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I Could Be Famous
Stories
Sydney Rende
From a magnetic new voice in fiction "made for this moment and for those coming of age within it" (Jonathan Dee), a debut story collection following ten ambitious women and one male superstar as ...
Named a Best Book of the Year by Vogue. Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Debutiful.
"A terrific debut: fresh, original, and surprising." —George Saunders, Booker-Prize winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo
A listless woman befriends an influencer at a rooftop party, only to discover her lifestyle is not as glamorous as it seems. A college freshman gives the world’s longest blow job to a boy whose name she’s forgotten. A fan-favorite reality TV star joins a dating app after an explosive breakup, ready to move on, but finds she’s in control only when cameras are rolling. While working in a hot tub showroom, a struggling actress goes method so she can nail an audition for the role of High School Junkie Girlfriend. Threaded throughout these explorations of neuroses and aspirations is one Arlo Banks, a hotshot actor who faces his own downfall when he’s accused of cannibalism.
From the dazzling to the mundane, Rende’s unnervingly astute stories hold a mirror to our obsession with how we’re perceived and our ache to be adored. Above all else, I Could Be Famous is a love letter to big ambitions and bigger dissatisfactions, belief in ourselves, and the fascination we hold with the idea that we could—somehow, someday—be famous.
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“[A] book you won’t want to put down . . . Rende does an excellent job of balancing ambition and hardship on a knifepoint, crafting compelling narratives you won’t be able to turn away from, whether due to morbid fascination or her bold, witty language.” —Condé Nast Traveler
“The audiobook is by turns refreshingly unvarnished and ridiculous. Narrator Rachel Angco's youthful voice belies a sardonic, dry wit. She emotes where appropriate but delivers the farcical situations in a straightforward confessional manner, making the humor resonate . . . Angco is a fitting narrator to capture the duality of agency and vulnerability, ambition and absurdi...
Sydney Rende has lived in New York City and Southern California, where she had her own odd brushes with celebrities. Her fiction has appeared in Joyland, Carve Magazine, and elsewhere, and she's dabbled in travel and fashion writing for T: The New York Times Style Magazine and Who What Wear. She has an MFA in fiction from Syracuse University.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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Bloomsbury Publishing | 1/13/2026
9781639737680 | $33.00 / $44.00 Can.
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Being Thomas Jefferson
An Intimate History
Andrew Burstein
The deepest dive yet into the heart and soul, secret affairs, unexplored alliances, and bitter feuds of a generally worshipped, intermittently reviled American icon.
Perhaps no founding father is as mysterious as Thomas Jefferson. The author of the Declaration of Independence was both a gifted wordsmith and a bundle of nerves. His superior knowledge of the human heart is captured in the impassioned appeal he brought to the Declaration. But as a champion of the common man who lived a life of privilege on a mountaintop plantation of his own design, he has eluded biographers who have sought to make sense of his inner life. In Being Thomas Jefferson, acclaimed Jefferson scholar Andrew Burstein peels away layers of obfuscation, taking us past the veneer of the animated letter-writer to describe a confused lover and a misguided humanist, too timid to embrace antislavery.
Jefferson was a soft-spoken man who recoiled from direct conflict, yet a master puppeteer in politics. Whenever he left Monticello, where he could control his environment, he suffered debilitating headaches that plagued him for decades, until he finally retired from public life.
So, what did it feel like to be Thomas Jefferson? Burstein explains the decision to take as his mistress Sally Hemings, the enslaved half-sister of his late wife, who bore him six children, none of whom he acknowledged. Presenting a society that encouraged separation between public and private, appearance and essence, Burstein paints a dramatic picture of early American culture and brings us closer to Jefferson’s life and thought than ever before.
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“It’s a striking reminder that Jefferson’s legacy endures — all the more reason to read what might be Burstein’s crowning achievement.” —Danny Heitman, The Advocate
“Burstein shows his mastery of the Jefferson archive on every page, but he also brings judicious psychological insight to the task. Archives, after all, do not interpret themselves, and it is the discriminating scholar and critic in Burstein that gives his book its unusual distinction . . . lively and incisive.” —Edward Short, City Journal
“Burstein employs the key events of Jefferson’s life to probe the inner man to a degree no other biographer has attempted, and he succeeds brill...
Andrew Burstein recently retired as the Charles P. Manship Professor of History at Louisiana State University. He is the author of The Passions of Andrew Jackson, Jefferson's Secrets, and several other books on early American politics and culture. He is the coauthor (with Nancy Isenberg) of Madison and Jefferson and The Problem of Democracy. Burstein’s writing has 2
FICTION
Bloomsbury Publishing | 1/13/2026
9781639738878 | $17.99 / $23.99 Can.
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John
A Novel
Niall Williams
A stunning reimagining of the final years in the life of John the Apostle, by the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of This Is Happiness (a Late Show with Stephen Colbert Book Club Pick...
Aged, frail and blind, John the Apostle lives in exile on the desolate island of Patmos with a small set of his disciples. Together the group has endured their banishment, though fissures are forming within their numbers and even the faithful are plagued with doubts. But when the Roman emperor lifts the banishment of Christians, John and his followers face an even deeper challenge: on their return to Ephesus, they discover a chaotic world of competing religious sects where Christianity is in danger of vanishing.
Ambitious and provocative, John is a powerful look at faith and what it might mean to love for a lifetime.
PRAISE
"An eloquent and moving statement of the power of love and the belief that it will triumph in the end." —Barry Unsworth, The Guardian
"A cracking good Bible-based novel for those of us who are theologically challenged. If Hollywood producer Cecil B. DeMille (The Ten Commandments) were alive today, he'd be angling for the film rights." —The Montreal Gazette
"Gripping and believable . . . In an age where reason and science have shown themselves inadequate to fulfil the human dream of perfection, it is important that serious writers such as Williams face the perennial questions of faith and love."
The Irish Times
"Powerful and moving . . . an abso...
Niall Williams was born in Dublin. He is the author of ten novels, including History of the Rain, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, Four Letters of Love, which will soon be a major motion picture starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter, and Gabriel Byrne, This Is Happiness, which was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Book of the Year and longlisted for The Walter Scott Prize, and his most recent novel, Time of the Child. He lives in Kiltumper in County Clare, Ireland.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / CRIMINOLOGY
Bloomsbury Publishing | 1/20/2026
9781639731398 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.
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The Deserving
What the Lives of the Condemned Reveal About American Justice
Elizabeth Vartkessian
A groundbreaking new take on the American justice system from one of its unknown revolutionaries, offering a powerful new vision of responsibility, punishment, and repair.
"The first book I’m aware of to pull back the curtain on a life-saving field most have never heard of: mitigation." —Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, from the foreword
Elizabeth Vartkessian works with criminal defense teams as a mitigation specialist. She isn’t part of the Innocence Project; her clients are often legally guilty, and often of terrible crimes. Rather, her job is to spend hundreds of hours per case talking to the parents, siblings, teachers, and neighbors of a defendant, situating their crimes in context.
Founder and director of nonprofit mitigation team Advancing Real Change Inc., Vartkessian weaves powerful, gripping stories from her extraordinary career into an inspiring argument for dignity in American justice. Her unique experience has taught her that when personal or generational trauma enters the body, it finds its way out eventually, sometimes through violence. She contends that we cannot hold her clients solely responsible for their actions, nor can we continue to stomach harsh penalties that deny real justice to perpetrators and victims alike.
Amid the Trump administration’s record-high executions and calls to expand the use of the death penalty after decades of progress, The Deserving is required reading for a dangerous new era of rollbacks. Vartkessian offers a compelling, hope-filled vision of true rehabilitation replacing retribution.
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“Vartkessian narrates the book herself, providing a firsthand familiarity to many of the stories told. These are deeply serious matters, and Vartkessian's reading gives them the gravity they deserve. The book does not make excuses for its subjects, but examines who these people are and paints a sort of inevitability around their circumstances.” —Booklist
“Time and again through powerful case studies, Vartkessian illustrates that violence is not an inherent trait. Rather, it is seeded in early development by trauma, abuse or neglect . . . Like mercy, connection is harder to conjure than vengeance or detachment, but The Deserving makes it clear...
Mitigation specialist Elizabeth Vartkessian has been investigating the life histories of those facing the most severe penalties possible in the United States since 2004. She holds a PhD in law and an MS in comparative social policy from Oxford, and BAs in philosophy and political science from George Washington University. She is the founder and director of Advancing Real Change Inc., a national nonprofit dedicated to conducting life history investigations in criminal cases. She lives in 4
With this beautiful 3-book box set, discover the #1 bestselling Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) and Throne of Glass series.
Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.
Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.
As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they're plunged into the fight of a lifetime, making them question everything they thought they knew. With a sizzling romance at its heart and surprises at every turn, the #1 bestselling Crescent City series has captivated readers everywhere with its exploration of loss, power, and love.
This collection includes: House of Earth and Blood House of Sky and Breath House of Flame and Shadow
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"A dizzying, suspenseful whirl that surprises at every turn." –Entertainment Weekly on House of Earth and Blood
"Everything you could want . . . complex characters, heart-pounding romance, lavish world building, and so many twists and turns." –Marie Claire on the Crescent City series
"A spellbinding, heart-racing saga." –Woman's World on House of Flame and Shadow
"An action-packed, page-turning urban fantasy romance which readers will devour." –Booklist, starred review, on House of Sky and Breath
"A richly imagined tale spiced with snarky humor and smoldering romance."
–Publishers Weekly on House of Earth and Blood
FICTION
Raven Books | 1/20/2026
9781526647290 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.
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The House of Barbary
A Novel
Isabelle Schuler
The captivating story of a young woman’s pursuit of justice and her struggle with the moral complexities of revenge in seventeenth-century Switzerland.
Beatrice Barbary has been raised to believe that while education will set her mind free, there are some questions better left unanswered. But when her father, one of the most powerful men in Bern, is brutally murdered in their own home, she is left reeling, unprotected, and vulnerable. Plunging headfirst into the mysteries surrounding her father and her own upbringing, Beatrice discovers The Order of St. Eve and the violent secrets they have been hiding her entire life.
Will she be able to right the wrongs of her father, or will the Order silence her first? Set in a city at breaking point, Beatrice’s story toes the dangerously thin line between retribution and revenge, and the choice we must make when confronted by evil. A loose retelling of Bluebeard, The House of Barbary is a fierce, feminist novel perfect for readers of Sarah Penner and Jessie Burton.
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"A dramatic fairytale with more than a touch of horror sprinkled throughout its gripping pages . . . The plot crackles with tension as Beatrice’s search for the truth reveals damning secrets. Schuler skillfully conveys Beatrice’s sense of creeping paranoia as she begins to question whom she can trust . . . Compelling from its start all the way to its shocking denouement." —The Washington Independent Review of Books
“A clever reimagining of the Bluebeard fairytale . . . In Schuler’s tale, a young woman raised to believe in scientific reasoning decides to investigate her father’s murder, only to find herself facing the kind of depravity that cha...
Isabelle Schuler is a Swiss-American actress, writer and former bookseller. She has a BA in Journalism and her screenplay “Queen Hereafter” was longlisted by the Thousand Films Screenwriting Competition in 2019. In 2020, she adapted “Queen Hereafter” into her debut novel. She lives in Hertfordshire, England.
SCIENCE / PALEONTOLOGY
Bloomsbury Sigma | 1/27/2026
9781399412469 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.
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Spinosaur Tales
The Biology and Ecology of the Spinosaurs
David Hone, Mark Witton
The spinosaurs—the controversial group including the largest land predator of all time, the Spinosaurus—are brought to life in this cutting-edge review of their biology and ecology.
The giant sail-backed carnivorous dinosaur Spinosaurus is one of the most famous of all dinosaurs; a staple of documentaries, books and video games, and the species that bested the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex in Jurassic Park III. But what do we actually know about this crocodile-headed monster and its relatives, the spinosaurs?
The spinosaurs were some of the strangest predatory dinosaurs, combining a long low skull with powerfully clawed hands. Some species had huge sails over their backs, as well as fin-like tails. A great deal of scientific mystery surrounds them. Their fossil remains are highly fragmentary, many aspects of their appearance uncertain, their evolutionary relationships elusive, and interpretations of their ecology and behaviour are hotly contested.
Spinosaur Tales explores the exciting, sometimes controversial world of spinosaur science. Bringing these creatures back to life with stunning illustrations, world-renowned palaeontologists David Hone and Mark P. Witton present the latest views on the evolution, anatomy and lifestyles of an enigmatic yet charismatic dinosaur group.
David Hone is a palaeontologist at Queen Mary University of London. Author of the acclaimed The Tyrannosaur Chronicles, his research includes multiple scientific papers on spinosaur systematics and biology, and he was part of a team that named two new species in 2021. Mark Witton is a palaeontologist based at the University of Portsmouth. Widely recognised as one of the world’s leading paleoartists, he has also published dozens of scientific papers and six books that feature his art.
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Greek To Us
The Fascinating Ancient Greek That Shapes Our World
John Davie
John Davie, co-author of Et Tu, Brute? turns his attention to Ancient Greece. With a foreword by Harry Mount.
Ancient Greek lives on in our culture in surprising ways. Sometimes funny—the word for an actor, hupokrites, gives us ‘hypocrite’; sometimes beautiful—an astronaut is literally a sailor of the skies. And that’s before we get to the myths which gave us our Achilles heel or our Midas Touch. And what about crocodile tears, which comes from the Greek’s belief that crocodiles cried while eating their victims!
This is a learned but always entertaining journey through the world of the Ancient Greeks, their extraordinary language and how it has shaped our own understanding of the world today. After all, what is language but the frame through which we understand the world? Davie aims to bring more than just humour, he seeks to trace the thread of ancient Greek thought that runs through our own civilization, always with the lightness of touch and fascinating etymology. We meet Eros and Aphrodite, Alexander the Great and Oscar Wilde, the stoics, Epicurus and Sparta.
While this is a book about language and the touching and illuminating presence of the ancient Greeks in our current words, it’s also about how Ancient Greece shapes our culture today.
John Davie was head of classics at St Paul’s School in London before becoming a lecturer at Trinity College, Oxford. He has published translations of Seneca, Horace, Cicero and Euripides. He is the co-author of Et Tu, Brute? (2022).
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / MUSIC
Bloomsbury Continuum | 1/13/2026
9781399422826 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.
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David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God
A spiritual meditation on his music and creativity
Peter Ormerod
The story of how David Bowie’s search for meaning inspired him to write 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 deathdefying 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.
From Bowie's first musical encounters as a choirboy, this book traces his spiritual obsessions over the years. As a young musician at the start of his career, he 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 Kabbalahinfluenced 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.
Taking Bowie’s spiritual explorations and faith seriously, Ormerod shows us how this quest for meaning propelled him through his darkest moments and biggest successes, lending his music a timelessness and depth that has spoken to so many people across the world. 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.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ STUDIES / GAY STUDIES
Bloomsbury Continuum | 9/25/2025
9781399422291 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.
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The Queer Thing About Sin
SHORTLISTED FOR FOYLES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025
Harry Tanner
A gripping new journey through ancient history, uncovering the origins of homophobia and the untold stories of those who dared to love.
'BOLD AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN' Tom Holland 'MY GOD, THIS BOOK IS NEEDED. HISTORY HAS NEVER SEEMED MORE ALIVE...' Russell T Davies
A gripping new journey through ancient history, uncovering the origins of homophobia and the untold stories of those who dared to love.
In the early days of ancient Greece, queer love was celebrated. The most famous warrior in antiquity loved another man, the poet whose lyrics were memorised by philosophers and kings sang of her desire for women. Men could swear oaths of undying love and live out the rest of their lives together in peace. What fragments survive of this ancient world all tell us one thing: it was not a sin to be queer.
In this extraordinary book, Harry Tanner sets out on a journey to discover the origins of homophobia in the West. He follows the traces of this sinister idea as it swept across the ancient Mediterranean. Wherever he discovers the roots of homophobia taking hold, Tanner finds a confluence of crises mirrored across the centuries. Inequality, fear and an obsession with self-control – this is how societies turn on their queer citizens, time and time again, since the dawn of history.
This is a powerful story that draws on the rich world of the ancients to reveal how homophobia infected Western religion and ideology - the consequences of which we are still living with today - and to that end how we can move forward and resist homophobia in the future.
PRAISE
A bold and beautifully written quest for the queer in antiquity. -Tom Holland
This book is brilliant and mind-bending... My god, this book is needed. History has never seemed more alive, more vital, more dangerous, and more wonderful. -Russell T Davies
Illuminating and timely. -The Reverend Richard Coles
"An extremely compelling proposition which asks, with personal urgency, how a religion of love can also - somehow - end up as a religion of pain.” -Alain de Botton
This scintillating history shows how economic crises have led ancient and modern societies to demonize queer love. It could not be more timely. -Orlando Reade, author of What Is In Me ...
Dr Harry Tanner earned his PhD in Ancient Greek at the National University of Ireland, Galway. As a teenager, he was an evangelical Christian and came to believe homosexuality was a sin. After a period as an atheist, he is open once again to spirituality and religion, and lives a fulfilled gay life
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Bloomsbury Business | 10/16/2025 9781399427128 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can. Hardcover | 208 pages | Carton Qty: 24 9.2 in H | 6.1 in W
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Buy, Run, Build
A guide to Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
Charles Skinner
A detailed examination of how entrepreneurs can often have more success - financial and operational - with buying an established, growing company, rather than creating a start-up from nothing.
‘This book is fun to read, exciting to apply, and profitable to implement.’ Sir John Kay, economist
Buying an established company – rather than creating a start-up from scratch – is an increasingly popular path to success for many entrepreneurs. So what’s stopping you?
Let’s face it – starting a business is stressful, time-consuming and often ends in failure. Buying into an existing business (known as Entrepreneurship through acquisition or ETA) is becoming a popular alternative, and it’s not surprising. An existing business already has customers, suppliers and staff; from day one, you can make a positive impact on the company and the people you are working with, rather than risking everything on a new venture.
Whether you are an MBA graduate, a successful corporate manager looking to strike out on your own, or someone who would rather run a business than work for one, Buy, Run, Build is your go-to guide on how to do ETA yourself, and contains all the tools you’ll need to embark on this new chapter of your life.
Buy, Run, Build is rooted in real-life business experience and Charles Skinner’s own insights as an industry specialist. With over 30 years’ experience of running listed companies and acquiring tiny companies and turning them into national champions, Charles shares the secrets of his successes – and the invaluable lessons he’s learnt from his failures – and guides you through the dos and don’ts of ETA:
· Finding and valuing...
PRAISE
Most business books are poorly written, difficult to follow, and not worth the purchase price. This book is fun to read, exciting to apply, and profitable to implement. -Sir John Kay / economist Charles Skinner is a veteran corporate turnaround specialist who is as frank about his disasters as he is modest about his triumphs. The very opposite of the boastful tech-bros who tell us how to change the world, Skinner makes a persuasive case in Buy, Run, Build for what he’s good at – finding hidden value in unfashionable businesses – with honesty and humour. I treasure especially his image of the struggling chief executive as the embattled ambassad...
Charles Skinner is an industry specialist in Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition. As CEO, he 11
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Ice
Jacek Dukaj
A trans-siberian odyssey through political, criminal, scientific, philosophical and amorous intrigues, and into an endless winter to confront something utterly alien.
14th July 1924: In a Warsaw buried under feet of snow and Russian rule, Benedykt Gieroslawski, a dissolute young Polish mathematician, is roused from his bed by two officials from the Ministry of Winter and dispatched to Siberia, on the Trans-Siberian Express, to track down his long-exiled father.
The catalyst for this frosty metamorphosis of 20th Century history is the impact of the Tunguska asteroid, deep in Siberia, in 1908. From this Ground Zero, emerge the Gleissen, silent harbingers of an eternal winter that follows in their ponderous wake. As they spread across the continent, agriculture collapses and people flock to cities as they seek protection from the deadly cold. As the land freezes, so does history: the Tsar still rules Russia; the Belle Époque endures; and the First World War never happened.
But out there, on the ice, a new world is being forged. The extreme, alien cold has transmuted elements into strange new forms, a ‘black physics’ that is the catalyst for a new industrial and scientific revolution. At the heart of it all lies Siberia – a ‘Wild East’, a magnet for all the political, religious and scientific fevers shaking the world at the dawn of 20th century, the crucible where black physics, shamanic lore and the cold logic of winter combine.
And Benedykt’s final destination. Will he embrace the ice, or destroy it?
Jacek Dukaj (b. 1974) read his first Stanislaw Lem novel at the age of six, published his first short story at the age of 14. He is a six-time winner of the Janusz A. Zajdel Award, a four-time winner of the Jerzy Zulawski Award and a winner of a European Literary Award and a Koscielski Award. He lives in Cracow.
Ursula Phillips is an award-winning British translator of Polish. She has a background in both Russian and Polish Studies and a doctorate in Polish 19th-century literature.
FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / HISTORICAL
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 1/13/2026 9781035910076 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Carton Qty: 72 7.8 in H | 5 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.4 lb Wt 1 map
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Abduction of a Slave
Dana Stabenow
Roman plans for war are entwined with plots in Cleopatra’s Egypt. A gripping historical mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Shugak series.
In Cleopatra’s Egypt, the clouds of war are on the horizon . . .
Cleopatra, seventh of her name, all-powerful ruler of Egypt, has found her most able and trusted agent in Tetisheri, her Eye of Isis. So when Tetisheri asks permission to visit the Kingdom of Cyrenaica, she is surprised—and suspicious—when her queen grants her leave from Alexandria.
A middleman in Cyrenaica has ceased communication and Tetisheri's uncle, a master trader, is on a mission to find out why. But there are others in Cyrenaica with hidden agendas: Julius Caesar's spies, Caesar's sworn enemy Mettelus Scipio, and the ever duplicitous King Juba I.
Tetisheri soon realises why Cleopatra consented to her mission, for Cyrenaica is a web of intrigue that also includes Pompey’s widow and an army readying to take on the might of Caesar, who is massing his legions in Sicily. With war on the horizon, Tetisheri’s skills will be stretched to the limit as she also tries to decipher a murder mystery closer to home.
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“For rich, idiosyncratic settings and engaging characters . . . let me recommend Dana Stabenow.” —Diana Gabaldon “One of the strongest voices in crime fiction.” —Seattle Times
Dana Stabenow was born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised on a 75-foot fishing tender. She knew there was a warmer, drier job out there somewhere and found it in writing. Her first book in the bestselling Kate Shugak series, A Cold Day for Murder, received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Abduction of a Slave is her fourth mystery set in Ancient Egypt. Follow Dana at stabenow.com
HISTORY / MODERN / 20TH CENTURY
Apollo | 1/27/2026
9781035912483 | $45.00 / $60.00 Can.
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The Hitler Years
Holocaust 1933-1945 Frank McDonough
The Hitler Years provides a year-by-year narrative, fully illustrated, of the road Adolf Hitler mapped out to achieve his dream—the destruction of the European Jewish population.
Bestselling historian Professor Frank McDonough tackles the subject in the same way as his brilliantly reviewed and bestselling titles in this series. The penultimate title in the Hitler’s Germany series, the book marks the end of WWII, and the end of the Nazi regime, offering the reader a sweeping narrative tackling the major characters, significant events of this horrific period of Nazi doctrine formed in the early 1920s, that would evolve into full-blown genocide of a race of people by the end of WWII.
The Hitler Years describes in detail the development of early persecution formulated by Adolf Hitler from as far back as the early 1920s, placing in context what was to come once the Nazi Party gained power in 1933; the Nuremberg Laws to constrain the German-Jewish population. It covers the country’s slow slide into a pre-war policy of intimidation that would culminate in the murderous attacks on “Kristallnacht.” As Europe marched into another global conflict in 1939, tens of thousands of German Jews had fled the country only to be swept up as Hitler’s armies conquered all Western Europe. With the invasion of the Soviet Union, the secret meeting in early 1942 (the Wannsee Conference) would utilise the war in the east to plan in intricate detail the annihilation of the Jewish population on the continent—known to all now as the “Final Solution.”
The fully illustrated book draws together and engages with the latest scholarly res...
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“Yet again McDonough shows why he is one of the best chroniclers of 20th-century Germany.” —Dan Snow
Professor Frank McDonough is an internationally renowned expert on the Third Reich. He has written many critically acclaimed books on the Third Reich, including: The Gestapo (2015), Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party (2012), Sophie Scholl: The Woman Who Defied Hitler (2009). More recently, Holocaust 1933 to 1945 completes Frank’s bestselling trilogy on Germany history from 1918 to 1945, having already published The Hitler Years and the period when he rose to power—The Weimar Years.
FICTION / FANTASY / ROMANCE
Aria | 1/27/2026
9781035912896 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.
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The Wolf and the Crown of Blood
Deluxe Limited Edition
Elizabeth May
A thrilling and incredibly sexy new romantasy series from Sunday Times bestselling author Elizabeth May.
A princess and a war-weary god met in the ashes of a broken city, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.
Now, centuries of fragile peace are on the brink of collapse . . .
Bryony Devaliant was born to die—again and again. In Vartena, royal blood is the currency of peace, with every monarch sacrificed and resurrected to appease the gods. But when rebellion stirs, the god-king sends his deadliest weapon to restore order: an immortal assassin known only as the Wolf.
Evander has perfected the art of killing over centuries—until his latest target becomes the one person he cannot destroy. When forbidden desire burns between the assassin and the sacrificial princess, their connection threatens the fragile boundary between gods and mortals. And when that boundary shatters, empires crumble. Because when gods fall in love with mortals, mortals are always the ones to break.
Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and Eros and Psyche, this dark, seductive tale is perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy’s Plated Prisoner series, with the wit and spice of Callie Hart’s Quicksilver. Packed with dark fairytale vibes, gothic romance, and tropes like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, death pacts, and villain-gets-the-girl, this is a story where love is as deadly as it is irresistible.
Elizabeth May is the Sunday Times bestselling author of To Cage a God, the Seven Dials duology (co-written with Laura Lam), The Falconer series, and romance under the pseudonym Katrina Kendrick. She is Californian by birth and Scottish by choice, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of St. Andrews. She currently resides on an 18th-century farm in the Scottish countryside with her husband, three cats, and a lively hive of honeybees that live inside the wall of her old farmhouse.
FICTION / FANTASY / ROMANCE
Aria | 1/27/2026
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The Wolf and the Crown of Blood
Elizabeth May
A thrilling and incredibly sexy new romantasy series from Sunday Times bestselling author Elizabeth May.
A princess and a war-weary god met in the ashes of a broken city, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.
Now, centuries of fragile peace are on the brink of collapse . . .
Bryony Devaliant was born to die—again and again. In Vartena, royal blood is the currency of peace, with every monarch sacrificed and resurrected to appease the gods. But when rebellion stirs, the god-king sends his deadliest weapon to restore order: an immortal assassin known only as the Wolf.
Evander has perfected the art of killing over centuries—until his latest target becomes the one person he cannot destroy. When forbidden desire burns between the assassin and the sacrificial princess, their connection threatens the fragile boundary between gods and mortals. And when that boundary shatters, empires crumble. Because when gods fall in love with mortals, mortals are always the ones to break.
Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and Eros and Psyche, this dark, seductive tale is perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy’s Plated Prisoner series, with the wit and spice of Callie Hart’s Quicksilver. Packed with dark fairytale vibes, gothic romance, and tropes like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, death pacts, and villain-gets-the-girl, this is a story where love is as deadly as it is irresistible.
Elizabeth May is the Sunday Times bestselling author of To Cage a God, the Seven Dials duology (co-written with Laura Lam), The Falconer series, and romance under the pseudonym Katrina Kendrick. She is Californian by birth and Scottish by choice, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of St. Andrews. She currently resides on an 18th-century farm in the Scottish countryside with her husband, three cats, and a lively hive of honeybees that live inside the wall of her old farmhouse.
FICTION / LITERARY
Bloomsbury Publishing | 2/3/2026
9781639733002 | $28.99 / $38.99 Can.
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Every Happiness
A Novel
Reena Shah
Every Happiness is a dazzling debut that explores the ties that bind two women across decades and continents despite rivalry, class difference, and the conflicting needs of family and self.
"A bold and moving novel . . . marks the arrival of a radiant new voice.”
—Megha Majumdar, author of A Guardian and a Thief
Deepa and Ruchi are 12 years old when they meet at their Catholic school in India, but their connection is swift and lasting. As the two girls grow up and face their families’ expectations and the limits of their ambitions, their friendship is marked by intimacy, jealousy, and suppressed desire.
When, in their twenties, Deepa marries a doctor and moves from India to the suburbs of Connecticut, Ruchi quickly finds an engineer bound for the same state and follows her friend across the world. But life in the United States is different than either woman expects. Deepa’s daughter seeks affection Deepa refuses to give, and Ruchi’s son resists her smothering care. At the same time, Deepa and Ruchi find their closeness tested by a growing class disparity, competing family needs, and the differences in their desires. Ultimately, when Ruchi discovers a dangerous secret about Deepa’s husband’s wealth, both women are forced to weigh the tangled bonds of their friendship with their lives, and their families’, in the burgeoning Indian American community.
“Moving and unforgettable” (Kimberly King Parsons), Every Happiness explores the slippery edges of a lifelong relationship, and the invisible threads that bind us, sometimes painfully, to those we love most.
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“Original, extraordinary, and a deeply engaging read from start to finish.” Midwest Book Review
"For those who love complex and lifelong female friendships despite classism and family." —Electric Lit
“Deepa Samuel’s narration brings steadiness and emotional clarity to this story of the longstanding friendship between Ruchi and Deepa . . . Samuel softly portrays the girls’ intimate friendship during their Indian school days. Samuel’s voice gradually deepens as the narrative moves into adulthood . . . Samuel’s pacing allows the evolving tension between the women to surface naturally, especially as jealousy, obligation, and affection collide acro...
Reena Shah is a writer, editor, and teacher. Her work has been featured in the Masters Review, Electric Literature, Joyland, BBC, the American Prospect, National Geographic, and the Guardian, 17
HISTORY / UNITED STATES / COLONIAL PERIOD (1600-1775)
Bloomsbury Publishing | 2/10/2026
9781635578386 | $35.99 / $47.99 Can.
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The Chosen and The Damned
Native Americans and the Making of Race in the United States
David J. Silverman
A sweeping chronicle placing race at the center of Native American U.S. history, from the award-winning author of This Land Is Their Land.
