Bloomsbury Special Interest Non-Fiction Catalogue Spring 2026

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JANUARY – JUNE 2026

A Queer Inheritance

Alternative Histories in the National Trust

Michael Hall

LGBTQ+ histories and identities come out of the National Trust’s properties in these touching, poignant and revealing stories.

National Trust houses and landscapes might seem to embody conventional family values, but for generations some very different stories were hidden away. These belong to owners now considered queer for defying the norms of sexual orientation or gender identity –sometimes blatantly, occasionally as open secrets, but most often discreetly.

Michael Hall explores not only the best-known examples of sexual difference, such as Lawrence of Arabia at Clouds Hill, Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst and the ‘Dancing Marquess’ at Plas Newydd; he also covers more recently unveiled stories, such as the lesbian community at Smallhythe and the homosexual scandals associated with Clumber. Then there were the quietly confirmed bachelors...

These are set against the queer history of the Trust itself, such as its foundation in 1895 against the backdrop of Oscar Wilde’s trials; hidden queer influences in its early days; and the role of homophobia in its reorganisation in the 1960s.

Michael Hall has published several books on architecture, country houses and collecting, including Waddesdon Manor (2012), George Frederick Bodley and the Later Gothic Revival (2014) and Art, Passion and Power: The Story of the Royal Collection (2017). A former Architectural Editor of Country Life and Editor of Apollo, he was Editor of The Burlington Magazine from 2017 to 2024.

February 2026

Hardback 9781781301142 • £25.00

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February 2026

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9781781301142 • £25.00

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David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God

Peter Ormerod

The story of how David Bowie's search for meaning inspired him towrite the music that defined a generation.

In this wide-ranging biography, Peter Ormerod explores the quest for spirituality that powered David Bowie’s creativity from his earliest recordings to his death-defying final album. Bowie’s genre-expanding, era-crossing genius had an extraordinary impact on popular culture but his life-long search for spiritual truth and enlightenment has been overlooked.

As a young musician at the start of his career, Bowie was enraptured by Tibetan Buddhism. It was the first step in a spiritual journey that would generate his most profound lyrics and music. From the Kabbalah-influenced tracks of Station to Station to Ziggy Stardust’s messiah complex and the Christian inspiration behind Heroes, Ormerod sheds new light on the spiritual traditions behind Bowie’s genius.

Whether experiencing a dark night of the soul in LA during his occult phase or reciting the Lord’s prayer in front of thousands of concertgoers, Bowie was always searching for that universal truth that lies beyond everyday reality.

Peter Ormerod is a journalist and writer who has written extensively about culture and faith for the Guardian. Peter is also an arts editor for NationalWorld. He has a lifelong fascination with religion, having been raised in a clergy family.

The Descent

Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin

Marc Bennetts

An extraordinary first-hand account of Russia’s descent into totalitarianism, paranoia and madness.

The Descent is a unique and personal diary of how Russia spiraled into violent insanity. Marc Bennetts, a foreign correspondent for The Times and The Sunday Times, witnessed the often-terrifying events in Russia up close, observing how the Kremlin's propaganda warped minds and fomented hatred of Putin's foes, even among people close to him. After leaving Russia, he travelled in war-torn Ukraine, where he came face-to-face with the ppalling consequences of this madness.

Bennetts meets a vast array of characters, from Russian politicians, influential Russian Orthodox Church officials and aggressive Kremlin activists to opposition figures and a Siberian shaman who tried to “exorcise” Putin, as well as Russians who took up arms to fight Moscow's invading forces.

In this extraordinary panorama, Bennetts shows in frightening detail how a society can lose its mind, and how easily a power-hungry leader can reshape an entire country in his own malevolent image.

Marc Bennetts is a foreign correspondent for The Times and The Sunday Times. He reported from Russia for the newspaper until he was forced to leave in May 2022, three months after the invasion of Ukraine and following his arrest at an anti-war protest in Moscow. Since leaving, he has reported extensively for The Times on the war in Ukraine.

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February 2026

Hardback 9781399421690 • £20.00

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January 2026

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9781399422826 • £20.00

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Bloomsbury Continuum

Billionaire Backlash

The Age of Corporate Scandal and How it Could Save Democracy

Pepper Culpepper & Taeku Lee

The story of how corporate scandals – from Enron to Facebook privacy – change the way the world works – for the better.

Billionaire Backlash draws on a decade of research on policymaking and public opinion to show us how scandals can ignite a public with few political outlets for their discontent.

Today it is giant companies, not governments, who run the world. They launch rockets into space, control satellite communication and develop era-defining AI technologies. But around the globe, these corporate titans are facing increasing public hostility.

Drawing on real-life examples such as the powdered milk scandal that rocked France, the Goldman Sachs scandal in the United States and Cambridge Analytica in Britain – the authors show that these are not just symptoms of a careless corporate elite, but opportunities for real political change.

Billionaire Backlash reveals how the shared anger of citizens can be channeled into a backlash that has the potential to reinvigorate our failing democracies. One corporate scandal at a time.

Pepper Culpepperis Blavatnik Professor of Government and Public Policy and Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College at Oxford University. He is Vice-Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government.

Taeku Lee is Bae Family Professor of Government at Harvard University and President of the American Political Science Association. He has written extensively on identity and inequality, diversity and democracy.

February 2026

Hardback 9781399421690 • £20.00

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Bloomsbury Continuum

How to Live Like a Stoic

A Handbook for Happiness

Tom Hodgkinson

Stoicism is more than shrugging your shoulders and getting on with witty and enlightening book.

Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that can help you with everything from love and politics to money and spirituality. The Stoics were celebrated by the Romans, they influenced Christianity and even Shakespeare admired them. Today, both therapists and politicians will profess adherence to the Stoic creed. The “serenity prayer” is a Stoic statement. The Beatles’ “Let it Be” is a Stoic song.

Tom Hodgkinson, author of bestselling How to Be Idle philosophical texts and looks at the greatest Stoics in history – including Seneca, Cicero, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius and St Augustine – to see if they can help us find fulfilment. He discovers that Stoicism is much stranger and more radical than you’d think.

With witty reflections on everything from ethics, rhetoric, education, friendship and the importance of occasionally letting your hair down, Hodgkinson shares his genuinely funny and brilliant guide to the Stoic life.

Tom Hodgkinson is a British writer and the co-founder and editor of the which publishes on a bi-monthly basis. The Idler company also produces online courses and runs live events. Tom is also the author of the bestselling How to be Idle (2005), How to be Free (2006) and The Idle Parent (2010) Hardback

Lula!

The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Latin America’s Messiah

Richard Lapper

Lula! follows Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva journey becoming one of Latin America's most influential political leaders and the three-time president of Brazil.

Lula has survived at least three curtain calls. Imprisoned for corruption in the notorious ‘Car Wash’ scandal, voted out, bullied and beaten, Lula continues to draw huge crowds of workers wherever he goes. He speaks of revolution and yet he is enmeshed in hidden bank accounts and lobbying scandals.

In October 2022, Lula was once again elected President of Brazil, replacing the far-right strongman Bolsonaro, sparking an insurrection, and exiling the fallen demagogue to Trumpfriendly circles in the US. He won by promising to save the Amazon (and, therefore, the world) and to give power back to the Brazilian people. This has long been the dream of Latin American left-wing movements – many of which have ended in corruption, disaster and death.

Richard Lapper’s unparalleled reporting and access have turned to Lula, whose story encapsulates so much of why Latin America’s left-wing movements both excite and fascinate us all.

Richard Lapper is a writer and consultant, specializing in Latin America. He worked for The Financial Times for 25 years, and was Latin America editor between 1998 and 2008. He was a principal at FT Confidential between 2010 and 2015. Lapper is also the author of Beef, Bullets and Bible: Brazil in The Age of Bolsonaro

February 2026

Hardback 9781399413589 • £20.00

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Solidarity

Dr. Rowan Williams

Rowan Williams explores the major and timely idea of solidarity in this impassioned work.

Solidarity is both an idea and a way of acting in in the world. From its use in the labour movement to the rhetoric of empathy and allyship, ‘solidarity’ is invoked as the answer to inequality, conflict and even climate crisis. But, as Rowan Williams argues in this impassioned work, it’s only by exploring how we are able to speak with and work alongside each other that we can unlock the power of solidarity as a model for real community and care.

This insistence that solidarity requires recognition – in the deepest sense – is an impassioned one; true recognition is not claiming they are ‘just like us’ but joining with their claim that they ‘are themselves’. And it is in this recognition that true hope for the future can be found.

Rowan Williamsis a former Archbishop of Canterbury, from 2002 to 2012 and until 2020 Master of Magdelene College at the University of Cambridge. He is contributing writer to The New Statesman

March 2026

Hardback 9781399431514 • £20.00

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February 2026

Hardback 9781399413589 • £20.00

Why Machiavelli Matters Now

Alexander Lee & Stephen Bowd

An exploration of Machiavelli’s poetry, love affairs, friendships, and his preoccupation with truth and perception.

Who was Niccolo Machiavelli and why should we consider him relevant to the problems and vexations of the modern world? Stephen Bowd and Alexander Lee aim to ‘defamiliarize’ Machiavelli.

Given that he is so well known, if only by name, and the subject of such grave misconceptions and prejudice, the authors set out to explain why he is not the ‘Machiavellian’ figure he is supposed to be, and that he was not just a political thinker.

Examining his frequently bawdy poetry, his comedies and his love affairs and friendships, this book will lead modern readers on an exhilarating and thought-provoking journey through Machiavelli’s mind, bringing him to life and illuminating why such a seminal thinker should be of urgent interest to us today.

Dr Alexander Leeis fellow at the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick. He has held posts previously at Oxford and Université de Luxembourg. Stephen Bowdis Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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March 2026

Hardback 9781399431514 • £20.00

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How To Think Like an Artist

Painters and Sculptors Who Have Changed The Way We See The World

Catherine Daunt

An illuminating guide to history’s most influential and inspiring artists – from Michelangelo and Picasso to Frida Kahlo and Yayoi Kusama – and how they can teach us to see the world more clearly.

How did the greatest artists in history look at the world through new eyes? From the allusive frescos of the Renaissance to the cool irony of 20th-century conceptual art, this is the ultimate guide to the greatest artists of the human age.

Curator and writer Catherine Daunt interweaves the lives and loves of great artists with enlightening descriptions of their most famous and important works, taking the reader on a whirlwind journey through the greatest art of all time, and showing us how to understand and interpret them.

Daunt re-examines the canon, traditionally dominated by Western, white and male artists, and makes space for major figures from other cultures and traditions, as well as those who have been traditionally overlooked because of their gender or class. Every artist in this book has made a revolutionary contribution to art, changing the way that we view, depict and navigate our world.

Catherine Daunt is the Hamish Parker Curator of Modern and Contemporary Graphic Art at the British Museum, working across the Museum’s collection of Western prints and drawings made in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Catherine has worked as Assistant Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, London, and Assistant Exhibition Officer at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery.

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Margaret Masterman and the Invention of A.I.

Peter de Bolla

The untold story of the woman who invented Artificial Intelligence.

Sixty-five years ago, a middle-aged woman working with a small group of collaborators out of a converted shed on the outskirts of Cambridge predicted the future of Artificial Intelligence. Her story has been unknown and her work destroyed or forgotten – until now.

