Social attitudes

Happy Fat

‘Perfect, kind, hilarious and persuasive’ Lena Dunham

‘You need this book. Your mum needs this book. Your best friend needs this book. Everyone needs a dose of Happy Fat!’ Julie Murphy

I Hate Men

The feminist book they tried to ban in France

‘A delightful book’ Roxane Gay

I Hate Men

The feminist book they tried to ban in France

‘A delightful book’ Roxane Gay

I Hate Men

The feminist book they tried to ban in France

‘A delightful book’ Roxane Gay

Whites: On Race and Other Falsehoods

‘An important, timely personal essay’ OBSERVER BEST BOOKS OF 2020

‘Not taking any bullshit…sharp and stylish…brutal’ GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR

In this powerful and timely personal essay, best-selling author Otegha Uwagba reflects on racism, whiteness, and the mental labour required of Black people to navigate the two.

Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret

From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, the funny and tragic, bestselling biography of The Queen’s sister, Princess Margaret. Perfect for fans of Netflix’s The Crown.

A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR • A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR • A DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE YEAR

‘I honked so loudly the man sitting next to me dropped his sandwich’ Observer

Victorians Undone: Tales of the Flesh in the Age of Decorum

‘Victorians Undone is the most original history book I have read in a long while’ Daily Mail

A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR • AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR

A groundbreaking account of what it was like to live in a Victorian body from one of our best historians.

Talk to the Hand

A battle-cry for civilised behaviour from the author of the multi-million selling Eats, Shoots and Leaves.

Blaikie’s Guide to Modern Manners

A witty yet practical short guide to modern manners that, like Lynne Truss, takes a subject often treated in a stuffy, high-handed way and deals with it lightly and humorously.

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