The North Sea : Along the Edge of Britain by Moffat, Alistair
£20.00Author: Moffat, Alistair
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Published on 6 November 2025 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 352 pages
162 x 241 x 35 | 552g
Social & cultural history
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Up in the Air : A History of High Rise Britain by Smith, Holly
£20.00Author: Smith, Holly
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Published on 28 October 2025 by Verso Books in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 304 pages, B/W images throughout
149 x 219 x 25 | 382g -
Collared : How We Made the Modern Dog by Pearson, Chris
£10.99Author: Pearson, Chris
Social & cultural history
Published on 6 November 2025 by Profile Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 272 pages
197 x 129 x 20 | 240g -
Atlantic Furies : The Women Who Risked Everything to be the First to Fly by Gillies, Midge
£20.00Author: Gillies, Midge
20th century
Published on 9 October 2025 by Scribe Publications in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 416 pages, 8pp bw pic sec
234 x 153 | 0g -
The Surgeon, The Midwife, The Quack : How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England by Skuse, Dr. Alanna
£18.99Author: Skuse, Dr. Alanna
British Isles
Published on 16 October 2025 by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 384 pages
147 x 226 x 36 | 488g -
Street Style : Art and Dress in the Time of Caravaggio by Currie, Elizabeth
£30.00Author: Currie, Elizabeth
Renaissance art
Published on 22 September 2025 by REAKTION BOOKS in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 200 pages, 100 illustrations, 85 in colour
240 x 179 x 20 | 696g -
Trick or Treat : A History of Halloween by Morton, Lisa
£11.99Author: Morton, Lisa
Hallowe’en
Published on 12 August 2019 by REAKTION BOOKS in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 232 pages, 53 illustrations
129 x 197 x 21 | 218g -
The Romans : A 2,000-Year History by Watts, Edward J.
£30.00Author: Watts, Edward J.
Ancient Rome
Published on 9 October 2025 by John Murray Press (Basic Books) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 736 pages, 16 plate colour illustration section
243 x 164 x 53 | 956g -
History’s Greatest Drinking Games : From the Notorious to the Wisely Forgotten by Martyn, Elliot
£16.99Author: Martyn, Elliot
Social & cultural history
Published on 9 October 2025 by Little, Brown Book Group (Constable) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 224 pages, 15 b&w illustrations
204 x 129 | 0g -
The Secret Lives of Colour : AMAZING NEW EDITION + 25 NEW COLOURS by Clair, Kassia St
£26.00Author: Clair, Kassia St
Art techniques & principles
Published on 9 October 2025 by John Murray Press (John Murray Publishers Ltd) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 448 pages, 100 colours
223 x 144 x 39 | 952g -
Stowaway : The Disreputable Exploits of the Rat – A NEW SCIENTIST NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR by Shute, Joe
£11.99Author: Shute, Joe
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Published on 16 October 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Wildlife) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 272 pages
197 x 129 x 20 | 220g -
A Little History of Music by Philip, Robert
£10.99Author: Philip, Robert
Music reviews & criticism
Published on 8 April 2025 by YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United States as part of ‘the Little Histories’ series.
Paperback | 320 pages, 40 b-w illus.