When the colonial era began, Europeans did not consider themselves as “Whites,” and Native Americans did not think of themselves as “Indians.” Yet as a genocidal struggle for America unfolded over the course of generations, all that changed. Euro-Americans developed a sense of racial identity, superiority, and national mission—of being chosen. They contended that Indians were damned to disappear so Whites could spread Christian civilization. Native people countered that the Great Spirit had created Indians and Whites separately and intended America to belong to Indians alone.
In The Chosen and the Damned, acclaimed historian David J. Silverman traces Indian-White racial arguments across four centuries, from the bloody colonial wars for territory to the national wars of extermination justified as “Manifest Destiny"; from the creation of reservations and boarding schools to the rise of the Red Power movement and beyond. In this transformative retelling, Silverman shows how White identity, defined against Indians, became central to American nationhood. He also reveals how Indian identity contributed to Native Americans’ resistance and resilience as modern tribal people, even as it has sometimes pit them against one another on the basis of race.
The epochal story of race in America is typically understood as a Black and White issue. The Chosen and the Damned restores the defining role Native people have played, and continue to play...
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"[A] trenchant study . . . Silverman makes a powerful case that this history is crucial to understanding what motivates today’s resurgent . . . white nationalism. It’s a clear-eyed, forensic accounting of America’s original sin."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A comprehensive and damning account of the divisive relationship between the United States and the Native Americans. Author David J. Silverman looks beyond the textbook dogma in detailing the litany of abuses committed against the men, women, and children of various tribes, resulting in a vital piece of American Historical literature.” —The Seattle Book Review
"An absorbing look at th...
David J. Silverman is a professor of history at George Washington University. He is the author of the award-winning This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and Troubled History of Thanksgiving (Bloomsbury, 2019), as well as Thundersticks, Ninigret, Red Brethren, and Faith and Boundaries. His essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, 18
HISTORY / WOMEN
Bloomsbury Publishing | 2/17/2026
9781639732159 | $32.99 / $43.99 Can.
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The Blood Countess
Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster
Shelley
Puhak
From the author of the national bestseller The Dark Queens, an incandescent work of true crime and feminist history about Elizabeth Bathory, the woman alleged to be the world’s most prolific fema...
A March Indie Next Pick * A Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of 2026 * A Barnes & Noble Reads Best Book of February 2026
There have long been whispers, coming from the castle; from the village square; from the dark woods. The great lady—a countess, from one of Europe's oldest families—is a vicious killer. Some even say she bathes in the blood of her victims. When the king's men force their way into her manor house, she has blood on her hands, caught in the act of murdering yet another of her maids. She is walled up in a tower and never seen again, except in the uppermost barred window, where she broods over the countryside, cursing all those who dared speak up against her.
Told and retold in many languages, the legend of the Blood Countess has consumed cultural imaginations around the world. But despite claims that Elizabeth Bathory tortured and killed as many as 650 girls, some have wondered if the Countess was herself a victim— of one of the most successful disinformation campaigns known to history. So, was Elizabeth Bathory a monster, a victim, or a bit of both? With the breathlessness of a whodunit, drawing upon new archival evidence and questioning old assumptions, Shelley Puhak traces the Countess's downfall, bringing to life an assertive woman leader in a world sliding into anti-scientific, reactionary darkness—a world where nothing is ever as it seems. In this exhilarating narrative, Puhak renders a vivid ...
PRAISE
"The Blood Countess delivers a sharply argued, thoroughly researched feminist takedown of a libelous legend . . . [a] thrilling historical cold case." —Shelf Awareness
"Puhak draws from archival research to lay out how received wisdom has been warped over the centuries by exaggerations, shoddy scholarship and outright fabrications. Her book takes the tale of one woman and turns it into a portrait of an era . . . Puhak is a skillful guide through the thicket of political turmoil, weaponized accusations and palace intrigues. . . The legend is sordid, grisly and above all memorable." Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times
“Revelatory . . . Puhak’s l...
Shelley Puhak is a critically acclaimed writer whose work has appeared in the Atlantic, Smithsonian, Time, Lapham’s Quarterly, Virginia Quarterly Review, and other publications. She is 19
FICTION
/ HISTORICAL / 20TH CENTURY
Bloomsbury Publishing | 2/17/2026
9781639736225 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.
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Railsong A Novel
Rahul Bhattacharya
A breathtaking novel about a woman forging a life for herself on the railways, Railsong is the heartwarming story of an individual coming of age amid the social and political upheavals of twentie...
Longlisted for The Kalinga Literary Festival Book Prize in Fiction
"Magnificent . . . I would follow Miss Chitol to the ends of the earth."
—Kamila Shamsie
"Profoundly tender [and] vigorously alive to the currents of national change." —Megha
Majumdar
In a newly independent India charged with national vigour, Charu, the motherless daughter of a railway worker, pines for freedom from the shackles of her impoverishment and meagre prospects. As diesel engines replace steam and the calamitous churn of drought, famine, and a great strike engulfs her town, Charu dares to imagine a different future for herself. She boards a train and flees westwards, leaving behind the oppressive domesticity of her childhood for the alluring modernity, and apparent opportunities, of Bombay.
Unfazed by the everyday discriminations around her she becomes an unlikely hero: a railway woman and census enumerator who keeps her heart open—sometimes guilelessly—to her nation's vast possibility. Sweeping, elegiac, and at times wonderfully comic, Railsong is a powerful portrait of grit, optimism, and the force of character that enables one remarkable woman to live on her own terms in a country full of contradictions.
PRAISE
"A quietly analytical study of a quietly analytical individual that, nonetheless, builds a gradual case for itself as an elegiac portrait of a vast country 'linked by the permanent way.'" —Times Literary Supplement
"The novel is engrossing in its attention to detail: the transition from steam to diesel, the rhythms of railway life, the quiet humiliations of class and gender. Charu’s unlikely rise as railway employee and census enumerator unfolds with elegiac sweep and flashes of humor. Immersive and deeply felt, it renders personal ambition inseparable from a nation in motion." —Indulge magazine
Rahul Bhattacharya is a writer, journalist, and editor. His first novel, The Sly Company of People Who Care, won the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. Pundits from Pakistan, his first book, was a Wisden Cricketer top ten cricket
HISTORY / ASIA / CHINA
Bloomsbury Publishing | 2/24/2026
9781639733972 | $33.00 / $44.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 384 pages | Carton
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Red Dawn Over China
How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
Frank Dikötter
From renowned, prize-winning historian Frank Dikötter, a commanding new history of China’s path to Communism.
A Financial Times and Foreign Policy Most Anticipated Book of 2026
The history of modern China has long been portrayed as a tale of Communists fighting in the hills for freedom, gradually gaining popular support by taking land from the rich and giving it to the poor. Drawing on a wealth of archival evidence, Red Dawn Over China reveals how unlikely the Party's victory actually was, had it not been for financial and military support from the Soviet Union.
Established in 1921 under the direct guidance of Moscow, for the best part of a decade the Communist Party left a trail of destruction, besieging towns and plundering the countryside. When the Communists managed to hold territory, they reduced the villagers to a state of servitude, undermining belief in their cause as well as the local economy. By 1936 they had the same popular appeal as an obscure religious sect. A brutal war of occupation by Japan allowed them to survive far behind enemy lines. After Soviet troops invaded Manchuria in 1945 and provided more money and munitions, the Communists at long last prevailed through a pitiless war of attrition, driven by an unflinching will to conquer at all costs.
In this riveting tale told with great narrative verve, Frank Dikötter reveals how thirteen delegates gathered in a dusty room in 1921 ended up raising the red flag over the Forbidden City in 1949, forever altering the course of history for a quarter of humanity and shaping the...
PRAISE
"Perhaps never has this canonical version of the party’s history been so thoroughly debunked as it is in these pages. . . Red Dawn over China is a brilliant history of the consolidation of communist power and of the staggeringly high cost that this 'liberation' has imposed on the Chinese people ever since. . . a work of startling originality that demands a wide readership." —National Review
"Alongside founding myths, the reader can trace in this early history the origins of a political reflex that still motivates Xi Jinping: the conviction that the Communists’ supremacy is non-negotiable because it was won through existential struggle. In thes...
Frank Dikötter is the Milias Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also Chair Professor of Humanities at the University of Hong Kong. His books have changed the way historians view China, from the classic The Discourse of Race in Modern China to his awardwinning People's Trilogy documenting the lives of ordinary people under Mao. He lives in Palo Alto, California.
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Money, Lies, and God
Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy
Katherine Stewart
From the acclaimed author of The Power Worshippers, “an indispensable citizen’s guide to the anti-democratic MAGA Right.” —Congressman Jamie Raskin
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY FOREIGN AFFAIRS
“An eerily prescient guide to the phantasmagoria of our political moment.” —Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times
"Meticulously researched, elegantly written, and hard-hitting."–Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Why have so many Americans turned against democracy? In this deeply reported book, Katherine Stewart takes us to conferences of conspiracy-mongers, backroom strategy gatherings, and services at extremist churches, and profiles the people who want to tear it all down. She introduces us to reactionary Catholic activists, atheist billionaires, pseudo-Platonist intellectuals, self-appointed apostles of Jesus, disciples of Ayn Rand, women-hating opponents of “the gynocracy,” pronatalists preoccupied with the dearth of white babies, Covid truthers, militia members masquerading as “concerned moms,” and battalions of spirit warriors who appear to be inventing a new style of religion even as they set about attacking democracy at its foundations.
Along the way, she provides a compelling analysis of the authoritarian reaction in the United States. She demonstrates that the movement relies on several distinct constituencies, with very different and often conflicting agendas. Stewart’s reporting and comprehensive political analysis helps reframe the conversation about the moral collapse of conservatism in America and points the way toward a democratic future.
PRAISE
"Money, Lies, and God provides a compelling overview as well as meticulous research about the funders, leaders, and foot soldiers of religious nationalism . . . [Stewart] brilliantly explores how right-wing think tanks like the Claremont Institute provide a veneer of intellectual respectability to the movement." —Friends Journal
"The author of The Power Worshippers, a comprehensive look at the rise of Christian nationalism, widens her scope with this follow-up about the modern far right—an often contradictory group that includes conspiracy theorists, religious extremists, atheist billionaires, meme accounts and mommy militias who have fallen i...
FICTION / HORROR
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 2/10/2026
9781804547984 | $28.99 / $38.99 Can.
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Grace
an edge-of-your-seat atmospheric horror novel from the author of The
Watchers
A.M. Shine
A haunting tale of ancient evil and long-buried secrets in an isolated Irish community from the author of hit horror novel The Watchers.
Ancient evil is awakened on a lonely isle off the coast of Ireland.
TO LEARN THE TRUTH WOULD YOU DESCEND INTO HELL?
Off the west coast of Ireland lies a lonely island, isolated and wilfully forgotten. Some say there hasn’t been a child born on the island for thirty years. Others speak of strange deaths there, decades ago. But no one really knows what happened. Locals believe that the dark times are behind them. They are mistaken.
Grace, adopted at four years old, has never known where she came from. A mysterious phone call leads her back to the island where she was born—and where a terrible evil has been disturbed. As the evil starts to spread, Grace finds herself dragged back into a living nightmare that threatens to engulf anyone who steps into its path. Grace is perfect for fans of horror classics, Paul Tremblay, and Kealan Patrick Burke.
A.M. Shine writes in the Gothic horror tradition. Born in Galway, Ireland, he received his Master's Degree in History there before sharpening his quill and pursuing all things literary and macabre. He is a member of the Irish Writers Centre. His debut novel, The Watchers, was made into a major motion picture produced by M. Night Shyamalan. Follow him on @AMShineWriter and www.amshinewriter.com
FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / HISTORICAL
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 3/3/2026
9781035916665 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.
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The Harvey Girl
Dana Stabenow
From the award-winning author of the Kate Shugak Mysteries, a thrilling new detective series set during America's wild boom time of the nineteenth century.
Welcome to the Gilded Age, where not everything glitters.
1890. Clare Wright, a talented young detective with a surprising past, has just resolved her latest case for the Pinkerton agency when her career takes an unexpected turn for the American frontier.
Fred Harvey, founder of the famous Harvey House hotels, wants to know who is perpetrating the robberies affecting his new enterprise in Montaña Roja, New Mexico, and he needs an undercover agent who can discover the truth.
Disguised as one of Fred’s renowned hostesses, the Harvey Girls, Clare must infiltrate both low and high society as she seeks out the culprits. But with the town a hotbed of crime, and with schemes underway that could have implications for the whole nation, she’ll need to make sure her derringer is never far away.
PRAISE
“Let me recommend Dana Stabenow.” —Diana Gabaldon
Dana Stabenow was born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised on a 75-foot fishing tender. She knew there was a warmer, drier job out there somewhere and found it in writing. Her first book in the bestselling Kate Shugak series, A Cold Day for Murder, received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Follow Dana at stabenow.com
Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781035900275
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Dance of Shadows
Gourav Mohanty
The second instalment of Gourav Mohanty’s Indian-inspired epic, grimdark fantasy series—the Raag of Rta. “Like Game of Thrones in an Indian universe.” —Dan Jones
As the Sun sets on the age of virtue, the shadows gather for a final dance . . .
The Mathuran Republic and Magadhan Empire are locked in mortal struggle, but they are not the only pieces on the board. Over the Eastern horizon, storm clouds gather.
The Rakshasan Tree Cities have opened their borders for the first time in centuries, gathering kings, clerics, matriarchs and merchant lords to a Conclave of Peace . . . all the better to carve up the future without having to worry about either Empire or Republic.
After all, a season of peace is the time to plant anew the seeds of war. But in this world drenched in oil, three women emerge, each the spark that might light the fire.
A Pirate Queen discovers the only gold around is in the bars of her cage. A Temple Courtesan’s heart dances for the lowborn archer she was tasked to destroy.
A Librarian Princess steals from deathless witches and legendary thieves to save the world from an ancient plague.
As smouldering conflicts reignite, intimate betrayals unwind and ancient evils awake, our cast of spoilt heroes and lovesick princes, immortal assassins and their apprentices, deaf swordswomen and exiled snakelings will find no sun to light their path.
For the Son of Darkness rises, boiling over with a wrath that all the oracles in the world cannot appease. Seeing the future is one thing, changing it is quite another . . . Unless it is through a heist.
PRAISE
“Through humour, torture, gore, lust, magic, dangerous power games and bloodcurdling battles, Sons of Darkness takes us on an unforgettable wild journey set in re-imagined Vedic India.” —SF Book Review
“Like Game of Thrones in an Indian alternative universe . . . exhilarating . . . heralds the arrival of a special new talent.” —Dan Jones
“Remarkable characterization and vivid worldbuilding bolster this riveting epic fantasy.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Magnificent. Dark, mythic, vivid, haunting” —Anna Smith Spark, author of The 25
POLITICAL SCIENCE / ESSAYS
Bloomsbury Publishing | 3/3/2026
9781639735518 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 400 pages | Carton
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Truth and Consequence
Reflections on Catastrophe, Civil Resistance, and Hope
Daniel Ellsberg
From the legendary Pentagon Papers whistleblower and anti-war activist—a posthumous collection of Daniel Ellsberg’s previously unpublished writings that offers a window into his courageous life, ...
When Daniel Ellsberg passed away in 2023 at the age of ninety-two, his lifelong commitment to nuclear disarmament and truth-telling at the highest levels of government enshrined him as one of the most courageous patriots America has ever seen. From his role in leaking the Pentagon Papers in 1971, for which he was charged with multiple felonies under the Espionage Act, to his anti-war activism and writings in the decades that followed, his effects on American nuclear policy, peacemaking efforts, and information politics cannot be overstated.
Yet the principles he stood on remain more urgent than ever, as catastrophic wars break out and political unrest throws into question the authority of democracy and governments across the world. Truth and Consequence—edited by his son, Michael Ellsberg, and his longtime assistant Jan R. Thomas—captures Ellsberg’s lifelong preoccupations with the problem of evil, the massacre of civilians, the threat of nuclear annihilation, the dangers of unquestioned obedience, and the necessity to cultivate empathy for those whom we have been taught to see as enemies.
In this posthumous collection of previously unpublished writing, including autobiographical and personal essays, manifestos, and reportage, Ellsberg’s ideas burst from the page with acerbic critique and powerful introspection, cementing him as one of the most heroic champions of truth in American history. Truth and Consequence does not equivo...
PRAISE
“A strikingly personal collection, one that shows how Ellsberg’s courage, commitment, and even his moral clarity derived from traumatic events in his past . . . Truth and Consequence is loaded with such insights, bearing witness to Ellsberg’s deep compassion wrought from tragedy. His sagacity, determination, and example will long endure.” —Bill Lueders, The Progressive
“Fascinating . . . I found dozens of thoughts in Truth and Consequence that speak to our political moment. In many aspects Ellsberg was prophetic . . . [he] possessed the kind of moral clarity and courage that seems almost entirely absent among today’s political, corporate, an...
Daniel Ellsberg, the iconic whistleblower known for leaking the Pentagon Papers in 1971, was the author of The Doomsday Machine and Secrets. A lecturer, scholar, writer, activist, and truth teller, he robustly communicated his lifelong concerns about the dangers of nuclear weapons and wars of intervention until his death in 2023.
FICTION / LITERARY
Bloomsbury Publishing | 3/3/2026
9781639737130 | $26.99 / $38.99 Can.
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The Body Builders
A Novel
Albertine Clarke
For readers of Megan Nolan and Sheila Heti, a mesmerizing Borgesian literary debut about the frayed borders between our bodies and minds.
Ada lives a solitary life. She spends her days in her apartment building’s swimming pool, occasionally visiting with her cousin Francesca. Ada’s parents are recently divorced after her father became a bodybuilder: He spends his days at the gym, warm with human proximity. Her mother spends her days alone.
When Atticus turns up by the pool, Ada immediately feels an intimate connection between them: They share a life, maybe even a consciousness. Little by little, Ada’s estrangement from her familiar reality widens. She worries she may be losing her mind. After her mother entreats Ada to join her on a remote Greek holiday, Ada is jolted out of the physical world and into a new, artificial environment, one that a potentially otherworldly force has designed for her. The Facility makes real Ada’s every wish but hides secrets behind its closed doors and endless hallways. It asks: When a person’s life, in the odd space between mind and body, is inherently one of isolation, are our relationships merely projections of ourselves?
Albertine Clarke transforms the speculative into an entirely singular experience of deep interiority. With precision, subtlety, and confidence The Body Builders lands like a blow, widening a crack that allows us to perceive the world differently than we ever imagined.
PRAISE
“Clarke’s gift for worldbuilding and character creation is arresting from the opening pages. She manages to lead readers into a space in which time, place, and identity blur and shift like the shimmer on an oil slick without ever losing them—an admirable feat.” —Kirkus Reviews
“An alluring fever dream of a novel . . . Clarke grounds the bizarre details and vivid imagery in meticulous prose . . . Readers will find much to dissect in this intriguing story of an existential crisis.” —Publishers Weekly
“This is poised to be a breakout debut novel from a writer whose short fiction has garnered praise and attention . . . [A] story of friendship, iden...
Albertine Clarke received an MFA in fiction from the University of Florida and studied English Literature at the University of Edinburgh where she won the Lewis Edwards Memorial prize for creative writing. Raised in London, she now lives in Brooklyn, NY.
FICTION / FANTASY / HISTORICAL
Bloomsbury Publishing | 3/3/2026
9781639737345 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can.
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The Great When
A Long London Novel
Alan Moore
From the New York Times bestselling author and legendary storyteller Alan Moore, the first book in an enthralling new fantasy series about murder, magic, and madness in post-WWII London.
If this London is what they call the Smoke, then that place is the Fire . . .
The year is 1949, the city London. Amidst the smog of the capital stumbles Dennis Knuckleyard, a hapless eighteen year-old employed by a second-hand bookshop. One day, on an errand to acquire books for sale, Dennis discovers a novel that simply does not exist. It is a fictitious book, a figment from another novel. Yet it is physically there in his hands. How?
Dennis has stumbled on a book from the Great When, a magical version of London beyond time and space, where reality blurs with fiction and concepts such as Crime and Poetry are incarnated as wondrous, terrible beings. But this other, magical London must remain a secret: if Dennis cannot find a way to return this book to where it belongs, he risks repercussions, such as his body being turned inside out (or worse).
So begins a journey delving deep into the city’s occult underbelly and tarrying with an eccentric cast of sorcerers, gangsters, and murderers – some from legend, some all too real, and all with plans of their own. Soon Dennis finds himself at the center of an explosive series of events that may alter and endanger both Londons forever . . .
PRAISE
“Moore is arguably one of the greatest British authors of our time, and this first visit of a proposed five-part series into the magical, romantic, absurd, fantastical world of 'Long London' shows him at his best. The depth of description, use of language and his ability to conjure rich characters inhabiting detailed worlds is amongst the best out there.” —Newsweek
“Alan Moore is a visionary artist and a myth maker . . . This is a weird book and it's a complete joy.” —Mariana Enríquez, author of Our Share of Night “A profound, gorgeous novel of secret magics and lost souls.” —Sunyi Dean, USA Today bestselling author of The Book Eaters “Moore is ...
Alan Moore is widely regarded as the best and most influential writer in the history of comics. His seminal works include From Hell, Lost Girls, and The League of Extraordinary Gentleman. He is also the author of the bestselling novel, Jerusalem, and story collection, Illuminations. He was born in Northampton, England and has lived there ever since.
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Float Up, Sing Down
Stories
Laird Hunt
Laird Hunt’s “revelatory (NYT)” story collection capturing one summer’s day in the Indiana community where the beloved National Book Award Finalist Zorrie bloomed.
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
Candy Wilson has forgotten to buy the paprika. Turner Davis needs to get his zinnias in. Della Dorner told her mother she was going to the Galaxy Swirl, but that's not where she's really headed on her new Schwinn five-speed.
Float Up, Sing Down is the story of a single day. But in that day, how much teeming life! The residents of this rural town have their routines, their preferences, their joys, grudges, and regrets. Gossip is paramount. Lives are entwined. Retired sheriffs climb corn bins and muse on lost love, French teachers throw firecrackers out of barn windows, and teenagers borrow motorcycles to ride the back roads.
Each of the fourteen stories of Float Up, Sing Down follows one character’s day in the life in one of Hunt’s most beloved and enduring landscapes. In the tradition of Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson, Elizabeth Strout, and Edward P. Jones, this is a symphony of souls, a masterful portrait of both loneliness and community by one of our great limners of American experience.
PRAISE
“Revelatory, unearthing an ecology of elusive connection and meaning.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A celebration of the universes contained in the everyday. If you are a fan of Elizabeth Strout’s depictions of rural Maine, you will love Hunt’s openhearted yet wry take on this small corner of Indiana.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Without even the slightest sentimentality about it, the book provides an elegy for a lost generation.” —Los Angeles Times
“The apparently placid setting disguises a deep reservoir of feeling and lets Mr. Hunt enlarge on his depiction of haunted ordinariness.” —The Wall Street Journal
Laird Hunt’s most recent novel, Zorrie, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Hunt has been a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction, the Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine, and Italy’s Bridge Book Award. A Guggenheim Fellow, Hunt teaches in the Department of Literary Arts at Brown University and lives in Providence.
FICTION / LITERARY
Bloomsbury Publishing | 3/17/2026
9781639737062 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can.
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Bright and Tender Dark
Joanna Pearson
An exquisitely written novel about a murder on a college campus and its aftermath twenty years later.
Days after the dawn of Y2K, beautiful, charismatic nineteen-year-old Karlie Richards is found brutally murdered in her campus apartment. Two decades later, those who knew Karlie—and those who just knew of her—remain consumed by her death. Among them is her freshman-year roommate, Joy, now middle-aged and mid-divorce, living in the same college town and desperate for a new beginning. When she stumbles upon a twenty-year-old letter from Karlie, Joy becomes convinced the man in prison for her murder was wrongfully convicted. Soon she is diving deep into the dark world of internet conspiracy theorists and amateur sleuth blogs and bouncing off others touched by the long, sensational aftermath of this crime. They include KC, the trans night manager at the building where Karlie was killed; Sheri, the mother of the man serving time; and Jacob Hendrix, the charming professor with whom, Joy knows all too well, Karlie was romantically entangled before her death.
Jumping between 2019 and 1999, Bright and Tender Dark takes us from the era of Reddit threads and online obsession to the evangelism-infused culture of the late ’90s to reveal what really happened to Karlie. It is a compulsively readable, prismatic literary debut that brilliantly mines the mythology of murder, the power of urban legend, and the psychological urge to both protect and exploit what you love but cannot have.
PRAISE
“Anyone who’s ever been obsessed by a crime story will find a facet of themselves in this wise, compelling, and gripping book.” —Rachel Monroe, author of Savage Appetites
“Smart, assured, and absorbing.” —Booklist, starred review
“Gripping . . . Pearson’s observations—particularly about girlhood, social anxiety, and millennium-era evangelical culture—will stay with you for a long time.”
INDY Week
Joanna Pearson is the author of two short story collections and a book of poetry. Her stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Mystery and Suspense, and many other publications. She has won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize and been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Awards, the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, and the Virginia Literary Awards. She lives in North Carolina, where she works as a psychiatrist. Bright and Tender Dark is her debut novel.
FICTION / FAIRY TALES, FOLK TALES, LEGENDS & MYTHOLOGY
Bloomsbury Publishing | 3/24/2026
9781639736737 | $28.99
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Winter Readin...
Honeysuckle
A Novel
Bar Fridman-Tell
A darkly enchanting fantasy debut about love and power, autonomy, and consent.
An Instant USA Today & National Indie Bestseller • Named a Best Book of March 2026 by Barnes & Noble and Apple
Once upon a time, on the edge between meadow and forest, there was a lonely child with only his older sister for company. In exchange for being left in peace, his sister made him a playmate—Daye, a girl woven from flowers and words. And for the first time, this boy, Rory, had a friend.
Rory couldn’t be happier, until he learns that Daye is a short-lived creature. At the end of each season, she must be woven back together or fall gruesomely apart. And every time Daye falls apart might be her last.
As Rory and Daye grow older and the line between friendship and romance begins to blur, Rory becomes desperate to break this cycle of bloom and decay. But the farther Rory pushes his research and experiments to lengthen Daye’s existence, the more Daye begins to wonder just how much control she really has over her own life.
As a loose reimagining of the story of Blodeuwedd from Welsh mythology, Honeysuckle is an entrancing, inventive, and unsettling debut.
PRAISE
“Offers readers a thoughtful exploration of consent, control, creation, choice and liberty . . . [Fridman-Tell’s] descriptive skills shine in the narrative. This promising first outing is a compelling blend of fantasy, light horror and domestic drama, resulting in a unique coming-of-age story.” —Bookreporter
"Fridman-Tell’s debut joins the growing collection of soon-to-be gothic classics that have come out this year. Here, she reimagines Welsh mythology in a refreshing way, bending time, physics, love, and the emotional power of a fairy tale.” —Debutiful
"Lush . . . eerie and oh-so-relevant.” —Lit Hub, "March’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books"
"[A...
Bar Fridman-Tell is a former bookseller, a translator, and a student at the University of Toronto, studying for her master’s in library and information science. She lives in Toronto with her professor husband and two very fluffy cats.
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Pretenders to the Throne of God
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Arthur C. Clarke winner and Sunday Times bestseller returns to a world steeped in magic—and the Tyrant Philosophers' campaign to bring reason, logic and “perfection” to it.
Eres Ffenegh—“the City on the Back of a Crab”—is the next state slated for conquest by the Palleseen, but its citizens won’t give up sovereignty easily, and the siege has now dragged into the harsh Eresi winter. The defenders—both locals and Pal renegades, hold an easy alliance against the enemy at the gates, while the Pal army is constantly looking over its shoulder for the next self-destructive dictate of their government back home.
Within the city, Devil Jack is the apprentice to the notorious conjurer and bawd known as the Widow, a good man driven to bargaining with hell to get back what he’s lost. Meanwhile Kiffel ea Leachan is the city’s champion, a child of privilege who’s just lost everything to the invaders. We follow the ups and downs of both as they try to survive the siege and make their own destinies in a world that’s cut them loose.
Outside the city, the Pals have been desperately waiting for reinforcements so they can finally take the city, but when new soldiers finally marches in with the winter it’s the worst kind of help, enough to damn the entire army.
THE TYRANT PHILOSOPHERS
1. City of Last Chances: portrait of Ilmar, a city under Palleseen occupation
2. House of Open Wounds: portrait of the Palleseen war machine at work.
3. Days of Shattered Faith: portrait of a kingdom consumed, piece-by-piece, by Palleseen diplomatic subterfuge.
3.1 Lives of Bitter Rain: a prequel novella to Days of Shattered Faith, portra...
PRAISE
“City of Last Chances is the love child of Night Watch by Terry Pratchett and Hav by Jan Morris while being entirely its own thing with a polyphonic narrative . . . Don’t even read the review. Just go get it.” —The Middle Shelf “Quite simply superb, diplomatic and political shenanigans edge towards brutal all-out war in this darkly intricate and original novel.” —LoveReading, Star Book “Exceptional. . . . Not to be missed.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Dense, dark, ingenious, ironic, complex, often funny, and always smart.” —Locus
Adrian Tchaikovsky is a British science-fiction and fantasy writer known for a wide-variety of work including the Children of Time, Final Architecture, Dogs of War, Tyrant Philosophers and Shadows of the Apt series, as well as standalone books such as Elder Race, Doors of Eden, Spiderlight and many others. Children of Time and its series has won the Arthur C Clarke and BSFA awards, and his other works have won the British Fantasy, British Science Fiction and Sidewise Awards.
FICTION / FANTASY / ROMANCE
Aria | 3/3/2026
9781035914456 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.
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The Last Starborn Seer
the INSTANT Sunday Times bestselling romantic fantasy debut for 2026, perfect for fans of love triangles, epic quests and intricate world-building
Venetia Constantine
The first book in an epic new romantic fantasy trilogy set in a fractured realm rich with light and dark magic, set against the backdrop of a perilous quest.
Leilani Stellarion is cursed.
The last surviving member of an ancient bloodline, she’s feared for the volatile Starborn magic that grants her prophetic visions—and is slowly corrupting her mind. Branded a pariah, Leilani bears the legacy of the Sistertouched, who unleashed the Sickening: a deadly curse that’s dragged the four realms of Arcelia into war and ruin.
Heir to this dismal throne, Leilani’s father brokers an arranged marriage to wrest the line of succession away from her. And to make matters worse, her mother’s health is failing by the day, and Leilani believes her magic is to blame.
