Non-Fiction

Proto by Laura Spinney

One ancient language transformed our world. This is its story. A new history of our ancient past, from the author of the international bestseller Pale Rider Read More

Docile by Hyeseung Song

A gorgeously powerful memoir of the Korean American immigrant experience chronicling ambition, mental health and the search for identity Read More

The CIA Book Club by Charlie English

The astonishing story of the ten million books that were smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War, from the author of several widely acclaimed histories including The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu. Read More

Parallel Lives by Iain Pears

This is the simplest tale in the world. Two people meet and fall in love. But the route which brought Larissa Salmina and Francis Haskell to a backstreet Venetian restaurant in 1962 was anything but straightforward. Read More

How to Sleep Like a Caveman by Merijn van de Laar

For readers of Why We Sleep, this is a groundbreaking investigation of the origins of sleep, from sleep therapist Dr Merijn van de Laar, who through sharing the ancient wisdom of our ancestors will have you sleeping better within three weeks of reading. Read More

The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom

Reject the default path, define your priorities and achieve lasting happiness with this transformative guide — from inspirational writer of ‘The Curiosity Chronicle’ newsletter, Sahil Bloom. Read More