Beginning with an extraordinary discovery in the archives of the women’s college she helped found, Peter de Bolla pieces together the story of Margaret Masterman and the Cambridge Language Research Unit (CLRU).

Misunderstood, deplatformed and ultimately erased from history, Masterman and the CLRU not only cracked the problem of machine translation (MT), but accurately theorised how the ‘electronic brain’ might work – guided by Masterman’s vision of a computer that would be more than a machine, but a companion to human minds.

This is the unknown story of a woman nobody wanted to listen to, but whose uncredited work would shape our contemporary world.

PeterdeBollais a Professor of Cultural History and Aesthetics, King's College, Cambridge. Between 2014–2018 he was Director of the Cambridge Concept Lab.

He is the author of numerous academic works and was a founding editor of Granta magazine and has written regularly for Granta, The LRB and other literary periodicals and magazines.

Nine Days in May

The General Strike and the Making of Modern Britain

David Torrance

Following his critically acclaimed The Wild Men, David Torrance explores another tumultuous and era-defining moment in British political history.

On Tuesday 4 May 1926, two million workers downed tools in the only nationwide all-hands strike ever held in Britain. The General Strike had begun: industry was deprived of gas and electricity; the buses, trains and trams all stopped; and newspapers ceased publication. Workers abandoned mines and iron, steel and chemical works around the country.

Today, a century after those momentous events, the General Strike has entered our national mythology. Tracing its origins and its course at a local and national level, Torrance tells the dramatic story from the perspective of those at the top (ministers and officials), those directly involved (trade unionists), and those caught in the middle (the BBC). He will draw on extensive archival research to recreate those nine days through the accounts of those who lived and breathed it.

Dr David Torrance is a constitutional specialist at the House of Commons Library and a widely published historian of Scottish and UK politics as well as an experienced biographer of political figures such as the SNP politicians Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon. He is the author of The Wild Men, published by Bloomsbury Continuum.

May 2026

Hardback 9781399423595 • £20.00

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Bloomsbury Continuum

April 2026

Hardback 9781399428538 • £20.00

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Bloomsbury Continuum

The Illuminated Man

The Life of J. G. Ballard

Christopher Priest & Nina Allan

This book is about J. G. Ballard. This book is also about death, loveand time travel.

In 2024, Nina Allan’s husband, the novelist Christopher Priest died. He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the same disease that killed the man whose biography he’d spent his last months working on – the cult author, J. G. Ballard.

Ballard possessed one of the most astonishing imaginations of our age, and his novels are among the finest and most unusual fiction that has ever been published. Whether in the hyper-surrealism of High Rise or the erotic violence of Crash, he upended the morality and reality of our world.

This book began as a tribute from Priest to Ballard, and turned into a love story written by Nina for Christopher. With access to never-before-seen material, explores the history and themes of Ballard’s life.

It is the story of two deaths, three science fiction writers and one attempt to turn back time.

Christopher Priestis the author of 18 novels, including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and World Fantasy Award winner The Prestige, which was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film.

Nina Allanis a novelist and critic. Her work has previously won the British Science Fiction Award and the Grand Prix de L'Imaginaire.

May 2026

Hardback 9781399423595 • £20.00

Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market

Bloomsbury Continuum

Why Wittgenstein Matters Now

Hywel Williams

This book shows we owe who we are and how we think toWittgenstein - the remarkable 20th-century philosopher.

'There are indeed things that cannot be put into words. They make themselves manifest. They are what is mystical.' These words of Wittgenstein encapsulate the revolution that he brought about in 20th-century philosophy.

Born into a wealthy family in Vienna in 1889, he died in Cambridge in 1951 having given up his fortune and dedicated his life to philosophy. He is widely considered the greatest philosopher of his time. His two major works - Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus Philosophical Investigations - have inspired a vast secondary literature but have also exercised a fascination on poets, playwrights, poets, musicians and even filmmakers.

This accessible book explains why Wittgenstein remains a figure of utmost importance. Hywel Williams explores the life of this enigmatic thinker, tracing how his philosophy intersects with issues of major contemporary importance – in particular, art, religion, education and public life.

Hywel Williams is a historian, commentator and broadcaster. A former tutor at Rugby School and Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, he now works as an independent writer and public intellectual. His publications are numerous and his appearances on radio and TV frequent. He is also the founder and director of the Erasmus Foundation, an independent think tank.

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The Wise and Their Works

The Great Exhibition of 1851

A. N. Wilson

A celebration of The Great Exhibition of 1851 and the people who inspired it, by renowned author A. N. Wilson.

The Wise and Their Works celebrates the 175th anniversary of the Exhibition in 2026. The men who inspired the Exhibition itself – men like Henry Cole, Sir Robert Peel and above all Prince Albert himself were at the hub of this extraordinary combination of manufacturing, commercial skill and political vision which made Victorian Britain an unparalleled success story.

These men were idealists who genuinely believed that free trade would make the world not only a freer place but one in which their own ideas of decency and parliamentary democracy would be spread.

But so many of the values promoted in these relatively early days of global capitalism are now under scrutiny. There are those who question the validity of the whole enterprise –then a progressive, liberal dream. What ultimately was the value of the progressive dream of the Victorians and where has it left us today?

A. N. Wilsonis a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is a prolific and award-winning biographer and celebrated novelist, having written biographies of Tolstoy, C. S. Lewis, Milton, Hilarire Belloc and Goethe.

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May 2026

Hardback 9781399412513 • £25.00

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This Dark Night A Life of Emily Jane Brontë

Deborah Lutz

A lyrical and searing portrait of England's wildest and most brilliant writer — Emily Brontë Emily Jane Brontë was just twenty-seven when she started writing the wayward and electric novel Wuthering Heights. Three years later, she was dead. Out of step with her own time and remembered as the strangest of the Brontë sisters, there’s much that we don't know about Emily – most of her papers and unpublished works were destroyed after her death. But as Deborah Lutz explores, the writing that has survived seethes with storm and strife, with the beautifully desolate landscape of Yorkshire and the long moonlit nights during which she sat up to write. Drawing on a vast quantity of unexplored archival materials, Deborah sets out to reconstruct the texture of Emily Brontë’s days, bringing us closer to one of the greatest and fiercest writers we have.

Deborah Lutz is a Victorian literature scholar who has been teaching and writing about the Brontës for decades. She was the editor of a Norton Critical Edition of Norton Library edition of Wuthering Heights, and her book The Brontë Cabinet: Three Lives in Nine Objects, was shortlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography.

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Unseen

Blind spots and why we miss what matters most

David Lewis & Keelan Leyser

The fascinating psychology of blindspots, their complex causes, and the alarming consequences of looking without seeing.

Can we believe our eyes? Most of us are confident that we can, but we shouldn't be so sure. Every day, we fail to see things that are right in front of us, miss sudden or unexpected changes and fall for illusions without realising it. The culprit? Blind spots. These hidden gaps in our perception are responsible for errors in operating machinery, diagnosing medical conditions, giving evidence in court and even influence how we invest our money or shop.

Unseen explores the hidden corners of the human mind where perception fails, from the everyday oversights to the deep-rooted cognitive biases that shape our worldview. Lifting the lid on how our minds shape what we see, neuropsychologist David Lewis and illusionist Keelan Leyser explore the different types of blind spots, why they occur, how they can be used to manipulate our thoughts and the practical steps we can take to avoid them.

What have you been missing?

David Lewis is a neuropsychologist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He is Chairman of the award-winning research consultancy Mindlab International.

Keelan Leyseris a digital illusionist and world expert on using blindspots to intrigue, baffle and bemuse audiences worldwide.

9781399422383 • £18.99

TERRITORY: World English

Bloomsbury Sigma

Next Level

Making Games That Make Themselves

Michael Cook

How generative systems are reshaping the way games are made, how and what this reveals about creativity itself.

In video games creativity isn’t just seen – it’s played – from exploring endless landscapes, to diving into character details, to immersing ourselves in unpredictable narratives. Yet these elements are often the result of procedural generation – the creative use of algorithms to design game content. Procedural generation is the secret behind some of the biggest hits in video game history, from genre-defying titles in the 1980s, to the most famous blockbusters of today.

Next Level demystifies the collection of algorithms and procedural techniques that are often as mysterious as the things they create. Written by game designer and creative AI researcher Mike Cook, it takes us on a tour of generative systems past and present, exploring how they work, the artistic uses they have in some of our favourite games and how procedural generation didn’t just change how we design games, but how we think about creativity.

Michael Cook is an AI researcher, game designer and writer from London, where he is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Informatics at King’s College London. He is bestknown for his research into automated game design – building AI systems that can design games from scratch. His AI systems have won numerous awards.

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Start Where You Are

The Beginner’s 5k Running Guide for Women

Sabrina Pace-Humphreys

Challenge your misconceptions and feel motivated to get moving with this beginner's guide to running for women.

Start Where You Are is a guide for women who are looking to run up to 5k distance. Whether you are at the start of your running journey, or resuming running after a break, Sabrina Pace-Humphreys has all the advice you need to get going.

In 2009 a GP recommended Sabrina try running to manage her post-natal depression. It transformed her life and she hasn’t stopped since. In this manual, Sabrina offers motivational support, practical advice, real-life runner testimonies and strength and conditioning exercises. She also includes tips about how to run during menopause, menstrual cycles, common injuries, how to run safely at night, injuries, finding the running community for you – and so much more.

This book strips back the running experience to the fundamentals – instilling freedom and finding joy in movement. It is the perfect start line for all women who want to give running a go.

Sabrina Pace-Humpreys is a fitness professional and ultra-runner. She is co-founder of Black Trail Runners and leads the Gloucestershire running community Stroud Mums on the Run. Sabrina co-hosts The Checkpoint podcast, interviewing a host of well-known black people from the world of sport, art, literature, and music. She has featured in the Observer and on the cover of Runner’s World

HH

Helenio Herrera – Football’s Original Master of the Dark Arts

Richard Fitzpatrick

HH examines the life of Helenio Herrera, football’s most cunning manager and the first, mysterious 'white death' in the game.

How did Helenio Herrera – football’s first celebrity coach and a mentor to Fabio Capellot and Jock Stein – end up on trial for manslaughter in 1969 at the height of his fame?

'HH' as he was known, was an enigma. No one knew if he was from Buenos Aires or Casablanca or what year he was born. He was a philanderer, a charlatan, a trash-talker with an outrageous personality, and a guarantor of success...

HH is a story about cheating and intrigue, bloodshed, sex and glorious football during its golden age. Included are interviews with those who knew him, including Capello, Sandro Mazzola and Denis Law and set against the backdrop of the Franco dictatorship in Spain and la dolce vita in 1960s Italy.

Richard Fitzpatrickworks as a print journalist in football for media organisations around the world, e.g. BBC, Bleacher Report, The Blizzard, Business Post (Ireland), El País, Howler, Irish Times, Guardian, Herald (Scotland), New York Times, talkSPORT. Also writes on arts and culture for the Irish Examiner newspaper. @Richard_Fitz (3k)

January 2026

Hardback 9781399425100 • £20.00

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January 2026

Paperback

9781399423311 • £16.99

TERRITORY: World English Bloomsbury Sport

The Power Within

Record-breaking, ultrarunning and fighting for change

Sophie Power

The inspiring story of ultra-runner and campaigner Sophie Power’s achievements and the transformative power of endurance.

