The Place of Tides by James Rebanks | 17th October | £22

Many years ago, James Rebanks met an old woman on a remote Norwegian island. Back at home, he couldn’t stop thinking about the woman on the rocks. She was fierce and otherworldly – and yet strangely familiar. Years passed. Then, one day, he wrote to her, asking if he could return. Bring work clothes, she replied, and good boots. So he travelled to the edge of the Arctic to witness her last season on the island caring for wild Eider ducks. This is the story of a unique and ancient landscape, and of the woman who brought it back to life.

What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci | 10th October | £20

In What I Ate in One Year, Tucci records twelve months of eating, in restaurants, kitchens, film sets, press junkets, at home and abroad, with friends, with family, with strangers, and occasionally just by himself. Whether it’s duck à l’orange eaten with fellow actors and cooked by singing Carmelite nuns, steaks barbecued at a gathering with friends, meatballs made by his mother and son and shared at the table with three generations of his family, these meals give shape and richness to his days.

Shattered by Hanif Kureishi | 31st October | £18.99

On Boxing Day 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When he came to he was horrified to realise he had lost the use of his limbs.  So began an odyssey of a year through the medical systems of Rome and Italy, with the hope of somehow being able to return home, to his house in London. While confined to a series of hospital wards, he began to dictate to family members the words which formed in his head. The result was an extraordinary series of dispatches from his hospital bed – a diary of a life in pieces, recorded with rare honesty, clarity and courage.

Patriot by Alexei Navalny| 22nd October | £25

This is Alexei Navalny’s life in his own words: his Soviet childhood, political awakening, his marriage and beloved family, his total commitment to taking on a corrupt regime and his enduring love of Russia and its people. His 2020 poisoning by the Russian security services was a global news event. In 2024 he died in a brutal Siberian prison. Patriot is as dramatic as its author’s life – passionate that good and freedom will prevail. It is Alexei Navalny’s final letter to the world, a rousing call to continue his work, an unforgettably positive account of a life that will inspire every reader.

From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough  | 8th October | £25

Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough. This extraordinary book is composed of both Lisa Marie’s and Riley’s voices, a mother and daughter communicating across the chasm of life and death as they try to heal each other. Profoundly moving and deeply revealing, this is a book like no other – the last words of the only child of a true legend.

The Invention of British Art by Bendor Grosvenor | 10th October | £40

Why is British art so overlooked? Bendor Grosvenor embarks on a journey of discovery through an incredible array of artworks and artists from 10,000 BCE to the nineteenth century, revealing how the art from these isles was created, what made it distinctive, and why it took so long to emerge. From folk art to the role of female artists, from the influences of invaders to the colonised territories of the British Empire, the book embraces previously overlooked contributions to the story of British art and explores the cultural, political and economic factors that helped to shape it.

Poor Artists by The White Pube (Gabrielle de la Puente & Zarina Muhammad) | 24th October | £18.99

In this eye-opening journey through the bizarre world of contemporary art, we follow aspiring artist Quest Talukdar through childhood obsessions, art school lessons and her professional debut. In surreal encounters with other artists, Quest learns profound truths about money and power, and must decide whether she cares more about success or staying true to herself.  Poor Artists is a powerful testimony to the emotional, existential and financial experience of artists today.

War by Bob Woodward | 15th October | £25

Two-time Pulitzer prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars – Ukraine, the Middle East and the struggle for the American presidency. War is an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American history. We see President Joe Biden and his top advisers in tense conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. We also see Donald Trump, conducting a shadow presidency and seeking to regain political power.

I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You by Miranda Hart | 10th October | £25

Basically, I have had an unexpectedly difficult decade – there have been surprising joys, but also deep revelations and challenging lows. I shall be honest about those, because what I discovered in the difficult times were my, what I call, treasures. Treasures – practical tools, values, ways, answers researched from some great scientists, neuroscientists, therapists, sociologists (all the ‘ists’) out there, that have genuinely led to a sense of freedom, joy, peace and physical recovery I never would have thought possible. If you fancy having a read, then I hope my story might help your story. After all, we are in this beautiful, mysterious, challenging life together.

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