But when a prophecy reveals the existence of a relic that could end the Sickening, Leilani seizes her chance to escape court and reclaim her fate. To reach it, she must survive the perilous journey to the Astral Mountain and perform an ancient blood rite—one that demands unity between the realms.
To succeed, Leilani must forge an uneasy alliance with sworn enemies, outwit rebel forces, and hide her growing feelings for a rival envoy… all under the gaze of her watchful fiancé.
But something sinister hunts them through the mountain: a faceless spectre with a centuries-old grudge, determined to claim the relic for herself. As darkness seeps into her mind, Leilani must confront the truth of her magic—before it consumes her, and everything she loves.
Venetia Constantine read English at King’s College, Cambridge and holds a PhD in Art History from the Courtauld Institute. She paused a cherished career in the art world to pursue her dreams of becoming an author, swapping galleries for an enchanted windmill, where she now writes full-time. Venetia lives in London with her husband and their three children.
SELF-HELP
Green Tree | 3/10/2026
9781399420198 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can.
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Navigating Life as a Brown Girl
A therapist’s guide for South Asian women
Fahima Ali
A must-have, compassionate guide for tackling life’s challenges as a Brown Girl.
Fahima Ali (aka “The Brown Therapist”) draws on her years of experience working as a therapist within the South Asian community, and her own lived experience as a Brown Girl raised in the UK, to give a voice, validation and practical support to the often-overlooked struggles for women within the Brown community.
As a society, we often fail to acknowledge and understand that people from different cultural backgrounds experience different lived-in circumstances which in turn shapes and impacts their mental health in distinctive ways. Fahima is on a mission to raise awareness of this sensitive matter—to amplify the voices and experiences that are being unheard.
Fahima guides you through the various life experiences faced in the South Asian community, covering topics such as family dynamics, conflicted feelings of identity, attitudes to the outside world like friendships, marriage and the stigma of divorce, mental health, generational trauma and more. Through reflective questions, journal prompts and case studies, each chapter is split into three sections: an outline of the “traditional” narrative within the Brown community, Fahima’s broken-down version of the narrative and finally practical support to help you begin to unpack some of this for yourself.
Fahima Ali is a therapist and content creator based in the UK. In 2018, she founded her own clinic, Healing the Mind, due to the lack of South Asian and POC therapists. Ali participated in TikTok’s Mental Health Week and has appeared on British Muslim TV, Islam Channel and various podcasts.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / BUSINESS ETHICS
Bloomsbury Continuum | 3/17/2026
9781399424103 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.
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Billionaire Backlash
The Age of Corporate Scandal and How it Could Save Democracy
Pepper Culpepper, Taeku Lee
The surprising story of how corporate scandals like the Lehman Shock and the Facebook data scandal change the way the world works—for the better.
Pepper Culpepper and Taeku Lee draw 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. Scandal no longer just dominates news cycles, they can inspire us to change policy, spur governments to action the rules that exist to protect us.
Today it is giant companies, not governments, who run the world. They put rockets into space, control satellite communication and develop era-defining AI technologies. But around the globe, these corporate titans are facing increasing public hostility.
Tech giants are accused of promoting misinformation, debasing democracy and violating our privacy. Big banks, reeling since the financial crisis of 2008, are racked with major scandals - from fraud to money laundering. But these terrible scandals are not just symptoms of a careless corporate elite, they are opportunities for real political change. Pepper Culpepper and Taeku Lee reveal how the 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 Culpepper is Blavatnik Professor of Government and Public Policy and a Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College at the University of Oxford. He is Vice-Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government, where his research explores the junction between capitalism and democracy. Taeku Lee is Bae Family Professor of Government at Harvard University and President-Elect of the American Political Science Association. He has written extensively on public opinion, party politics, identity and inequality, and diversity and democracy.
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Sketch
A Project Guide to Drawing with Confidence
Sam Marshall
Discover the joy of drawing in a sketchbook as a way of looking, reflecting and relaxing.
We draw with joy and without inhibitions when we are young children, but there often comes a point where we become self-conscious and self-critical of our drawings, a belief that sadly often continues into adulthood. As often is the case, learning to draw “properly” leads to comparing ourselves with truly professional artists with years of experience, and we end up copying instead of finding our own unique creative style and expression.
This book aims to be inclusive and features not only Sam’s beautiful drawings, but that of many of her students – people of all ages, all abilities and from all walks of life. Along with photographs of the students’ work, there will also be written segments that share the students’ experiences of the exercises and of the process of completing their drawings.
This is an inspirational guide that encourages you to discover the joy of drawing in a sketchbook as a way of looking, reflecting and relaxing, making it a complete visual journal record of moments in your lives you wish to cherish.
Sam Marshall is a printmaker living in rural Northamptonshire with her mini dachshund Miss Marple. She has always been passionate about drawing, her favourite thing to do is travel with her sketchbook and see what inspires her. From her studio, she runs online drawing and printmaking workshops that attract students from all over the world. She is the author of the bestselling book Linocut which was published by Bloomsbury in January 2023.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES / PRINTMAKING & STAMPING
Herbert Press | 3/17/2026
9781789943382 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 176 pages | Carton Qty: 18 10.9 in H | 8.4 in W | 0.6 in T | 1.6 lb Wt
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Gel Plate Printing
A Guide to Making Beautiful Layered Art
Susan McCreevy
An inspiring guide to creating beautiful contemporary prints using the gel plate printing method.
Gel plates are reusable printing plates that allow you to print without a press using a variety of techniques that involve paint, stencils, household objects, collagraphs and botanical elements to name just some. Embark on a journey into the addictive world of gel plate printing and explore the endless creative possibilities that this form of monoprinting offers with experienced mixed media artist, Susan McCreevy, as your guide.
Readers can expect to master the art of gel plate printing through clever layering techniques with a focus on creating beautiful botanical-inspired paintings. Susan will demonstrate how to create dynamic abstract background layers and experiment with papers such as wet strength tissue. Depth and complexity can also be added through the use of collagraph prints and hand-drawn elements. With these captivating details completed, readers will learn how to present their work professionally by mounting prints on wooden cradleboards, as well as transforming any remnants into decorative bookmarks.
Susan McCreevy works from her home studio in Inverness. After receiving a BA in Textile Design & Printmaking she had a successful career in London as a freelance textile designer and Visual Merchandiser at Habitat. Susan's art has been featured in several exhibitions and her online courses attract an international audience. www.susanmccreevy.com
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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. Learn how to feel more confident as you move through the world.
Life with a chronic illness can be tough. From making difficult decisions about how to manage your energy (or spoons) each day, to the isolation that comes from finding ‘easy’ tasks (such as taking a shower) nearly impossible, daily life can be exhausting. Many of us spoonies would like to manage life better, but don’t have the energy—or experience—to know where to start. No -one is ever taught how to live with an illness, after all. 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. .
Drawing on over ten years of lived experience, Jodie provides practical advice on how to move forward despite things being different. She helps you with:
· Pacing yourself throughout the day
· Coping with medical gaslighting
· Accessing professional work or navigating your studies
· Dealing with everyday living, such as cooking and running errands.
Written by a spoonie for spoonies, this is your reminder that you’re not alone. The Spoonie Survival Guide is your kind and reassuring toolkit for life.
Jodie K Ranu has lived with chronic pain for the last eleven years (since she was sixteen) and she’s spent eight of those years fighting for a diagnosis. Jodie has multiple chronic illnesses, including fibromyalgia and disc degeneration, which have left Kaur physically disabled. 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.
FICTION / LITERARY
Bloomsbury Publishing | 4/7/2026
9781639737406 | $26.99 / $35.99 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 272 pages | Carton
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Tailbone A
Novel Che Yeun
A fierce and gorgeous debut novel about a teenager who runs away from her abusive home to live in a boarding house for single women as a global financial crash threatens the people of Seoul.
"An unforgettable debut novel, indelible, knowing, powerful, consuming. This marks the start of a major career." —Alexander Chee, author of How To Write an Autobiographical Novel
Set in Seoul in 2008, Tailbone follows the story of an unnamed teenage girl who, after years of struggling with her alcoholic father’s abuse, and what she sees as her mother’s cowardice, decides to run away. At a boarding house for single women, the narrator is pulled into the orbit of one of the other girls living there: an older girl named Juju, whose beauty and hardscrabble determination greatly impress the narrator.
But when a global financial crisis reaches Korea, fears of a wider economic collapse bring the city to a standstill. Everything the girls have come to rely on for survival—mainly, the patronage of wealthy men—is put at risk. Everyone begins to struggle, especially Juju, who has long been dependent on one particular benefactor, a man who is all too aware of his power over her. As businesses close and winter sets in, the narrator is forced to reckon with not only her deepening fear for Juju’s future, but also her own uncertain path. Will she stay on the run or go back home to her heartbroken mother? In a city where everything rots from greed and desperation, what can a helpless woman like Juju teach her about survival? Will their hope for each other ignite courage or destruction?
A poignant tale about survival, the impact of colonial a...
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“A tense, chilling portrait of a teenager's perilous journey into unprepared independence…Yeun writes with glaring clarity, exposing a tortuous cycle of twisted hope and bleak reality, exacerbated by a sweeping financial downturn that further threatens the girls' already tenuous existence. Societal—and personal—judgment stifles these girls, already openly commodified, but Yeun hauntingly commits to amplifying their humanity, as they confess uncertainty, fight invisibility, savor fleeting moments of kindness and empathy.” —Shelf Awareness
“A fierce debut set in Seoul in 2008 following an unnamed teenage girl escaping an abusive home to live in...
Che Yeun’s short fiction can be found in Granta, AGNI, Virginia Quarterly Review, the Kenyon Review Online, and elsewhere. Her work has received grants from Hedgebrook, the Helene 39
GARDENING / FLOWERS
Bloomsbury Publishing | 4/7/2026
9781526683427 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.
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A Year of Cut Flowers
Color and Joy for All Seasons
Sarah Raven
Bring the vibrant joy of your garden inside with this essential guide to choosing, growing, harvesting, and arranging cut flowers from Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Raven.
Did you know that by picking one flower, you can create the potential for at least two more? It’s a natural, ever-filling cup. The definition of generosity. The more you pick, the more they flower. If you plant the right groups, and pick them in the right way at the right time, that is! This is gardening for the optimist, the greedy flower lover, who wants to fill their house with color, scent, and abundance without shopping.
In A Year of Cut Flowers, gardening expert Sarah Raven details this and more—everything she’s learned about growing, picking, and arranging cut flowers over the last three decades. Structured by month, readers will learn what to grow when (sow calendula in September!), cut flower conditioning techniques, and how best to harvest (cut lower for a longer stem!). Sarah also shares her ingenious tips on combining color and creating palettes and reveals the key elements to a successful display. The book features 2–3 methods of flower arranging per month.
With this information up your sleeve, you’ll have a house full of flowers (conditioned to last well in a vase) and a garden that looks better—always jam‐packed with color—because of your harvest.
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“This is one of those books you’ll have forever. It’s a wealth of information that you can go back to over and over.” —Garden Bite on A Year Full of Pots
“A feast for the eyes and blooming with inspiration . . . will please armchair gardeners and aid those looking to craft flower-filled delights.” —Library Journal (starred review) on A Year Full of Pots
“[Raven] has outdone herself once again. A Year Full of Pots is . . . an incredible resource.” —Erin Benzakein, author of #1 Amazon bestseller Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden
“Every book by Sarah Raven is a treat.” —The Times
Sarah Raven is the Sunday Times bestselling author of fourteen books on gardening and cooking, including, most recently, A Year Full of Pots. She cohosts the popular gardening podcast Grow, Cook, Eat, Arrange and runs a mail-order plant nursery with over 500,000 customers. She lives in East Sussex, England. sarahraven.com / @sarahravensgarden
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Why Fly
Seeking Awe, Healing, and Our True Selves in the Sky
Caroline Paul
From the New York Times bestselling author Caroline Paul, a thrilling, gravity-defying book that takes us skyward to explore the art of aeronautics—and the depths of the human heart.
Flying has long represented the beautiful, high-stakes human drive to invent, to explore, to experience. Caroline Paul has known this since becoming a pilot at twenty years old. Now she’s in her fifties, and her long-term marriage is dissolving beneath her. She begins to fly a gyrocopter. Isn’t it easier to learn a landing than a human heart?
As Paul examines the descent of love through the ascent of flight, she turns her eye to the history, the physics, and the deep impact of flying on others. From the brave Night Witches who flew biplanes against the Nazis, to the ultralight pilots who believe they can save endangered birds by becoming one of the flock, to the many people afraid to step onto a passenger plane, Why Fly examines the ways flight, like love, confounds and yet transforms us. Often we soar. But we also crash land. Still, we want to fly. Why?
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"Lifelong pilot Paul muses on her love of aviation in this meditative memoir. . . . There is a great deal here about the romance of flight, making it a title that will appeal more naturally to those less concerned with the technical side of things and more intrigued with the idea of flying. Nonpilots will especially enjoy the opportunity to imaginatively sit alongside the pilot as she challenges herself to face her fears and not look back from life’s difficulties." —Booklist
"Caroline Paul writes about flying with exuberance and joy. In Why Fly she makes the case for seeking transcendent adventure in the face of earthbound troubles." —Becky Ai...
Caroline Paul is the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestseller The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for your Life of Epic Adventure, and Tough Broad: From Birdwatching to BASE Jumping—How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age, as well as the illustrated memoir Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology. She is a longtime member of the San Francisco Writers Grotto.
Edmund White’s New York Times bestselling guided sojourn through the streets of Paris, with a new foreword by Alexander Chee.
Edmund White has just met you at a party and he’s going to tell you about a friend. But his ‘friend’ is one of the greatest cities in the world, beloved by many and yet really known by only a few. And he is one of those few. —Alexander Chee
Legendary paterfamilias of queer literature Edmund White lived in Paris for sixteen years, wandering the streets and avenues and quays of his favorite city. In The Flâneur he leads us on a walking tour of Paris’ lush, sometimes prurient history, to parts of the city virtually unknown to visitors and indeed to many Parisians. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition celebrates the City of Light and the fearless wit and panache of one of its greatest devotees.
“A Paris you wouldn't otherwise see.” —New York Times Book Review
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"One has the impression, reading The Flaneur, of having fallen into the hands of a highly distractible, somewhat eccentric poet and professor who is determined to show you a Paris you wouldn't otherwise see . . . Edmund White tells such a good story that I'm ready to to listen to anything he wants to talk about." —New York Times Book Review
"White's charming book is for literati, voyeurs and aesthetes, and for travelers who love familiar terrain from a different viewpoint." —Publishers Weekly
"An iconoclast to the end . . . I’m grateful that he left us so much work, and that the full, unadulterated sound of his voice is so potent, so convivial,...
Edmund White (1940-2025) authored more than thirty works of fiction, memoir, and nonfiction, including the novels A Boy’s Own Story, Our Young Man, and The Humble Lover; the memoirs City Boy, Inside a Pearl, and The Unpunished Vice; literary biographies Genet and Rimbaud; and many more. His last work, the sexual autobiography The Loves of My Life, was a New York Times Editors' Choice. He received the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation.
Alexander Chee is the bestselling author of the novels Edinburgh and The Queen of the Night and the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. A ...
FICTION / HISTORICAL
Bloomsbury Publishing | 4/21/2026 9781639738403 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Carton Qty: 40 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W | 0.9 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781639733323
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Mutual Interest
Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
An enthralling, dishy novel about ambition, sexuality, and the rise of a capitalist empire in post-Gilded Age New York.
“Hernan Diaz’s Trust but make it gay? Narrated in the sly-eyed style of Plain Bad Heroines? I am absolutely buying what this book is selling.” ?Electric Literature, Most Anticipated Queer Books for Spring 2025
At the turn of the twentieth century, Vivian Lesperance is determined to flee her hometown of Utica, New York, and live a life worthy of the society pages she writes for. When she meets Oscar Schmidt, a queer middle manager at a soap company, Vivian finds a partner she can guide to build the life she wants?not least because Oscar will leave Vivian to tend to her own romances with women.
But Vivian’s plans require capital, so they approach Oscar’s old-money rival, Squire Clancey. Together they found Clancey & Schmidt, a preeminent manufacturer of soap, perfume, and candles. When Oscar and Squire fall in love, the trio form a new kind of partnership.
Vivian reaches the pinnacle of her power building Clancey & Schmidt into an empire of personal care products while operating behind the image of both men. But exposure threatens, and all three partners are made aware of how much they have to lose.
For people who loved The Gilded Age and fans of Succession “who wished the show was both kinder and gayer” (Jessie Wright, Copper Dog Books), Mutual Interest is a brilliant, beguiling story of desire and power.
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“You’ll soon fall in love with the cast of odd and honest souls.” —Oprah Daily “Sharp and lively . . . Mutual Interest is a clever and powerful evocation of the consequences of hidden lives and suppressive social norms.” ?The Washington Post “A delightful Gilded Age historical fiction romp about marriage, ambition, and building a life outside of traditional expectations.” —Paste “Wolfgang-Smith writes with gusto, confidence, and humor, and it’s a magical combination.” —Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful
Olivia Wolfgang-Smith is the author of Glassworks, which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. She is a 2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Fiction from the New York Foundation for the Arts and lives in Brooklyn with her partner.
GAMES & ACTIVITIES / PUZZLES
Bloomsbury Publishing | 4/21/2026
9798260200506 | $14.99 / $19.99 Can.
Trade Paperback | 208 pages | Carton Qty: 48
7 in H | 4.4 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.3 lb Wt
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Cain's Jawbone
Edward Powys Mathers
The half-million-copy bestselling literary puzzle—the most difficult-to-solve ever written—now for a whole new generation of puzzle enthusiasts.
Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations . . . but only one is correct. Can you solve Torquemada’s murder mystery?
In 1934, the Observer’s cryptic crossword compiler, Edward Powys Mathers (aka Torquemada), released a novel that was simultaneously a murder mystery and the most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written.
The pages have been printed in an entirely haphazard order, but it is possible —through logic and intelligent reading—to sort the pages into the only correct order, revealing six murder victims and their respective murderers.
Only four puzzlers have ever solved the mystery of Cain’s Jawbone: do you have what it takes to join their ranks?
Please note: this puzzle is extremely difficult and not for the faint-hearted.
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"If James Joyce and Agatha Christie had a literary love child, this would be it." Daily Telegraph
"A unique hybrid of word puzzle and whodunnit." —Literary Review
Edward Powys Mathers (1892–1939) introduced the cryptic crossword to Britain in 1924 through the pages of the Observer. Known as Torquemada, he was acknowledged as a brilliant translator and a critic specializing in crime fiction. In 1934 he published a selection of his puzzles under the title The Torquemada Puzzle Book--the final 100 pages of which contained the novel-cum-puzzle Cain's Jawbone. The book is being re-issued with the assistance of The Laurence Sterne Trust.
HISTORY / UNITED STATES / 20TH CENTURY
Bloomsbury Publishing | 4/28/2026
9781635578003 | $32.99 / $43.99 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 416 pages | Carton
Qty: 20
9.6 in H | 6.5 in W | 1.4 in T | 1.4 lb Wt
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The Secret War Against Hate
American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy
Steven J. Ross
From the author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Hitler in Los Angeles, the definitive story of the intrepid activists and spies who fought against a resurgent movement of hate in America—a book that "...
Americans today like to believe that the end of World War II brought a new era of tolerance in the United States. But antisemitism and racism went up—not down—after the war’s end. Violence broke out in cities across the country, and the number of organized hate groups more than doubled from 1940 to 1946. In this shocking account of a resurgence of White Supremacy in America, celebrated historian Steven J. Ross reveals how four key leaders—Emory Burke, J. B. Stoner, James Madole, and George Lincoln Rockwell—worked together to “finish the job Hitler had begun,” launching deadly attacks on Jews and African Americans and building a network of terrorists across the U.S. In response to this “war of hate,” three men—Arnold Forster of the Anti-Defamation League, George Mintzer of the American Jewish Committee, and James Sheldon of the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League—along with dozens of men and women, launched a multipronged effort: They infiltrated, monitored, and undermined these hate groups, putting their own safety on the line and scoring important victories that, today, have been all but forgotten.
Tracing the extraordinary work of these unsung heroes, The Secret War Against Hate provides a groundbreaking reconsideration of the legacy of the “Good War,” and essential reading on how America today can beat hate once again and build a just and united nation.
PRAISE
"Ross’s work is utterly immersive in its sweeping, decades-long tracing of how some Americans have resisted the contagion of hate . . . [The Secret War Against Hate is] vital for any citizen concerned with polarized politics and civic abuses . . . an indispensable manual for safeguarding the future by understanding threats from the past." —Shelf Awareness, starred review
"Fascinating . . . Ross observes that movements and leaders come and go, but ideas persist. Even ideas as thoroughly debunked as white supremacy, or that America was always intended to be a country for whites alone, remain as emotionally and politically charged today as they w...
Steven J. Ross is a Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Southern California and Director of the Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life. He is the author of Hitler in Los Angeles, a Los Angeles Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist, Hollywood Left and Right, which received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Film Scholars Award, and Working-Class Hollywood, named a Best Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Times He lives in Southern California.
FICTION / WORLD LITERATURE / KOREA
Bloomsbury Publishing | 4/28/2026
9781639739073 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 160 pages | Carton
Qty: 44
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Break Room
A gripping and darkly funny psychological game-show drama from the author of the Dallergut duology
Miye Lee
A gripping and incisive psychological game-show drama from one of the biggest stars in Korean fiction, author of million-copy bestseller The Dallergut Dream Department Store.
Eight unsuspecting people receive an invitation to participate in a new reality show called Break Room. But what starts as an opportunity for fame is quickly revealed to be something far more unsettling when they learn how they were chosen—voted in by their respective coworkers as "the office villain."
Among them is an imposter—a mole planted by the show's producers. The only way to win the prize money is to uncover the saboteur before time runs out.
As alliances shift and paranoia festers, the contestants begin to realize that the true challenge isn't surviving the show—it's facing their own selves.
Welcome . . . Step into the world of the reality show Break Room, where every smile hides suspicion, and every word could be a clue.
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“[A] psychological thriller combining office politics with a reality TV game show.” ?Publishers Weekly
“After the charming sweetness of her globally best-selling Dallergut duology, Lee pivots toward the dark side . . . Lee interweaves plenty of heartfelt poignancy, deftly earning Ice Cube an empathetic audience.” —Booklist
"Intriguing . . . On the surface, this is a quirky story about reality TV and people behaving badly, but Lee gets the prize for turning it into a tale of relatable workaday characters attempting to understand how other people perceive them, and why people act the way they do . . . You won’t feel like a traitor if you pick up...
Miye Lee is the author of the globally bestselling duology The Dallergut Dream Department Store and The Dallergut Dream-Making District Break Room is her latest work. She lives in Busan. Sandy Joosun Lee is a translator based in Seoul. Her translations include Won-pyung Sohn’s Almond and Miye Lee’s The Dallergut Dream Department Store duology. She also works in animation.
PHILOSOPHY
Bloomsbury Continuum | 4/14/2026
9781399415583 | $22.00 / $29.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 224 pages | Carton
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How to Live Like a Stoic
A Handbook for Happiness
Tom Hodgkinson
There’s more to Stoicism than shrugging your shoulders and getting on with it, as Tom Hodgkinson discovers in this witty and enlightening book.
Stoicism is an enduring and 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 Hodkingson, author of bestselling How to Be Idle, goes back to the original 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, grammar, rhetoric, education, friendship and the importance of occasionally letting your hair down, Tom 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 Idler magazine, 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)
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Lula!
The Man, The Myth and a Dream of Latin America
Richard Lapper
One of Latin America’s most influential political leaders, this book follows Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s extraordinary career as the three-time president of Brazil.
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 Trump-friendly circles in the US. He won by promising to save the Amazon (and, therefore, the world) and, as ever, 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. 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 comes from the streets of São Paulo, and yet he is enmeshed in hidden bank accounts and lobbying scandals. When Barack Obama met Lula during his second term as President of Brazil in 2009, he called him “the most popular politician in the world.”
This is the definitive book on Lula. Richard Lapper ran the FT bureau on Latin America for two decades, and lived in Brazil for many years. He is the world’s foremost expert on Brazilian politics. His previous biography of Bolsonaro was for many the best book on the so-called Trump of the Tropics. Lapper’s unparalleled reporting and access have now turned to Lula, whose story encapsulates so much of why Latin America’s left-wing movements both excite and fascinate us in the West.
Richard Lapper is a writer and consultant, specializing in Latin America. He is author of Beef, Bullets and Bible: Brazil in The Age of Bolsonaro, published in 2021 by Manchester University Press. 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. He has written and broadcast widely on Latin America and Southern Africa and spoken at a range of international conferences.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES / GLASS & GLASSWARE
Herbert Press | 4/21/2026
9781789943702 | $26.00 / $37.00 Can.
Trade Paperback | 208 pages | Carton Qty: 15
11 in H | 9.4 in W | 0.7 in T | 2.1 lb Wt
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Raise Your Glass
28 Stained Glass Projects, Patterns and Tutorials
Neile Cooper
28 modern stained glass projects for the beginner through to the experienced crafter.
From the author of Kicking Glass, Neile Cooper’s next book provides a wide range of beautiful patterns, projects, and tutorials, all accompanied by stunning photography.
Beginning with a review of the skills, tools, and materials in making stained glass, it centers upon 28 all-new projects. These progress from simpler designs (many ever-popular suncatchers) and advance through larger, intermediate-level projects, culminating with an expert-level lampshade. The new technique tutorials include working with mirrored glass, 3-D construction using forms, simple detail painting without a kiln, foil overlay, and wire working. Each project features Neile’s unique ‘Glass Cabin Studio’ design aesthetic, as well as the accessible and supportive step-by-step instructional writing that her readers enjoy.
Raise Your Glass is welcoming to novice crafters, while it also acknowledges and builds upon the more advanced skills of readers of Kicking Glass, encouraging but not requiring readers to own the previous book.
Crafting stained glass has been Neile Cooper’s job and passion for over 20 years. Based in Sparta, New Jersey, USA, she has created everything from jewelry and tiny boxes to large-scale window installations. In 2015 Neile began creating her stained glass cabin in the woods, a small sanctuary clad entirely in reclaimed window frames filled with her stained glass. She is an experienced educator and is the author of Kicking Glass.
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Accent Matters
Include every voice by challenging accent bias at work
Heather Hansen
The go-to resource for uncovering, recognising, understanding and overcoming accent and linguistic bias in the workplace.
The way you speak can determine everything from whether you get hired or promoted, to whether people listen to you in meetings. It can affect the strength of your business relationships and reputation, but also whether people think they can trust you. We hear accents loud and clear, yet often they are quietly derailing our efforts to create inclusive work environments where every voice is heard.
Linguistic discrimination is still unrecognized in the great majority of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) circles, yet it underpins every type of discrimination in the workplace from race and age to gender, neurodiversity and even sexuality. It is the hidden bias that is derailing even the best DEI efforts.
Accent Matters is the go-to resource for uncovering, understanding and overcoming linguistic bias in the workplace. Through fascinating stories and examples of accent bias from all over the world, you’ll find out how you’ve been conditioned to prefer certain accents over others, and how those preferences interfere with the way you listen to and interact with those around you. For those who have accents, but especially for those who think they don’t, this book will be an eye-opening journey into a fundamental bias that affects every aspect of our lives, both professionally and personally.
Heather Hansen is a Global Communication Specialist, TEDx speaker, and Managing Director of communication training and consulting firm, Global Speech Academy. She is the first and only consultant and training provider for accent bias interventions at NASA. Hanson is currently based in Singapore where, in addition to writing and running her business, she is a PhD student in sociolinguistics at Nanyang Technological University. She is author of the award-winning book Unmuted.
SELF-HELP / POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
Green Tree | 1/6/2026
9781399424394 | $26.00 / $35.00 Can.
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The Power of Self-Healing
Take action over your trauma
Sarah Woodhouse
Take back control in this practical guide to breaking and healing patterns of trauma, one day at a time.
Acclaimed psychologist Dr Sarah Woodhouse shows us that to start to heal from trauma and be truly well we must take action every single day. Through gripping case studies and interviews with some of the world’s leading trauma experts, this book demystifies the process of trauma healing with resources and tools you can start using immediately.
Childhood trauma and emotional disconnection can lead to a profound loss of agency and harmful patterns of denial, avoidance, self-blame, perfectionism, overwhelm, compulsion and control. As a result, we unknowingly repeat deeply embedded subconscious patterns, which means our choices, well-being, relationships and physical health take a toll.
To be truly well, we have to take responsibility and create real change in ourselves and our lives; one hour of therapy a week isn’t enough, healing needs to happen the other 167 hours of our weeks too. With Dr Woodhouse’s 6 Principles and 8 Tools, start self-healing one day at a time, and as you do, create real change in your family, community and the world around you.
Dr Sarah Woodhouse is a trauma specialist, research psychologist and coach. She completed an MSc in Experimental Psychology and a PhD on how our social worlds and relationships affect the development of trauma symptoms. She is the bestselling author of You’re Not Broken
FICTION / FANTASY / DRAGONS & MYTHICAL CREATURES
Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book | 1/6/2026
9781803285115 | $30.00 / $40.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 544 pages | Carton
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A God of Countless Guises
Bradley P. Beaulieu
The thrilling sequel to award-winning author Bradley P. Beaulieu’s epic fantasy series, The Book of the Holt.
In the wake of the great battle at Ancris, Rylan and Lorelei must deal with the aftermath of the destroyed capital and the knowledge that Faedryn, the imprisoned trickster god who has been plotting his escape for centuries, is growing ever closer to freedom.
While Lorelei hopes to stop Faedryn before it’s too late, the trail she’s following has grown cold and Rylan is too busy with his own problems to help. News has leaked about the powerful artifact he stole, the one Faedryn desperately needs, and now everyone in the empire, from the dragon legions to the ruthless Red Knives, are hunting him. But Rylan soon discovers there’s something worse than being caught—losing the shard altogether.
As Lorelei and Rylan struggle to undo the damage he caused, they learn that Faedryn gained his power by taking part in a deadly, twisted contest created by the elder gods and that it may resume even if they do manage to keep Faedryn imprisoned.
