Social & Local History
Interrogates sex worker rights, solidarity and social justice through the evolving friendship of three university students.
University Press of Mississippi
Black Girls Om Too Rachel Panton (ed) 30th June, pb, £22.99, 9781496857255
Focuses on Black yoginis and the spaces in which their bodies are allowed to live digitally, narratively and physically.
Verso Books No Nonsense
Merijn Oudenampsen 28th July, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781804294192
Pathbreaking history of how the Netherlands became a centre of neoliberalism.
The Next Crisis Danny Dorling 2nd June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781804294352
What the future looks like to most people and what we can do about it.
The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy AJA Woods
21st April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781804296967
Definitive history of the “cultural Marxism” conspiracy theory.
Counterrevolution in Egypt
Hossam el-Hamalawy 5th May, pb, eb, £22, 9781804297605
In-depth look into the structure and methods of Egypt’s security services in their war on dissent.
Now, the People! Jean-Luc Melenchon, David Broder (tr)
12th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781804297957
Major investigation of the possibility of a new type of revolution in our epoch by the leader of the French radical left.
The Unmaking of the Chinese Working Class Teemu Ruskola
16th June, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781836741367
Fascinating look at China’s 40-year project to remake its working class.
Empire Ablaze Tom Cutterham 21st July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781836741459
Reframes the American Revolution as a British civil war.
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Mutual Aid Dean Spade 31st March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781836742555
Handbook on how to organise to meet immediate needs in your community and work towards lasting change.
The Blueprint
Bhaskar Sunkara, Ben Burgis, Mike Beggs 16th June, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781839768637
Neither capitalism nor central planning, this is the future for socialism.
Vintage
Decolonising My Body Afua Hirsch 5th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781529954197
Broadcaster takes us on an exploration of ancestral beauty practices, revealing how Eurocentric beauty standards evolved and how minoritised groups can transcend them by reclaiming their cultural roots.
Virago Press
Feminism for a World on Fire Natasha Walter
7th May, hb, eb, £25, 9780349018829
The book feminists have been waiting for: global in scope, fearless in tone and daring about what has to happen next in an age of misogyny, conflict and climate breakdown.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
Washington Is Burning Andrew Cockburn 17th March, hb, eb, £22, 9781836741770
Devastating account of American military folly, political dysfunction and corruption by the Washington editor of Harper’s magazine.
Hyperpolitics Anton Jager 10th February, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781836742074
Brilliant, original essay on politics after the end of the End of History.
Voltaire Foundation
The Construction of Femininity in Eighteenth- century Spain Elizabeth Lewis (tr), Monica Bolufer Peruga
14th April, pb, £85, 9781805966050
New translation of Mujeres e Ilustración on the importance of women, gender and Spanish Enlightenment.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Chinese and Any Other Asian
Anna Sulan Masing 5th February, pb, £12.99, 9781399606660
Punchy exploration of the East and South East Asian experience and identity in Britain.
White Rabbit
Famous Matt Thorne 26th March, hb, £22, 9781474616386
A journey through pop in seven key encounters.
Wildfire
Screen People Megan Garber 21st April, hb, £22, 9781035430451
Snappy, sharp and urgent look at what happens when we cede our reality to entertainment at any cost. For readers of Jia Tolentino and Lauren Oyler.
Wiley
Code War Alexandrea Mellen 7th April, hb, eb, £26, 9781394285570
Eye-opening guide to the world of nation-state cyberattacks. Code War is a must-read for business and government leaders responsible for protecting against these attacks.
William Collins
Sanctuary Marina Warner 2nd July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008347574
Drawing on literature, myth and history from various cultures, Sanctuary is an ambitious attempt to grapple with the sharpest questions facing us in a world of turmoil.
After Nations Rana Dasgupta 26th February, hb, eb, £30, 9780008639747
Sweeping global history
charts the rise of nation- states to help explain their failures today and to lay out what to expect in the future.
Lifeboat at the End of the World Dominic Gregory
26th March, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780008736781
The brave volunteers who crew the Dungeness lifeboat.
Rule of Lies Jamison Firestone 4th June, hb, eb, £20, 9780008753238
An American lawyer’s brilliant story of playing a part in the transformation of Russia under Yeltsin and Putin. Fascinating personalities, criminal intrigue, harrowing situations, audacious actions and international politics.
WW Norton
What’s Real About Race? Rina Bliss 20th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781324123392
Paradigm-shifting tour of genetics and identity arguing that race is at once a biological fiction and a social reality.
University
Lee C Bollinger 6th March, hb, eb, £20, 9781324124313
From the former president of Columbia an account of the university in the age of authoritarianism and a new case for its place in the American system.
Yale University Press
Radicals Geoff Andrews 14th April, hb, £25, 9780300265897
Authoritative and original history of the working classes and the British left.
Tuberous Worlds Olivia Ange (ed), David Nally (ed)
9th June, hb, eb, £50, 9780300281774
The overlooked but vital role that the tuber – potatoes, yams, cassava and taro – play in economies, politics and ecologies.
Cross Purposes Jonathan Rauch 10th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780300288681
Why the crisis of Christianity has become a crisis for democracy.
Y Lolfa
Who Cares About Wales? Will Hayward 13th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781912631629
Investigation into how Westminster and the Welsh government have failed the country since devolution. A rallying cry to the Welsh to demand better from both.
Social & Local History
Akoya Global Sex
Sine Plambech, Michael Favala Goldman (tr) 11th June, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781836750062
Through the intimate stories of five women Global Sex explores the complex issues at the intersection of capitalism and sex work.
Amberley
The Piano Across Time Steven Harris 15th March, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398128187
An instrument that has proven to be a remarkable survivor across the ages. This book explores its beauty, significance and enduring legacy.
The Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Julian Souter
15th July, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398128491
Carefully researched account of the creation, development and preservation of the waterway.
A Walk Through Southampton Richard Henry, Andy Skinner
15th April, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398127203
A tour of the city through the eyes of the antiquarian and astronomer Henry Englefield.
50 Gems of Bedfordshire John Jackson, Jenny Jackson
15th February, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398123878
Beautifully photographed selection of some of the county’s most precious assets shows what makes it so attractive.
Liverpool Shop Fronts Through Time Daniel K Longman
15th February, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398121393
Fascinating set of photographs shows high street developments over the last century.
Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme History Tour Steven Dickens
15th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781398114098
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