In 2018 a photograph of Sophie Power breastfeeding her son during the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc went viral. This powerful image not only changed Sophie’s life but sparked global conversations about motherhood, endurance and the barriers women face in sport.

Sophie delves into the life lessons she has learned through running: resilience, self-belief and female empowerment. Her journey is extraordinary: from coming second to last in school cross country to reaching her peak in her forties when she not only ran for Great Britain in the 24-Hour World Championships but also broke two Guinness World Records in ultra-running.

Sophie shares how she built resilience through life’s toughest moments, learned to prioritise herself beyond motherhood, and discovered the power of both saying no and empowering herself in male-dominated spaces.

Through deeply personal reflections and practical insights, this is a roadmap for women to reclaim space — in sport, in life and within themselves.

Sophie Power is a campaigner, advisor and athlete, passionate about increasing access to sport for women. She has run over 50 ultras including Spartathlon (153 miles), UTMB (106 miles) and Spine Fusion (268 miles) and represented Great Britain at the 24-Hour World Championships

January 2026

Hardback 9781399425100 • £20.00

TERRITORY: World All Languages Bloomsbury Sport

Make Movement Your Medicine

Gentle Exercises to Soothe and Revive Your Back, Neck and Shoulders

Andy Breakspear & Rachel

A practical guide to restoring pain-free function to your upper body.

Modern living has caused an epidemic of poor upper body posture. As a result, back, neck and shoulder aches and pains have become an increasingly common problem.

Make Movement Your Medicine: Back, Neck and Shoulders restore pain-free function to your upper body. Developed by osteopath Andy Breakspear and movement specialist Rachel Breakspear, the Breakspear Method of Make Movement Your Medicine (MMYM) is the result of over 25 years of clinical experience. This book shares their expertise with a clear and effective program that can be integrated into your daily life in just 15 minutes. By making movement your medicine, you can:

- Ease pain and stiffness in your back, neck and shoulders

- Improve posture and counteract the effects of modern living

- Increase flexibility and movement

- Enhance overall well-being.

Start your journey to pain-free living now with this invaluable resource.

Andy Breakspear and Rachel Breakspear run the OsteoPilates clinic in Buckinghamshire. Andy is a graduate of both Structural Engineering and Osteopathy and has always been interested in how things work. Rachel has spent 35 years working and teaching Movement Therapy. Together, their Breakspear method of Make Movement Your Medicine is the result of over 25 years of clinical experience. www.osteopilates.co.uk

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The Cycling Addiction

A Radical Rethink of Pain, Passion and Performance

Phil Cavell

The author ofThe Midlife Cyclistexplores how our cycling addiction can safely be used to become stronger and faster.

‘Make pain your friend’ is a mantra cyclists at every level take to heart – pain is the internationally recognised currency of bike racing. You become immersed, single-minded, even obsessed with your training and racing. However, in a sport that requires such a physical and emotional investment, Phil stops to ask: where’s your head at?

The Cycling Addiction helps riders to understand and improve their most effective cycling muscle: the human brain. Each chapter focuses on a plausible justification as to why so many of us seek to suffer, and why our bikes are our preferred instruments of self-torture.

Phil Cavell turns to psychiatrists, team physicians, and stars such as Philippa York, Chris Boardman and Eddy Merckx for answers. With a profound understanding of and respect for the cycling tribe, this book examines how our addiction can be controlled and utilised to reboot our mindsets and revolutionise our riding, for good.

Phil Cavell is joint founder of the pioneering Cyclefit organisation which runs worldwide education programmes and provides bike-fitting services to professional cycling teams and athletes. He is the author of the best-selling Midlife Cyclist

The Runner’s Guide to Menopause

Your essential toolkit for strong, happy and healthy training

Juliet McGrattan

Written by a running and medical expert, this book is packed with advice to support your running journey through menopause.

We know that running makes us healthy. We also know that conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis become increasingly common after the menopause transition. Although the risk of developing these conditions lowers if you remain active, research shows that women over 50 tend to exercise less.

Dr Juliet McGrattan is here to help you make sense of all the benefits and challenges of running through menopause. Starting with a refresher on what actually goes on in your body during that time, she then delves into energy levels, bones, muscles, skin, mental health, treatments, nutrition and more.

With tips, training plans and illustrated step-by-step exercises, this is a book you can dip in and out of to find exactly what you need. You are not alone in your menopause journey, so let Juliet help you overcome your hurdles one step at a time.

Dr Juliet McGrattan is an award-winning author, speaker, runner and a former GP. She is the Women's Health Lead and a Master Coach at the global, women's, social running network 261 Fearless. Juliet is the author of Run Well andSorted. @drjulietmcgrattan

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February 2026

Paperback

9781399419178 • £15.99

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Bloomsbury Sport

Breathe Smarter, Run Stronger

Techniques to Transform Your Running David 'Jacko' Jackson

Transform your breathing and unlock the key to running fasteror further

If you always feel out of breath when you go on a run and don’t seem to make any progress, it might be because of your breathing and not your actual fitness. Your breath is key to your sporting performance and beyond, from affecting fatigue levels, recovery and sleep to connecting to your nervous system and combatting stress.

Breathe Smarter, Run Stronger will give you all the practical tools and underlying theory to understand how to breathe better. David Jackson takes you through the limitations of how we currently breathe when running and reassures you that, just like any other system and muscle group in the body, you can train your respiratory system and strengthen your breathing muscles.

You’ll assess your own breathing performance and then learn how to systematically and progressively train your muscles to enhance your running performance and recovery.

Better runners breathe better, and this is your guide to becoming one.

David Jacksonis a former professional rugby player, now Master Oxygen Advantage coach & mentor, UKSCA accredited Strength and Conditioning coach, NASM Performance Enhancement & Corrective Exercise specialist working with professional & international athletes and teams to improve their physical and mental performance through integrated breath training. Instagram @jacko.david.jackson @schoolofcalisthenics

March 2026

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Running on Air

From BBC Headlines to Life-Changing Finish Lines Sophie Raworth

From newsreader to ultra-runner, BBC presenter Sophie Raworth up running in her 40s.

In her first attempt at a half-marathon, Sophie Raworth crossed the line in two hours and six minutes. She has since run all six World Marathon Majors, completed 15 marathons and three ultra-marathons. In her book, Sophie shares her most cherished memories, from the newsroom to the trails.

Sophie’s tales feature the amazing community at Richmond Parkrun, her adventures along the Thames Path and friendships with the likes of Susie Chan. But she also recalls extraordinary challenges such as the gruelling Marathon des Sables and the Man versus Horse Marathon.

Running has helped Sophie to boost her confidence, resilience and ability to take on challenges such as navigating lockdown as a newsreader, stepping in for Andrew Marr and interviewing Boris Johnson. When life gets busy and fitting it all in becomes a struggle, running gives her a structure, purpose and a goal, but most of all, a breath of fresh air.

Sophie Raworthis one of the BBC’s main evening newsreaders, a presenter and journalist, and is well known as a marathon runner, regularly presenting and giving talks running adventures. She only took up running in her 40s and now has a monthly Runner’s World Hardback

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Rulebreakers and Ghost Runners

The British women who asserted their right to run Katie Holmes

The incredible untold stories of the British women who broke the rules and pioneered female running today.

Until April 1975 women in the UK were not permitted to race more than four miles and were banned from racing against men. Back in the 1960s, women started to break the rules and ‘crash’ men’s road races, challenging discrimination and showing that they were perfectly capable of running marathons – or even further. This book shines a light on the development of women’s distance running in the UK and the women who believed in their right to run.

Sports historian Katie Holmes shares the untold stories of these female pioneers. Amidst social and cultural change, feminism and the 1970s jogging craze and the marathon boom of the early 1980s, these inspirational women broke the rules, broke records and broke barriers.

This is a fascinating, inspiring account of how British women asserted their right to run long distance and changed the landscape of running for good.

Katie Holmes is an independent sports historian. She is a recognised expert in the field of women’s distance running and regularly speaks at conferences and seminars. She was awarded the Sporting Inequities Prize 2022 by British Society of Sports History for outstanding work in an under-researched area. Holmes is a keen runner and is based in Nottingham. Runyoung50.co.uk / @RunYoung50

Running Through Sand

An Ageing Comedian’s Ill-Thought-Out Ultra in the Sahara

Paul Tonkinson

This hilarious exploration of running and ageing sees comedian Paul Tonkinson take on an ultra-marathon through the Sahara Desert

In running, as in life, you are gradually overtaken by a stream of young people wearing clothes you couldn’t get in to and in shoes you don’t recognise. The relationship with running changes – you no longer run as fast as you can, you run as fast as your body can handle, which is slow. So, embrace it.

Why not the toughest footrace on earth? The Marathon Des Sables, a week long, 250kms self-sufficient sweat fest across the Sahara Desert. In Spring 2025, Tonkinson snags entry to MDS, two months till race time. Get the gear down from the attic, apply the toe jelly and find that mandatory whistle.

With such little time to train, he can’t compete any more – the question is more basic –can he possibly finish? As his body crumbles, is the mind strong enough to run through the sand and hold off the sands of time?

Paul Tonkinson has been a regular on the UK comedy circuit for over 25 years. He was a presenter on Channel 4's Big Breakfast and has regularly appeared on the BBC, ITV and Sky1. Paul hosts the podcast Running Commentary with Rob Deering and writes a monthly column for Runner’s World magazine

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May 2026

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Eddy Merckx - Out On His Own

Cycling’s Most Brilliant, Passionate and Charismatic Rider

Guy Roger

A fascinating account of the surreal Eddy Merckx years, with previously untold anecdotes and memories.

For over 50 years Eddy Merckx has reigned supreme as the greatest cyclist of all time. His insatiable appetite for victory won him over 500 races. With Tadej Pogacar’s recent exploits inviting comparison with the man they called the ‘Cannibal’, this book re-examines Merckx’s incredible lifetime of racing.

From 1967 to 1978, Eddy Merckx won every bike race going. This fascinating account follows the races and drama of Merckx’s career, including his first major victory in the 1965 Milan-San Remo; leaving his team after falling out with his team leader; suffering a horrific life-threatening crash at the concrete velodrome in Blois; and winning the first ever ‘Triple Crown’ in 1974.

Filled with many previously untold anecdotes from his rivals and fellow riders, this book sheds new light on the great man’s courage, his self-doubts, the pain he suffered and the Merckx madness which drove him to often-unnecessary, 100km-plus solo attacks.

Guy Roger is a former journalist at L'Équipe and specialises in cycling. He wrote the successful autobiography of Luc Leblanc, Moi, Lucho, as well as Bernal et les fils de la Cordillère.

May 2026

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Where to Watch Wildlife in Britain

By Low-carbon Transport

Megan Shersby, Heather Devey, Rebecca Gibson & Dan Rouse

DiscoverthebestofBritain'swildlife,withoutthecarbonfootprint.

With more than 100 sites in and around 20 of Britain's towns and cities that can all be accessed by train, bus, bicycle or on foot, this is the essential guide to planning a lowcarbon itinerary for the perfect wildlife-watching trip.

