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In Defence of Witches: Why Women Are Still on Trial - by Mona Chollet - £9.99
"What remains of the witch hunts? A stubborn misogyny, which still tints the way our societies look at single women, childless women, aging women, or quite simply, free women... Today more than ever, witches tell us about our world and lead the way." ... more
Strong Female Character - by Fern Brady - £10.99
WINNER, NON FICTION BOOK 2023, BOOKS ARE MY BAG AWARDS
SHORTLISTED BOOKSHOP.ORG INDIE CHAMPAIONS
AMAZON NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST
GOODREADS CHOICE BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘An absolute riot. I ... more
The Book of Form and Emptiness - by Ruth Ozeki - £9.99
A brilliantly inventive novel about loss, growing up and our relationship with things, by the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of A Tale for the Time Being.
WINNER OF THE 2022 WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION
When a book and a reader are meant fo ... more
Wolfish: The Stories We Tell About Fear, Ferocity and Freedom - by Erica Berry - £10.99
An original and probing debut work of non-fiction by a brilliant new writer, rooted in her years-long quest to study the cultural legacy of the wolf.
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023 FOR FINANCIAL TIMES, TIME, VULTURE, LIT HUB, GOODREADS, RUM ... more
The Craftivist Collective Handbook - by Sarah P Corbett - £22.00
If we want our world to be more beautiful, kind and fair, can we make our activism more beautiful, kind and fair?
‘Gentle Protest’ is a unique methodology of strategic, compassionate and visually intriguing activism using handicrafts as a t ... more
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir - by Raja Shehadeh - £10.99
A subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights.
A FINALIST FOR THE US NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2023 FOR NONFICTION
'Profoundly personal as wel ... more
Goshawk Summer: The Diary of an Extraordinary Season in the Forest - by James Aldred - £10.99
WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2022
James Aldred’s prize-winning lockdown diary of his summer in the New Forest, featuring a stunning new linocut cover by illustrator Nick Hayes.
’A beautiful inspirational t ... more
How to Protect Bookstores and Why: The Present and Future of Bookselling - by Danny Caine - £15.99
Can bookstores save the world? As bastions of culture, anchors of local retail districts, community gathering places, and sources of new ideas, inspiration, and delight, maybe they can. But only if we protect them and the critical roles they fill in ... more
Unearthed: On Race and Roots, and How the Soil Taught Me I Belong - by Claire Ratinon - £10.99
'A beautiful book about nature... I recommend it' Afua Hirsch
A beautiful work of nature-writing, memoir and storytelling that will change the way we think about the natural world.
Unearthed is the story of how, after years of a troubled rel ... more
Locks - by Ashleigh Nugent - £10.99
'Blends humour and introspection, poetry and the poignant' - Derek Owusu
'Irreverent, authentic and utterly enthralling. A wonderful book' - Jimmy McGovern
‘1993 was the year that Stephen Lawrence got murdered by racists, and I became an angr ... more
Concerning My Daughter - by Kim Hye-jin - £9.99
The Prize-Winning International Bestseller
'I can't help but be moved by a story about women meeting, fighting, helping each other, looking after one another, and raising their voices against the prejudice and criticism they are subject to.'
Ch ... more
My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World's Deadliest Migration Route - by Sally Hayden - £10.99
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2022
WINNER OF THE MICHEL DÉON PRIZE 2022
‘The most important work of contemporary reporting I have ever read’ SALLY ROONEY
The Western world has turned its back on refugees, fuelling one of the most devasta ... more
What You Need to Be Warm - by Neil Gaiman - £12.99
Sometimes it only takes a stranger in a dark place... to say we have the right to be here, to make us warm in the coldest season.
In 2019, Neil Gaiman asked his Twitter followers: What reminds you of warmth? Over 1,000 responses later, Neil bega ... more
Mischief Acts - by Zoe Gilbert - £9.99
A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
'A work of extraordinary ambition, brilliantly realised' OBSERVER
'A mesmerising journey down the byways of English folklore' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Verbally dextrous, inventive, and hugely entertaining' THE TIME ... more
The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah: The Autobiography - by Benjamin Zephaniah - £10.99
*BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week*
Benjamin Zephaniah, who has travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, now tells the one story that encompasses it all: the story of his life.
In the early 1980s when punks and Rastas were on the ... more
I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity - by Izzeldin Abuelaish - £12.99
Heart-breaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hate is a Palestinian doctor's inspiring account of his extraordinary life, growing up in poverty but determined to treat his patients in Gaza and Israel regardless of their ethnic origin.
... more
The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds (10th Anniversary Edition) - by John Higgs - £23.00
'The best non-fiction book I've ever read. It's magical. Stunning' Dan Schreiber, No Such Thing As a Fish
'A pop biography for people who don't read pop biographies' Dorian Lynskey, Guardian
'Brilliant, discursive and wise' Ben Goldacre
'Utt ... more
Before Your Memory Fades - by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - £9.99
The third novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, following four new customers in a cafe where customers can travel back in time.
On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled ... more
Our Way to Fight: Peace-Work Under Siege in Israel-Palestine - by Michael Riordon - £24.99
Our Way to Fight follows the dangerous lives of peace activists in Israel and Palestine. It explores the crises that stirred them to act, the risks they face, and the small victories that sustain them.
Michael Riordon takes us to thousand ye ... more
The Orange and Other Poems - by Wendy Cope - £8.99
The Orange provides the perfect introduction to Wendy Cope, one of Britain’s wittiest, best-selling and best-loved poets.
My heart has made its mind up
And I’m afraid it’s you.
A glorious selection of Wendy Cope’s most be ... more
Backbone of the Nation: Mining Communities and the Great Strike of 1984-85 - by Robert Gildea - £11.99
A powerful new history of the Great Strike in the miners’ own voices, based on more than 140 interviews with former miners and their families.
Forty years ago, Arthur Scargill led the National Union of Mineworkers on one of the largest strikes ... more
Mr Loverman - by Bernardine Evaristo - £8.99
Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo is a tragi-comic tale of homosexual love set in contemporary London.
Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, he's lived in Hackney since the sixties. ... more
Enter Ghost - by Isabella Hammad - £9.99
**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024**
**LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2024**
Reeling from a disastrous love affair, actress Sonia Nasir finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine.
‘A vital ... more
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