9781800182981 The story of how almost forgotten trades and ways are being rediscovered in rural Britain today.
Batsford
Urban Nature Every Day Jane McMorland Hunter, Sally Hughes 14th March, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781849947527 Some 366 prompts for noticing nature every day of the year, from urban foxes to wildflowers sprouting from a crack in the pavement.
A Year of Garden Bees and Bugs Dominic Couzens, Gail Ashton, Lesley Buckingham (illus) 7th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781849947954 Fascinating journey into the secret life of insects. QR codes are linked to videos that bring every creature to life.
Dachshunds Jane Eastoe, Meredith Jensen (illus) 15th February, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781849948401
Natural History & Pets
Amber SERIES
Animals hb, £19.99, 978183886 Photographic guides to animals and their lifestyle, habitat and young. Whales & Dolphins Tom Jackson 14th May, vol 17 4248 Forest Animals Julianna Photopoulos 14th April, vol 16 3654 Wild Horses Tom Jackson 14th June, vol 17 4279 Crocodiles, Alligators & Lizards David Alderton 14th June, vol 18 4286
SERIES
Mini Animals Tom Jackson 14th April, pb, £9.99, 9781838863 Photographic pocket books focused on how and where animals live and their young. Wolves vol 8 562 Bees vol 7 579 Birds of Prey vol 11 555 Bears vol 6 586 Elephants vol 10 593 Penguins vol 9 609
Sweetly illustrated guide to the doe-eyed Dachshund, packed with tips and tricks to keeping them happy and healthy.
Birlinn
The Fresh and the Salt Ann Lingard 7th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781780278490 Finely written natural history of the Solway Firth, one of the largest estuaries in Europe, told through the people who live there.
Bloomsbury Wildlife
RSPB Birds of the British Isles Rebecca Nason 11th April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781399400831 Pocketable photographic field guide to 280 birds of the British Isles.
The RSPB Everyday Guide to British Birds Charlie Elder 15th February, 2nd edn, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781399413275 Helping birdwatching beginners know what they are looking at and why it is worth seeing.
RSPB ID Spotlight: Birds of Heath, Moor and Mountain Marianne Taylor, Stephen Message (illus) 23rd May, fold-out, eb, £5, 9781399413312 Reliable, fold-out identification chart illustrating 46 of Britain’s most common species in these environments.
Wild Woman Philippa Forrester 29th February, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781399400879 Engaging blend of conservation stories and humorous, personal anecdotes about women who choose to live and work in the wild.
Groundbreakers: The Return of Britain’s Wild Boar Chantal Lyons 1st February, hb, eb, £20, 9781399401630 After centuries of absence, wild boar are back in Britain. What does this mean for us and them?
Stowaway Joe Shute 11th April, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781399402507 Cultural and social history of the rat examines how one creature achieved world domination and has inspired both love and loathing.
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PREVIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE Previewer’s perspective
Spring 2024 looks set for a smorgasbord of fantastic fiction
There are plenty of big fiction titles to look forward to in the next six months including offerings from Costa Novel Award winner Colm Tóibín and prolific US author Percival Everett
Alice O’Keeffe Books editor
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elcome to the next six months in books! If I were to pick out just one “event” title from this preview, it would be Long Island (Picador),
the sequel to Colm Tóibín’s Costa Novel Award-winning Brooklyn. Based on the sales of the first book, which also benefited from the film adaptation starring Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey, Long Island looks set to be that rare thing, a genuine literary bestseller. Another Irish writer surely destined for great things
is Kevin Barry with his fourth novel, The Heart in Winter (Canongate), a rebellious love story set in Bute, Montana, in 1891.
Expect a lot of fanfare to accompany the publication
of Percival Everet’s James (Picador), the US author’s 24th (yes, 24th!) novel, a retelling of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Huck’s friend, the enslaved Jim. Pan Mac is in the process of publishing Everet’s key backlist titles on the Picador imprint, six titles will land just ahead of James. There’s a new state-of-the-nation opus from Andrew O’Hagan, Caledonian Road (Faber), and the wonderful David Nicholls is back with second-chance romance You Are Here (Sceptre). Also look out for sophomore novels from Jo Hamya, The Hypocrite (W&N), and Costa First Novel Award winner Ingrid Persaud who returns with The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh (Faber). To crime, and while the cosy end of things shows no sign of slowing sales—see the Reverend Richard Coles whose bestselling Canon Clement Mystery series continues with Murder at the Monastery (W&N)—there is also high-concept crime in the form of Stuart Turton’s The Last Murder at the End of the World (Raven Books), historical crime featuring Victorian con artists in Elizabeth Macneal’s The Burial Plot (Picador), and fans of Peter James’ long-running DS Roy Grace series will be intrigued by the standalone They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy’s Story (Macmillan). Will the disappearance of Mrs Grace finally be explained?
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