Each featured site suggests top species to look for when you visit or a broader wildlife experience to organise your trip around. Site accounts include directions to all sites and detailed information on travel options, access, which species to expect and the best times to visit, along with photographs of the site and special species you might see.

Whether you'd like to see otters in Carlisle, butterflies in Norfolk, seabird cliffs in Wales or Red Squirrels in the Highlands, this guide tells you where to go and how to get there while minimising your carbon footprint, offering a new way to enjoy Britain's wildlife that

we should all embrace.

Megan Shersby is a naturalist and science writer, working in wildlife conservation communications. Rebecca Gibson is a writer and photographer specialising in Scottish wildlife. Dan Rouse is an ornithologist and wildlife author from Swansea, currently working for non-profit WildSpace. Heather Devey is the Founder and Co-director of non-profit Wild Intrigue, dedicated to rewilding people and places through experiences and media.

RSPB Nature Tracking

How to interpret animal tracks and signs

Nick Baker

An updated edition of the popular RSPB guide to interpreting thesigns that animals leave behind.

Every animal leaves traces as it passes through its habitat. In RSPB Nature Tracking, you'll learn how to find and interpret tracks and signs like paw prints, discarded food and markings on trees to discover intriguing details about animals and better understand how they live.

This popular RSPB handbook takes a new approach to the fascinating science of nature tracking, and detailed diagrams, hundreds of colour photos and easy-to-read text by naturalist and presenter Nick Baker make this the ideal guide for families and nature fans of all ages.

In this updated and refreshed edition, Nick demonstrates essential tracker tools and activities, like taking casts of paw prints and dissecting owl pellets to reveal their last meal. He also explains how technological advances help conservationists interpret animal signs to deepen their understanding and demonstrates how we can use some of that technology to improve and expand our nature detective skills.

Nick Baker is a naturalist and broadcaster known for presenting popular wildlife programmes, including The Really Wild Show, Weird Creatures with Nick Baker, Springwatch and Autumnwatch. A regular contributor to BBC Wildlife magazine, Nick is the author of more than 10 natural history books, including The Complete Naturalist and ReWild.

February 2026

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January 2026

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The Forest Guide: England

Copses, Woods and Forests of England

Gabriel Hemery

A guide to exploring 380 of the most scenic, wildlife-rich and historically significant woodlands in England.

From precious remnants of temperate rainforests to lesser-known wildwoods and urban copses, English woodlands offer an extraordinary variety of places to explore. In this practical guide, woodland expert Gabriel Hemery showcases 380 remarkable woodland sites, including wildlife havens for species such as hazel dormouse, wild boar and pine marten, and archaeological sites offering glimpses into England’s history.

The book is divided into eight regions, each beginning with a summary of its woodland heritage. Each site entry contain details of ownership, designation, area, forest type, precise access details and a description of key features of interest. With clear regional maps and hundreds of remarkable photographs showcasing England's plants, animals and landscapes, this is an essential book for adventurers, ramblers and wildlife enthusiasts.

Gabriel Hemery is a writer, photographer and passionate advocate for trees. His tree photography has adorned books and international advertising campaigns. A forest scientist and chartered forester by profession, Gabriel co-founded Sylva Foundation to

help nurture a wood culture across Britain. He has written several fiction and non-fiction books, including The New Sylva and The Forest Guide series. www.gabrielhemery.com / @gabrielhemery

February 2026

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Beauty of the Beasts

Rethinking Nature's Least Loved Animals

Jo Wimpenny

In an age of catastrophic biodiversity loss, the author of should champion and protect nature’s underdogs.

The living world evokes many emotions, especially regarding our relationships with animals. Our reactions are often irrational, and our loathing of some species far exceeds the threat they pose to us. We no longer prosecute animals for their ‘crimes’ as we did in the Middle Ages, but our vilification of unwelcome animal behaviour continues.

Beauty of the Beasts challenges our perceptions of ‘good’ species and sets the record straight about the species we call ‘pests’, ‘scavengers’ and ‘predators’, explaining why losing these species would devastate all life on Earth.

Jo Wimpenny reveals the natural behaviours we use to villainise animals and explains how species benefit humanity and are more sentient than we ever thought. From snakes whose venom may cure cancer to dreaming spiders and playful crocodiles, Jo encourages us to reframe our beliefs and appreciate these animals for what they are and their vital roles in many ecosystems.

Jo Wimpenny is a zoologist and writer, with a research background in animal behaviour and the history of science. She is the author of Aesop’s Animals: The Science Behind the Fables and co-author of Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin with Tim Birkhead and Bob Montgomerie, which won the 2015 PROSE award for History of Science, Medicine and Technology. Hardback

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Wildlife Gardening For Everyone and Everything

Second edition

Kate Bradbury

Everything you need to know to turn your garden, balcony, patio windowsill into a haven for wildlife.

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If you want to attract more bees, birds, frogs and hedgehogs into your garden, this is your go-to guide. Teaming up with the RHS and Wildlife Trusts, award-winning writer Kate Bradbury shares expert, up-to-date advice on nature-friendly gardening.

With handy charts tailored to every size and style of garden, the new edition of our bestselliing guide shows you how to create ideal habitats for the species you want to welcome. It includes fact files for the UK’s most common garden species, step-by-step projects – like making bee hotels, wildlife ponds, compost corners and wildflower meadows – and the latest guidance on growing fungi, attracting rarer bees to your pollinator plants, and feeding local birds naturally.

Whether you’re growing vegetables, flower-filled borders or gardening on a balcony or doorstep, this updated, helpful guide is packed with simple, practical ideas to help every gardener create an attractive, climate- and wildlife-friendly outdoor space.

Kate Bradbury is an award-winning writer specialising in wildlife gardening and author of 2 acclaimed nature memoirs. She is Wildlife Editor of BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, has a Country Diary column in The Guardianand writes for RHS The Garden magazine, The Wildlife Trusts members’ magazine and BBC Wildlife. Kate’s garden has appeared on Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Gardeners’ World

March 2026

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The Devil’s Garden

A wicked medley of flowers, fruits and fungi

Peter Marren

A lively exploration of the poisoners, tricksters, stingers, stinkers and invaders of the plant world and how their lives intertwine with ours.

Some plants and fungi – those we cultivate in farms, gardens and allotments – are pretty, useful or edible. Others are more troublesome, offering poison, painful stings, sinister looks or foul smells. In the medieval mind, these were the flowers of the devil, planted on earth to torment humankind.

In The Devil’s Garden, Peter Marren explores these ‘dark’ plants and fungi from around the world, relaying their rich histories, the lore and superstition that often surrounds them and the scientific reasons why they are the way they are. From the infamous death cap mushroom, innocent-looking but lethal, to the corpse flower with a stench to match its name and the pitcher-plants that feed on mice, their stories are variously gripping, unexpected, amusing and horrifying, but above all, entertaining.

Peter Marren is an award-winning natural-history writer and conservationist. He was a regular contributor to British Wildlife magazine for 33 years and is the author of more than 20 books, including Chasing the Ghost, After They’re Gone, and Mushrooms and Rare Plants in the British Wildlife Collection series.

May 2026

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The Great British River

A guide to our waterways and river wildlife

Jack Perks

Discover the fascinating journey of British rivers and the plethora of wildlife that calls them home.

Our rivers are home to an impressive array of the most iconic British species, including brown trout, mayfly, kingfisher and beaver. Not only do they provide habitats for wildlife, they are a crucial resource for drinking water, farming and transportation, and they provide us with beautiful settings to explore and relax in.

In The Great British River, freshwater specialist Jack Perks explores the fundamentals of our rivers: the habitats they supply, how they transform on the journey from source to estuary and why certain species are suited to them. Discover ways to enjoy your local waterways and wildlife, as well as what can be done to help protect them.

Beautifully illustrated with colour photography of some of our most vital rivers and the species that live in and around them, this accessible book is a celebration of the British river, and a call to action to conserve these precious habitats.

Jack Perks is a photographer, TV presenter, writer and a leading expert on British fish.

Jack has worked as a cameraman on various wildlife programmes, including Springwatch and Countryfile. He has written numerous articles for leading nature magazines and is the author of several books including Field Guide to British Fish. He is a vice president of WildFish Conservation.

May 2026

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Dog-friendly Europe

Epic holidays for you and your hound

Lottie Gross

An inspirational and practical guide to 25 brilliant dog-friendly holidays on the continent.

Dog-friendly Europe is packed with ideas and tips to give you the confidence to take your pooch on even the most adventurous of holidays in Europe. Everything you need to know is here, such as the best places to stay, how to get there and around, the paperwork you’ll need, sights to visit in the area, local dishes to try and the best restaurants in which to try them – all options guaranteed to welcome you and your four-legged friend with open arms. The book features delightful destinations across France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Each chapter centres around one big dog-friendly ‘bucket list’ sight, such as visiting the vineyards of the Douro in Portugal, riding steam trains in the Harz Mountains in Germany, marvelling at Gaudi’s architecture in Barcelona in Spain, or being wowed by the lavender fields in Provence, France.

Lottie Grossis a travel writer and dog lover. She writes for The Telegraph, The Times,

the Independent, DK, Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, and many more. She regularly speaks at dog events such as DogFest and Dogstival, and on radio and television. She is the author of Dog-Friendly Weekends (2022) and Dog Days Out (2024). @lottiecgross

Access Adventure

The ultimate book of trails and adventures by wheelchair and on foot

Debbie North

This groundbreaking guide by accessibility champion Debbie North opens up the best of the UK's trails and outdoors adventures to all.

Access Adventure is a collection of accessible routes crafted by Debbie, taking you from the spectacular Lake District to the Kent and Hampshire Coast, from the Yorkshire Dales to the Brecon Beacons and the Wye Valley, and from the Isle of Skye to Rendlesham Forest's UFO trail. Each route is backed up with practical information and ideas for other adventures nearby, specifically written with access in mind.

This book is also a bringing together of beautiful stories: as Debbie describes her experience of each trail alongside an inspirational interviewee, she gives us portraits of people whose lives have been changed, healed or uplifted by the simple act of being outside. These aren’t just walks; they are windows into the resilience of the human spirit.

Whether you're planning your next walk or seeking a deeper connection with nature and people, these pages offer both a guide and a companion.

Debbie Northis a passionate advocate for countryside accessibility. After losing her mobility due to spinal degeneration, she continued exploring the outdoors in a TerrainHopper 4×4 wheelchair. With her late husband Andy, she tackled Wainwrights, Munros and created her own Coast to Coast route. She is a writer, speaker, consultant, Founder of Access the Dales, and disability and access ambassador.

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March 2026

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The Complete Guide to the UK National Parks

Mike Appleton

The official guide to the UK’s 15 beautiful National Parks and how to discover and explore these treasured outdoor spaces.

This is your complete planning guide and celebration of the history, rich heritage and natural beauty of these exceptional vast spaces, from the UNESCO listed Lake District to the rugged arctic plateau of the Cairngorms. Organised by park, you will find recommended walks, inspirational case studies from national park champions, must-see sites and landmarks, must dos and favourite local places for refreshments and where to stay. With beautiful photographs and maps, this inspiring guide encourages you to explore, interact and uncover the special qualities of our National Parks in the best way possible, making memories and leaving nothing but footprints. Offering things to do for everyone, the pages are crammed with unmissable activities including accessible walking routes and mindfulness to the best caving and stargazing opportunities. This is the only guide you need to all 15 parks, and you’ll return to it again and again, finding something new each time.