PRAISE
“Dragons . . . Unique magic systems . . . Political intrigue . . . If you would enjoy a lively mix of those ingredients, then this book is for you.” —Robin Hobb “A sprawling fantastical romp through a mystical land that crafts a unique set of magics, stalked by an underbelly of political machinations, this really is one to get your dragon’s teeth into.” —SciFi Now “Cinematic and heartwarming . . . calls to mind Game of Thrones . . . Epic fantasy fans will feel right at home in this fun, familiar world.” —Publishers Weekly “Layered and full of intrigue . . . A modern variation on the likes of David Eddings or Anne McCaffrey.” —SF Book Review
“A sh...
The author of Twelve Kings in Sharakhai, Bradley P. Beaulieu’s novels have garnered many accolades and most-anticipated lists, including two Hotties—the Debut of the Year and Best New Voice—on Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist, a Gemmell Morningstar Award nomination for The Winds of Khalakovo, and more.
FICTION / HORROR
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 1/6/2026 9781035916214 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 1
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Fire Spirit
Graham Masterton
A series of horrific unnatural fires makes an arson investigator question everything she thought she knew in this haunting thriller from the million-copy bestseller and master of horror.
FIRE CAN’T BE MALEVOLENT . . . CAN IT?
A series of horrific fires has left top arson investigator Ruth Cutter baffled. The victims seem to have nothing in common except the unnatural intensity of the flames that engulfed them—and the child who haunts each crime scene.
Ruth doesn’t believe in the paranormal—in her job she needs to be level-headed, factual. She can’t be distracted by superstitions and coincidences. But, as her investigation deepens, she has no choice but to consider a terrible possibility: these are no ordinary fires. They have a goal—to make the whole world burn . . .
From the million-copy bestseller and master of horror, Graham Masterton, this haunting thriller is perfect for fans of Peter James and Joe Hill.
PRAISE
“One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time.” —Peter James “Suspenseful and tension-filled . . . all the finesse of a master storyteller.” Guardian
“One of Britain’s finest horror writers.” —Daily Mail
Graham Masterton is best known as a writer of horror and thrillers, but his career as an author spans many genres, including historical epics and sex advice books. His first horror novel, The Manitou, became a bestseller and was made into a film starring Tony Curtis. In 2019, Graham was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Horror Writers Association. He is also the author of the Katie Maguire series of crime thrillers, which have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.
HISTORY / EUROPE / GREAT BRITAIN
Apollo | 1/6/2026
9781800242326 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.
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How to Build a Spitfire
David Price
A unique homage to the fighter aircraft that won the Battle of Britain, marrying the story of how the author built a replica Spitfire in his garden with the plane’s operational history.
In April 2018 David Price, dedicated aviation museum volunteer and author of The Crew and Mosquito Men, decided to build a Spitfire replica in his back garden. In How to Build a Spitfire he juxtaposes the story of the ups and down of his own ambitious project to recreate an icon of British aviation with a narrative of the development of the Spitfire itself, focusing in particular on the construction and production of the aircraft and its various component parts (including the Merlin engine), amplified by the testimonies of some of those who worked in the Supermarine factory in Southampton and in other Spitfire production facilities.
Bringing together the sometimes light-hearted tale of a personal quest, enthusiastically pursued, with an accessible but authoritative account of the technical workings of a war-winning weapon, and the stories of some of the men who flew it, How to Build a Spitfire is a distinctive and affectionate homage to an enduring symbol of British engineering genius and national resilience.
David Price’s early interest in aviation was inspired by days exploring deserted RAF airfields in his native Cumbria. He has written for many newspapers and magazines on military aviation and is the author of A Bomber Crew Mystery: The Forgotten Heroes of 388th Bombardment Group, The Crew, the story of an Avro Lancaster crew during the Second World War and Mosquito Men
SCIENCE / SPACE SCIENCE / COSMOLOGY
Apollo | 1/6/2026
9781804544334 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can.
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A Crack in Everything
How Black Holes
Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic
Centre Stage
Marcus Chown
A Crack in Everything explores the fascinating breakthroughs that led to the discovery of black holes, the scientific enigma that could unlock the answers to mankind’s most profound questions abo...
What is space? What is time? Where did the universe come from? The answers to mankind’s most enduring questions may lie in science’s greatest enigma: black holes.
A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. This can occur when a star approaches the end of its life. Unable to generate enough heat to maintain its outer layers, it shrinks catastrophically down to an infinitely dense point.
When this phenomenon was first proposed in 1916, it defied scientific understanding so much that Albert Einstein dismissed it as too ridiculous to be true. But scientists have since proven otherwise. In 1971, Paul Murdin and Louise Webster discovered the first black hole: Cygnus X-1. Later, in the 1990s, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope found that not only do black holes exist, supermassive black holes lie at the heart of almost every galaxy, including our own. It would take another three decades to capture this phenomenon. On 10 April 2019, a team of astronomers made history by producing the first image of a black hole.
A Crack in Everything is the story of how black holes came in from the cold and took cosmic centre stage. Gripping and vivid, it tells one of the great untold stories in modern science.
PRAISE
“[An] engaging, briskly paced account of how scientists came—relatively recently, and sometimes reluctantly—to concede that [black holes] exist.” —The Times
“FIVE STARS A gripping read.” —BBC Sky at Night magazine
“Marcus Chown rocks!” —Brian May, Queen “Finest cosmology writer of our day.” —Matt Ridley “Chown writes as if he were addressing his fellow human beings.” —New Scientist “Of all the top-rank science writers, he has the most friendly style, making complex science as simple and approachable as possible.” —Brian Clegg
Marcus Chown is an award-winning science writer and broadcaster. Formerly a radio astronomer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, his non-fiction books include Breakthrough, What a Wonderful World, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You and The Ascent of Gravity, which was 55
SCIENCE / NATURAL HISTORY
Apollo | 1/13/2026
9781803288017 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can.
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The Book of the Frog
Sally Coulthard
Sally Coulthard dives into a fascinating exploration of the cultural and natural history of the frog.
Frogs are remarkable creatures. They have mastered both land and water, and can breathe through their skins and their lungs. Some of them are so poisonous that just one tiny frog harbours enough toxins to kill ten people, while others hold the key to lifesaving medicines. Frogs have colonised some of the most challenging terrains on the planet, from the Arctic to the South African desert, adopting miraculous breeding strategies in the process.
Sally Coulthard explores both familiar native British species of frogs and toads and exotic rarities—many of which are under threat—and offers plenty of helpful advice on how to make your garden more frog-friendly.
Brimful of extraordinary facts—from frogspawn and froglets to eating habits and hibernation—The Book of the Frog is the ideal jumping-off point for anyone with a fascination for amphibians.
PRAISE
The Book of the Barn Owl:
“An enjoyable and lyrical read, enhanced by...arresting lino prints, which really bring the book to life?” —Country Life
“Looks set to be a bestseller . . . Beautifully illustrated and full of fascinating insights?” —Yorkshire Post
“Sally Coulthard brings us another immensely readable biography of British Isles fauna.” —Yorkshire Life
“With fascinating insights and tips on how to attract them . . . This is an endearing book for lovers of the barn owl.” —Daily Mail
Sally Coulthard is a bestselling author of books about natural history and rural life including The Barn, A Short History of the World According to Sheep, The Book of the Earthworm, The Hedgehog Handbook and over twenty more titles. She lives on a Yorkshire smallholding which she shares with her husband, three girls and an assortment of unruly animals.
ART / HISTORY
Apollo | 1/13/2026
9781801107440 | $45.00 / $60.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 496 pages | Carton
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142 integrated colour images
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Mrs Kauffman and Madame Le Brun
The Entwined Lives of Two Great Eighteenth-Century Women Artists
Franny Moyle
From the acclaimed author of The King’s Painter, a vivid life-and-times biography of two unjustly neglected women artists, Angelica Kauffman and Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun.
In the spring of 1790 two of the most gifted artists in Europe met in Rome and became fast friends, sharing their views on art, visiting the city’s ancient sites and making trips to the opera together over several happy weeks. The Swiss history painter Angelica Kauffman and the French portraitist Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun are no longer household names in the early twenty-first century but were much-fêted celebrities in the late eighteenth. The two had much in common: both had been child prodigies; both were members of the prestigious Academies of their respective countries; both had been celebrated court painters; both had made disastrous marriages that had drained them financially and made them the subject of scandal.
Franny Moyle uses their meeting in the eternal city as the point of departure for a lavishly illustrated “life and times” biography of two brilliant but neglected women artists whose lives and creative careers straddled the political upheavals of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Mrs Kauffman and Madame Le Brun allows Moyle to explore an age of political, aesthetic and social revolution via a web of connections that embraces many of the most intriguing and powerful personalities of the time – to view a whole era of changing ideas and political ferment through the prism of the intertwined tales of two remarkable, rediscovered female lives.
PRAISE
“Wolf Hall but with pics . . . This is a great thrusting cod piece of a book. It is big, bombastic and richly brocaded . . . I take my feathered cap off to Moyle and her publishers. This is a triumph of book-making as well as biography. This sumptuous book is a jewel in its own right.” —Laura Freeman, The Times
“Evokes the painter and his world as vividly as a Holbein masterpiece. Beautifully written and illustrated, this book is a must for lovers of Tudor history.” —Tracy Borman
“Full of insight . . . This is a gorgeous book, to which I am sure I shall return again and again.” —Dan Jones
“One of the great strengths of Moyle's book is that it al...
Franny Moyle is an author, art historian, television producer, contributor, lecturer curator and consultant. Her biography of Hans Holbein, the critically acclaimed The King’s Painter was a BBC
Outreach to business organizations, professional associations, and universities
Inclusion in seasonal business e-newsletter
Featured on Bloomsbury Business Amazon store Amazon A+ enhanced page
The Art of Less
How to Focus on What Really Matters at Work
Mats Alvesson, André Spicer
An essential handbook on how overburdened organizations can break down barriers to more effective working, and how everyone can achieve more by doing less.
Many managers, leaders and team members feel they have an important job to do, but are overloaded and overwhelmed with all kinds of interventions and initiatives created by over-enthusiastic senior managers, whilst also facing demands from external groups such as politicians, the media, pressure groups, certification bodies and consultants. Each initiative might seem like a worthy idea individually, but when combined they form a heavy burden - 'a sludge'. As the initiatives expand, the time available to do the 'real work' is squeezed. Excess policies and procedures create obstacles to getting core work done. Sound familiar? Well this book is an essential read for anyone that wants to work in or create a more effective and efficient working environment, and truly get the best out of their employees and themselves.
The authors explore the idea of sludge at work: how and why it gets in the way of performance, and what needs to be done to create less overloaded organizations, where people can focus more on the key issues, and customers can get the services and products in an efficient manner. The Art of Less is a practical guide on how to do less while still achieving more of the things that matter. Achieve more by doing less.
Mats Alvesson is professor at Lund University, Sweden, University of Bath and City University of London. He is also Hans Fischer Senior Fellow at Technical University in Munich 2023-26. He has written over 30 books.
André Spicer is Professor of Organizational Behaviour and the Executive Dean of Bayes Business School, City University of London. He is an expert in the areas of Organizational Behaviour, Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Bloomsbury Business | 10/23/2025
9781399426299 | $35.00 / $53.00 Can. Hardcover | 384 pages | Carton Qty: 20 9.2 in H | 6 in W
Governing the Machine
How to navigate the risks of AI and unlock its true potential Ray Eitel-Porter, Paul Dongha, Miriam Vogel
At a time of rapid change, this is an examination of the safe and ethical use of AI which complies with forthcoming regulations in the UK, Europe and the US.
‘Responsible AI isn’t just a technical challenge – it’s a leadership imperative. This book offers essential guidance for anyone navigating the promise of deploying AI at scale. Read this book to understand how.’ Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and bestselling author of Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future
‘Grounded, up-to-date, thorough, actionable – you could read this book, or you could pay consultants gazillions of dollars to tell you something less useful.’
Stuart Russell OBE, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
Governing the Machine is the essential guide to harnessing the transformative potential of AI, while navigating and mitigating its inherent risks.
Despite AI’s power to innovate daily life and revolutionize organizations, public trust in AI is low. For companies to take full advantage of AI, it is vital that they adopt and communicate a responsible approach in order to build consumer, employee and investor confidence.
Governing the Machine provides business leaders with a practical and flexible framework for building comprehensive and robust AI governance. It empowers organizations to reap the benefits, while ensuring that AI is trustworthy, sustainable and a source of opportunity and profit rather than liability and harm.
Drawing on their vast experience advising leading global companies, the authors demystify:
· The process of defining AI principles and policie...
PRAISE
Responsible AI isn’t just a technical challenge – it’s a leadership imperative. This book offers essential guidance for anyone navigating the promise of deploying AI at scale. Read this book to understand how. -Reid Hoffman / co-founder of LinkedIn and bestselling author of Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future
AI’s promise is real, but practical governance is required to earn trust and fulfil that promise. Governing the Machine is a refreshing, timely, and clear-eyed roadmap for leaders determined to scale AI and capitalize on its full potential. -Arvind Krishna / Chairman and CEO, IBM Grounded, up-to-date, thorough, act...
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / MONEY & MONETARY POLICY
Bloomsbury Continuum | 10/9/2025
9781399407670 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can.
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The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer
How the Handover from Boomers to Gen Z Will Revolutionize Capitalism
Ken Costa
An insider’s look into how Generation Z’s focus on ethics, climate change and purpose will change capitalism forever.
‘A thought-provoking read.’ -- Financial Times
'Everybody in finance and wealth management should read this book – as soon as possible.' -- Alec Marsh, Spear's Magazine
An insider's look into how Generation Z's focus on ethics, climate change and purpose will change capitalism forever.
In the next ten years there will be an unprecedented wealth transfer from the so-called ‘baby boomer’ generation to the young. Never before will so much money – in housing, land, stocks and cash – be shifted so suddenly from one generation to the next, and never before does the next generation feel so differently about the future of the planet.
As an investor in this new generation Ken Costa shows how environmental concerns and anxiety about equality and diversity are more than mere slogans; they are driving the future of the markets. So many issues stem from the financial gap between age groups – from cancel culture and fears about wokeness, to Generation Rent, protest movements and re-evaluations of history around subjects such as empire. Costa shows how we can build a more inclusive, purposeful capitalism, shifting focus away from the individual and more towards collaboration, compassion and community.
This book shows us what the future of capitalism looks like, and demonstrates how boomers must work with the inspiring young, who see their mission not just to increase value for shareholders, but also to save the planet.
PRAISE
A valuable exploration of the topic and a thought-provoking read. -Financial Times
Everybody in finance and wealth management should read this book – as soon as possible. -Alec Marsh, Contributing Editor, Spear's Magazine
Ken Costa’s provocative and hope-filled book is for anyone who wants a more inclusive capitalism. -Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, business leader, campaigner, co-author of Net Positive
Costa indicates a sustainable path towards a new form of capitalism, one in which the old and younger generations work in partnership, sharing knowledge and learning from each other, to save our planet. -Hugh Evans, co-founder and CEO of Gl...
FICTION / HISTORICAL / 20TH CENTURY
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 1/13/2026 9781801109031 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can.
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Hill 112
a novel of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy
Adrian Goldsworthy
Three friends take part in Operation Jupiter, a key part of the World War Two Battle of Normandy, in this military adventure from acclaimed historical novelist Adrian Goldsworthy.
A gripping story of friendship and division in the midst of warfare, set against one of the most dangerous campaigns of World War II.
They went to war as boys. Will they make it home as men?
D-Day. June 6th, 1944. The trajectory of the Second World War – and with it the course of modern history – is changed for ever. For three young former schoolmates from South Wales, their war is only just beginning.
James was the school cricket captain. Now, a few short years later, he is in charge of a troop of Sherman tanks. Mark, just nineteen, must lead a platoon of infantrymen into battle. And Bill, always something of a loner, sees the heart of the fighting as a private soldier.
These young men, and thousands of others, are part of one of the bloodiest and most brutal episodes of the whole Normandy campaign: the battle for Hill 112. The horror, the fear, the filth; the savage fighting; the sheer exhilaration and moments of farce and laughter: those who come through the carnage will never be the same again.
A spellbinding evocation of one of the key campaigns of World War II, based on real events and the records and reminiscences of those who were there. Perfect for fans of Robert Harris and Simon Scarrow.
PRAISE
“Adrian Goldsworthy mixes fact with fiction to great effect in this wonderfully graphic and moving depiction of three Welsh former schoolmates struggling to survive one of the most brutal battles of the Normandy campaign. Superb.” —Saul David
“His goal, which he accomplishes admirably, is to give a sense of immersion, to fling us into the terror, chaos and bravery alongside these painfully young men.” —The Times
“What a read.” —Bishops Stortford Independent “A fine novel of the British Army in World War 2 . . . this sprawling, filmic book is immensely gripping.” —Historical Novel Review
Adrian Goldsworthy studied at Oxford, where his doctoral thesis examined the Roman army. He went on to become an acclaimed historian of Ancient Rome. He is the author of numerous works of non-fiction, including Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors, and Hadrian's Wall. He has also written six critically acclaimed novels featuring Roman soldier Flavius Ferox. Hill 112 is his first novel set during World War II.
FICTION / HISTORICAL / MEDIEVAL
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 1/13/2026
9781035911752 | $30.99 / $40.99 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 528 pages | Carton
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Rage of Swords
David Gilman
The thrilling new historical adventure in the Master of War series. Sir Thomas Blackstone must travel into enemy lands with a price on his head as he seeks to secure alliances and gold for the Pl...
1368. Amidst the Hundred Years’ War, alliances must be brokered. The Duke of Clarence, second son of King Edward III, journeys from Paris to marry the daughter of the powerful Lord of Milan. Little does he know that he is heading into a trap.
Luckily the Duke is preceded on the road to Milan by Sir Thomas Blackstone, Master of War, on an urgent mission of his own. Blackstone must get his hands on the gold the Prince of Wales needs to wage successful war in France.
But there is a price on Blackstone’s head, and assassins willing to risk everything to claim it before he even gets to Milan. He must outwit a succession of ever deadlier enemies, and the Master of War has other foes to conquer: the ambitions of his son Henry, who has inherited his father's knack of getting into scrapes. Scrapes that could end in a hangman’s noose . . .
PRAISE
“Page-turning and gritty.” —Daily Mail “Heart-pounding action.” —The Times “Gripping.” —Wilbur Smith
“Vivid and inventive.” —Sunday Times
“If you’re a fan of historical fiction you’ll be a fan of David Gilman.” —Weekend Sport
“Gilman is a master author.” —Army Rumour Service “Marvellous. The Hundred Years War brought alive.” —For Winter Nights
David Gilman has enjoyed many careers, including paratrooper, firefighter, and photographer. An award-winning author and screenwriter, he is the author of the critically acclaimed Master of War series of historical novels, and was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for The Last Horseman. He was longlisted for the same prize for The Englishman. David lives in Devon, England. Follow David on @davidgilmanuk, www.davidgilman.com, and facebook.com/davidgilman.author
Other Available Formats: Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781800241565
Bear Head
Adrian Tchaikovsky
In a sequel to the much-praised Dogs of War, Honey the genetically engineered bear takes a ride in Jimmy the Martian's head and starts a revolution on the Red Planet.
WELCOME TO HELL CITY, MARS
Jimmy Martin has a sore head.
He's used to smuggling illegal data in his headspace. But this is the first time it has started talking to him.
The data claims to be a distinguished academic, author and civil rights activist. It also claims to be a bear.
A bear named Honey.
Jimmy has nothing against bioforms – he's one himself, albeit one engineered out of human stock – and works with them everyday in Hell City, building the future, staking mankind's claim to a new world: Mars.
The problem is that humanity isn't the only entity with designs on the Red Planet. Out in the airless desert there is another presence. A novel intelligence, elusive, unknowable and potentially lethal.
And Honey is here to make contact with it, whether Jimmy likes it or not.
PRAISE
"An unashamedly thrilling escapade." —The Times
"Funny, appalling, gruesome and uplifting . . . Propelled by a cracking plot that balances dystopian satire with a palpable sense of moral peril." —Daily Mail
"An absolute whammy of a read, and a must for anyone who enjoys a smart, fast-paced, hugely entertaining blast of speculative fiction . . . This is one of those books where you can just throw yourself and abandon yourself to a fabulous story, knowing you will be entertained throughout." —LoveReading
"A rousing good read." —Guardian
"If you're a fan of Black Mirror, this classic dystopian book will have you hooked within the first few pages...
Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Lincolnshire before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. He subsequently ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor and has trained in stage-fighting. He's the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series and his novel Children of Time was the winner of the 30th Anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award.
FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / GENETIC ENGINEERING
Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book | 1/27/2026
9781035922475 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can.
Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 56
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Dogs of War
Adrian Tchaikovsky
A bio-engineered dog fights for its life and its right to life. From the Arthur C. Clark award-winning author of Children of Time.
My name is Rex. I am a good dog.
Rex is also seven foot tall at the shoulder, bulletproof, bristling with heavy calibre weaponry and his voice resonates with subsonics especially designed to instil fear. With Dragon, Honey and Bees, he's part of a Multiform Assault Pack operating in the lawless anarchy of Campeche, Mexico. A genetically engineered Bioform, he's a deadly weapon in a dirty war. All he wants to be is a Good Dog. And to do that he must do exactly what Master says and Master says he's got to kill a lot of enemies.
But who, exactly, are the enemies? What happens when Master is tried as a war criminal? What rights does the Geneva Convention grant weapons? Do Rex and his fellow Bioforms even have a right to exist?
And what happens when Rex slips his leash?
PRAISE
"Detailed and clever worldbuilding . . . Tchaikovsky pulls off an impressive feat in making Rex’s character evolution genuinely moving. Readers will be wowed."
Publishers Weekly
Adrian Tchaikovsky is a keen live role-player and occasional actor, fantasy author and winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
First Unabridged Translation with illustrations by Susan Hellard
Johanna Spyri
Heidi: Putting Her Lessons to Good Use is the sequel to Alma’s unabridged edition of Heidi: Lessons at Home and Abroad. Now presented in a new translation by James Bowman.
When the Sesemann family and their friend Dr Classen, who were so kind to Heidi during her stay in Frankfurt, visit her and her grandfather at their home in the Swiss Alps, young Klara Sesemann, an invalid, chooses to stay on for a while alone in the hope that the healthy mountain lifestyle and the expert nursing of Heidi’s grandfather will do her good. Unfortunately, Heidi’s devoted attention to Klara excites the jealousy of the goatherd Peter, who senses that the stranger has supplanted him in his only friend’s affections. A fit of rage prompts Peter to commit an act intended to end Klara’s stay on the mountain, which sets into motion a series of events that will produce a positive, unhoped-for outcome.
Beloved of generations of young people, Johanna Spyri’s sequel to Heidi: Lessons at Home and Abroad is another cornerstone of children’s literature and every bit as beguiling and heart-warming as the first volume. It is here presented in a brand-new, unabridged translation by Peter James Bowman, once again beautifully illustrated by Susan Hellard.
Johanna Spyri (1827–1901) was a Swiss German writer famous for her Heidi books, which earned her great fame and success in her lifetime. She wrote several other books for both children and adults and devoted herself to many charitable causes.
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Companion Planting
Create a Flourishing Kitchen Garden By Matchmaking Your Plants
Ortrud Grieb
Companion Planting explores the many benefits of strategically growing vegetables with other plants to enhance their growth, health and flavour.
Although a mixed-vegetable garden may sound chaotic, companion planting is an effective cultivation method for anyone who wants an attractive, healthy and easy-to-maintain kitchen garden.
Making a conscious decision about which plants to combine in your garden not only allows you to grow more in a small space, it also reduces the number of pests, increases pollination, encourages healthy root systems and even makes edible crops more nutritious. For example, strawberries, marigolds and garlic may seem like an unusual trio in the same space, however, marigolds release chemicals that reduce the reproduction of aphids, helping to protect crops against infestation.
In Companion Planting, renowned horticulturalist Ortrud Grieb outlines more than 30 sample beds, all featuring popular fruit and vegetables, to establish a strong basis for healthy growth and ecological protection in the vegetable patch.
Ortrud Grieb is a trained gardener and horticultural engineer who moved to the northern Black Forest after a successful career running her own organic farm. Ortud has taught many horticulture workshops and is the author of multiple gardening books. She is also a very talented photographer and illustrator.
An updated edition of the definitive, easy-to-follow guide to growing crops in a polytunnel year-round.
Are you using your polytunnel, also known as high tunnel or hoop house, to its full potential? If so, you’ll be harvesting fresh crops all year round—sweet potatoes and celery in November; winter radish, baby carrots and celeriac in early February; salad leaves right through the winter. Even in the “hungry gap” in early spring you’ll have a choice of new potatoes, pak choi, peas, tender cabbages, beetroot and more.
Now in its second edition, How to Grow Food in Your Polytunnel shares up-to-date information on everything you need to make the most of the warm, sheltered microclimate this precious space provides. Illustrated with beautiful photos and diagrams throughout, the guide includes a detailed crop-by-crop guide to the growing year, dedicated chapters on growing for each season, and a handy sowing and harvesting calendar to help with planning.
Increase your crop quality, yield and harvesting period with this helpful guide.
Mark Gatter began growing vegetables in the early 1980s. He's a firm advocate of an organic, raised-bed approach and says that even in Northumberland, where he now lives, it's still possible to grow food all year round.
Andy McKee began gardening with his father at the age of five. He practices sustainable gardening and uses a mixture of tunnel, perennial, and no-dig beds to produce food as possible for his family and the local wildlife.
HEALTH & FITNESS / YOGA
Green Tree | 1/20/2026
9781399426565 | $18.00 / $24.00 Can.
Trade Paperback | 160 pages | Carton Qty: 1
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30 full-colour illustrations
Curious Poses
30 Yoga Postures and the Stories They Tell
Lucy Greeves
Deepen your practice and discover the myths, gods, sacred animals and imagery that lie hidden in your favourite yoga postures
Meet the monks and maharajas, gods and gymnasts who shaped yoga as we know it.
Have you ever wondered why yoga postures look the way they do, or how they got their names? From Lotus to Warrior, Cobra to Happy Baby, this book takes a fresh look at the stories behind 30 familiar poses.
By drawing in on Hindu scripture, mythology and the animals, birds and flowers the original Indian yogis saw around them, Curious Poses explores the symbolism of yoga postures many of us practise every week and offers inspiration to regular practitioners and yoga teachers alike.
Let this book take you on a journey into a treasure trove of yoga history, mythology, philosophy and pop culture that enlightens and entertains by turns. Featuring full-colour illustrations, Curious Poses is an ideal mat companion for the curious yoga enthusiast.
PRAISE
"This magical little compilation of the back-stories of some of Hatha Yoga's best known postures is a treasure . . . A rich seam of material for yoga teachers and a wonderful resource for practitioners." —Tara Fraser, bestselling yoga author
"Lucy Greeves aims to demystify the practice, get people interested in its history, and empower them to dig deeper into how, why and what yoga is today." —The Observer Magazine
"A treasure trove of yoga history, mythology, philosophy and pop culture that enlightens and entertains. The ideal companion for the curious yoga enthusiast."
Lucy Greeves is a writer and yoga teacher. In addition to her regular studio classes and workshops, she leads Yoga for Writers residential retreats for the Arvon Foundation. She has written on yoga and meditation for Planet Mindful magazine. Her previous books include The Naked Jape (Michael Joseph, 2006).
Amanda Leon is an artist and illustrator based in Barcelona, Spain.
Principles of Efficient, Functional and Sustainable Design
Jon Broome, Nick Grant
The Good Building Book reimagines design and construction for optimal performance and value while minimising environmental impacts.
Accessible yet thorough, this book provides provocative and empowering insights and critical analysis for building users and clients, architects, engineers, builders, developers, homeowners, and students of the built environment. It bridges the gap between theory and practice, offering practical rules of thumb and design strategies for a changing climate.
From approaches to strategic design and principles of good details for building elements, The Good Building Book weaves together budget, quality and functionality. Drawing from extensive experience, award-winning architect Jon Broome and design engineer Nick Grant celebrate undervalued ideas that have stood the test of time.
Organised as thought-provoking essays and illustrated throughout with helpful diagrams and vivid photographs, this solution-focused book guides readers through project development for eco-friendly houses and commercial buildings. It examines performance standards and navigates commercial aspects like budgets, contracts, and consultants.
Whether you’re a homeowner seeking to enhance your space or a student shaping the future, this book provides a way of thinking about how we shape the built environment for sustainable living.
Jon Broome trained as an architect but is now a designer, enabler and self-builder. Previously Director of Architype, he now lives in London, where he runs his own consultancy specialising in sustainable construction.
Nick Grant is a freelance energy consultant and principal of Elemental Solutions. One of the UK pioneers of Passivhaus Standard, he is an active contributor to discussions on sustainable design as well as a practical engineer and self builder.
FICTION / WORLD LITERATURE / AMERICAN
Calder Publications | 1/6/2026
9780714550985 | $14.00 / $19.00 Can.
Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 1
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Man on a Road and Other Stories
Albert Maltz
A short story collection spanning forty years from the writer Albert Maltz, one of the “Hollywood Ten.”
Maltz ranks among the best of American short-story writers, both in his versatility and in the sheer power of his prose. The stories selected for this volume are considered classics and have been translated into more than 20 languages.
The titular story in this collection, “Man on a Road” – which famously led to the 1936 congressional hearings that exposed the worst industrial disaster in American history – is a snapshot of appalling capitalist exploitation from the perspective of a walking-dead miner slowly suffocating from silicosis. “The Happiest Man on Earth,” winner of the 1938 O. Henry Award, is about a man who, desperate to feed his family and regain his dignity, embarks on a long journey on foot in his quest for a job, while “The Way Things Are” renders the terrors of the Jim Crow South with unflinching realism, foreshadowing the aesthetics and politics of the civil-rights movement.
Albert Maltz, one of the “Hollywood Ten” of the McCarthy era, spent ten months in prison and twenty years on the blacklist as a banned artist forced to write under a pseudonym. With this collection of stories, spanning forty years of his career and including previously uncollected works, his long-silenced voice returns, re-establishing him as a master of hard-hitting but compassionate short fiction.
Albert Maltz (1908–85) was a prizewinning American playwright, fiction writer and screenwriter. His novel The Cross and the Arrow, about the German resistance to the Nazi regime, was distributed to 150,000 American soldiers during the Second World War. He worked on a number of films, including Casablanca, until he was blacklisted during McCarthyism. He is best remembered today for his novels A Tale of One January and The Journey of Simon McKeever.