197 x 129 x 25 | 354g -
Women Who Ruled the World : 5000 Years of Female Monarchy by Norton, Elizabeth
£25.00Author: Norton, Elizabeth
General & world history
Published on 4 September 2025 by Footnote Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 352 pages
241 x 163 x 39 | 654g -
Outcast : A History of Leprosy, Humanity and the Modern World by Basciano, Oliver (Assistant Editor / Books Editor)
£20.00Author: Basciano, Oliver (Assistant Editor / Books Editor)
General & world history
Published on 19 June 2025 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 320 pages
163 x 242 x 34 | 524g -
Crunch : The History of Crisps by Whittle, Natalie
£10.99Author: Whittle, Natalie
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Published on 5 June 2025 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 256 pages
128 x 198 x 19 | 228g -
The Green Ages : Medieval Innovations in Sustainability by Kehnel, Annette
£11.99Author: Kehnel, Annette
European history
Published on 7 August 2025 by Profile Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 352 pages, TBC
129 x 198 x 23 | 288g -
The First Witches : Women of Power in the Classical World by Prescott, Alexis Hannah
£25.00Author: Prescott, Alexis Hannah
Latin
Published on 7 April 2025 by Pen & Sword Books Ltd (Pen & Sword History) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 208 pages, 20 mono illustrations
240 x 164 x 25 | 442g -
How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator by Papakostas, Theodore
£10.99Author: Papakostas, Theodore
Greece
Published on 3 July 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (William Collins) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 288 pages
197 x 129 x 23 | 256g -
Runes by Newcombe, Rachel
£9.99Author: Newcombe, Rachel
Europe
Published on 14 July 2025 by Amber Books Ltd (Amber Books) in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Mini Encyclopedias’ series.
Paperback | 224 pages, Line drawings, black and white; Halftones, colour; Illustrations, colour
167 x 125 | 400g -
Tarot by Jay, Nikkie
£9.99Author: Jay, Nikkie
Europe
Published on 14 July 2025 by Amber Books Ltd (Amber Books) in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Mini Encyclopedias’ series.
Paperback | 224 pages, Halftones, colour
167 x 125 | 400g -
Starwatchers : A History of Discovery in the Night Sky by Baker, Joanne
£22.00Author: Baker, Joanne
Prose: non-fiction
Published on 19 June 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 272 pages
241 x 162 x 28 | 502g -
Money : A Story of Humanity by McWilliams, David
£10.99Author: McWilliams, David
General & world history
Published on 5 June 2025 by Simon & Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 432 pages, 2x8pp colour plates
129 x 198 x 30 | 334g -
Immaculate Forms : Uncovering the History of Women’s Bodies by King, Helen
£11.99Author: King, Helen
Ancient World
Published on 5 June 2025 by Profile Books Ltd (Wellcome Collection) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 448 pages, 100 black and white illustrations8PP section colour
198 x 129 x 31 | 376g -
The Fall of Roe : America, Abortion and the Fight for a Nation’s Soul by Lerer, Lisa
£12.99Author: Lerer, Lisa
Social & cultural history
Published on 5 June 2025 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Manilla Press) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 512 pages
129 x 198 x 36 | 354g -
Cunning Folk : Life in the Era of Practical Magic by Stanmore, Tabitha
£10.99Author: Stanmore, Tabitha
European history
Published on 29 May 2025 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 288 pages
129 x 197 x 20 | 206g -
My Dear Kabul : The extraordinary diary of an Afghan women’s writing group during the fall of Kabul, as heard on R4’s Book of the Week by Untold Narratives CIC
£10.99Author: Untold Narratives CIC
Afghanistan
Published on 5 June 2025 by HODDER & STOUGHTON (Coronet Books) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 384 pages
129 x 197 x 27 | 268g -
Strange Relations : Masculinity, Sexuality and Art in Mid-Century America by Webb, Ralf
£10.99Author: Webb, Ralf
Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest
Published on 5 June 2025 by HODDER & STOUGHTON (Sceptre) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 352 pages
196 x 128 x 24 | 246g -
A Place of Our Own : Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture – ‘A cracking read’ (Val McDermid) by Thomas, June
£12.99Author: Thomas, June
Of specific Lesbian interest
Published on 5 June 2025 by Little, Brown Book Group (Virago Press Ltd) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 304 pages, integrated black and white photos, approximately 12.
126 x 198 x 23 | 244g -
The Roma : A Travelling History by Potter, Madeline
£22.00Author: Potter, Madeline
Memoirs
Published on 22 May 2025 by Vintage Publishing (The Bodley Head Ltd) in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 272 pages
242 x 162 x 27 | 486g -
Jane Austen’s Bookshelf : The women writers who shaped a legend by Romney, Rebecca
£25.00Author: Romney, Rebecca
England
Published on 20 February 2025 by Bonnier Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 464 pages
240 x 164 x 40 | 692g