Mike Appletonis an outdoors journalist and author. He’s an active caver and walker. He has written a number of walking guides, including Yorkshire’s Three Peaks.

April 2026

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Take the Slow Road: England and Wales 2nd edition

Inspirational Journeys Round England and Wales by Camper Van and Motorhome

Martin Dorey

A new edition of the ultimate guide to the greatest routes for camper around England and Wales.

Taking the slow road is about turning your back on the fast lane to make time for people, places and nature. Stopping to take a breath. And the best way to do it? In your own home from home, of course – the humble camper van or motorhome.

This book, updated and expanded with several new routes for this edition, shows you the very best driving adventures around England and Wales. But there’s more to it than that. It’s about the best places to stay, the most delicious things to eat, fun things to do and sights to see, and why it’s vital that we experience them truly, madly, responsibly. Come with us as we meander along the most breathtaking roads, chugging up mountain passes and pootling along the coast and experience England and Wales how they should be seen –the slow, responsible way.

Martin Doreyis a writer, surfer and serial camper van owner. In 2011 he presented the BBC2 television programme 'One Man and his Camper Van'. He is the author of the Take the Slow Road series (Scotland, England and Wales, Ireland, France and Spain and Portugal), The Camper Van Bible and The Green Camping Book, among several others. @martindorey

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Wild Camping 3rd edition

Exploring and Sleeping in the Wilds of Britain and Ireland

Stephen Neale

Escape the noise and clutter of everyday life and go wild.

‘Hats off to Stephen for championing this wonderfully British pastime.’Ed Stafford

Beautiful wildernesses; tiny budgets; environmentally-friendly… What’s not to like? And it's all accessible right here, without the need for a flight or a credit card. From getting back to nature with a tent, some matches and a few litres of bottled water, to enjoying a pub dinner and camping out in the garden afterwards, this beautiful and quietly revolutionary guide shows you how to get stuck into wild camping in all its forms.

With sound advice on finding water, foraging for food, making a fire, setting up shelter and staying within the law, the bulk of the book features the best places to wild camp in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, updated throughout and taking in the impact on of the Dartmoor legal battle.

Stephen Neale is an award winning author, journalist and adventurer. He is obsessed with camping, walking, boats and fishing, and is the author of Wild Camping, Camping by the Waterside, The England Coast Path and The South West Coast Path, all published by Conway.

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The Thames Path

1,000 Mini Adventures Along England’s Only Riverbased National Trail

Stephen Neale

Exploring the length of the Thames Path, this gorgeous guidebook highlights 1,000 mini adventures to enjoy along its 185-mile route.

Get your boots on for island hopping, wild swimming, mudlarking, foraging, rafting, canoeing, and exploring ruins and shrines, before taking a breather at an idyllic waterside pub. No wonder the Thames is one of the most popular of our National Trails.

In this inspirational book, Stephen Neale takes you on a journey along the UK's most famous river. Covering 1,000 places around each of the six Thames regions, including funfilled activities and places to eat and sleep, this is the only guide you'll need to discover this incredible path. From Hammersmith and Fulham, all the way along to Wiltshire and Swindon, find out what makes the Thames Path truly unique and step out onto a new adventure.

Walked and researched by the author over many months, beautifully designed and crammed with stunning photography, The Thames Path is the first stop for unforgettable adventures.

Stephen Nealeis an award winning author, journalist and adventurer. He is obsessed with camping, walking, boats and fishing, and is the author of Wild Camping, Camping by the Waterside, The England Coast Path and The South West Coast Path, all published by Conway.

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Navigating Life as a Brown Girl

A therapist’s guide for South Asian women

Fahima Ali

A compassionate guide for unpacking life’s challenges as a Brown Girl, and creating the life you want.

For too long, you have been taught to be everything for everyone – except yourself. If you have carried more than you should, shrunk parts of yourself to be accepted and been trying to live up to a dual identity for so long, it’s time to change the narrative.

Fahima Ali is here to give you a voice, validation and practical support. She helps you unpack family dynamics, marriage, the stigma of divorce and more. In each chapter she outlines the ‘traditional’ narrative within the South Asian community, and then helps you make sense of it all with the use of case studies and practical exercises.

No matter whether you are questioning, resisting or beginning to unravel the weight of your past and present, this book is for you. Healing isn’t about having a perfect life; it’s about slowly creating a life that feels more honest and more loving.

Fahima Ali is a South Asian psychotherapist, speaker and content creator based in the UK. She is the founder of Peace by Piece, a thriving culturally-attuned therapy practice. Fahima participated in TikTok’s Mental Health Week and has appeared on British Muslim TV, Islam Channel and numerous podcasts.

The Parent's Guide to Exam Stress

Practical, positive ways to support and motivate your child (GCSEs, A-levels & more)

Katharine Radice

Discover why many children experience stress at school and what we - as parents - can do to support them.

Are you worried your child isn't working hard enough? Or does your child seem too stressed by school exams? Are you looking for practical, positive ways to support your child through secondary school assessments? This book is the ultimate guide to understanding why teenagers respond to exams in the way they do and how you - as their parent - can help them at home.

Katharine Radice draws on her training in child and adolescent development and 20+ years teaching in the classroom to provide you with practical advice, valuable insights and effective strategies to support your child through exams and assessments from KS3 to A level.

Katherine Radice is an experienced teacher and author with a post-graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Development. She is passionate about advocating for the needs of students today.

January 2026

Paperback 9781399420198 • £16.99

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The Spoonie Survival Guide

Manage your energy and your life with chronic illness

Jodie K Ranu

The must-have guide for navigating daily life with a chronic illness.

Living with a chronic illness can be exhausting. From making difficult decisions about how to manage your energy (or spoons) each day, to the isolation that comes from finding ‘easy’ tasks nearly impossible, daily life can be tough.

Many of us spoonies would like to manage life better, but don’t have the energy – or experience – to know where to start. Spoonie Jodie K Ranu gets it, and she’s here to help.

The Spoonie Survival Guide is your one-stop resource with everything you need to help you achieve the best quality of life possible, whatever your energy levels. Organised into four clear sections – physical health, mental health, financial health and lifestyle – Jodie breaks down how each area of our life can change with chronic illness, and what we can do about it.

Written by a spoonie for spoonies, The Spoonie Survival Guide toolkit for life.

Jodie K Ranu has lived with chronic pain for the last eleven years and has spent eight of those years fighting for a diagnosis. Jodie began her Instagram @fourmorespoons to provide people in the chronic illness and disability community with clear, simple, practical advice to achieve the best quality of life possible.

March 2026

Paperback 9781399425278 • £16.99

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Grand Expectations

The joys and dilemmas of being a grandparent Celia Dodd

The must-read guide to navigating family life as a grandparent.

The relationship between grandparent and grandchild is more important to families than ever before, with 7 million grandparents providing childcare in the UK. But while the joys of being a grandparent are widely celebrated, some challenges are generally brushed under the carpet.

Author, journalist and grandparent Celia Dodd speaks to grandmothers and grandfathers and draws on the latest research to better understand how to manage your emotions, time and energy alongside other commitments and dreams. Grandparenting celebrate your age and experience as a strength, not a weakness and reminds you to channel your wisdom and empathy into nurturing deep and lasting family relationships. It includes topics such as:

- Managing relationships with your adult children and son/daughter in law

- Providing childcare and babysitting

- Coping as a single grandparent

- Supporting your adult child through fertility treatment

- Navigating your own or your child’s divorce.

Celia Dodd is an author and journalist with over 30 years’ experience of writing about family and relationships for national newspapers and magazines, including the Times, the Independent, Daily Mail and Radio Times. Her previous books include All Grown Up, Not Fade Away and The Empty Nest. Celia has 6 grandchildren who she looks after regularly.

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The Girls' Guide to Growing Up Great 2nd edition

Changing Bodies, Periods, Relationships and Life Online

Sophie Elkan

A positive and empowering guide for girls who are going through puberty or are interested in what's in store.

Sophie Elkan has a background in Marketing and PR and now works in communications. She started her career working on women's magazines as well as teen titles.

Laura Chaistyis a qualified Art Psychotherapist with over fifteen years' experience working in the NHS.

Dr Maddy Podichettyis a GP based in Oxford. Flo Perryis a freelance illustrator and writer.

Take Control of Your Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

Prevent, manage and reverse your condition

Val Wilson

All the tools you need to be in control of your prediabetes risk rather than being controlled by it.

We are currently in the midst of a diabetes epidemic. It is estimated that an all-time high one in five adults in the UK now living with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, with nearly one million undiagnosed cases. However, you are not alone and you don’t have to suffer in silence. In fact, for many, making changes to your lifestyle can help reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 50%.

Dr Valerie Wilson draws on her 25 years of experience as a diabetes specialist and patient to present you with essential answers from the latest medical evidence. The book covers the signs and symptoms to look out for, the groups at higher risk, how to turn contemplation into action and more. Through case studies, mouth-watering tried and tested recipes, and advice on physical activity, this book has everything you need to take action now.

Dr Val Wilson is an award-winning diabetes writer and researcher with a PhD in Diabetes Health Education. Her previous books include Psychology in Diabetes Care and Practice, which won a British Psychological Society award, and How To Live Well With Diabetes, which was nominated for a British Medical Association award. Dr Wilson has lived with diabetes for over 40 years. May 2026

May 2026

Paperback 9781399425650 • £14.99

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Dyslexia Unlocked

Build confidence, create systems and get stuff done

Natalie Brooks

A refreshingly honest and practical guide for adults struggling to understand their dyslexia, based on a 3-pillar approach to success.

Did you know that it’s not your dyslexia that's causing you problems, but the way you engage with it? Today 1 in 10 adults have dyslexia, and Natalie Brooks is one of them. Growing up, Natalie was shocked to see the lack of resources aimed at adults and wanted to help. Based around a 3-part formula, Dyslexia in Adults will give you the tools and guidance to help you:

1. build confidencethrough letting go of your negative thoughts around dyslexia 2. build systemsthat actually work with your brain and make you feel in control and 3.unlock strengthsto help you identify the opportunities that can come from dyslexia.

With a straightforward and no-nonsense approach, Dyslexia in Adults advice and real-life examples to give you the tools and inspiration you need to achieve whatever you want in life.

Natalie Brooks was diagnosed with dyslexia at age 7. Today, Natalie is an Adult Dyslexic Coach and founder of Dyslexia in Adults, which is a haven for ambitious and determined people who crave more from life. Natalie is passionate about helping people manage their dyslexia in honest terms (so she won’t be calling it your ‘superpower’, we promise).

@Dyslexia_in_adults

May 2026

Paperback 9781399423755 • £16.99

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You’re Hot, I’m Confused

An honest guide to dating women (reading between the lines – and the sheets)

Rosie Turner

The ultimate Gay-Z guide for any woman new to dating women.