POETRY / SUBJECTS & THEMES
Calder Publications | 1/20/2026
9780714550978 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 224 pages | Carton
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Hometown and Other Poems
Lyman Andrews
Published here for the first time, alongside the rest of his poetry, this poem will restore Lyman Andrews’s place among the great American poets of the twentieth century.
Divided into fifty-five sections, ‘Hometown’ is an extraordinary work in the long tradition of the Great American Poem. The author’s own compositions, interspersed with quotations from other famous writers and excerpts from historical documents and articles, including an old restaurant bill, create a living tapestry of the city of Denver from its pre-colonial days to its foundation and beyond, woven together by the poet’s unifying gaze and psychedelic imagination.
Thirty years in the making, ‘Hometown’ was left unpublished at the death of its author, who regarded it as his most important work. Published here for the first time, alongside the rest of his poetry, including some uncollected pieces, this poem will restore Lyman Andrews’s place among the great American poets of the twentieth century.
Lyman Andrews (1938–2009) was an American poet, critic and lecturer who spent most of his life in Britain, where he taught at the University of Leicester and worked as poetry editor of the Sunday Times
FICTION / ROMANCE / HISTORICAL
Aria | 3/3/2026
9781837931576 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can.
Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 1
7.8 in H | 5.1 in W | 1.1 in T | 1 lb Wt
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A Lady's Handbook of Espionage
A brand-new spicy, historical romance about two spies and one dangerous game...
Katrina Kendrick
Two masters of deception. One dangerous game. In this deadly dance of espionage and seduction, one misstep could be their last.
He is Her Majesty’s most lethal weapon.
Roman Callahan shed his criminal past to rise through the ranks as the Crown’s deadliest spy. But for years, he's always been a step behind the elusive their known as Spectre, cunning woman who has led him on a cat-and-mouse chase across the globe.
She is the underworld’s most wanted mastermind.
Isabel Dumont clawed her way from the gutters of Paris to become the Syndicate’s most skilled operative. But when she betrays the very criminal empire that forged her, she’s forced to ally with the spy she once outwitted.
Thrust into an uneasy partnership, these rival operatives plunge into an undercover mission to dismantle the Syndicate. As bodies pule up and the passion ignites, they navigate a world where loyalty is a death sentence and trust is a fatal weakness—and the price of failure is paid in blood.
Katrina Kendrick is the romance pen name for Sunday Times bestselling science fiction and fantasy author Elizabeth May. She is Californian by birth and Scottish by choice, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of St Andrews. She currently resides on an old farm in rural Scotland with her husband, three cats, and a lively hive of resident honey bees.
FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY
Aria | 1/27/2026
9781035918669 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can.
Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 24
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Escape to the Northern Lights
A hilarious and heartwarming escapist romance, perfect to curl up with
Carrie Walker
An escapist, second-chances rom-com, for readers of Marian Keyes and Lindsey Kelk.
High-powered lawyer Sara Pearson thought she had life figured out—until her whirlwind marriage ends in divorce, her dream promotion slips away, and a burnout diagnosis forces her to take a break. Desperate for a reset, she books a four-week retreat in Norway, imagining a luxurious escape. Instead, she finds herself in the rugged wilderness of Firefly Forest, knee-deep in reindeer droppings and stuck with a grumpy but infuriatingly attractive outdoorsman, Erik Hansen.
What starts as a nightmare turns into a journey of self-discovery as Sara swaps designer heels for bare feet, legal briefs for tree-hugging, and fleeting flings for something far deeper. Packed with humour, romance, and a love affair with nature, Escape to the Northern Lights is a story of transformation, second chances, and finding home in the most unexpected places. Perfect for fans of Marian Keyes and Lindsey Kelk.
Carrie Walker is a Brummie born rom-com lover with a lifelong passion for travel. She has lived in a ski resort, by a beach, in the country and the city, and travelled solo through Asia, South America and Europe. Her own love life was more com than rom until she met her husband a few years ago and settled down with him and her dog Ziggy in a small pub-filled village in Essex. Escape to the Swiss Chalet is her debut novel.
Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781399409865
Putin and the Return of History
How the Kremlin Rekindled the Cold War
Martin Sixsmith
An original and informative look at Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics.
An original history of Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics and rekindled the Cold War.
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has reshaped history. In the decades after the collapse of Soviet communism, the West convinced itself that liberal democracy would henceforth be the dominant, ultimately unique, system of governance - a hubris that shaped how the West would treat Russia for the next two decades. But history wasn’t over.
Putin is a paradox. In the early years of his presidency, he appeared to commit himself to friendship with the West, suggesting that Russia could join the European Union or even NATO. He said he supported free-market democracy and civil rights. But the Putin of those years is unrecognisable today. The Putin of the 2020s is an autocratic nationalist, dedicated to repression at home and anti-Western militarism abroad. So, what happened? Was he lying when he proclaimed his support for freedom, democracy and friendship with the West? Or, was he sincere? Did he change his views at some stage between then and now? And if that is the case, what happened to change him?
Putin and the Return of History examines these questions in the context of Russia’s thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin’s politics of aggression: the enduring terror of encirclement by outsiders, the subjugation of the individual to the cause of the sta...
PRAISE
Clear, lively, and not afraid to be controversial: a stimulating anatomisation of Russia’s poisonous relationship with the West, Ukraine, and its own dark past. -Anna Reid, author of Borderland: A Journey through the History of Ukraine and A Nasty Little War
This is a very important account of the build-up to Russia’s invasions of Ukrainian territory. Most books and articles on the Russia-Ukraine war are very one-sided; the great merit of this book is that the Sixsmiths take a long historical perspective and enable the reader to appreciate the aspirations of both sides. The authors focus on the defects of Western societies as well as on those ...
MARTIN SIXSMITH is a bestselling author, television and radio presenter and journalist. He was the BBC’s correspondent in Moscow, Washington and Warsaw and a Communications Director for the British government. His work on Russia includes the 2011 history Russia: a 1000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East, Putin’s Oil in 2012 and the 2019 novel An Unquiet Heart Having completed degrees in History and Russian Studies, DANIEL SIXSMITH worked as an archaeologist in Siberia and Kazakhstan before turning to historical research and writing. He 74
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / ECONOMIC HISTORY
Bloomsbury Continuum | 11/6/2025 9781399408639 | $18.00 / $24.00 Can. Paperback | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 64 7.8 in H | 5.1 in W
Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781399408646
How to Think Like an Economist
Great Economists Who Shaped the World and What They Can Teach Us
Robbie Mochrie
Capturing the essence of history’s most influential economists in enjoyable and illuminating biographical sketches, this book shows how the great economic thinkers are still relevant today.
This book will leave the reader not just smarter – but wiser. -- Professor Erik Angner, Stockholm University, author of How Economics Can Save the World
We live in the economy – and we are part of it. Living through a pandemic, governments had to work out how to put economies into a deep freeze without destroying them. Avoiding climate catastrophe means changing economies so that they don’t bake the world.
In explaining how economic thinking is indispensable to tackling these huge problems, this book is a sure-footed guide, spanning Aristotle’s ideas about restraining consumption, Adam Smith’s thinking about the importance of moral character for sustained economic development, and Esther Duflo’s ongoing work to help the world’s poorest communities lift themselves out of poverty. It shows how the greatest economic thinkers – Karl Marx, Maynard Keynes, and Friedrich Hayek, among many others – have enabled us to see the world differently, and how we can make it better.
It shows that economic thinking emerged, long before there were economists –and that good economics is about much more than the economy, so everyone should understand these vital ideas.
Entertaining and educational, you'll soon be rethinking what you know about economics, especially when the book shows how women found a place in the development of ideas even when discrimination denied them any formal role.
PRAISE
Thinking like an economist involves thinking like a philosopher, a mathematician, a psychologist and a political scientist. Let Robbie Mochrie explain it all to you. -Professor John Kay, co-author of Radical Uncertainty
How economists think has not only evolved over the centuries, but has also been far more wide-ranging than most people imagine. This window into the ideas and lives of eminent economic thinkers reveals the remarkable depth and power of the subject. -Diane Coyle, Professor of Public Policy, Cambridge University Robbie Mochrie has written a delightful set of vignettes — from Aristotle through to Akerlof — showing how economic thin...
Dr Robbie Mochrie is an economics teacher with over 30 years of experience. Adept at equipping 75
RELIGION / HOLIDAYS / EASTER & LENT
Bloomsbury Continuum | 2/17/2026
9781399419772 | $16.00 / $22.00 Can.
Trade Paperback | 176 pages | Carton Qty: 1
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Easter in Disguise
The 2026 Bloomsbury Lent Book
Liz Dodd
The 2026 Bloomsbury Lent book rediscovers a season of rebellion and liberation, helping to build bridges across communities.
Lent is Easter in disguise and living Lent can change the world. This is a season for change and conversion- the deep meaning of repentance. In Lent we learn to listen to the voices crying in the wilderness and to the voices of those on the margins, as if they were the voice of God. But how can we let those voices change us- call us to repentance.
As an author, Liz Dodd brings a dynamic new understanding to the meaning and purpose of Lent. A former journalist, news editor, and committed feminist, she decided to become a nun in her late thirties, for she believed this was the best context in which she could promote and put into practice her religious, political and social ideals.
We examine here Jesus in the wilderness in Lent whose journey was one of radical resistance and liberation. This was expressed through six basic principlessolidarity, simplicity, humility, hospitality, peacemaking and protest. Each of these is the basis for a chapter in this bracing book. This is all the opposite of the prosperity Gospel and touches on voluntary poverty, race and privilege, and the environment.
Liz Dodd was born in 1986 in Oxford. She is now a Sister of St Joseph of Peace, a Catholic Congregation of nuns whose charism is peace through justice. After a theology degree at Magdalene College, Cambridge, she worked as a reporter and news editor for the Tablet. She took a sabbatical from that job to cycle round the world. As a freelancer she has written for National Geographic Traveler, The Guardian, and Independent
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Hot Beds
How to grow early crops using an age-old technique: Second edition
Jack First
A fully updated practical guide on the cultivating out-ofseason vegetables in small spaces, using the age-old technique of growing in hot beds.
The ancient method of growing vegetables in hot beds harnesses the natural process of decay to cultivate out-of-season crops. Now in its second edition, in Hot Beds, Jack First shares essential tips on how to reap the rewards available from modernising and adapting this remarkable technique used by the Victorians and the Romans. With just stable manure (or alternatives), a simple frame and a small space to build your bed, you can be harvesting salads in March and potatoes in early April.
This accessible guide has been redesigned to clearly illustrate everything you need to understand how to use this highly productive, low-cost, year-round, eco-friendly gardening system. The new edition also features a foreword by Huw Richards and revised text throughout, as well as updated photos and diagrams to show how you too can grow early veg without fossil-fuel energy or elaborate equipment.
Make the most of compact space with this low-cost, sustainable approach.
Jack First is an experienced horticulturalist who has pioneered, developed and fully tested the methods covered in his book Hot Beds. His hot beds have been featured on BBC's Gardeners’ World. He works with volunteers on a large plot in Keighley and is the sole supplier to his local wholefood shop of out-of-season greens, new potatoes and salads.
A new edition of an influential forerunner of literary modernism, described by The Guardian as “a study of schizophrenia whose style anticipates Bernhard and Beckett.”
Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Vosges mountains, Lenz tells the tale of the real-life writer J.M.R. Lenz’s nineteen-day stay in Waldersbach in 1778, describing his wanderings around the mountainous surroundings and his worsening fits of madness, eventually culminating in his removal, under guard, to Strasbourg.
Valued both as a chilling exploration of paranoid schizophrenia and an influential forerunner of literary modernism, this existential drama boasts a prose style startlingly ahead of its time.
Famous for his plays, such as Danton’s Death and Woyzeck, Georg Büchner (1813–37) made a major contribution to German literature in his brief life, tragically cut short by typhus.
Described by Scottish author George MacDonald as “the most beautiful” of all fairy stories, Undine has inspired many painters, writers and choreographers.
When the knight Huldbrand finds shelter at an old fisherman’s cottage outside a haunted forest, he encounters and falls in love with his host’s adopted daughter, the mysterious Undine. As it turns out that his beloved is a mermaid from a royal house and that Huldbrand was already more or less betrothed to Bertalda from the nearest town, the romance is fraught with complications, with tragic consequences.
Undeniably the best work of de la Motte Fouqué, Undine was at one time the most widely read of all German romantic novels. This charming and delicate story has inspired many painters, writers and choreographers.
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, (1777–1843) was a prolific German Romantic novelist and playwright, whose works were heavily inspired by Germanic and Scandinavian myth.
FICTION / HISTORICAL / MEDIEVAL
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 2/24/2026 9781035902118 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 432 pages | Carton Qty: 1 7.8 in H | 5 in W | 1.4 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781035902095
The White Fortress
Boyd Morrison, Beth Morrison
A thrilling historical adventure in the Tales of the Lawless Land series set in 1350s Europe from bestselling author Boyd Morrison and expert medievalist Beth Morrison.
Croatia, 1351. Daring knight Gerard Fox and his adventurous wife Willa, fresh from a dangerous quest across Italy and Greece, soon find themselves embroiled in a new intrigue as they sail toward the walled city of Dubrovnik.
Having inadvertently hindered a rescue mission, Fox and Willa make amends by helping a desperate Croatian couple forced into a terrible dilemma: either they betray their hometown to a treacherous nobleman and the brutal warlord he serves, or their abducted child will be murdered.
A century-old prophecy and a lost codex written by fabled explorer Marco Polo are key to stopping the warlord’s conquest, which could spark a devastating war along the entire Adriatic coast. Fox and Willa race against time to devise a plan for saving a child, a town, and a country—knowing it could cost them everything if they fail . . .
PRAISE
“The Morrisons bring the Middle Ages to life in vivid detail.” —Graham Brown “Full of both authenticity and thrills.” —Mark Greaney “Complete with mysteries, secrets, and adventure, rich in detail, delivering exactly what a reader craves.” —Steve Berry “Action galore. What a ride!'” —Elizabeth George
Boyd Morrison is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen thrillers, including six with Clive Cussler. He has a PhD in industrial engineering from Virginia Tech. Beth Morrison is senior curator of manuscripts at the Getty Museum. She has curated major internationally acclaimed exhibitions and has a PhD in the History of Art from Cornell University.
Only one woman can deduce the truth about a multiple murderer in this chilling thriller from European multi-million bestseller Sebastian Fitzek.
From the international bestselling author of Walk Me Home, now adapted into the Amazon movie The Calendar Killer.
Hannah can always spot a killer. Until she looks in the mirror . . . Hannah Herbst is Germany’s most experienced facial resonance expert. She can successfully “read” a suspect through a tiny twitch of the lip or the flicker of a pupil. As a consultant to the police, she has already helped convict a number of violent criminals. Struggling with the effects of memory loss after an operation, Hannah is confronted with the most terrible case of her career: a woman has confessed on video to brutally murdering every member of her family, except for her young son. When the woman manages to escape from prison, the fear is she will go after the rest of her family . . . Only Hannah can tell if the video actually holds the truth. There is just one problem: the woman in the video is Hannah herself.
PRAISE
“A true master of his craft.” —Chris Carter “One of the crime world’s most evocative storytellers.” —Karin Slaughter
Sebastian Fitzek is one of Europe’s most successful authors of psychological thrillers. His books have sold thirteen million copies, been translated into more than thirty-six languages and are the basis for international cinema and theatre adaptations. Sebastian Fitzek was the first German author to be awarded the European Prize for Criminal Literature. He lives with his family in Berlin. www.sebastianfitzek.com • IG @sebastianfitzek
A collection of 90 enticing recipes based on everyday ingredients, from award-winning food writer Kate Young.
There are peas in the freezer, apples in the bowl, a cabbage in the vegetable drawer, tins of cannellini beans and anchovies in the cupboard, and eggs on the side. You’ve got the beginnings of dinner, no question. You just need a little inspiration.
Dinner at Mine? is award-winning food writer Kate Young’s invitation to the table. Inside, you’ll find creative ways to transform fifteen familiar ingredients: a couple of courgettes, a block of butter, a whole chicken, a loaf of sourdough, a punnet of tomatoes, and more. Kate shows how to take these everyday ingredients and turn them into dishes you’ll love, such as cauliflower and brown butter soup, congee, almond chicken, and the perfect apple pie.
There are six exciting ideas for each ingredient, whatever your plans for the evening: something for one, for two, for a mid-week meal for four, for lingering over at the weekend, for a transportable meal, and for enjoying another day. Whoever it is you’re cooking for, whoever’s at your table, Dinner at Mine? is all about sharing delicious, versatile and memorable dishes with the people you love.
PRAISE
Little Library cookbooks
“A very special book, written with great generosity.” —Diana Henry “A cookbook for readers.” —Nigella Lawson “A work of rare joy . . . I could not love it more.” —Sarah Perry
Kate Young is an award-winning food writer, cook and novelist. Her Little Library Cookbooks feature food inspired by beloved works of literature. After a sunny Australian childhood, spent indoors reading books, she moved to London, which suited her much better. She now lives in a converted mill in a Gloucestershire town.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES / FIBER
ARTS & TEXTILES
Herbert Press | 3/10/2026
9781789943061 | $40.00 / $53.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 160 pages | Carton Qty: 22 10.9 in H | 8.4 in W | 0.5 in T | 1.5 lb Wt Illustrated with 300 colour photographs.
Nalbinding – It's Not Knitting
Heritage techniques for the contemporary textile crafter
Sally Pointer
Nalbinding—loop-manipulated textiles that use just a single needle—can be traced as far back as the Mesolithic period and is still popular in Scandinavia, with a growing interest in the UK. The results of the various techniques can resemble wool knitting or be worked as an open mesh akin to netting; it can be dense and warm or light and airy; and it can use thick woollen yarns or be worked in thin, smooth plant fibres.
As you work on modern-day patterns, you will learn various nalbinding techniques and stitches from across the millennia—from the Stone Age, through the Bronze Age, Ancient Egypt, and into medieval Scandinavia. Sally Pointer’s instructions will show you, for example, how to create your own Knotless Netting shopping bag, drawing on a Neolithic textile fragment; craft a messenger bag using Oslo, Mammen and Dalby stitches; and knock up practical old favourites such as pixie hats, socks, slippers and, of course, mittens!
Along the way you will learn to make your own needles for this sustainable craft, choose or make yarn, and you can follow clear step-by-step pictures to learn new stitches. This guide allows you to hand-make every aspect of a project for yourself, or simply use modern materials to get a feel for this versatile old textile craft.
PRAISE
Create practical and sustainable everyday items using traditional single-needle knitting and looping techniques.
Sally Pointer is an experimental archaeologist and heritage educator specialising in traditional craft skills ranging from the paleolithic period to the mid-twentieth century. She teaches at heritage sites, runs workshops for the public and creates YouTube videos, encouraging the sustainable use of foraged resources. Sally regularly appears on TV and radio, advises on projects and works with universities and other educational groups to bring ancient skills to a modern audience.
9.7 in H | 7.5 in W | 0.6 in T | 1.3 lb Wt Over 150 colour illustrations throughout
Luminous Clay
Working with Bone China and Porcelain Paperclay
Angela Mellor
A contemporary guide to creating beautiful, translucent ceramics.
Porcelain and bone china are known and prized for their fineness, delicacy, and translucence, but they are difficult to use and pose particular problems for potters and ceramic artists using it.
In Luminous Clay, Angela Mellor aims to demystify these clays, encouraging more ceramists to explore these exciting mediums. In particular it explains a new way of working with bone china, a clay body created by the addition of bone ash to porcelain. With the introduction of paper pulp the clay is transformed, allowing freedom of expression through handbuilding that was previously impossible and allowing the potter to take full advantage of its whiteness and translucency.
The author covers the main methods of working with bone china, including mouldmaking and slipcasting, along with techniques and methodology for creating pieces with this unique clay. Decorating methods, firing procedures and lighting to maximize translucency will be covered along with stunning images and methods used by other ceramists.
Angela Mellor started working in bone china in 1991. Moving to Australia in 1995 she conducted research at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, pioneering the use of bone china paperclay, gaining Honorable Mentions in Japan and Korea. Angela set up a studio in Perth in 2000 and was awarded a Crafts Council Grant to work with a lighting designer, culminating in a solo exhibition at Craftwest. She returned to the UK in 2000 and now works from her studio in Cambridgeshire.
FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / CYBERPUNK
Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book | 3/10/2026
9781804545867 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can.
Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 1
7.8 in H | 5.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt
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Extremophile
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD 2025
Ian Green
In the hothouse of climate collapse London, punk biohackers are hired by eco-terrorists to rob, murder, and save the world—and hopefully they can play some tight shows on the way.
Charlie and Parker are punks by night, biohackers by day, living in the stuttering decay of 2043 climate-collapse London.
They pay for the beer they don't steal with money from their sketchy astronomy site Zodiac Code, while Charlie's bio-bespoke augments equip criminals, punks, and eco-warriors across London. They have to deal with disgruntled clients, scene kids who don’t dig their band, and a city that's run by corporates and criminals. Their world is split into three factions: Green – who are still trying to save the world; Blue – who try to profit while they can, and Black – who see no hope left.
When a group of extremist Green activists hire them for a series of jobs ranging from robbery to murder, Charlie – who struggles to feel anything except Black –wants to walk away. But Parker, who still believes they can make a difference, urges her to accept.
As they enter an escalating biological arms race against faceless corporations, amoral biohackers, and criminal cyberpunks, Charlie will have to choose what she believes in. Is there still hope, and does she have a right to grab it?
PRAISE
“Vivid, visceral and utterly compelling, Extremophile blasts new life into the cyberpunk genre. A heady mash-up of biology, punk, art, activism, hackers, murky morality and ultimately, hope, it had me hooked from the first page to the last.”
—Stark Holborn
“An impassioned, compulsive riot. Imagine an upstart William Gibson setting a thriller amid the punk parties, bio-hack labs and liminal spaces of near-future London.” — Jamie Collinson
“A thrilling ride, full of invention and excitement.” —Josie Long “Absolute dirty-nailed cutting-edge biopunk. A world you can taste like a film of grime on the tongue. Phenomenally imaginative.” —Adrian Tchaiko...
Ian Green is a writer from Northern Scotland with a PhD in epigenetics. His fiction has been widely broadcast and performed, including winning the BBC Radio 4 Opening Lines competition and winning the Futurebook Future Fiction Prize. His short fiction has been published by Londnr, Almond Press, OpenPen, Meanjin, Transportation Press, The Pigeonhole, No Alibi Press, Minor Lits, and more.
LITERARY CRITICISM / POETRY
Bloomsbury Continuum | 1/29/2026 9781399408318 | $18.00 / $24.00 Can. Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 20 7.8 in H | 5.1 in W
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How to Think Like a Poet
The Poets That Made Our World and Why We Need Them
Dai George
How history's most influential and inspiring poets – from Homer and Sappho to Shakespeare and Frank O'Hara – can teach us to better understand the world.
'An entertaining guide to the rhyme and reason of poetry' -- The Idler
How history's most influential and inspiring poets – from Homer and Sappho to Shakespeare and Frank O'Hara – can teach us to better understand the world.
How did the greatest poets in history make the world anew? And what can we learn from the magic, wisdom and humour of their poetry? From the genius of the Ancient Greeks through to the love poetry 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, poet and writer Dai George provides an entertaining introduction to the great works of poetry, and a welcoming guide to how we can read them. He addresses questions poets have grappled with: How can we truly describe the world? How can we express love, grief or friendship? How can poetry help us to understand justice, dreams or anger?
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.
PRAISE
An entertaining guide to the rhyme and reason of poetry… capacious and curious. George has an admirable ability to get to the heart of things in just a few lines. Dai George distils a lifetime’s poetic thinking and reading into this warm, accessible book. -Clare Pollard / The Idler
This is a wonderfully lucid and compelling account of how poetry works and why it matters. In 24 exhilarating chapters, George guides us from Homer’s Iliad to the Instapoetry of today. A triumph in both concept and execution, How to Think Like a Poet fizzes almost audibly with intellectual energy and excitement. -Mark Ford, Professor of English Literature, Universit...
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. His criticism and non-fiction
POLITICAL SCIENCE / POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES / DEMOCRACY
Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781399413923
Don't Talk About Politics
How to Change 21st-Century Minds
Sarah Stein Lubrano
Democracy is dying because we are clinging to a dangerous and outdated myth: talking about politics can change people’s minds. It doesn’t.
"This book changed the way I talk about politics." —Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture Capitalism
This provocative debut from a bold new voice combines a fascinating range of research to show us the psychological and sociological factors that really shape our politics.
Drawing from ancient philosophy to modern neuroscience and social science, Dr Sarah Stein Lubrano reveals the surprising truth about how people think and behave politically. From friendship to community organizing and social infrastructure, she explores the actions that actually do change minds.
In a world where politics keeps getting more irrational, dishonest, violent and chaotic, it’s getting much harder to reach people with words alone. So people who really care about democracy must ask: how can we stop arguing and do the deep work to build stronger foundations for political life, and a better world for us all?
SCIENCE / GLOBAL WARMING & CLIMATE CHANGE
Bloomsbury Sigma | 4/21/2026
9781399404501 | $19.00 / $25.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 32 8.4 in H | 5.3 in W | 1 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781399404525
Warming Up
How
Climate Change is Changing Sport
– A GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
Madeleine Orr
Madeleine Orr pulls back the curtain on climate change’s devastating impacts on sport, and offers a bold and optimistic way forward through an era of emergency.
The world of sport has a new opponent: climate change.
In recent years, a world championship marathon was held at midnight to avoid the blistering sun. Professional athletes needed oxygen tanks to play during wildfire season in California. Players collapsed and play was suspended amid the heat and bushfire smoke at the Australian Tennis open. Ski resorts in the Alps have turned into ghost towns. Golf courses are sinking into the sea. And then there’s the Qatar World Cup, among the greatest follies in sporting history, one that saw hundreds (perhaps thousands) of heat-induced deaths before a ball was even kicked.
The threat climate change poses to sport is clear, but with billions of participants and fans around the world who rely on the sector for entertainment, jobs, fitness and health, this is one industry we can’t afford to lose. In this book, Madeleine Orr shows it doesn’t have to be this way. There are ways to mitigate, and perhaps counter, even the worst elements of climate change.
A world-leading sport ecologist, Madeleine interviews athletes, coaches, politicians and thought-leaders to learn more about the inevitable consequences for this trillion-dollar industry. From the frontlines of climate change, Warming Up takes readers through a play-by-play of how global warming is already impacting sport, and how the sports world can fight back.
PRAISE
“There couldn't be a bolder, more forthright SOS for sport.” —The Observer
“The evidence is overwhelming . . . climate change is changing sport. A timely overview of how sporting activity at any level, and therefore our health, is being affected [and] action that everyone involved in sport should heed.” —The Guardian “Plenty of solutions are suggested in Warming Up . . . Orr brings their stories to life with aplomb.” —The Financial Times
“A powerful wake-up call, alongside clear-sighed solutions. A must-read whether you’re helping out at your local club or running FIFA.” —The Guardian
Madeleine 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, who consult on international climate issues for sports organisations such as the Commonwealth Secretariat, the UNEP, World Athletics, Adidas, F1 teams, and the NCAA. Madeleine has worked closely with the BBC and ESPN to further public understanding of climate issues in sport. www.madeleineorr.com
A witty collection of relationship truths and advice from 1910, brimming with charm, humour and vintage illustrations. Insightful, timeless and dreadfully entertaining.
Men, Women and Wedlock is a delightful adaptation of a 1910 classic—a pocket-sized treasury of over 200 wonderfully sharp observations about love, marriage and the eternal dance between the sexes. Written by the pseudonymous Celt, this charming selection takes inspiration from literary greats, offering timeless truisms with a wink.
Perfectly illustrated with humorous period artwork and packed with pithy one-liners, it's ideal for weddings, engagements, anniversaries or any occasion that could use a laugh and a little perspective. Wise, wicked, and wickedly wise, this book proves that when it comes to love, not much has changed.
PRAISE
"Full of handy advice: Men, Women and Wedlock is perfect for grooms." —Wedding Ideas
A book of home truths, published in 1910 and authored by the pseudonymous Celt. Describing himself as "a lover of peace" with "a horror of bloodshed." Celt choose anonymity to avoid taking credit (or blame!) for the book’s sharp observations and borrowed brilliance. His confessional compilation draws wit and wisdom from literary giants such as Voltaire, Balzac, Pascal, and Congreve, woven together with his own sly commentary on love, courtship, and matrimony.
HISTORY / SOCIAL HISTORY
Bloomsbury Caravel | 4/28/2026
9781781301142 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 432 pages | Carton
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A Queer Inheritance
Alternative Histories in the National Trust
Michael Hall
An enthralling exploration of LGBTQ+ identities in a country-house setting and the role of queer heritage in historic properties.
For many, the National Trust embodies a comfortable heritage of beautiful British landscapes, buildings and gardens. A Queer Inheritance explores a more complicated aspect. Although its properties often seem cocooned in conventional ideals about family life, many have very different stories – of owners now considered queer for defying societal norms of sexual orientation or gender identity. Some, such as Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst or the ‘Dancing Marquess’ at Plas Newydd, are well-known examples of sexual difference; others, such as the lesbian community at Smallhythe, or the succession of men involved in homosexual scandals who were associated with Clumber, have only recently come to our attention.
The place of country houses in the National Trust’s history is also examined from a new angle, in that many were created by bachelors who wanted to preserve their properties and collections. Michael Hall sets these stories of places against the queer history of the National Trust itself. In particular, he places its foundation in 1895 alongside the social anxieties that led to the trials of Oscar Wilde, and examines the role of 1960s homophobia in the National Trust’s change from an upper-class coterie into a modern diverse organisation.
Michael Hall has published several books on architecture, country houses and collecting, including Waddesdon Manor: The Biography of a Rothschild House (3rd ed., 2012), George Frederick Bodley and the Later Gothic Revival in Britain and America (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.
It's Easy to Be Healthy
Malaika's Guide to Living a Good Life
Malaika Arora
An inspiring book filled with Malaika Arora's tips and advice to take better care of yourself
One question has followed Malaika Arora in her three decades in the entertainment industry: ‘How do you do it all?’
Whether it’s staying fit, managing a packed schedule, or showing up with energy and poise, people are always curious about her so-called ‘secrets’. But she was not born with glowing skin, perfect hair and boundless energy. According to Malaika, what sets her apart is consistency not luck. Over the years, she has tried countless workout routines, diets, skincare products, and holistic therapies. Some worked, others didn’t. Through it all, what stayed with her was the discipline to show up every single day.
