A Bright Cold Day : The Wonder of George Orwell by Waddell, Nathan
£12.99Author: Waddell, Nathan
British Isles
Published on 4 June 2026 by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 304 pages
196 x 129 x 25 | 268g
Biography: literary
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En Route : A Journey Round France in the Company of Great Writers by Fiennes, Peter
£18.99Author: Fiennes, Peter
France
Published on 7 May 2026 by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 368 pages
216 x 135 | 0g -
The Illuminated Man : Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard by Priest, Christopher
£25.00Author: Priest, Christopher
Biography: literary
Published on 23 April 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Continuum) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 496 pages, 8-page black and white plate section
165 x 243 x 45 | 752g -
Electric Spark : The Enigma of Muriel Spark – Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2025 by Wilson, Frances
£10.99Author: Wilson, Frances
Europe
Published on 9 April 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 432 pages
128 x 197 x 32 | 344g -
Robert Louis Stevenson by Norquay, Glenda
£12.99Author: Norquay, Glenda
Biography: literary
Published on 1 February 2026 by REAKTION BOOKS in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Critical Lives’ series.
Paperback | 200 pages, 34 illustrations
129 x 200 x 14 | 308g -
Sade’s Wife : The Woman Behind the Marquis by Crosland, Margaret
£10.99Author: Crosland, Margaret
c 1700 to c 1800
Published on 26 February 2026 by PUSHKIN PRESS (Pushkin Press Classics) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 176 pages
196 x 129 x 15 | 162g -
On Morrison by Serpell, Namwali
£25.00Author: Serpell, Namwali
Biography: literary
Published on 19 February 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Chatto & Windus) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 384 pages
162 x 242 x 35 | 598g -
Becoming George : The Invention of George Sand by Sampson, Fiona
£22.00Author: Sampson, Fiona
France
Published on 19 February 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Doubleday) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 400 pages
244 x 163 x 38 | 614g -
Baldwin: A Love Story by Boggs, Nicholas
£30.00Author: Boggs, Nicholas
c 1960 to c 1970
Published on 12 March 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Circus) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 720 pages
167 x 243 x 61 | 1032g -
Barbara Comyns : A Savage Innocence by Horner, Avril
£12.99Author: Horner, Avril
Biography: literary
Published on 15 April 2025 by MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 372 pages, 41 black & white illustrations
198 x 131 x 27 | 342g -
Gertrude Stein : An Afterlife – ‘Strikingly accomplished . . . utterly compelling.’ by Wade, Francesca
£12.99Author: Wade, Francesca
Biography: arts & entertainment
Published on 26 March 2026 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 480 pages
197 x 129 x 35 | 388g -
Didion & Babitz : A Belletrist Book Club pick by Anolik, Lili
£10.99Author: Anolik, Lili
Biography: arts & entertainment
Published on 3 July 2025 by ATLANTIC BOOKS in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 352 pages, 30 b&w integrated images
197 x 129 x 28 | 312g -
The Cadence of a Song : The Life of Margaret Fay Shaw by Mackenzie, Fiona J.
£25.00Author: Mackenzie, Fiona J.
Western Isles, Outer Hebrides
Published on 2 October 2025 by Birlinn General (Birlinn Ltd) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 384 pages, 16pp b/w plates, mono int.
234 x 156 | 638g -
Patchwork : A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen by Evans, Kate
£25.00Author: Evans, Kate
Biography: literary
Published on 28 October 2025 by Verso Books in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 240 pages
217 x 282 x 26 | 1082g -
Travels with Agatha Christie by Suchet, David
£30.00Author: Suchet, David
Biography: literary
Published on 30 October 2025 by Little, Brown Book Group (Constable) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 240 pages, Full colour photographs
242 x 166 x 23 | 770g