Rosie Turner guides you through everything you could possibly want to know about dating women. From exploring your sexuality, coming out and sharing your first kiss with a woman, to making friends in the community, finding your Queer style and learning how to look after your mental health within the LGBTQ+ community longterm, this is your ultimate guide to everything you need to know.

Rosie draws on her own experiences of navigating her Queer journey and nothing is off limits – from working out who should pay for dinner on a first date to figuring out how to have sex with another woman.

And because there is no ‘one way’ of being gay, Rosie draws on advice and stories from her friends in the community too, from case studies to her celeb pals. No Queer person deserves to feel alone, so wherever you are right now, Rosie is writing this

Rosie Turner is a creator, presenter, comedian and writer. She has with over 10+ years’ experience specialising in content creation for brands such as BBC Sounds, the British LGBT Awards, NIKE, Red Bull, MTV, Netflix and Hinge. Rosie has a growing online community where she creates advice and comedy content, primarily aimed at women in the LGBTQ+ community. @rosieturnerdaily Hardback

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Rasayana

The Ayurvedic formula for staying young in mind and body

Geeta Vara

Harness the time-honoured practice and wisdom of Rasayana– the Ayurvedic principle of rejuvenation – for optimal life-long health and well-being.

We are all a little bit burnt out from the multiple demands of modern life. Instead of rushing through life and dealing with old age after it arrives, what if we had the wisdom to maintain optimal health throughout our lives?

Rasayana comprises the art of healthy ageing, and is a key principle of Ayurveda –an ancient holistic health system, often known as ‘the sister science of yoga’. Far more than a passing wellness trend, Rasayana focuses on our mind, body, emotions, environment and relationships to support us in staying healthier for longer.

Experienced Ayurvedic practitioner Geeta Vara guides us through this dynamic approach to longevity, helping us to mature with grace in a simple and holistic way. Drawing on personal stories, client case studies and lessons from ancient sages to modern-day older generations and more, Vara shares the secrets of this timeless custom.

Geeta Vara is an experienced Ayurvedic practitioner. As a British-born practitioner with Indian roots, Vara is passionate about bringing the timeless wisdom of Ayurveda to as many people as possible. Her goal is to make Ayurveda accessible and understandable while preserving its authenticity. She is the author of AYURVEDA: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Wellbeing

Bounce

How to raise resilient kids and teens

Naomi Holdt

An easy-to-read, meaningful guide to make an immediate difference to your parenting approach and your relationship with your children.

Naomi Holdt is a parent, just like you. She’s one who messes up and gets it wrong; one who has learnt to smile at her faults because no matter how many textbooks we read, we all find ourselves face-planted in the sand sometimes. Naomi sees through all the ups and downs of raising children, but it’s nice to have a little support along the way!

Bounce is loaded with tons of bite-sized advice and thought-provoking exercises to help you raise happy, healthy and resilient kids. Naomi explores issues such as: understanding what resilience is, big emotions, problem solving, helping highly sensitive children, allowing your children to mess up, anxiety and depression, divorce, and more.

With stories from Naomi’s own home and psychotherapy practice, read on to move from ‘What the heck do I do now?’ to ‘I’ve got this!’ (even if your voice trembles slightly as you declare it).

Naomi Holdt is a psychologist, author and speaker with over 20 years’ experience in education, educational psychology and psychotherapy with a focus on the emotional wellbeing of children and young adults. Her online parenting courses have reached an international following. Naomi is a mother of two young children and regards this as a privilege and her most important role. @naomiholdtpsychologist

June 2026

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9781399429801 • £16.99

TERRITORY: World English Green Tree

The Health and Wellness Lie

Exposing the hype, hacks and hidden agendas of the well-being machine

Nicholas B. Tiller

A sceptic's takedown of the global wellness industry and a practical decisions for our health

Something isn’t working. In the West, the amount we're spending year-on-year on health and wellness is increasing, and at the same time, obesity is increasing, and so is diabetes. The £3 trillion health and wellness industry is pernicious by design – if they could sell us something that made us well, they wouldn't be able to keep selling us things. But there are products and services out there that genuinely do help us, and with the right guidance and critical eye, we can feel better.

Academic, researcher and exercise scientist Dr Nicholas B. Tiller equips us with the tools needed to sift the wheat from the chaff and invest our time, energy and money in pursuits that actually help us achieve our wellness goals.

June 2026

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9781399427395 • £16.99

TERRITORY: World English Green Tree

Drawing on over a decade of expertise in subjects ranging from exercise physiology to nutrition, this is an essential read for navigating the modern health and wellbeing world.

Dr Nicholas B. Tiller is a British exercise scientist and academic based in the US at HarborUCLA. He is the author of The Skeptic’s Guide to Sports Science and his dedication to promoting science literacy and critical thinking earned him the distinction of Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry in 2023. @nbtiller

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Berlin

Endgame 1945

Prit Buttar

A fascinating history of the final battle for Berlin and the heart of Germany written by an Eastern Front expert

This sweeping saga takes us from the banks of the River Oder as the Red Army begins it relentless drive towards the still beating heart of the Third Reich: Berlin. Only the Seelow Heights stood between Soviet forces and the capital. Over the course of three days in May 1945 almost one million Soviet troops would attack these entrenched positions. Once these defences were breached it was guaranteed that a bitter street-by-street battle would take place in the city itself between a vengeful Red Army and desperate, fanatical Nazis until final capitulation.

Prit Buttar reveals the brutal combat that defined the final death throes of the Third Reich including vivid first-hand accounts as the city burned. Both a ferocious climax to World War II and a chilling prologue to the Cold War as Stalin stamped his authority on the city, this is a brilliant account of one of history’s pivotal battles.

Prit Buttar studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. After leaving the army, he worked as a general practitioner. An established expert on the Eastern Front in 20th-century military history, his most recent title include the critically acclaimed Into the Reich (Osprey Publishing, 2025). He lives in Kirkcudbright, Scotland.

TERRITORY: World All Languages Osprey Publishing

Hammer of the Gods

King Olaf's Viking Conquest

Don Hollway

Don Hollway weaves together Norse sagas and Anglo-Saxon chronicles to bring to life the legendary Viking warrior Olaf Tryggvason.

Hammer of the Gods tells the extraordinary saga of Olaf Tryggvason – warlord, wanderer, king, and crusader. Born in exile and hunted from birth, Olaf survived slavery, betrayal, and shipwreck to become a fearsome warrior across the Viking world from the icy Norwegian fjords to the courts of Kyiv, the slave markets of the Baltics, and the battlefields of England. His rise would shake the foundations of Norse society, forge new kingdoms, and ignite a holy war against the old gods themselves.

When the Viking world stood at the crossroads of pagan traditions and the spread of Christianity, Olaf emerged as the fiercest adherent to the new faith – a sword in one hand and a cross in the other. Drawing on an array of early medieval sources from Icelandic sagas to Byzantine and Anglo-Saxon chronicles, Don Hollway cuts through the legend to reveal the man behind the myth.

Don Hollway is an author and historian. His first book, The Last Viking, is a gripping history of King Harald Hardrada which was acclaimed by bestselling author Stephen Harding and by Michael Dirda in The Washington Post. His Battle for the Island Kingdom (Osprey, 2023) was shortlisted in the Military History Matters 2024 book awards. He lives in Pennsylvania.

May 2026

Hardback 9781472871589 • £20.00

TERRITORY: World English Osprey Publishing

May 2026

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9781472869661 • £30.00

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Osprey Publishing

Moonlight Crusaders

Special Duties Pilots over Occupied Europe

Paul Smiddy Illustrated by Keith Burns

Delves into the Special Duties squadrons, which carried spies political figures and documents in and out of Occupied Europe.

In 1940, Winston Churchill famously set in motion the Special Operations Executive. However, the creation of secret agent networks required a clandestine transport infrastructure to support nascent resistance movements in Occupied Europe. With only the moon to guide their way, the daring pilots of 161 Squadron constantly faced danger: their locations could be discovered, German night-fighters and flak had to be contended with and, of course, the weather. Despite these extra risks, these Special Duties pilots were remarkably successful. Packed with first-hand accounts and expert research, this book delves into the history of the men who flew these dangerous missions and the main aircraft they used - unarmed Lysanders - and shows the critical role they played in the war.

A pilot from the age of 16, and trained by the RAF, Paul Smiddy has flown halfway around the world and over most continents. He has also competed for Great Britain in many world championships in his chosen flying sport. He has been interested in flying and the Special Duties squadrons since reading John Nesbitt-Dufort's autobiography.

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May 2026

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9781472871589 • £20.00

TERRITORY: World English

Osprey Publishing

Lords of the Salt Road

The Norse Earls of Orkney and the Viking World Angus Konstam

The story of the Norse Earls of Orkney, whose reach extended from and even the Mediterranean.

The Norse earls of Orkney owed their allegiance to the Kings of Norway and ruled their own semi- autonomous empire, with lands in mainland Scotland and the Western Isles. At their military height in the 11th century, they held a 400-mile swathe of territory, stretching from Shetland down to the Clyde Estuary.

From their base in Orkney these Norse earls and their followers led Viking raids around the British Isles and even further afield. For over four centuries their warriors and longships battled alongside Scandinavian kings and Norse rebels, and as Norse kingmakers these warlike earls sometimes paid the ultimate price for dabbling in international affairs. They were the key players in Viking Britain.

Lords of the Salt Road draws on a wide range of historical sources such as Celtic-Scottish, Irish, Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon chronicles to tell this spellbinding tale of love, war, triumph, tragedy, treachery, murder, rebellion and greed.

Angus Konstam is a highly respected military and naval historian. A former Royal Naval officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, he holds degrees from three universities, including an MA in medieval history and a Masters from St. Andrews. Angus is the author of several major books, including the Historical Atlas of the Viking World, The Convoy and The Pirate Menace Hardback

Trails and Tribulations

The Running Adventures of Susie Chan AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS

Susie Chan

A compelling and sensationally honest read from one of the UK's leading and most recognised endurance runners.

Susie Chan is an icon of endurance running. She has completed the legendary Marathon des Sables more times than any other UK female, set the 12-hour treadmill world record and was one of the first women to finish all the World Marathon Majors.

Susie’s story is a rollercoaster fight against the odds. A toxic marriage, managing as a single mum, cataracts and cancer are among the obstacles she has overcome to become an inspiration for thousands. Through tales of her adventures, disappointments, traumas and triumphs, we learn what drives her passion for running and the running community.

Her down-to-earth personality, wicked sense of humour and commitment to the sport shine as Susie offers advice for both novices and experienced runners.

Susie tells of the thrill of a PB, insists you’re never too old to take up running, and demonstrates just how much you can achieve with self-motivation and positive energy.

Susie Chan is an endurance runner who takes on races of all distances from 1 mile to 100 miles. She is a veteran of several Marathon des Sables, runs 100 mile non-stop races, and through jungles. She has also finished all of the World Marathon Majors. @susie_chan_

TERRITORY: World All Languages Bloomsbury Sport

Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife

The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women Hetta Howes

'A spectacular, vivid, ground-breaking work of history which takes us into the mind and lives of medieval women.