After years of trial and error, Malaika found a way of living that works for her. It’s Easy to Be Healthy has it all down in one place — from the elixirs and health shots she swears by to the little habits and rituals that make a big difference. Whether you’re looking for beauty tips, wellness rituals, or just a little inspiration to take better care of yourself, this is the book for you.
Malaika Arora is an Indian actress, dancer, model, Video Jockey and television personality. She runs Malaika Arora Ventures, through which she invests in lifestyle, health, fashion and wellness brands. Malaika is also the co-founder of Diva Yoga.
11.3 in H | 8.8 in W | 1.1 in T | 3.6 lb Wt Colour images throughout
Printmaking
A Step-by-step Studio Guide
Jenny Mason-Gunning
The ultimate practical handbook for printmakers.
This book is the ultimate illustrated recipe book for printmakers, full of colourful explanatory photos and step-by-step instructions. It is suitable for people of all levels from complete beginners to experienced printmakers and teachers, both in their own studio or at home.
All the classic printmaking methods are included: intaglio etching, dry-point, mezzotint, photographic printmaking, collagraph, linocut, woodblock, monotype, monoprint and viscosity printing. Each method includes easy-to-follow explanations, required materials, troubleshooting techniques and is peppered with hints and tips to help you throughout your creative journey.
There is also plenty of information on setting up your studio and printing press, preparing your printing paper, hand printing, editioning, framing, cleaning, plus a comprehensive glossary of specialist terms for easy reference. Advice is also given on traditional inking and wiping techniques and their contemporary shortcuts.
Jenny Mason-Gunning has a degree in Specialist Printmaking. She has extensive experience and a real passion for various forms of printmaking and continues to add to her large collection of work. With over 40 years of experience, at Ironbridge Fine Arts & Framing, the family business works with a wide range of people. Many artists, schools, individuals, art groups and art societies come to their print studio to learn about the art of printmaking. www.ironbridgeframing.co.uk
7.4 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.9 lb Wt Colour photographs throughout
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Birds of Uruguay
Florencia Ocampo, Rafael Tosi Germán
The definitive photographic guide to the vibrant and underexplored avifauna of Uruguay.
Lying in the heart of the pampas, South America's great lowland grassland habitat, Uruguay is a fantastic destination for birdwatchers. It boasts iconic species such as Crane Hawk, Maroon-bellied Parakeet and Saffron-cowled Blackbird, as well as pampas specialities including Curve-billed Reedhaunter, Greater Rhea and Pampas Meadowlark.
The perfect companion for any wildlife-friendly visitor, Birds of Uruguay provides photographic coverage of more than 320 species that regularly breed in or pass through the country. Concise text for each species includes information on identification, songs and calls, behaviour, distribution and habitat, with each photograph carefully selected to aid identification. A guide to the best birdwatching sites in Uruguay is also included.
Portable yet authoritative, this is the photographic guide of choice for birdwatchers visiting this spectacular and bird-rich corner of South America.
Florencia Ocampo and Rafael Tosi Germán grew up in Uruguay and are birding tour leaders, conservationists and environmental researchers focused on Uruguayan species. In 2014, Florencia founded her own enterprise, Birding With Me – Birdwatching Tours, and now guides birders from all over the world in Uruguay and neighbouring countries. Rafael lives in Colonia del Sacramento where he runs his birding tour enterprise, Colonia Birding, showing visitors the wildlife of Uruguay.
SPORTS & RECREATION / FOOTBALL
Bloomsbury Sport | 1/13/2026
9781399413848 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 240 pages | Carton
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Manchester United After Munich
How Tragedy Forged One of the World’s Greatest Football Clubs
Wayne Barton
A compelling study of the Manchester United's illustrious history to reveal the United DNA and how that understanding can help deliver a bright future.
Manchester United are one of the biggest teams in the world.
However at times—and including in the current era—they have also found themselves in transition, having to build to regain the success the club and its fans expect. Rebuilding Manchester United delivers a timely and compelling study of the club’s often illustrious, sometimes underachieving and occasionally calamitous history to reveal the United DNA and how that understanding can help deliver a bright future.
Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson are colossal figures in Manchester United’s history. They took their respective teams to European glory and serial success in domestic competitions. This book explores how both managers not only successfully rebuilt the teams they inherited but, in time, rebuilt those sides again. It also looks at other United managers who faced similar challenges with varying degrees of success.
Through incisive analysis, and interviews with past and present players, this book offers a compelling new perspective on the identity of this famous club that gives United fans both a nostalgic look at the club’s momentous story and analysis of the current situation at Old Trafford. It considers the characters, triumphs, disappointments and tragedy that fill the club’s history, and provides a fresh take on how a club like Manchester United can not only survive but thrive in the 21st century.
Wayne Barton is the author of twenty books on Manchester United. He has been described as the leading writer and an “encyclopedia” on the club. Wayne has interviewed and worked with players through every decade of the club’s post-War years and has produced films in conjunction with Manchester United. He is part of the Manchester United media team as an editorial consultant.
SPORTS & RECREATION / FOOTBALL
Bloomsbury Sport | 1/27/2026
9781399413510 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 240 pages | Carton
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The Football Battalions
The Elite Footballers Who Fought in the Great War
Christopher Evans
The poignant story of how a group of elite professional footballers went to war.
In 1914, the year the war breaks out, football is on the rise. Attendances are steadily increasing, and the players are beginning to become household names. Underlining how football has surpassed cricket as the national sport, George V becomes the first monarch to attend the FA Cup Final in May.
In this masterful work of history, Christopher Evans explores how footballers were put under immense pressure to sign up once the war began, resulting in the formation of the Football Battalion in England. He tells the story of World War I through the eyes of seven leading footballers of the day. Some would never make it back; some would fade into obscurity; some would leave an inedible mark on the game.
Among them are Vivian Woodward, an Olympic Gold medallist who becomes football’s first superstar; Major Frank Buckley, who would come out of the war a hero and redefine the role of a football manager; and Water Tull, Tottenham and Northampton hero, who faced racism both on the football and battlefield before becoming the first Black man to win a commission and command a unit in the British Army.
Deeply researched and drawing on new archival material, this is the first major exploration of this remarkable army battalion.
Christopher Evans has been the Member of Parliament for Islwyn since 2010. Currently he serves as the Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement. His first book, Fearless Freddie: The Life and Times of Freddie Mills was published in 2017 and shortlisted for The Times Biography of the Year at the 2018 Sports Book Awards. He also wrote the acclaimed Don Revie: The Biography. @Chris_EvansMP (11k followers)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / MARINE & NAVAL
Reeds | 1/6/2026
9781399415378 | $80.00 / $113.00 Can.
Trade Paperback | 592 pages | Carton Qty: 1
9.1 in H | 6.1 in W | 1.5 in T | 1.9 lb Wt
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Reeds vol 7: Advanced Electrotechnology for Marine Engineers
Christopher Lavers
The essential textbook for all marine engineers and ETO officers, covering advanced electrotechnology theory.
Designed as a companion to Reeds vol 6: Basic Electrotechnology for Marine Engineers, this indispensable textbook goes beyond the scope of the earlier book to cover more advanced aspects of theory.
This comprehensive coverage of more advanced topics makes this an essential book for professional trainees studying for merchant navy marine engineering Certificates of Competency (CoC). It also covers the electrotechnology syllabi for undergraduate and postgraduate students pursuing degrees in marine and electrical engineering.
This edition has been revised, updated and expanded to remain current, with new additions on control systems, machine learning and AI, plus advances in semiconductors and microelectronics.
It includes sample exam questions with worked examples to help improve assessment outcomes.
Christopher Lavers has been a lecturer in Marine Engineering for over 30 years. Currently associate lecturer at Britannia Naval College (University of Plymouth), visiting researcher at the University of Lincoln and external examiner at Warsash Maritime Academy (Solent University), he is the author of over 200 articles and several books, including Reeds vol 6: Basic Electrotechnology for Marine Engineers and Reeds vol 14: Stealth Warship Technology
8.9 in H | 5.9 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt 2-colour throughout
Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2026
Perrin Towler, Simon Jollands
Essential navigational information for the UK, Ireland and the North Atlantic coastline in a practical, handy format.
“If Reeds Almanac is the ‘Bible of Sailing’ then this is the ‘Book of Prayer’.” Yachting Monthly
Streamlined to focus on tidal data (tide tables, tidal streams and tidal curves), the Small Craft Almanac is meticulously researched and fully updated for the 2026 edition, and includes a huge amount of information of value to small craft navigators. As well as tidal data it incorporates secondary port differences; 2,500+ waypoints; radio data; light recognition; weather information; principal lights; IALA buoyage; international codes and flags; sun/moon rise/set times, and emergency information.
Presented in an easy-to-find, quick-reference manner for on-board use, the PBO Small Craft Almanac represents excellent value for money for those who don’t need the more comprehensive marina data, passage information and chartlets of the full Reeds Almanac
Free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes are available from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk
PRAISE
“If Reeds Almanac is the ‘Bible of Sailing’ then this is the ‘Book of Prayer.’ Smaller, half the price and a lot lighter, it nonetheless has tide tables, tidal streams and tidal gates.” —Yachting Monthly
“An essential almanac for all those who sail/cruise in UK waters and the Irish Sea, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark or the Netherlands.” —Hardy Boat Owners Magazine
NATURE / ECOSYSTEMS & HABITATS / OCEANS & SEAS
Bloomsbury Wildlife | 11/10/2026
9781399419352 | $30.00 / $40.00 Can.
Trade Paperback | 224 pages | Carton Qty: 1
8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt
Colour photographs throughout
Marine Life of the Caribbean
Lawson Wood
The perfect guide to the fish and invertebrates of the Caribbean
Renowned for its diverse wildlife, turquoise waters and spectacular beaches, the Caribbean is also one of the most biologically rich environments in the Atlantic –home to 10 per cent of the world’s coral reefs and more than 1,400 species of fish and marine mammals.
Covering a region stretching from the southern United States to the coast of South America, including the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bermuda, Marine Life of the Caribbean features more than 650 species of fish, algae and invertebrates – from trunkfish to turtles and snappers to stingrays.
Each species account includes key information on identification, habitats, diet and behaviour. Further sections on reef diving locations, marine habitats, tides and currents, as well as conservation zones and marine protected areas, are also included.
This compact and easy-to-follow guidebook is an essential companion for divers, snorkellers and underwater photographers throughout the Caribbean.
Lawson Wood is an underwater photographer and author with more than 16,000 dives logged across all of the world's oceans. Known for his award-winning marine conservation work, Lawson was the founder of the first marine reserve in Scotland and co-founder of the Berwickshire Marine Reserve and the Marine Conservation Society.
NATURE / ANIMALS / MAMMALS
Bloomsbury Wildlife | 2/10/2026
9781399402514 | $18.00 / $24.00 Can.
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Carton Qty: 48
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Stowaway
The Disreputable Exploits of the Rat – A NEW SCIENTIST NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
Joe Shute
A cultural and social history of the rat, examining how one creature achieved total world domination and has inspired such love and loathing.
A NEW SCIENTIST NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
“Show[s] us that, ultimately, the history of rats is a history of ourselves.” —The Sunday Times
“Fascinating and prejudice-busting reading.” —New Scientist “An intelligent and enlightening book.” —Michael Morpurgo
Rats are creatures which inspire fear and fascination in equal measure. Their lives are more closely entwined with humans than any other animal, but they remain the most misunderstood of all species.
In Stowaway, Joe Shute explores our complex and contradictory relationship with the rat. He travels the world from sub-Saharan Africa to the Rocky Mountains and visits some of the most rodent-infested cities on earth to unpick the myths we tell ourselves about rats and investigate the unexplored secrets of their own extraordinary lives.
Joe delves into the hidden world they inhabit beneath our feet, learns about their role in natural ecosystems and how they have shaped human history. He also discovers their incredible intelligence and the bonds they form with humans when given the chance.
Stowaway questions what the lives of rats reveal about our own, and whether there might be a better way to live alongside this most misunderstood species.
PRAISE
“Rats are far from the dirty vermin that we all love to deride; indeed, they are acutely intelligent and thoroughly fascinating. Joe Shute eloquently puts us right about the world's most common rodent and throws in some great facts and theories too.” —David Lindo
“Stowaway is not another natural history in the vein of the otter or the barn owl . . . [Shute’s] real aim is to show us that, ultimately, the history of rats is a history of ourselves.” —Adam Weymouth, The Sunday Times
“This wonderful, charming book . . . forcefully demonstrates how little we know about our rodent neighbours.” —Rose George, Spectator “Fascinating.” —John Simpson
Joe Shute is an author, national newspaper feature writer and The Daily Telegraph’s long-standing “Weather Watch” columnist. He is currently a post-graduate researcher funded by the Leverhulme Unit for the Design of Cities of the Future at Manchester Metropolitan University. His other books 99
9.8 in H | 10 in W | 0.8 in T | 2.7 lb Wt Full-colour illustrations and maps throughout
Maps: Their Untold Stories 2nd edition
Map treasures from the National Archives
Rose Mitchell, Andrew Janes
A fascinating and unusual journey through the world of maps and mapmakers, drawing on 700 years’ worth of maps from the National Archives.
A map is a snapshot of a place, a city, a nation or even the world at a given point in time—fascinating for what they tell us about the way our ancestors saw themselves, their neighbours and their place in the world. This magnificent collection, drawn from seven centuries of maps held in the National Archives at Kew, looks at a variety of maps, from those found in 14th Century manuscripts, through early estate maps, to sea charts, maps used in military campaigns, and maps from treaties.
Great images are accompanied by compelling stories. Featured is a woodcut map of 16th Century London, a map of where the bombs fell during the Second World War, and a map the first American settlers’ drew when they were attempting to establish a new empire on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North Carolina. For this new edition the book has been revised throughout, with many new maps added, including newly discovered and digitised maps from North America. A whole new chapter—Mapping Buildings—has also been added.
This stunning and fascinating collection is not just about the history of the maps, but is also an insight into the places—whether cities, countries or the whole world—and the social history of the time that the mapmakers captured.
PRAISE
“A wonder to the senses both visually and intellectually and an absolute delight to read.” —The Searcher
“Each map is a revelation of both human motives and earthly features, and those lucky enough to be gifted with this book will find something to divert, inform, and astonish on every page.” —Natural History
Rose Mitchell and Andrew Janes are both specialist map archivists at the National Archives, which is the official archive and publisher for the UK government, and for England and Wales. They are the guardians of some of the UK’s most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years, including the Magna Carta, records of wartime propaganda and the UK’s own “X files” on the possibility of alien invasions
Illustrated throughout with beautiful colour images
The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Arms and Armour from Asia, Africa and the Ottoman World
Arthur Bijl
A beautifully illustrated catalogue of a world-class collection of arms and armour from India and the Middle East.
The Wallace Collection is home to one of the finest collections of non-European arms and armour in the world, teeming with bejewelled and enamelled dagger hilts, swords and scabbards, and with delicately gilded spears, helmets, shields and breastplates.
The pieces within the collection provide an unusually comprehensive view of three key areas – India, Iran and the Ottoman Empire – and span the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with star objects dating from as early as the fifteenth century. At once functional weapons and prestigious luxury objects, items in this area of the collection are fascinating and awe-inspiring both for their technical achievements and artistic virtuosity.
This lavishly illustrated catalogue is a landmark contribution to the field of Islamic art, shining a light on the previously overlooked and hidden gems of the Wallace Collection and providing detailed photographs of almost every object, accompanied by descriptions of its provenance, the materials of its construction and how it was made.
Arthur Bijl is the Hutton McRoberts Assistant Curator of Ottoman, Middle Eastern and Asian Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection. He joined the museum in 2019 to oversee the cataloguing and publication of the Wallace Collection’s arms and armour from India, Iran and the Ottoman Empire and lectures on this topic internationally.
SPORTS & RECREATION / WATER
SPORTS / BOATING
Adlard Coles | 3/3/2026
9781399426497 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 256 pages | Carton
Qty: 18
9.2 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt
Black and white photography printed alongside the text
Superyacht Success
The insider's guide to the yachting industry
Brendan O’Shannassy
I have made a life’s career within the superyacht community, and I will share this openly. If you want to join me and carve your own way into this misunderstood, at times maligned, industry then this book is for you too. You will gain insight, a new language, and a sense of where the dangerous waters are and how to avoid them.
The definitive guide for prospective crew, new crew and crew at all ranks within the industry, Superyacht Success is an audience with one of the most experienced superyacht captains in the business, blending solid advice with illuminating and entertaining anecdotes from on board.
Read on for:
- An overview of the industry, its history, culture and language
- The practicalities of getting hired and understanding life on board
- Hard-won advice on how to thrive on your journey up the career ladder
- Leadership wisdom: establishing a culture of openness and trust, setting boundaries and dealing with the demands of perfectionism
- Communication essentials
- A toolbox of practical tips and checklists on everything from boat handling and briefing teams
- Expert insights from high profile professionals within the industry
This handbook gives you the insider’s take on the “superyacht life,” whether as a deck hand or captain, and a clear sense of where the dangerous waters are and how to avoid them. It shows you how to handle the demand for absolute perfection at all times while av...
PRAISE
An insider’s guide to the superyacht industry, detailing how to get in, progress through the ranks and thrive on the journey.
Brendan O’Shannassy grew up in Australia, and gained his degree and officer education with the Royal Australian Navy. He joined his first superyacht as a deck hand in 2001, and his first captaincy was in 2006. His yacht racing career has also seen him participate in multiple Sydney Hobarts, the Fastnet Race, and more. Brendan continues to study and is currently beginning a PhD in marine data collection. He is also the author of Superyacht Captain, published by Adlard Coles.
TRAVEL / EUROPE / BENELUX COUNTRIES (BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, LUXEMBOURG)
Adlard Coles | 3/10/2026
9781399409964 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.
Flexibound | 224 pages | Carton Qty: 22
8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt
Lavishly illustrated in colour throughout
Adlard Coles Shore Guide: The Netherlands
Everything you need to know when you step ashore
Paul Heiney
From Vlissingen to the German Border, this handy travel guide to the Netherlands, via the Standing Mast Route, ensures sailors make the most of every minute ashore.
Arriving ashore somewhere new often raises many questions for even the most experienced sailor: Where are the best harbours and marinas to stop? What are the nearest shops and where can I find facilities, fuel and help with repairs? How do I keep the family entertained and where are the top museums nearby? Where can I find the tastiest cheese in Gouda, or watch a clog being made by a traditional shoemaker? Sailors need a different kind of pilot guide after arrival and this book is your shore-side companion, helping you to explore and enjoy all the Netherlands has to offer.
There is probably no other country in Europe that packs as many different types of cruising destinations into one small place as the Netherlands. In the morning you can be moored up in a vibrant, modern city, yet by the evening be immersed in a quaint Dutch village, complete with windmills and a stunning backdrop of tulips at the right time of year. Paul Heiney is a hugely experienced sailor, and is the perfect companion for exploring the Netherlands.
Illustrated with beautiful photographs and maps, this guide brings together brilliant recommendations and the key information needed for your trip, all in one handy place, freeing up valuable holiday time.
Paul Heiney is a well known writer and broadcaster with seafaring in his blood. His family, originally from Yorkshire, were beach fishermen and lifeboatmen. He has sailed enthusiastically for many years, including many singlehanded passages. He is the author of One Wild Song, Farewell Mr Puffin, Ocean Sailing, Adlard Coles Shore Guide to the Channel Coast of France, South Brittany and The West Country, all published by Adlard Coles.
SPORTS & RECREATION / RUNNING & JOGGING
Bloomsbury Sport | 3/10/2026
9781399423311 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can.
Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Carton Qty: 16
9.2 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt
33 black and white exercise illustrations
Start Where You Are
The Beginner’s 5k Running Guide for Women
Sabrina Pace-Humphreys
Start Where You Are is a beginner’s guide to running for women. It will challenge misconceptions and offer a positive and motivating guide to get you started.
A book for all women at the start of—or resuming after a break—their running journeys and looking to run up to 5 and 10k distances.
In 2009 a GP recommended Sabrina try running to manage her post-natal depression. It transformed her life and she hasn’t stopped since. She is now a UK Athletics qualified Leader in Running Fitness, a Coach in Running Fitness and a qualified personal trainer with a passion for helping other women, wherever they are in their running journeys.
This friendly, attractive manual features motivational support, technique guidance, practical advice, real-life runner testimonies and strength and conditioning exercises. It also includes valuable tips about how to run during menopause, toilet issues on the run, fuelling and hydration, menstrual cycles, common injuries, how to run safely at night, injuries, finding the running community for you—and much more.
Above all, it strips back the experience to the fundamentals. It’s about instilling freedom and joy in movement, the perfect starting point for all women— irrespective of age or running experience.
Sabrina Pace-Humpreys iss 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 a podcast for Black Trail Runners called The Checkpoint. In this podcast she interviews a host of well-known black people from the world of sport, art, literature, and music. She has also featured in the Observer and on the cover of Runner’s World.
Gentle Exercises to Soothe and Revive Your Upper Back, Neck and Shoulders
Andy Breakspear, Rachel Breakspear
A practical guide to restoring pain-free function to your upper body.
Modern living has caused an epidemic of poor upper body posture and back, neck and shoulder aches and pains. Tension and tightness in our back, neck and shoulders is a common problem.
Make Movement Your Medicine: Back, Neck and Shoulders is a practical guide to help you 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.
The exercises are designed to be accessible to all, regardless of current mobility or pain levels.
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 Brakespear run the OsteoPilates clinic in Buckinghamshire and are passionate about enabling people to live pain free. Andy is a graduate of Structural Engineering and Osteopathy and has always been interested in how things work. Rachel has spent 35 years working and teaching Movement Therapy for people to be able to live free of back and joint pain. Together, their method of Make Movement Your Medicine is the result of over 25 years of clinical experience.
6.3 in H | 3.9 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Colour diagrams and photographs throughout
Reeds Weather Handbook 3rd edition
The comprehensive pocket guide
Frank Singleton
An essential pocket-sized primer that equips sailors and outdoors enthusiasts with the knowledge to read and predict the weather.
Weather determines when we sail, where we sail to – and whether we arrive safely. This essential pocket-sized guide, now revised for its third edition, provides the reader with all the necessary tools to predict and deal with local and distant weather conditions, whether on a day trip or a longer cruise, along the coast or further offshore.
Each topic is broken down into digestible chapters, explaining the origins and effects of the full spectrum of weather conditions, including: - using and evaluating weather forecasts - depressions, fronts, isobars and other coastal effects - waves and swell - weather lore and sky watching.
Meteorology is still advancing and sources of forecasts are changing. This new edition keeps the handbook up-to-date, with revised sections and new material on computer weather products, satellite phones, internet access, changes in the availability of forecasts, climate change and the Coriolis effect.
With practical explanations and helpful diagrams and photographs, this is the ideal aide-memoire for skippers and crew, especially those studying for their Day Skipper and Yachtmaster exams.
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For the 2nd edition
“There is a lot of information in a small volume, with easy-to-understand explanations, diagrams and good quality photographs. An excellent practical book to have on board, and especially useful for those studying for their RYA examinations. Succinct and authoritative.” —The Cruising Association “Full of practical information and vivid illustrations.” —Hardy Boat Owners Magazine
“A small, but mighty book. . . . a practical explanation of a complex, but essential subject for all sailors.” —Cruising
“I would certainly be happy to pop it into my pocket when I am sailing as a quick reference and a book to dip into for enjoyable sn...
Frank Singleton is a former Senior Forecaster with the Met Office and is an RYA Yachtmaster with over 60,000 miles under his keel, mainly on the family Hallberg-Rassy 34. He has cruised widely in European and Mediterranean waters and enjoyed 10 Caribbean charter holidays. His weather website for sailors (weather.mailasail.com/Franks-Weather) is known worldwide as an 106
Helenio Herrera – Football’s Original Master of the Dark Arts
Richard Fitzpatrick
HH examines the life and times 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 Capello and Jock Stein—end up on trial for manslaughter in 1969 at the height of his fame?
“HH” as he was known, or “His Holiness” as Gabriel García Márquez called him, 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 surrounded himself with sinister men, including Dezsö Solti, a former kapo for Dr Josef Mengele in Auschwitz. He was distrusted by his peers like Santiago Bernabéu and Bill Shankly. The public, though, was fascinated by him, a coach more famous than Alfredo Di Stéfano, the greatest player of his era.
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 Fitzpatrick works 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)
9.2 in H | 8.3 in W | 0.7 in T | 1.8 lb Wt Black and white photographs throughout
The Complete Guide to Strength and Conditioning Training
Morc Coulson, Matt Brown
The essential guide to strength and conditioning training for anyone delivering or preparing to deliver targeted exercise programmes.
This guide offers practical tips for designing a range of targeted exercise programmes. It covers the competence that coaches or students require to plan, prepare, deliver and review a strength and conditioning programme appropriate for, and tailored to, participants of all abilities, ages and stages of maturational development.
The book covers the development of the participant, focusing on what is needed to improve performance in areas such as strength, speed, endurance, mobility and movement competency. It also includes up-to-date and evidence-based advice on:
- Activity selection
- Technique
- Principles of training
- Guidelines for coaching
This is an essential reference for current and prospective coaches from all sporting backgrounds (from grass roots level to elite) as well as strength and conditioning coaches. It is also an ideal addition to all undergraduate and postgraduate sports and health-related exercise courses in schools, colleges and universities.
Morc Coulson teaches sport and exercise science at the University of Sunderland and is a fellow of the Higher Education academy. He is a Level 4 Specialist CPD course evaluator and the author of titles including The Fitness Instructor's Handbook and The Complete Guide to Personal Training. Matt Brown is a sports scientist and strength and conditioning coach who currently works for Playermaker and the Scottish FA. He previously worked as a sports scientist for Paris SaintGermain.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / SPORTS
Bloomsbury Sport | 3/31/2026
9781399408783 | $18.00 / $24.00 Can.
Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Carton Qty: 80
7.8 in H | 5.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt
Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781399408776
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.
DAILY MAIL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
“Chan is an infectiously enthusiastic guide, charming and wholly relatable . . . A joy to read.” —Daily Mail
Susie Chan is an icon of endurance running. Since taking up running at the age of 35, she has completed the legendary Marathon des Sables more times than any other British woman, 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 an inspirational fight against the odds. From leaving a dysfunctional marriage, managing as a single mum and tackling cancer treatment, Susie has had her fair share of adversity. Throughout it all, running has kept her going. She always finds a reason to lace up her shoes and hit the road – or the track, trail or tread. Her mantra: You never regret a run.
From the Moroccan desert, the Peruvian jungle and the sweltering Death Valley, to Susie’s local South Downs and a running track in Tooting, her adventures take her across the globe. With Susie’s down-to-earth personality, refreshing attitude and wicked sense of humour, we learn the countless reasons she finds to push herself further and the life-changing opportunities running has given her.
Her passion for the sport is infectious, and her story is a shining example to all in the running community and beyond.
PRAISE
“Chan writes like she runs—totally natural, exuberant, joyful. She’s a force of nature and this is an intoxicating read.” —Paul Tonkinson, author of 26.2 Miles to Happiness
“Susie brings to life the joy of running—in deserts, jungles, or simply stepping out the door.” —Michael Stocks, world record runner and author of One Track Mind “The number one runner to follow on Instagram.” —Runner’s World
“An extraordinary running life . . . a darling of the distance running world.” Athletics Weekly
“Susie recounts some of the toughest races on the planet with humour and humility.” —Women’s Running UK
“I was so swept along by the narrative, I didn’t want t...
Susie Chan is an endurance runner who takes on races of all distances from 1 to over 100 miles. She is a veteran of several Marathon des Sables, set the 12-hour treadmill World Record and
B/w track illustrations and 600+ colour photographs
RSPB Nature Tracking
How to interpret animal tracks and signs
Nick Baker
An updated edition of the popular RSPB guide to interpreting the signs that animals leave behind.
Learning to track animals is like learning to read, but instead of reading words, the tracker reads traces. Every animal leaves traces as it passes through its habitat. By learning to interpret signs like paw prints, leftover food and scrapes in the earth, you can build the story of an animal's life and discover intriguing details and hidden meanings.
Updated and refreshed for this new edition, this popular and attractively designed RSPB handbook takes a new approach to the fascinating science of nature tracking.
With detailed diagrams, hundreds of photos and easy-to-read text by nature presenter Nick Baker, this helpful guide shows you how to find and interpret the evidence animals leave behind, from a pile of mangled feathers or a bent blade of grass to a delicately nibbled mushroom or a patch of disturbed soil.
Nick explains how to combine the clues you find with other signs, tracks and trails to build a profile of a huge range of species. He reveals how recent technological advances help conservationists interpret tracks and traces to deepen their understanding of the natural world and learn how we can all support nature better. And he explains how we can use some of that technology to hone our nature detective skills and demonstrates essential tracker activities, like taking a cast of a paw print and dissecting owl pellets to reveal their last meal.
Nick Baker has presented a number of wildlife programmes including The Really Wild Show, Weird Creatures with Nick Baker and more recently Springwatch and Autumnwatch Nick Baker's Beautiful Freaks was one of the first presenter-led 3D programmes in the UK. He has also written a number of well-received books, including Nick Baker’s Bug Book and The New Amateur Naturalist He lives in Devon with Dartmoor on his doorstep and is Vice President of Buglife.
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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 Aesop’s Animals explains why we should champion and protect nature’s underdogs.
The living world evokes many emotions, especially when it comes to our relationships with animals. Some of our reactions are logical responses to potential harm, but many are irrational, and our loathing and persecution of some species far exceed the threat they pose to us. We no longer prosecute animals for their ‘crimes’ as we did in the Middle Ages, but our human exceptionalism and vilification of unwelcome animal behaviour continues.
In Beauty of the Beasts, Jo Wimpenny challenges our perceptions of “good” species and sets the record straight about those we label “pests,” “scavengers,” and “predators.” Using the latest research, Jo explains the natural behaviours we use to villainise animals while demonstrating how these species benefit humanity and are more sentient than we ever thought. From wasps that provide free pest control and snakes whose venom may cure cancer to crocodiles that play together and spiders that dream, this book will convince you to rethink our most misunderstood beasts.
While it may be tempting for some to imagine a more pleasant world devoid of animals that scare and repulse us, Jo explains why losing them would devastate many ecosystems, encouraging all of us to appreciate these animals for what they are and the vital roles they fulfil for all life on Earth.