'What jumps off the page is the liveliness of the women, their passion, their courage...' PHILIPPA GREGORY, author of The Other Boleyn Girl and Normal Women

Enormous fun' The Sunday Times

Few women had the luxury of writing down their thoughts and feelings during medieval times. But there are at least four extraordinary women who did. Marie de France, a poet; Julian of Norwich, a mystic and anchoress; Christine de Pizan, a widow and court writer; and Margery Kempe, a "no-good wife". In their own ways these four very different writers broke new ground in women’s writing and left us incredible insights into the world of medieval life and politics.

This mesmerizing book is an unforgettably lively and immersive journey into the everyday lives of medieval women through the stories of these four iconic women writers, some of which are retold here for general readers for the first time.

Dr Hetta Howes is a Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern Literature at City, University of London. She regularly contributes to broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and 4, and writes for publications such as The Times Literary Supplement and BBC History Extra. She has a BA and MPhil from Cambridge University and a PhD from Queen Mary, University of London. February 2026

Paperback 9781399408745 • £12.99

Hardback 9781399408738 • £22.00

TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market

Bloomsbury Continuum

January 2026

Paperback 9781399408783 • £12.99

Hardback 9781399408776 • £18.99

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Bloomsbury Sport

How to Think Like a Poet

The Poets That Made Our World and Why We Need Them

Dai George

An entertaining guide to history’s most influential and inspiring poets - from Homer and Sappho to Shakespeare and Frank O'Hara.

How did the greatest poets in history make the world anew? What can we learn from the magic, wisdom and humour of their poetry? From the genius of the Greeks and Romans through the love and metaphysics of the Renaissance, through to the New York Poets of the 20th century, this is the ultimate guide to the greatest writers of the human age.

Through short, biographical portraits, this book paints vivid pictures of a global selection of renowned poets throughout history: from Sappho, Li Bai and Rumi, to William Shakespeare and John Donne, to Frank O Hara, Pablo Neruda and Sylvia Plath. George also re-examines the canon, traditionally dominated by Western, white and male poets, and bring to light major figures from other important cultures and communities, including China, India and the Caribbean.

Dai George is a poet, novelist, critic and academic. His first poetry collection, The Claims Office, was an Evening Standard book of the year. He is the former reviews editor of Poetry London and is currently Lecturer in Creative Arts and Humanities at UCL. His poetry has appeared widely in magazines and anthologies.

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February 2026

In Pursuit of Love

A Journey in the Footsteps of Obsession Mark Bostridge

The tragic yet intriguing life of Adèle Hugo and her reckless pursuit of unrequited love.

‘Gloriously rich and capacious.’ --The Sunday Times

It’s 1863. The daughter of the most famous writer in the world, Victor Hugo, who has ambitions as a writer and composer, suddenly leaves her family’s home on the Channel Islands bound for Nova Scotia. Adèle Hugo is in pursuit of a young British soldier, with whom she is desperately in love, but who has rejected her. She stalks him around the world, before returning home and being admitted to the asylum where she will spend the rest of her life.

Mark Bostridge sets out in pursuit of the truth about Adèle, following her around the world over a century later, and recognising the source of his fascination with the aspects of Adèle’s life that reflect and parallel his own.

In Pursuit of Love is part memoir and part travelogue, as well as an invigorating new approach to the writing of biography.

Mark Bostridge won the Gladstone Memorial Prize at Oxford University. His books include the highly acclaimed biographies, Vera Brittain: A Life, shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Prize, the NCR non-fiction Award and the Fawcett Prize; and Nightingale: The Woman and her Legend, winner of the 2009 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography.

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9781399408745 • £12.99

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Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market

Bloomsbury Continuum

To the Limit

The Meaning of Endurance from Mexico to the Himalayas

Michael Crawley

The author ofOut of Thin Airjourneys through different cultures to find out the meaning of endurance.

In a burnout-riddled world with pressures increasing in many areas of our lives, some of us are turning to endurance sport and extreme challenges. Pushing human limits has even become enmeshed with pushing technological limits, a cultural obsession fed by the likes of Fitbit and Apple. To the Limit asks why this might be and what kind of meaning we attach to our ability to endure.

Michael Crawley immerses himself in various endurance cultures and observes the meaning of enduring together. He learns about the challenges faced by Sherpas and observes Tarahumara ultrarunners’ ability to cover extreme distances on highly technical terrain. But he also delves into Dance Marathons, six-day pedestrianism races and the Enhanced Games.

To the Limit explains why enduring with others can nurture social connections, and argues that endurance might change the way we think about the natural world and our place in it.

Michael Crawley is an anthropologist, writer and runner based in Durham. He has run a 2.20 marathon and represented Great Britain in road running. His book Out of Thin Air: Running Magic and Wisdom from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia is based on his experience living and running alongside runners in Ethiopia, and won the prestigious 2022 Margaret Mead Award.

TERRITORY: World English Bloomsbury Sport

Rivals in the Storm

How Lloyd George Seized Power, Won the War and Lost his Government - Recommended

by Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics

Damian Collins

A vivid biography in cinematic snapshots of David Lloyd George, one of the world's greatest statesmen.

'A fascinating, provocative, timely reflection' -- Rory Stewart

From rural North Wales, David Lloyd George attended neither a grand school nor ancient university. He was very much an outsider. And yet he rose through the ranks with charisma, fierce intelligence and fighting spirit to become, as Churchill put it in his tribute, a man who ‘stood, when at his zenith, without a rival’.

In Rivals in the Storm, Damian Collins focuses on the impact of Lloyd George’s personality on other leading politicians, in changing the course of the First World War to lead the Allies to victory and cementing Britain’s alliance with America.

Covering Lloyd George’s emergence as the dominating political personality in Britain to the aftermath of his resignation, this fascinating biography shows the bitter struggles as well as the triumphs of this great man, who nonetheless fell short of his own high expectations.

Damian Collins is the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe. He wrote the chapter on Lloyd George for Iain Dale’s book, The Prime Ministers, published by Hodder in 2020, and he has written for a number of publications, including The Times, Daily Telegraph, New York Times, Irish Times, Guardian, Daily Mail and Wired

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February 2026

Paperback 9781399403443 • £10.99

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TERRITORY: World English Bloomsbury Sport

Dickens the Enchanter

Inside the Explosive Imagination of the Great Storyteller

Peter Conrad

A kaleidoscopic investigation of Dickens’s superhuman, from one of the greatest literary critics of our time.

See Dickens as never before in this creative biography of his life through his storytelling –the characters, places and emotions conjured up across all his novels, letters, stories, public readings and diaries.

This is a bold rediscovery of Dickens’s universe that both upends our ideas about literature and restores our faith in the power of imagination. Peter Conrad believes that Dickens alone rivals Shakespeare – and in many ways betters him. With wonderful 'in the room' vignettes he charts how the forces of creation and destruction meet in Dickens, who was ultimately, in the unfinished murder mystery of Edwin Drood, destroyed by his own creative genius.

This is a celebration and exploration of the most powerful and potent imagination in literature. Peter's great critical mind is applied to storytelling, making it both a gift if you already love Dickens and a key if you have yet to read him.

Peter Conrad is a cultural critic and historian, who has published more than 20 books on a wide variety of subjects and writes regularly for the Observer. He taught English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford for more than three decades and has lectured throughout the world. He lives in London and New York.

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Warming Up

How Climate Change is Changing Sport – A GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR

February 2026

Paperback 9781399407120 • £12.99

Hardback 9781399407106 • £25.00

TERRITORY: World All Languages Bloomsbury Continuum

Madeleine Orr

An investigation into climate change’s devastating impact on sports offering a bold way forward in an era of emergency

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2024

Marathons are being held at night to avoid the blistering sun, play has been suspended during the Australian Tennis Open amid bushfire smoke, alpine ski resorts are becoming ghost towns, and golf courses are sinking into the sea. Sport is massively exposed to climate hazards, but with billions relying on the sector for entertainment, jobs, fitness and health, this is one industry we can’t afford to lose.

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Warming Up shows it doesn’t have to be this way. World-leading climate scientist Madeline Orr interviews athletes, coaches, politicians, and thought-leaders to learn more about the consequences for this trillion-dollar industry, and investigates ways to mitigate even the worst elements of climate change. From the frontlines of the climate emergency, she takes readers through a play-by-play of how global warming is already impacting sport, and how the sports world can fight back.

Madeline Orr is a leading sport ecologist and professor at the University of Toronto. A Forbes 30 Under 30 inductee, she is the founder and co-director of The Sport Ecology Group, consulting on international climate issues for major sports organisations such as such as the Commonwealth Secretariat, the UNFCCC, the NFL, the MLB and the NCAA.

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The House of War

The Struggle between Christendom and the Caliphate

Simon Mayall

A powerful history detailing military clashes between Islam andChristendom over the 1300 years of the Muslim caliphate.

From the fall of Jerusalem in the 7th century AD to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the end of World War I, Christian popes, emperors and kings, and Muslim caliphs and sultans were locked in a 1300-year battle for political, military, ideological, economic and religious supremacy.

In this study of the era, Simon Mayall focuses on some of the most significant clashes that punctuate this centuries-long struggle, including key events such as the taking and retaking of Jerusalem, fall of Constantinople and the World War I battle of Megiddo which heralded the collapse of the Ottoman Empire itself.

The House of War offers a wide, sweeping narrative, encompassing the broad historical and religious context of this period, while focussing on some of the key, pivotal sieges and battles, and on the protagonists, political and military, who determined their conclusions and their consequences.

Simon Mayall is a former general officer in the British Army, and an expert on the history of the Middle East. His has served as the British Defence Senior Adviser for the Middle East and the Prime Minister’s Security Envoy to Iraq and the Kurdish Region. He is currently Chair of the Council of the National Army Museum.

Emperor of the Seas

Kublai

Khan and the Making of China

Jack Weatherford

A gripping tale of naval warfare, dynastic rivalry, and technicalinnovation, by New York Times bestselling author Jack Weatherford.

Based on years of research and immersion in Mongol culture and tradition, Emperor of the Seas brings the little-known story of Kublai Khan vibrantly to life

One of history’s most fascinating characters, Kublai Khan brought Islamic mathematicians to his court, where they invented modern cartography and celestial measurement. He transformed the world’s largest land mass into a unified, diverse and economically progressive empire. And after bitter early setbacks, he transformed China into an outward looking sea-faring empire.

By the end of his reign, the Chinese were building and supplying remarkable ships to transport men, grain, and weapons over vast distances that would be inconceivable in Europe for hundreds of years. Khan had come to a brilliant realization: control the sea and you control everything.

Weatherford shows how Chinese naval hegemony changed the world foreverrevolutionizing world commerce and transforming tastes as far away as England and France.

Jack Weatherford’s Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World is a New York Times bestseller, has sold over 580,000 copies, and has been translated into over 33 languages. He is also the author of The Secret History of the Mongol Queens, among other books. He is the DeWitt Wallace Professor of Anthropology Emeritus at Macalester College in Minnesota.

TERRITORY: World English Bloomsbury Continuum

March 2026

Paperback 9781472864369 • £10.99

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TERRITORY: World All Languages Osprey Publishing

Just Earth

How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet

Tony Juniper

Climate change is affecting all of us. Fuel poverty, famines, heatwaves, wildfires and forced migration are only going to get worse. But when it comes to the solutions, there is a central question we haven’t begun to answer yet. How can we give people the lives that they deserve, without providing the fast and cheap energy that hastens global collapse?How can we ask those in developing countries not to partake in environmentally-damaging technology, such as air conditioning, which will become essential as temperatures rise?