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Aesop’s Animals:
“A spirited romp through modern cognitive ethology.” —Wall Street Journal “Wimpenny pumps life into the hard science and keeps her discussions accessible, offering plenty of insight into how humans interpret the natural world.”
Publishers Weekly
“Engaging and comprehensive, this is highly readable popular science.” —Hannah Beckerman, The Observer
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.
NATURE / BIRDWATCHING GUIDES
Helm | 4/28/2026
9781399421133 | $26.00 / $35.00 Can.
Trade Paperback | 224 pages | Carton Qty: 1
7.5 in H | 5.3 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt
Colour photography throughout
Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore
Amar-Singh HSS, Kim Chye Lim, David Bakewell
The definitive photographic guide to the amazing avifauna of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
Boasting an incredible diversity of habitats, ranging from lush rainforests to jungle canopies, Malaysia and Singapore are two of the top birding destinations in South-east Asia.
The perfect companion for any wildlife-friendly visitor, Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore provides photographic coverage of 374 species that regularly occur in the region, including Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Blackand-yellow Broadbill and Straw-headed Bulbul.. Concise text for each species includes information on identification, songs and calls, behaviour, distribution and habitat, with each photo having been carefully selected to guide identification. A guide to the key habitats and recommended birdwatching locations in the region is also included. Portable yet authoritative, this is the perfect guide for travellers and birdwatchers visiting this spectacular area.
Amar-Singh HSS is an author and lifelong birdwatcher with a special interest in bird behaviour. He is the Editor of the Malaysian Bird Report. Kim-Chye Lim has co-authored publications on hornbills, raptors and the field guide Birds of Malaysia. He previously worked for the Malaysian Nature Society as its Ornithological Officer. David Bakewell has a particular interest in bird identification, migration and shorebirds and has authored various publications and papers on these areas.
HISTORY / MILITARY / MEDIEVAL
Osprey Publishing | 1/27/2026
9781472869999 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 304 pages | Carton
Qty: 14
9.2 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt 8-page plate section in colour
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The Man Who Stopped the Sultan
Gabriele Tadino and the Defence of Europe
Edoardo Albert
An extraordinary account of how one man defied the most powerful man of his age and in doing so changed the course of European history.
Throughout the 16th century,wars raged across Europe as kings and republics jostled for wealth and power. Yet one man exceeded all these medieval princes of Christendom: Suleiman the Magnificent. As ruler of the Ottoman Empire, he governed 25 million people from Constantinople, his realm stretching from Persia to the Atlantic Ocean. Twice Suleiman attacked the heart of Europe, first the island of Rhodes, home to the Hospitaller Knights, and secondly, Vienna, the gateway city to the continent. Twice he was opposed by one man—Gabriele Tadino—an ordinary Italian who had risen through the ranks thanks to his genius as a military engineer.
This is a fascinating history of crusading knights and gunpowder, of spies and tunnels, and a crossroads in history when the medieval age gave way to the Renaissance. Delving deep into Italian source material, Edoardo Albert weaves together the story of an ordinary man alive in an extraordinary time and performing extraordinary feats of military genius. Through the lens of his life we discover how military tactics and fortifications rapidly changed thanks to the discovery of gunpowder and how Europe, divided by power-hungry rulers and religion, almost fell to one of the greatest rulers the world has ever seen but was prevented by a humble engineer.
Edoardo Albert is the author, with Paul Gething, of Warrior: A Life of War in Anglo Saxon Britain (Granta 2019) which published to rave reviews. He has for a number of years worked with the archaeologists who are redefining our knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon era, bringing these findings to a wider public in Northumbria: the Lost Kingdom and In Search of Alfred the Great. Edoardo is an accomplished public speaker, giving talks on the deep past of Britain at literary conferences and other events.
HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES
Osprey Publishing | 4/21/2026
9781472871800 | $40.00 / $53.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 320 pages | Carton
Qty: 10
9.9 in H | 8 in W | 1.2 in T | 2.6 lb Wt
Fully illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
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T-72 Main Battle Tank
James Kinnear, Stephen Sewell
A highly illustrated study of the T-72 tank and variants, detailing its history from the Cold War Soviet Army though to the current War in Ukraine.
Developed as Object 172 in the late 1960s as a cheaper alternative to the recently introduced T-64 Main Battle Tank, the T-72 entered service with the Soviet Army in 1974 and became the most common tank used by the Warsaw Pact from the 1970s until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It was widely licensed throughout the world, and has seen operational service in a wide range of conflicts from the Iran-Iraq War through to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Despite its age, the T-72 has shown itself to be extremely suitable for modification and modernization, and is still one of the premier tanks in the world through to the present day.
This new study contains numerous photos of the history of the vehicle, as well as tables and data covering the weapons and systems used. It also covers related vehicles and systems such as artillery systems, engineer vehicles, bridge launchers, and recovery vehicles, as well as the unique heavy infantry support vehicles.
Stephen L. “Cookie” Sewell is a retired US Army Chief Warrant Officer and Department of the Army intelligence analyst. He has written extensively on American and Soviet armour and lives in Aberdeen, Maryland.
James Kinnear has researched the topic of Soviet and Russian military hardware since his first visit to the Soviet Union as a teenager. He has published books on Soviet military technology with Barbarossa, Darlington, Osprey and Tankograd.
Bolt Action: Armies of Imperial Japan: Third Edition
Warlord Games
A detailed guide to Japanese forces in Bolt Action: Third Edition.
Following the assault on Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese military saw action across Asia, from the capture and defence of the islands of the Pacific to the occupation of territory in China and Burma. With this new and revised supplement for Bolt Action: Third Edition, players have all the information they need to build a force of the Emperor’s fanatically loyal troops and campaign through some of the most brutal battles of the war.
Warlord Games is one of the world’s leading producers of wargaming miniatures, as well as the publisher of the successful Black Powder and Hail Caesar rule sets. Their Bolt Action range of 28mm World War II miniatures is the most extensive on the market and continues to grow and develop.
GAMES & ACTIVITIES / ROLE
PLAYING & FANTASY
Osprey Games | 1/27/2026
9781472867285 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 50 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt
Hide, Stone, and Bone
A Paleolithic Skirmish Wargame
Austin Hunt
A wargame about ice age survival and combat.
Hide, Stone, and Bone is a wargame of ice age survival, hunting, and combat where players take control of a tribe of early human ancestors and lead them to survival and victory over other tribes. Using alternating activations and d10-based core rules, Hide, Stone, and Bone also places great emphasis on the campaign system, which is a core part of the experience, as well as other mechanics that represent the dangers of prehistory, notably fear. Each campaign is divided into seasons with various ‘Big Days’ representing scenarios. Scenarios range from multiplayer mammoth hunts to bands being hunted by cave bears and various tribal combat scenarios. In between Big Days, tribes attempt to gather food, make weapons, or consult tribal shamans. Campaigns are aimed not just at defeating other tribes, but to also allow players to win even if the tides of humanon-human warfare are against them. With options for solo and cooperative play and competitive play, Hide, Stone, and Bone gives players all the tools they need to survive the ice age and prosper.
Austin Hunt has been a wargamer for nearly twenty-five years, and has played practically every setting and scale from Prehistoric to Sci-Fi and 6mm mass-battle to 54mm skirmish. He has also run dozens of events and campaigns, most notably the Adeptus Titanicus events at the NOVA Open in 2022 and 2023.
HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES
Osprey Publishing | 1/27/2026
9781472865229 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 48 pages | Carton Qty: 84 9.7 in H | 7.2 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.4 lb Wt Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations
Soviet Tanks at Stalingrad 1942–43
William E. Hiestand
Examines and analyses how the Soviet tank forces that fought at Stalingrad, led by powerful T-34s and KV-1, were rejuvenated over late 1942, and the role they played in this crucial battle.
The Stalingrad campaign is widely acknowledged to be a major turning point of World War II. The German Sixth Army’s 22 divisions and 250,000 troops were encircled and destroyed, while the Soviet 62nd Army’s desperate defense of the city and the suffering of the starving German troops receives much justifiable attention.
Here, Soviet armor expert William E. Hiestand draws attention to the less-covered element of the battle: the reborn Soviet tank and mechanized corps that delivered the death blow to Hitler’s hopes. He explains how in summer 1942, the Soviet tank forces were failing to reach their potential; despite being equipped with superb T-34 and heavily armored KV-1 tanks, the Red Army’s newly formed tank corps were unable to integrate their armored thrusts with supporting infantry and artillery, and their disjoined attacks were repeatedly shattered. By November 19, however, Soviet organization, command and control, training, and tactics had matured, allowing the Fifth Tank Army to launch the decisive penetration through the Romanian Third Army.
Packed with rare archive photos and superb profiles of the tanks involved, this book shows that it was at Stalingrad that the Red Army’s armored spearhead evolved into a force that could dominate the Eastern Front.
William E. Hiestand has worked for over thirty years as a US Department of Defense analyst, focusing on military issues and serving in a wide variety of analytic, leadership and representational roles. He holds an MA in History from Cornell University, and has a lifelong interest in military history with a particular focus on 20th-century armoured and mechanized operations and Soviet military history.
Steve Noon is a renowned artist specializing in military history.
HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES
Osprey Publishing | 1/27/2026
9781472866066 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 50 9.7 in H | 7.2 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt Colour illustrations throughout, including profiles, technical drawings, battlescene artworks, maps and photographs.
U-Boat vs Royal Navy Capital Ship
1939–45
Mark Lardas
This insightful illustrated study investigates how the Royal Navy lost two battleships and three aircraft carriers to German U-boats during 1939–42.
During World War II, over half of Britain’s capital ship losses were due to U-boats, as Germany’s submarines sought to deplete the Royal Navy’s powerful surface fleet. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and mapping alongside archive photographs, this study explains how Germany’s submarines sank five of Britain’s major surface vessels in four years of conflict at sea.
Aircraft carrier HMS Courageous was sunk by U-29 on 17 September 1939 during anti-submarine patrols. On 14 October 1939, U-47 penetrated the Scapa Flow defences and sank battleship HMS Royal Oak. On 14 November 1941, U-81 sank HMS Ark Royal as the aircraft carrier returned to Gibraltar. On 25 November 1941, U-331 sank HMS Barham off Egypt. The final British capital ship to be sunk by German submarines was carrier HMS Eagle, torpedoed by U-73 en route to Malta on 11 August 1942.
In this book, Mark Lardas charts the origins, development and combat performance of the U-boats in the Kriegsmarine’s efforts to attack British capital ships, and the Royal Navy’s efforts to counter the submarine threat to its battleships, battlecruisers and aircraft carriers. As well as the five encounters that led to sinkings, he examines the ‘near-misses’ that saw Royal Navy capital ships get the better of the U-boats.
Mark Lardas is the author of more than 50 books on aspects of military, naval and maritime history, including many for Osprey. He lives in Texas.
Edouard Groult worked as a concept artist in the videogame industry and also undertakes historical commissions while freelancing for historical publications.
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Seleucid Armies 312–63 BC
William Horsted
This colourful study describes and illustrates the troops fielded by the Seleucid Empire in West Asia throughout its turbulent 250-year existence.
Founded by the Macedonian general Seleucus I Nicator in 312 BC in the wake of the death of Alexander the Great 11 years previously, the Seleucid Empire came to control much of the territory conquered by Alexander in western Asia, and at its height reached from the Mediterranean to Afghanistan. The colourful armies fielded by Seleucus I and his successors are described and illustrated in this absorbing study of a major power at war in the ancient world.
As the fortunes of their realm ebbed and flowed, Seleucid kings fielded vast armies recruited from diverse peoples that drew upon an array of military traditions, including the mighty phalanx, war elephants, scythed chariots and camel-mounted archers. Illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings as well as eight pages of specially commissioned artwork, this fascinating study draws upon a range of literary, archaeological and artistic sources to explore the organization, tactics, weapons and equipment of the varied units of Seleucid armies over two-and-a-half turbulent centuries in the ancient world.
William Horsted studied Ancient History at the University of Bristol. His previous books for Osprey include The Numidians 300 BC–AD 300 in the Men-at-Arms series, and British Celtic Warrior vs Roman Soldier in the Combat series.
HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II
Osprey Publishing | 1/27/2026
9781472866745 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 46 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Illustrated throughout with 65 photos and 14 pages of colour illustrations
Okinawa 1945
The Royal Navy's biggest carrier campaign Angus Konstam
The biggest Royal Navy carrier operation in history was its part in the battle for Okinawa. Fully illustrated, this explains the overlooked role of the British Pacific Fleet in the campaign.
The invasion of Okinawa was, famously, the culmination of the United States’ island-hopping campaign. Less well known is the fact that it was also the biggest campaign of the British Pacific Fleet’s war against Japan, involving five fleet carriers, and the Royal Navy's biggest-ever carrier campaign. The Fleet Air Arm’s job at Okinawa was to suppress and destroy the Japanese airfields on the Sakashima Islands, which were used as bases for kamikazes as well as to route aircraft from Japan to Okinawa.
In this book, naval expert Angus Konstam offers a newly researched account of the Fleet Air Arm’s air campaign in the Sakashimas. By 1945, the carriers and their aircrews were well worked up, and ready to tackle challenging and important targets. He explains the capabilities of the late-war Fleet Air Arm at Okinawa, and analyses their effectiveness against Japan’s still-dangerous airpower. Famously, at Okinawa the Royal Navy’s armoured carriers proved much more resilient to kamikaze strikes than the wooden-topped carriers of the Americans.
Packed with spectacular original artwork, photographs, diagrams and maps, this book is a superbly illustrated history of the Royal Navy’s biggest carrier campaign.
Angus Konstam hails from Orkney, off the north of Scotland. He has written widely on naval history, most recently Hunt the Bismarck and The Convoy. A former naval officer, he has worked as a museum curator in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London and the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a former Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland. Now a full-time author and historian, he has returned to live in Orkney.
HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES
Osprey Publishing | 1/27/2026
9781472867919 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 46 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.
Heinkel He 219 Units
Martin Streetly
An illustrated study of the famous Heinkel He 219—the Luftwaffe’s only purpose-built nightfighter—and its role in the bitterly contested nocturnal defence of the Reich.
Originally conceived as a high-performance reconnaissance aircraft, the Heinkel He 219 went on to become the Luftwaffe’s only purpose-built nightfighter. Despite its many sterling qualities (including ejector seats for its two crew members), the type’s production was bedevilled by political manoeuvring and consequently it was only used in strength by one unit – the Luftwaffe’s elite Nachtjagdgeschwader 1.
In this volume, respected historian Martin Streetly examines the development of the He 219, from its origins through to its implementation against the RAF’s ever-more destructive night offensive. First-hand accounts from Nachtjagdverband crew shed light on the He 219’s successes and failures in battle, while archive photos and newly commissioned artwork demonstrate the unique design and technology of this near-legendary aircraft.
Martin Streetly is a full-time author who specialises in the history, technology and application of defence electronics. His career in military and aviation publishing spans 36 years.
Gareth Hector has worked on numerous Osprey aviation titles over the past 18 years, producing some of the finest battle-scene and cover artwork seen in these volumes.
Based in Poland, Janusz Swiatlon has produced artwork for a variety of British and European publications for many years.
HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / PERSIAN GULF WAR (1991)
Osprey Publishing | 1/27/2026
9781472868909 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 46 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.
Gulf War 1990–91
Saddam's Iraq Faces Operation Desert Storm
Steven J. Zaloga
An in-depth study of the ground campaign led by the US and Coalition forces against Iraq in the Gulf War.
In 1980, Iraq invaded Iran, precipitating an eight-year war. By the end of the 1980s, Iraq was bankrupt, having amassed enormous debts. Oil-rich neighbouring Kuwait, which Iraq had long claimed was rightly part of greater Iraq, seemed like the perfect solution. Saddam Hussein's invasion in August 1990 pitted one of the largest Arab armies against the smallest. Kuwait fell in a few days. Upset at this turn of events and worried about Hussein's military power, Saudi Arabia began negotiations with the US, UK and France to create a coalition to oust Iraq from Kuwait. More than 30 countries joined the coalition force. Operation Desert Shield had begun.
After a month-long air campaign to weaken the Iraqi forces, the Joint Force Command attacked and aimed for Kuwait City. The Saudi, US and UK forces saw most of the action against the Iraqis, fighting to liberate Kuwait. While Iraq was defeated, the war did not unseat Hussein and the conflict would resume a decade later. In this detailed study, historian Steven J. Zaloga uses contemporary images, maps, diagrams, and stunning artwork to bring the ground campaign of the Gulf War to life.
Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for three decades, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history. He currently lives in Maryland.
Robert McSweeney is a historical artist based in Hampshire, England, passionate about capturing the essence of diverse historical periods through his art.
HISTORY / MILITARY / NAVAL
Osprey Publishing | 1/27/2026
9781472871367 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 50 9.7 in H | 7.2 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt Illustrated throughout with 40 archive photos and 13 pages of original colour illustrations
Italian Adriatic Fleet 1915–18
The fierce naval war with Austria-Hungary
Enrico Cernuschi
Fiercely fought with all the latest weaponry of World War I, Italy’s Adriatic campaign is the forgotten war of the dreadnought era. Fully illustrated, this is its first history in English.
Fought across the narrowest naval frontline of World War I, with almost daily combat, the Adriatic Sea was perhaps the war’s most active coastal naval campaign, yet it is barely known in the English-speaking world. Although the two battle fleets never met, the Adriatic was ferociously fought over by Italy and Austro-Hungary’s cruisers, destroyers, torpedo boats and submarines. It was a war of hit-and-run attacks, port raids, blockades and evasions, convoy warfare, shore bombardments and amphibious operations.
Renowned naval historian Enrico Cernuschi draws upon his decades of research to present the first complete history in English of Italy’s Adriatic naval war, and the fleets and flotillas that fought it. The theatre saw successful use of new technology and tactics, including the first battleships to be sunk by torpedo and by midget submarine, as well as extensive use of aircraft and flying boats.
Packed with rare and unpublished photos, superb original artwork, 3D maps and diagrams, this book explores the Regia Marina’s warships, command structures, intelligence, relations with other Allied navies, as well as a thorough history of Adriatic naval actions, most of which have never been written about in English.
Enrico Cernuschi is a naval historian based at Pavia, Italy. He has written dozens of books and monographs and more than 500 articles in Italian, English, and French. He has contributed to USNI books and has published extensively with Italy’s professional naval organizations. His major works include “Ultra” La fine di un mito 2014) and Sea Power the Italian Way (2016). He is a regular contributor to Warship
HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / AFGHAN WAR (2001-2021)
8 colour artwork plates; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.
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US and Allied Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan, 2009–21
John Parkinson
An illustrated study of the development and operations of coalition and Afghan Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan from 2009 until the problematic withdrawal in 2022.
At the end of 2008, the clearly inadequate strength of the coalition’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan prompted the US and NATO to deploy troops in numbers that could not be sustained long-term. This shortfall was overcome in 2009, when a newly created Special Forces command (ANASOC) in the Afghan National Army began to partner with the ISAF to undertake counter-insurgency operations against the Taliban, Al Quaeda and ISIL-K. However, while the burden of operations never diminished, many NATO countries reduced their contribution from 2012 onwards, leading to an over-ambitious expansion of ANASOC and weaker ties between it and US/NATO command.
In this engaging study, former United States Marine Corps officer John Parkinson draws on first-hand experience to examine how this series of events spiralled toward the eventual fall of Kabul and the troubled, hasty withdrawal of coalition forces in 2022. Eight newly commissioned colour plates demonstrate the wide range of equipment and uniforms used by the Special Operations Forces and are complemented by a range of previously unpublished photographs.
John Parkinson is a former field-grade officer of the US Marine Corps (Airborne-qualified). For several years he served in Afghanistan, tasked with forming, training and advising Afghan National Army Special Operations Forces.
HISTORY / MILITARY / AVIATION & SPACE
Osprey Publishing | 3/24/2026
9781472866011 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 50 9.8 in H | 7.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.
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Coalition Aircraft vs Iraqi SAMs
Operation Desert Storm 1991
Peter E. Davies
A detailed study of how Operation Desert Storm saw Coalition forces respond to Iraq’s surface-to-air missile defences, mounting one of the shortest but most devastating aerial campaigns in histor...
Developed in the wake of the USA’s ill-prepared entry into the Vietnam War, aircraft carrying electronic counter-measures equipment and anti-radar missiles were crucial to Coalition success during Operation Desert Storm. Iraq’s air defence systems were elaborate and costly, but also well understood by Coalition planners. Its surface-to-air missile batteries struggled in the face of radar jamming, pyrotechnic deflection of infrared guidance and extraordinarily effective destruction of enemy air defences weapons like the AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile.
Written by aviation expert and veteran Osprey author Peter E Davies, this fascinating study uses newly commissioned artwork to enhance its retelling of how aircraft and weapons, as well as crew training and command-and-control structures, proved decisive in the outcome of Desert Storm. Archive photos capture examples of the principal weapons involved, while first-hand accounts from Coalition aircrew and planners convey the realities of a conflict in which cutting-edge technology played an inestimable role.
Peter E Davies specialises in modern combat aircraft, particularly those involved in the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. He has contributed a number of titles to the Osprey.
Gareth Hector has worked on numerous Osprey aviation titles over the past 18 years, producing some of the finest battlescene and cover artwork seen in these volumes.
Jim Laurier has produced artwork for the Osprey aviation list since 2000, and over the past 23 years he has produced some of the finest profile and technical artwork seen in these volumes.
HISTORY / MILITARY / AVIATION & SPACE
Osprey Publishing | 3/10/2026
9781472865625 | $32.00 / $42.00 Can.
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Bloody Skies
XV Fighter Command Against all Odds
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
This book details the operations of the USAAF’s Fifteenth Fighter Command that protected the bombers during the strategic bombing campaign against Germany in World War II.
Formed in the fall of 1943 from the strategic bomber forces of the Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces, the Fifteenth Air Force was designed to take advantage of the better weather in Italy and southern Europe to bring increased pressure on Germany. However, it rapidly became known as the “The Forgotten Fifteenth,” as its achievements were overshadowed by the air war fought over Germany by the Eighth Air Force.
Nevertheless, Fifteenth Air Force’s contribution to Allied victory was crucial. Between April and July 1944, the B-17s and B-24s and their escorting fighter groups from the Fifteenth Fighter Command took on the campaign against the Romanian oil fields at Ploesti. The loss of Ploesti in July, combined with the attacks on Germany by the Eighth Air Force, was the body blow that ended any chance for the German armed forces to do more than delay the inevitable.
In this new history of the campaign, renowned aviation historian Tom Cleaver tells the story of the Fifteenth’s air war through first-person accounts of the fighter pilots of the Fifteenth Fighter Command, including such famous units as the Red Tails—the Tuskeegee Airmen—the 82nd Fighter Group and the 325th’s “Checkertail Clan,” and with his ability to place wartime events in their greater context.
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver has been a published writer for the past 40 years, with his most recent work being the best-selling Osprey titles MiG Alley (2019), I Will Run Wild (2020...
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver has been a published writer for the past 40 years, with his most recent work being the bestselling Osprey titles MiG Alley (2019), I Will Run Wild (2020), Under the Southern Cross (2021), The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club (2021), Going Downtown (2022), The Cactus Air Force (2022) alongside the late Eric Hammel, Clean Sweep (2023) and most recently Turning The Tide (2024).Tom served in the US Navy in Vietnam and currently lives in Encino, California.
HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II
Osprey Publishing | 2/10/2026 9781472860262 | $22.00 / $29.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 28 9.1 in H | 6 in W | 1.1 in T | 1 lb Wt 16-page plate section in b&w
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Turning The Tide
The USAAF in North Africa and Sicily
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II.
In 1942, the Western Allies needed to take the offensive against the Axis powers to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union. With planning for a cross-Channel invasion beset by logistical and operational difficulties, in May President Roosevelt ordered his military leaders to prepare to support the British in the Mediterranean. This led to the first USAAF units arriving in the Middle East in July, firstly as reinforcements for the British and later as part of the Operation Torch landings in French Morocco and Algeria in November.
This is the story of how, in only 11 months, the USAAF grew from these small beginnings in North Africa to become the senior partner in the region, providing aircraft and crews the other Allies were unable to match. In those 11 months, the Axis forces that had controlled almost the entire southern shore of the Mediterranean had been swept from the African continent and the island of Sicily – thanks in no small part to the efforts of the USAAF.
Using first-hand accounts from pilots and other aircrew, renowned aviation historian Tom Cleaver describes how the USAAF units that landed in 1942 faced an intense baptism of fire in combat with veteran Luftwaffe units, and how the experience gained in the skies over North Africa and Sicily was invaluable in developing the air forces that would dominate the skies over Europe in the latter years of the war.
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver has been a published writer for the past 40 years, with his work including the best-selling Osprey titles The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club (2021), Going Downtown (2022), The Cactus Air Force (2022) alongside the late Eric Hammel, and most recently Clean Sweep (2023). Tom served in the US Navy in Vietnam and currently lives in Encino, California.
HISTORY / MODERN / 20TH CENTURY
Osprey Publishing | 2/24/2026
9781472865120 | $60.00 / $80.00 Can.
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Fully illustrated throughout with over 150 black and white and colour images, technical drawings and maps
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Secret Warriors
British Submarines in the Cold War
Paul Brown
A highly illustrated history of the Cold War operations of the submarines of the Royal Navy, 1948–90.
The Cold War was a period of intense activity for submarines of the Royal Navy, with many hair-raising incidents involving Soviet vessels. They were engaged in frequent hazardous surveillance patrols investigating Soviet submarines and surface warships and their operational tactics, and trailing Soviet strategic submarines (SSBNs), as well as conducting British deterrent SSBN patrols and protecting those patrols using attack submarines (SSNs). There were also dangerous patrols which trialled submarine operation under the Arctic ice-cap. In addition to these activities there were operations in other conflicts and war theatres including the Falklands War, the Suez campaign, the Northern Ireland troubles, and the Indonesian confrontation.
This new study will contain much original information that is being published for the first time, with interviews from Cold War era submarine commanders and engineers, Freedom of Information requests, documents from the National Archives, the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, and IWM, as well as personal accounts of the senior officers and many secondary sources.
Dr Paul Brown is a maritime history author and speaker whose recent publications include Britain’s Historic Ships (Conway), Historic Sail, Maritime Portsmouth, and Abandon Ship (Osprey). A member of the Society for Nautical Research and the Britannia Naval Research Association, he is also a consultant to National Historic Ships, the UK’s authority on the preservation of historic ships and boats.
HISTORY / MILITARY / AVIATION & SPACE
Osprey Publishing | 2/10/2026
9781472808554 | $30.00 / $40.00 Can.
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American MiG Pilot
Inside the Top Secret USAF “Red Eagles” MiG Squadron
Rob Zettel
After being outflown over Vietnam, the US launched a top secret operation to acquire Soviet aircraft, train pilots to fly them, and pitch them against American planes in training scenarios.
Get inside the head of one of America’s most experienced MiG pilots, Lt Col Zettel, as he tells the thrilling tale of Constant Peg, a top secret US operation that wouldn’t feel out of place in the plot of Top Gun
At the height of the Cold War, America illicitly obtained Russian Fighters, transported them to the Tonopah Test Range, and pitted them against star US fighter pilots in simulated combat exercises. With controls labelled in Russian and the only spare parts being the ones they could salvage, the pilots who climbed into the MiGs accepted all of the risks associated with operating these aircraft. Vivid accounts of training engagements put the reader right there in the cockpit, flying alongside the “Red Eagles” as they trained the best pilots America had to offer. Historical photographs help paint the picture of an operation that took the US Air Force from its dismal performance in the Vietnam War to an unprecedented air-to-air kill ratio in Operation Desert Storm
Lt Col Rob ‘Z-Man’ Zettel, USAF (ret.) is a veteran of the 4477th Test & Evaluation Squadron. Flying MiG-21 and MiG-23 fighters as an Instructor Pilot and Functional Check Flight pilot from 1983-86, he was a key member of the squadron during its most prolific years. In his 37-year career he has flown extensively, logging more than 17,000 flight hours in everything from Stearman biplanes to frontline fighters in the USAF and at the controls of both Boeing and Airbus’ most advanced airliners.
A skirmish solo/coop wargame inspired by Greek Mythology.
In the age of gods and monsters, humanity clings to its existence in isolated city states. Besieged on all sides by the forces of destruction, their only hope lies with the heroic demigods. These warriors, explorers, and diplomats use the superhuman abilities granted by their divine blood to bring order to the chaos. Guided by the wisdom of the gods, the demigods sail the wine-dark sea searching for adventure, battling horrific creatures, and protecting the helpless.
Warriors of Athena can be played in three ways: solo, with one brave hero leading their crew into the unknown; cooperatively, with heroes banding together for a great expedition to face the creatures plaguing the Aegean; or with one player taking on the role of Storyteller, scripting adventures and presenting challenges for the heroes and their crews to overcome.
Warriors of Athena: Crew Guide contains all the basic rules for play, including how to create a demigod hero and chart their rise to fame and glory, how to assemble a ship and crew to travel to new and distant lands, and how to control your characters and their adversaries on the tabletop. While the basic rules of play are simple enough for anyone to pick up quickly, the extensive list of character options ensures there is plenty of decision making for experienced players.
Players will also need the Warriors of Athena: Voyages Guide to make full use of this book.
Joseph A. McCullough’s first brush with writing for games was as co-author of The Grey Mountains supplement for the Middle-Earth Role-Playing Game, and he has remained passionate about Fantasy gaming since, going on to become an award-winning game designer. He is the creator of the “Frostgrave Family” of skirmish wargames and of the Oathmark Fantasy battle game and The Silver Bayonet, a game of Napoleonic Gothic Horror.
A skirmish solo/coop wargame inspired by Greek Mythology.
In the age of gods and monsters, humanity clings to a its existence in isolated city states. Besieged on all sides by the forces of destruction, their only hope lies with the heroic demigods. These warriors, explorers, and diplomats use the superhuman abilities granted by their divine blood to bring order to the chaos. Guided by the wisdom of the gods, the demigods sail the wine-dark sea searching for adventure, battling horrific creatures, and protecting the helpless.
Warriors of Athena can be played in three ways: solo, with one brave hero leading their crew into the unknown; co-operatively, with heroes banding together for a great expedition to face the creatures plaguing the Aegean; or with one player taking on the role of Storyteller, scripting adventures and presenting challenges for the heroes and their crews to overcome.