The answer lies in equality. We need to break the trap that capitalism has set for the environment, while finding a way to save the natural world we rely on. With an extraordinary range of interviews with experts from multiple fields and drawing on 40 years of participation in government summits and activism, Tony Juniper explains how to achieve real change.

Tony Juniper CBE is a prominent environmental figure, active in the defence of Nature for nearly 40 years. His books include the multi-award winning What Has Nature Ever Done For Us? and Harmony. He is now the Chair of the British Government’s official conservation agency Natural England and a Fellow with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

Britain’s leading environmentalist presents a powerful and urgentcase revealing why inequality fuels the climate emergency. Paperback Hardback

March 2026

Paperback 9781399417754 • £12.99

Hardback 9781399417730 • £25.00

TERRITORY: World English Bloomsbury Continuum

One Garden Against the World

In Search of Hope in a Changing Climate

Kate Bradbury

Five years after writing her first nature memoir, The Bumblebee FliesAnyway, Kate Bradbury has a new garden.

It’s busy: home to all sorts of wildlife, from bumblebees and house sparrows to hedgehogs and dragonflies. Brighton's entire frog population seems to breed in her pond each spring, and now there are toads, too. On summer nights, Kate watches bats flit above her and everything seems alright with the world.

But she knows habitat loss is a huge issue in gardens, the wider countryside and worldwide, and there’s another, far bigger threat: climate change. Temperature increases are starting to bite, and she worries what that will mean for our wildlife.

Kate writes passionately about how her climate anxiety helps her look for positive ways to keep going in a changing world, and her Wainwright-longlisted book is call to action for all of us to do more. Climate change and biodiversity loss go hand in hand, but if we work together, it’s not too late to make a difference.

Kate Bradbury is an award-winning writer specialising in wildlife gardening and author of 2 acclaimed nature memoirs. She is Wildlife Editor of BBC Gardeners’ World Country Diary column in The Guardian and writes for RHS The Garden Wildlife Trusts members’ magazine and BBC Wildlife. Kate’s garden has appeared on Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Gardeners’ World. Paperback Hardback

Va-Va-Voom

The Modern History of French Football

Tom Williams

The players, teams, goals, games, scandals and the glory: this is the 40-year story of French football’s rise to fame.

French football is a tangle of brilliance, farce, success and failure. Its domestic league and clubs are mocked for being uncompetitive and underachieving, yet France have reached four of the past seven men’s World Cup finals. The French are also the best in the business of scandals, from match-fixing affairs to sex tapes.

Tom Williams details how the romanticism that characterised the national team in the early 1980s gave way to an Italian-style pragmatism that would lead Les Bleus to victory in 1998. He also explains how France has shaped the game’s evolution around the world.

Featuring exclusive interviews with great figures such as Alain Giresse, Jean-Pierre Papin and Blaise Matuidi, and with characters including Michel Platini, Thierry Henry and Karim Benzema, it’s a must-have book for football fans.

Tom Williams is a football writer and broadcaster who lives in London. Specialising in French and English football, he has written for The Times, The Guardian, The Independent and The Athletic. He is the resident Premier League expert for Canal+ in France and a regular guest on the UK's leading football podcast, The Totally Football Show.

Forged in War

A military history of Russia from its beginnings to today

Mark Galeotti

A masterful account of how war and insecurity, both real and perceived, have driven Russia’s destiny for centuries including the disastrous invasion of Ukraine.

Putin retains his stranglehold on his position in Russia despite an almost ruinous invasion of Ukraine. The answer as to how and why can be found in Russian history as detailed in this new book. With no naturally defensible borders, and environmental factors constraining its economy, Russia has been pitched against the pre-eminent military powers of the age across the centuries, and often at a technological disadvantage. To respond to these challenges, it has had to sit heavily on the backs of its people, and so war – and the need to be able to fight it – has shaped its evolution, from tsars to commissars and presidents.

Packed with contemporary accounts, Forged in War strips away the myth to give an insider’s view on Russia’s past and present.

Mark Galeotti is a scholar of Russian security affairs with a career spanning academia, government service and business. He heads the Mayak Intelligence consultancy and is an Honorary Professor at University College London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies as well as holding fellowships with RUSI, the Council of Geostrategy and the Institute of International Relations Prague.

May 2026

Paperback 9781472862501 • £14.99

Hardback 9781472862518 • £25.00

TERRITORY: World All Languages Osprey Publishing

How to Win the World Cup

Secrets and Insights from International Football’s Top Managers

Chris Evans

With new and updated content for the 2026 World Cup, this insightful investigation reveals the mindsets and unbelievable approaches of the coaches seeking football's ultimate prize.

The world's most prestigious tournament makes or breaks national coaches. Only 20 managers have guided their team to World Cup glory, so what are their secrets? From revolutionary tactics to hare-brained schemes, this book searches for the keys to the most exclusive club in international football.

They may silently plot on the bench or manically gesticulate from the sidelines, but what can coaches really do to influence their team's performance? Discover the tactical innovations, brilliant strategies, bizarre superstitions, psychological masterclasses and bonkers team-building regimes that managers have employed in the quest for that iconic trophy.

Charting the successes, failures, dramas and controversies of 90 years of World Cup action through the insights of World Cup stars including Alexi Lalas, Carlos Alberto

Parreira, Pierre Littbarski, Roberto Martinez and Mick McCarthy, this book reveals the lengths the men in the dugouts will go to in order to bring home the greatest prize.

April 2026

Paperback 9781399403962 • £10.99

Hardback 9781399403955 • £20.00

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Bloomsbury Sport

Chris Evans is a freelance writer whose work regularly appears in FourFourTwo magazine and is the editor of TheSetPieces.com. His work has appeared in newspapers including The Guardian, Independent and Daily Telegraph. Chris is the author of Gary Lineker: A Portrait of a Football Icon. @ChrisEvansWrite

Robert Graves

May 2026

Paperback 9781472862501 • £14.99

Hardback 9781472862518 • £25.00

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Osprey Publishing

From Great War Poet to Good-bye to All That (1895-1929)

Jean Moorcroft Wilson

This revelatory biography re-examines Robert Graves’s position as a major First World War poet, and a master prose writer.

Famed for his outspoken memoir, Good-bye to All That, Graves suppressed virtually all the poems he wrote about the First World War. Now, with new, significant material to hand, biographer Jean Moorcroft Wilson can reveal his greatness as a war poet.

Deftly situating the poems in Graves’s fascinating life, his near-death experience on the Somme, his friendship with Sassoon, his early marriage and his tempestuous relationship with Laura Riding, Wilson shows how he finally said ‘good-bye’ to the horrors of war, shedding new light on Graves’s life, prose and poems, without which the story of Great War poetry is incomplete.

Jean Moorcroft Wilson is a celebrated biographer and leading expert on the First World War poets. Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper biography prize, she has also written biographies of Siegfried Sassoon, Charles Hamilton Sorley and Edward Thomas. She has lectured for many years at the University of London, as well as in America and South Africa.

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The Great Auk

Its Extraordinary Life, Hideous Death and Mysterious Afterlife

Tim Birkhead

The life, death and afterlife of one of the true icons of extinction, the Great Auk.

Since 1950 more than seventy percent of the world’s seabirds have been lost through human activity. The Great Auk was the first to go. A goose-sized seabird adapted for underwater flight, their lives were once idyllic: three months ashore to breed, the rest of the time riding the ocean waves.

However, Great Auks had one main predator – humans. Having harried the bird for centuries in the east, the Europeans who stumbled upon the Great Auks’ New World breeding colonies in the 16th century gorged themselves on the liver-flavoured auk flesh. The last two were killed in 1844, but the Great Auk lived on, with collectors obsessing over their remains. 180 years on, ornithologist Tim Birkhead was recipient of an archive of Great Auk skins and eggs.

Rich with insight, this astonishing book reveals the Great Auk’s life before humanity, its death, and the unrelenting subsequent quest for its remains.

Tim Birkhead FRS is an award-winning biologist, writer and emeritus Professor at the University of Sheffield. His professional interests span ornithology, evolution and reproductive biology. Tim has written or edited 15 books, including four popular science titles published by Bloomsbury – The Wisdom of Birds, Bird Sense, The Most Perfect Thing and The Wonderful Mr Willughby.

TERRITORY: World English Bloomsbury Sigma

The Accidental Tour-ist

(Final) Dispatches from the Road –THE FOLLOW UP TO HOW I WON THE YELLOW JUMPER

Ned Boulting

From the renowned author of1923comes an insider's view of the modern professional peloton on the road.

The Accidental Tour-ist charts the intervening years, since Ned Boulting closed the final chapter of How I Won The Yellow Jumper in 2010 – with Alberto Contador being stripped of his title for a doping violation, the last rider to be punished in that manner, and following on a succession of rotten victories which underscored the chaotic post-Armstrong era.

From Bilbao to Copenhagen, Florence to Lille, criss-crossing the continent or stuck during Covid in a car park in Kent going faintly mad while Roy Keane gave Ned advice he ignored about playing “Wall Ball”, the voyage alongside the voyage is as much a part of the texture of the book as ever… but The Accidental Tour-ist also looks beyond the confines of just the Tour de France, to encompass other races and other countries, too.

Ned Boulting is the UK’s best known voice of cycling – he commentates on the Tour de France for ITV, and all other major cycling races. Ned is the author of five books, including the bestselling 1923, How I Won the Yellow Jumper and On the Road Bike. He lives in London with his wife and two children. @nedboulting June 2026 Paperback 9781399419819 •

Hardback 9781399429108 • £20.00

TERRITORY: World All Languages Bloomsbury Sport

June 2026

Paperback 9781399415750 • £12.99

Hardback 9781399415743 • £20.00

TERRITORY: World English

Bloomsbury Sigma

Swimmingly

Adventures in Water

Vassos Alexander

'A hugely enjoyable love letter to swimming and open water adventures'

Sports and Virgin Radio Breakfast Show presenter Vassos Alexander found solace and distraction swimming in the Thames during a difficult summer, and was bitten by the bug. Now he can't pass a body of water without wanting to jump in.

Working with elite coaches and interviewing the great and the good of swimming, he uncovers the massive sense of community at the heart of this time-honoured pastime. He meets Olympic champions and Channel legends – including Diana Nyad, who in her 60s became the first person to swim between Cuba and Florida; Lewis Pugh, the UN Patron of the Oceans and Lynne Cox, a woman who went for a swim and saved the world.

Swimmingly will leave you with a renewed sense of connection to the world, and perhaps even inspire you to dive into your nearest lake, river or sea with gleeful abandon.

Vassos Alexander is one of the best-known sports presenters in the UK. He co-hosts Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio and has covered every sporting event imaginable, from Olympic Games to World Cups. He is the author of three bestselling books on running, including Don't Stop Me Now and Running Up That Hill.

June 2026

Paperback 9781399419819 • £11.99

Hardback 9781399429108 • £20.00

TERRITORY: World All Languages

Bloomsbury Sport

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