Warriors of Athena: Voyages Guide contains all the rules for constructing adventures in all three styles. This includes an extensive system for randomly generating scenarios for solo and co-operative players and advice for Storytellers looking to build their own campaigns. As an example, two scripted, multiscenario campaigns have been included so that players can dive right in. This book also includes an extensive bestiary of gods, monsters, and other adversaries to face the heroes and a list of potential treasures that can be found during the voyages.
Players will also need the Warriors of Athena: C
Joseph A. McCullough’s first brush with writing for games was as co-author of The Grey Mountains supplement for the Middle-Earth Role-Playing Game, and he has remained passionate about Fantasy gaming since, going on to become an award-winning game designer. He is the creator of the “Frostgrave Family” of skirmish wargames and of the Oathmark Fantasy battle game and The Silver Bayonet, a game of Napoleonic Gothic Horror.
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Vikings
Culture of Discovery and Plunder
A colourful exploration into the history, training, weapons, lifestyles and legacy of the Vikings.
From Norway to Sicily, Russia to Ireland and across the Atlantic to North America, the Vikings traversed the glove in their pursuit of land and plunder. Renowned as merciless raiders from the sea, there fearless warriors ransacked the shores of Europe for more than 250 years, leaving an incredible mark wherever they landed.
Featuring stunning artwork and photographs, this book examines the world of the Vikings, from their warrior customs and tactics to their weapons and iconic longships that allowed them to navigate treacherous waters and the homesteads where they raised families, built communities, and created the culture that still resonates today.
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HISTORY / MILITARY / MEDIEVAL
Osprey Publishing | 2/24/2026
9781472864987 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 50 9.8 in H | 7.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.
Byzantine Soldier vs Seljuk Warrior
Manzikert to Myriokephalon, 1071–1176
Si Sheppard
This colourful study investigates the Byzantine and Seljuk forces that fought in a series of battles with profound implications for the Middle East during the 10th and 11th centuries.
The Byzantine defeat at Manzikert in 1071 in one of history’s decisive battles resulted in the victorious Seljuk Turks pushing west to the Bosporus, giving the Anatolian peninsula the name it bears to this day: Turkey. Desperate Byzantine appeals for aid sparked the First Crusade, as the Byzantines and Seljuks continued to fight their own private war for control of Anatolia. Regrouping under three emperors of the Comnenid dynasty – Alexius I, John II and Manuel I – the Byzantines stabilized their eastern frontier, reclaiming control over the coastline, while the Seljuks tightened their grip in its interior. This war of raid and counter-raid would periodically flare up into full scale military commitments by both sides; the outcome of this stand-off hung in the balance, hinging on one wrong move, one decisive victory.
Incorporating relevant photographs, specially drawn maps and vivid original artwork, this book examines the fighting men on both sides of this critical struggle. It analyses in depth the battles of Manzikert, Philomelion and Myriokephalon, three decisive encounters that determined not just the ultimate fate of the Anatolian peninsula, but the Levant to its east and Balkans to its west for centuries to come.
Si Sheppard, PhD, is professor of political science at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES
Osprey Publishing | 2/24/2026
9781472865069 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 46 9.7 in H | 7.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.
Fw 190 Jabo Units in the West
Malcolm V. Lowe
An illustrated study of the Luftwaffe’s iconic Fw 190 Jabo units and their high-speed, low-level attacks on the south coast of England.
The service debut of the Fw 190 in the late summer of 1941 marked a quantum leap in the Luftwaffe’s capability to oppose the RAF on the Channel Front. Conceived to be purely a fighter, the type soon revealed its potential as a Jabo fighter-bomber, and the manner in which it was used matured from the ad hoc style of its early operations to highly effective ‘hit-and-run’ coastal raids. This progress was aided both by frequent refinements from Focke-Wulf and the development of sub-types designed specifically for air-to-ground operations, equipping the Fw 190 to deliver useful munitions loads and also to look after itself when meeting British fighter interception.
This engaging study sees Luftwaffe historian Malcolm V Lowe chart the actionpacked history of the Fw 190 Jabo force on the Channel Front. Following the aircraft from its origins to its successful strikes on valued targets on England’s south coast and eventual combat during D-Day, the text complements first-hand accounts from both Luftwaffe pilots and their RAF opponents with photographs from private archives and 24 specially commissioned profile artworks.
Malcolm V. Lowe is a professional writer and historian who has written more than 20 books, including in-depth development profiles and operational histories of the Fw 190, Bf 109, P-51 Mustang, Ta 152, and Me 262. He has written two previous books for Osprey, with COM 149 – Bf 109 Jabo in the West being a sister volume to this book. Gareth Hector produced the cover art for this volume. Jim Laurier produced the profile artwork in this book
HISTORY / MILITARY / AVIATION & SPACE
Osprey Publishing | 3/24/2026
9781472865984 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 50 9.8 in H | 7.4 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.
Beaufighter vs German Flak Ships
North Sea and Mediterranean 1941–45
Matthew Willis
An illustrated study of RAF Coastal Command’s deployment of the Beaufighter against German supply lines in 1941 and the long-running ‘arms race’ with Kriegsmarine Flak ships that followed.
German shipping lines, crucially used for bringing iron ore from occupied Norway to the Fatherland and supplies and troops in the other direction, as well as for transport of fuel and food to Rommel’s Afrikakorps across the Mediterranean, faced a new threat in 1941 when RAF Coastal Command debuted the iconic long-range Beaufighter. Followed by the Mk VIC in 1942 and then the definitive anti-shipping specialist version, the Mk X, the Beaufighter gave the Allies a tough, relatively fast and very hard-hitting platform for air attack on German convoys, and so it became essential for the Kriegsmarine to fit ever-heavier anti-aircraft batteries to its escort vessels, and even to develop specialist Flak vessels.
In this compelling study, naval aviation historian Matthew Willis chronicles the ‘arms race’ that saw RAF Coastal Command and the Kriegsmarine engaged in a fierce battle of one-upmanship until war’s end. New artwork, rare archive photography and contemporary records of Beaufighter operations add depth to fascinating historical accounts, including the actions of the famous North Coates Strike Wing against shipping in the North Sea and the exploits of Beaufighter units tasked with severing Rommel’s all-important supply lines.
Matthew Willis is a writer and editor specialising in naval and aviation history. He focuses on original research and bringing out the voices of those who were there at the time. He is a frequent contributor to the historic aviation media and runs the website Naval Air History.
Gareth Hector produced the cover artworks and battlescene for this volume.
Jim Laurier produced the cockpit, two- and three-views, armament views and the Engaging the Enemy artwork in this book.
HISTORY / MILITARY / LAND FORCES
Osprey Publishing | 5/5/2026 9781472868435 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 46 9.8 in H | 7.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.
Siege of Kazan 1552
Ivan the Terrible Breaks the Kazan Khanate
Mark Galeotti
An in-depth look at the decisive siege that pitted Ivan the Terrible and Russia’s first standing army against the Khanate of Kazan, leading to the rise of Muscovy.
The Khanate of Kazan, one of the greatest Turkic successor states to the Mongol Golden Horde, had long been a danger for Muscovy, raiding it for slaves and plunder. For generations, it had proved a thorn in the side of Russia—with both sides routinely making attacks. Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible, was determined to end the threat once and for all, leading a massive army against Kazan in 1552, comprising the Streltsy (musketeers), Russia’s first standing army, and a massive artillery and engineer train, including an English expert in sieges. Kazan was finally taken and brought directly into Muscovy’s empire. The next four years would see a bitter guerilla war against the Russians, but they were committed to the march south—going on to conquer the Astrakhan Khanate and the move east into Siberia, setting the scene for the rapid expansion of the Russian Empire under Ivan’s Romanov successors.
In this gripping tale of Russian history, expert historian Mark Galeotti explores the major land and river offensive that saw Kazan fall to Ivan the Terrible’s Army. With colourful battlescenes, detailed 2D maps and 3D diagrams, this book showcases how this siege marked the rise of Muscovy and ultimately helped lead to the Russian state today.
Mark Galeotti is a scholar of Russian security affairs with a career spanning academia, government service and business. He is a prolific author and frequent media commentator. He heads the Mayak Intelligence consultancy.
Angel García Pinto was born in Madrid in 1968. He attended University in the Faculty of Fine Arts (Madrid) and worked for Spanish newspapers for 15 years, primarily creating portraits. In recent years, he has specialized in historical and military historical subjects.
RELIGION / CHRISTIANITY / HISTORY
Osprey Publishing | 3/10/2026
9781472864369 | $18.00 / $29.00 Can.
Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 48
7.8 in H | 5.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt 8-page plate section in colour
Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781472864338
The House of War
The Struggle between Christendom and the Caliphate
Simon Mayall
A powerful new history detailing the most significant military clashes between Islam and Christendom over the 1,300 years of the Muslim caliphate.
From the taking of the holy city of Jerusalem in the 7th century AD by Caliph Umar, to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire following 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 powerful new history of the era, acknowledged expert on the history of the Middle East and the Crusades Simon Mayall focuses on some of the most significant clashes of arms in human history: the taking and retaking of Jerusalem and the collapse of the Crusader states; the fall of Constantinople; the sieges of Rhodes and Malta; the assault on Vienna and the ‘high-water mark’ of Ottoman advance into Europe; culminating in the Allied capture of Jerusalem in World War I, the final collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the dissolution of the sultanate and the caliphate, and the formation of modern Europe and the modern Middle East.
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.
PRAISE
“Ambitious in range, pacy and highly readable, and admirably clear, it should be essential reading for diplomats, military leaders and politicians.” —General Sir Patrick Sanders, former Chief of the General Staff
Simon Mayall is a former soldier in the British Army, and an acknowledged expert on the history of the Middle East, and of the Crusades. Much of his 40-year professional career was focussed on the Middle East, and he has strong family and academic interests in the region. His last appointments were as the British Government’s 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.
9.1 in H | 6 in W | 1.3 in T | 1.1 lb Wt 16-page plate section in b&w
Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781472862068
Midway
The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle
Mark Stille
A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
In April 1942, the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the zenith of its power. It had struck a severe blow against the US Navy at Pearl Harbor in December 1941, before spearheading the Japanese advance through Southeast Asia and rampaging across the South Pacific. Only a few months later, in June 1942, the US Navy managed to inflict a decisive defeat on this mighty force off Midway Atoll and the strategic initiative in the Pacific Theater passed to the US Navy.
Midway is the most famous naval battle of the Pacific War, and one of the most mythologized. The traditional view of the battle, popularized in its immediate aftermath and surviving through to the present day, is of a heavily outnumbered American force snatching victory in the face of overwhelming odds. This view is simplistic and, in many respects, wrong.
Pacific War expert Mark Stille provides a detailed analysis of this pivotal battle, and argues that Midway was neither a miraculous American victory, nor a product of good fortune, but that the plans, personalities, doctrines, ships and weapons of the two sides meant that a Japanese defeat was the more likely outcome. This new study provides an unparalleled level of insight and thorough analysis into one of the decisive moments of the Pacific War.
PRAISE
“Stille once again takes on the monumental task of challenging an accepted historical narrative and carries it off splendidly. The Midway epic is no longer gathering historical dust – it has emerged again as a stirring chapter in modern naval warfare.” —History of War
“Mark Stille's unique perspective as a former naval intelligence officer, and his adroit utilization of newer Japanese sources, make this a must-have for any serious student of this.” —Jon Parshall, co-author of Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
“A major contribution to naval history.” —Alan D. Zimm, author of Attack on Pearl Harbor
Mark Stille is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community, including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College.
GAMES & ACTIVITIES / BOARD
GAMES
Osprey Games | 3/17/2026
9781472869883 | $30.00 / $40.00 Can.
Game | Carton Qty: 12
8.9 in H | 6.2 in W | 1.6 in T | 1.6 lb Wt
Flip Pick Towers
Rob Fisher, Adam Porter
A flip & draw game where you compete to create spectacular castles filled with magical characters while dastardly dragons try to thwart your plans.
Create and customise your very own castle towers, adorned with banners, beanstalks, bridges, and more.
Flip Pick Towers is a relaxing drawing game where players illustrate charming, playful castles to meet demands set out by the fussy nobles who wish to move in. With a huge number of scoring objectives, victory lies in constructing soaring creations full of fantastic features and characters, all the while guarding against mischievous dragons seeking to halt your progress!
Can you out-design your competition to claim the title of the most magnificent magical architect?
Adam Porter is the award winning designer of Pikoko, Doodle Rush, and many more. Adam is a prolific YouTuber, with a popular channel focused on board game design. Rob Fisher’s previous games include Kompromat, Qwuzzle, and The Genius Gems. Rob has devoted many years to lifting up aspiring designers through regular play-testing events. Beatrix Papp is a professional graphic designer, illustrator, and 3D generalist. She has worked on projects including Assassin's Creed, Witcher, and HALO
HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / IRAQ WAR (2003-2011)
Osprey Publishing | 3/24/2026
9781472868053 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 46 9.8 in H | 7.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt Illustrated throughout with 65 photos and 16 pages of colour illustrations
Iraq 2003
Precision warfare comes of age
Michael Napier
The Iraq War saw the biggest air campaign of the early 21st century. Fully illustrated, this explores the technology, roles, and combat performance of Coalition airpower.
In 2003, a US-led Coalition invaded Iraq with the aim of overthrowing Saddam Hussain’s regime. Just as it had in the 1991 Gulf War, airpower played a vital role. However, this war was very different to its predecessor and represented a new style of warfare: focused targeting with precision-guided munitions and close integration with land forces made air power particularly effective and efficient.
Airpower scholar and former RAF pilot Michael Napier explains how the 2003 air campaign was planned and fought. He describes the preparatory work that was carried out in the No Fly Zones before hostilities began, how the plan was changed at the last minute to attempt a decapitation of the Iraqi government, and how the campaign then developed to support both the advance of AngloAmerican land forces and SOF operations against tactical ballistic missiles in the western desert. He analyses in detail the relationship between the conduct of air operations and progress on the battlefield during the three-week war.
Illustrated with dramatic artwork, 3D diagrams, maps and photos, the book also offers conclusions about how the new style of air warfare in Iraq affected subsequent operations in Afghanistan and how it could influence military planning in future conflicts.
Michael Napier qualified as an RAF strike/attack pilot in 1985 and was based in Germany during the Cold War. He flew operations over Iraq after the first Gulf War and left the RAF in 1997 for a second career as an airline pilot. He has written articles for various aviation magazines including Flypast and The Aviation Historian as well as numerous books for Osprey focusing on modern airpower. Michael lives near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
HISTORY / MILITARY / EARLY MODERN WARFARE (1500-1800)
9.7 in H | 7.2 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt 8 colour artwork plates; black & white photographs and illustrations.
Renaissance Polish Armies 1492–1569
Adrian Jamka
This absorbing study assesses and depicts the armies of Poland-Lithuania at war in the first half of the 16th century, during the transition from feudal to standing forces.
Against a background of almost continual warfare, the 80 years after 1492 witnessed the slow transformation of Polish-Lithuanian forces from feudal levies to standing armies. The bloody struggle between Poles, Lithuanians, Hungarians, Muscovites, Cossacks, Turks and Tatars culminated in the Union of Lublin (1569), uniting the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
This crucial period in Polish military history saw the introduction and development of famous troop categories such as the Polish hussars, and a tactical transformation with the introduction of foot and mounted hand-gunners to replace crossbowmen. Drawing upon a wealth of sources, the author explains the social and ethnic composition of armies and their methods of recruitment; their organizational structure, and that of units of different troop categories; their weapons, armour and equipment; their strategies and tactics; and campaign life.
In this engaging book, specially commissioned artwork and rare illustrations combine with authoritative text to bring this under-researched subject to life for an English-language audience.
Dr Adrian Jamka has a master’s degree in archaeology and is familiar with both early and recent scholarly sources, including remarkable survivals of period military manuals and unit muster rolls.
HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES
Osprey Publishing | 3/24/2026
9781472869579 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 48 pages | Carton Qty: 84 9.7 in H | 7.3 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.4 lb Wt Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations
Nagato-class Battleships 1920–46
The Imperial Japanese Navy's super-dreadnoughts
Stefan Draminski
An expert, illustrated study of Japan’s Nagato-class battleships: the IJN’s powerful World War I-designed superdreadnoughts, which were heavily modernized to fight in World War II.
In this book, naval researcher Stefan Draminski offers a superbly illustrated technical and operational study of Nagato and Mutsu, Japan’s most powerful battleships of the World War I era, which played important roles throughout World War II.
They were the world’s first battleships to mount 16-inch guns, and signalled Japan’s determination to build a fleet that qualitatively outmatched the world’s leading navies. Entering service in the 1920s, they would be heavily modernized before the outbreak of the Pacific War, which Nagato would start as Yamamoto’s flagship for the Pearl Harbor attack. Both ships were present at the Battle of Midway, and though Mutsu would be sunk by a magazine explosion in 1943, Nagato fought at Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf, before being modified again and moored at Yokosuka as an antiaircraft battery. The last Japanese battleship afloat on VJ-Day, Nagato was sunk in 1946 at Bikini Atoll in the Crossroads nuclear test.
Drawing on Japanese-language sources and original documentation, this is a concisely detailed account of these formidable battleships, superbly illustrated with archive photos and the author’s much-acclaimed 3D reconstructions, showing the ships through their careers and in action.
Stefan Draminski is a naval researcher and illustrator. Since 2002 he has worked on numerous publications on military history subjects. Using 3D software, he creates highly detailed and historically accurate digital models of warships, aircraft and vehicles. He is the author and illustrator of several acclaimed recent titles in the Anatomy of the Ship series, most recently The Destroyer USS Kidd. He lives in Torun, Poland, with his wife, children and dog.
HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II
Osprey Publishing | 2/24/2026 9781472869821 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 46 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.
Kokoda 1942–43
Japanese Defeat in Papua
Peter Williams
An in-depth look at the Kokoda Track campaign, which saw the Japanese amphibious operation to take Papua defeated by Australian troops.
The Japanese invasion of, and ejection from, Papua New Guinea was a six-month long campaign. From July to September 1942, the Japanese, having landed at Buna, advanced towards Port Moresby along the Kokoda Track. They were opposed, at first, by poor-quality Australian militia and later by Australian veterans of the war in North Africa. In September, a Japanese operation intended to support the advance was defeated at Milne Bay. By November, the Japanese had been driven back to their starting point, where, in a two-month siege, American troops joined to Australians to eliminate the Japanese beachhead at Buna.
Historian and Kokoda expert Peter Williams examines the strategies and tactics of both sides of the battle, along with the limitations terrain, disease and weather imposed on the armies. This book also covers the struggles of the AmericanAustralian alliance, both at high command and on the battlefield. Along with Guadalcanal, Kokoda marks the end of the 10-month Japanese advance in the Pacific, and this book showcases how the Australian troops managed to fight back against the Japanese.
Peter Williams was born in Hobart, Tasmania. He was a history and English teacher in Australia and Japan before becoming a military historian. He has written several books on military history, including about the Kokoda campaign.
Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Édouard Detaille.
HISTORY / MILITARY / NAVAL
Osprey Publishing | 12/16/2025
9781472870940 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 50 9.7 in H | 7.2 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt Illustrated throughout with 40 archive photos and 13 pages of original colour illustrations
Royal Navy Force H 1940–42
Britain's strike force at Gibraltar
Angus Konstam
Formed to project British naval power from Gibraltar, Force H was the Royal Navy's unique strategic task force. Fully illustrated, this explains its roles, organization and history.
In June 1940, the fall of France and its powerful fleet completely changed the naval balance in both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. To counter this, the Admiralty formed Force H, a unique task force based at Gibraltar, which was assigned some of Britain’s most powerful capital ships. Command was given to Vice-Adm James Somerville, one of Britain’s finest admirals, who reported directly to the Admiralty. Force H would be the Royal Navy’s ‘fire brigade’ in the theatre.
In this book, naval historian Angus Konstam presents a detailed study of Force H’s purpose, capabilities, organization, and how it fought to dominate the seas around the crucial Straits of Gibraltar. Until the Italian surrender in 1943, Force H would be tasked with crucial actions from the destruction of the French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir to hunting the Bismarck in the Atlantic, and from Malta convoy escort to supporting Allied amphibious landings from Madagascar to Sicily.
Packed with spectacular original artwork, maps and diagrams, it demonstrates how Force H, more than any other British naval force, had the strategic flexibility and firepower to turn the tide of war in not just one, but two vital theatres.
Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney. Paul Wright is a sought-after painter of maritime and naval subjects, and he is a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists.
A detailed guide to Italian forces in Bolt Action: Third Edition.
Revised and expanded for Bolt Action Third Edition, this book provides players with all of the information they need to command the forces of Italy. Detailed unit options and force selection guides allow players to build armies for any of Italy’s campaigns, from the deserts of North Africa, East Africa, to the Eastern Front and finally the defence of Sicily and the mainland itself.
Warlord Games is one of the world’s leading producers of wargaming miniatures, as well as the publisher of the successful Black Powder and Hail Caesar rule sets. Their Bolt Action range of 28mm World War II miniatures is the most extensive on the market and continues to grow and develop.
Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.
HISTORY / MILITARY / PICTORIAL
Osprey Publishing | 4/21/2026
9781472868701 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 50 9.7 in H | 7.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.
US Soldier vs Japanese Infantryman
Philippines 1944–45
Gregg Adams
Fully illustrated, this study examines the US Army and Japanese troops who fought for control of the jungles and mountains of the Philippine Islands in the climactic months of World War II.
In October 1944 the Sixth US Army landed on Leyte in the Japanese-held Central Philippine Islands, initiating a series of battles that became the largest contest between the US and Japanese armies. The US Army committed 18 divisions and three separate regimental combat teams to the Philippines, while the Japanese fielded one tank and 12 infantry divisions, six mixed brigades, and several provisional combat units formed from rear-echelon and naval personnel. Featuring specially commissioned artwork, archive photographs and full-colour mapping, this book casts light on the fighting men on both sides, with particular focus on three battles of the Philippines campaign.
The IJA’s 1st Division faced the US Army's 24th Division as it attacked toward the port of Ormoc (Breakneck Ridge, November 5–15, 1944), in a fight that pitted one of Japan’s crack divisions against prewar US Regular units. The US 38th Division battled the reinforced 39th Infantry Regiment at Zig Zag Pass (January 31–February 15, 1945), an action that saw a relatively green US division facing IJA veterans located in highly defensible terrain. Finally, this study examines the battle for the Ipo Dam (May 19, 1945), where the veteran US 43rd Division fought the Kawashima Force.
Gregg Adams earned a doctorate in physics in 1983 from the University of Missouri-Rolla. He is the author of several Osprey books including King’s African Rifles Soldier vs Schutztruppe Soldier and US Marine vs German Soldier. He lives in Missouri, USA.
HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES
Osprey Publishing | 4/21/2026
9781472870216 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 48 pages | Carton Qty: 84 9.7 in H | 7.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations
Italian MAS & MS Boats 1915–49
Italy's fast coastal forces
Enrico Cernuschi
An illustrated history of the torpedo boats of Italy’s fast coastal forces, from their raids on enemy battleships in World War I to the dashing campaigns of World War II.
The confined seas around Italy made fast torpedo boats particularly suitable for the Regia Marina. The first World War I craft were derived from the glamorous prewar hotel motorboats of Venice, but were actually too slow. However, they scored remarkable successes against Austro-Hungary, sinking, among other successes, two battleships, as well as conducting valuable and little-known ASW work.
Researched from unpublished primary sources, this is the first authoritative book in English to study the MAS boats, their larger MS successors, and their wars in the Adriatic, Mediterranean and beyond. Renowned Italian naval historian Enrico Cernuschi explores their evolving technology, roles, and how the boats fought in two world wars.
Illustrated with unpublished photos and artwork illustrating the boats’ evolution and battles, it traces their history from the famous actions of World War I to the troubled search for a real ‘velocissimo’ (very fast) MAS boat and their multifaceted roles in World War II, from the Malta convoy battles to the Black Sea naval war. It explores little-known episodes such as their dangerous, clandestine roles post-1943, landing intelligence agents and commandos, and their secret 1945–48 battles against Yugoslavian communist infiltrators.
Enrico Cernuschi is a naval historian based at Pavia, Italy. He has written dozens of books and monographs and more than 500 articles in Italian, English, and French. He has contributed to USNI books and has published extensively with Italy’s professional naval organizations. His major works include “Ultra” La fine di un mito (2014) and Sea Power the Italian Way (2016). He is a regular contributor to Warship.
HISTORY / MILITARY / UNITED STATES
Osprey Publishing | 4/21/2026
9781472870476 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 46 9.7 in H | 7.2 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.7 lb Wt Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.
Kings Mountain 1780
The Tide Turns in the South
David Smith
An in-depth look at the battle that galvanized the American mountain men to come together and crush the British Loyalist troops, turning the tide of the war.
By 1780, the British strategy of subduing the South by mobilizing Loyalist forces appeared to be working following the capture of Charleston and the destruction of General Gates’ Grand Army at Camden. Loyalist forces flocked to enlist and it appeared Britain had control of South Carolina, prompting first tentative steps into North Carolina. Major Patrick Ferguson was appointed to raise Loyalist forces and soon amassed a small army of more than 4,000 men, with which the South Carolina backcountry was cowed.
Ferguson then sent out a proclamation that he would utterly destroy anyone who gave assistance to the Patriot cause in the region. This proved a colossal mistake. Far from subduing the country, the words inflamed the settlers in the area, who had previously been content to stay out of the struggle. After a grueling march of more than 300 miles, the “Overmoutain Men” met 1,000 Loyalists under Ferguson and completely annihilated his command.
With detailed maps, diagrams, and illustrations, this well-researched book by expert author David Smith dives into Britain’s plans for the area, the mistake that drove the mountain men to band together and the final battle that saw the British thoroughly defeated.
David Smith has studied in both the United States and the UK, and was awarded his PhD in Military History in 2014 by the University of Chester. David is currently a visiting lecturer in Military History at the University of Chester.
Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects. Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.
HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II
Osprey Publishing | 4/21/2026
9781472861306 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 50 9.8 in H | 7.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Illustrated throughout with 40 archive photos and 15 pages of original colour illustrations
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D-Day Fleet 1944, British Sector
The Royal Navy's Eastern Task Force
Nick Hewitt
The D-Day amphibious landings were the biggest in history, and relied on a huge naval operation. Fully illustrated, this explains the detail of the Royal Navy’s sector on D-Day and after.
Although D-Day is perhaps the most written-about event in military history, little has been published on the nuts-and-bolts of the sea power that Overlord relied upon. In this book, eminent naval historian Michael Whitby examines the fleet that secured the British Assault Area from the eve of D-Day until the end of the assault phase of operations on 30 June. While led and dominated by the Royal Navy, it was multinational, including forces from Canada, Norway, and the Free French.
The invasion had many moving parts and proved there is more to a successful assault than simply putting soldiers ashore on a beach. This book explains the minesweeping that allowed the landings to take place, and the various naval operations that brought British and Canadian troops to the beaches. It also explores how the fleet defended the British Assault Area from counterattacks by enemy destroyers, coastal forces, mining, and special attack units, and how it sustained the build-up that fed resources to the growing Allied forces.
Illustrated with archive photos, original artwork and 3D diagrams and maps, and drawing upon primary documentation that has previously gone largely unused, this book offers a fresh exploration of the sea power behind D-Day.
For more than twenty years Michael Whitby was the Senior Naval Historian for Canada’s Department of National Defence. He is a co-author of the official history of the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II and he has published widely on naval operations and policy in the 20th century, with a focus on naval operations in the English Channel, particularly those associated with the Normandy invasion. He is also a regular contributor to Warship. He lives near Ottowa.
Lose yourself in this autumn's most captivating historical novel
Alice Jolly
From the multi-award-winning author - a beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel telling the story of a young girl’s battle for survival and search for the truth in occupied Vienna
Adelheid Brunner does not speak. She writes and draws instead and her ambition is to own one thousand matchboxes. Her grandmother cannot make sense of this, but Adelheid will stop at nothing to achieve her dream. She makes herself invisible, hiding in cupboards with her pet rat, Franz Joseph, listening in on conversations she can’t fully comprehend.
Then she meets Dr Asperger, a man who lets children play all day and who recognises the importance of matchboxes. He invites Adelheid to come and live at the Vienna paediatric clinic, where she and other children like herself will live under observation.
But the date is 1938 and the place is Vienna – a city of political instability, a place of increasing fear and violence. When the Nazis march into the city, a new world is created and difficult choices must be made.
Why are the clinic's children disappearing, and where do they go? Adelheid starts to suspect that some of Dr Asperger’s games are played for the highest stakes. In order to survive, she must play a game whose rules she cannot yet understand.
Triumphant and tragic, soulful and spirited, The Matchbox Girl is a burningly brilliant book – that brings the stories of a generation of lost children into the light.
PRAISE
"A writer of tremendous humanity." —Times Literary Supplement "A rigorously researched, lyrical tour de force." —Guardian "Beautifully written and brutally honest." —Sunday Times
Alice Jolly is a novelist and playwright. Her writing has been awarded the PEN/Ackerley Prize, an O Henry Prize and the V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize, and been longlisted for Ondaatje Prize and the Rathbones Folio Prize. She teaches on the Creative Writing Masters at Oxford University. @JollyAlice
80 easy and energising recipes packed with protein and fibre
Jeffrey Boadi
This is the ultimate guide to simple, nutritious, satisfying meals that fuel your body and support a healthy, active lifestyle.
Packed with protein-rich, plant-based recipes, Plant Fuel is your go-to resource for easy-to-make dishes, perfect for anyone seeking to boost their plant-powered nutrition. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast, busy professional, or simply looking to eat more sustainably, these recipes are designed to help you stay energised, build muscle, and feel great.
From hearty breakfasts to comforting dinners and energy-boosting snacks, Jeffrey shows you how to use readily available, whole-food ingredients that are perfect for meal prepping, quick weeknight dinners, or grabbing on the go. Ideal for vegan, vegetarian, and flexitarian diets, this book provides balanced meals that are as delicious as they are nourishing.
With a focus on whole, clean eating, this cookbook is the perfect addition to your kitchen – helping you embrace a healthier, more sustainable way of eating every day. Not only will it support fitness, it will benefit your sleep, energy, vitality and focus for a healthier every day.
Chapters
Protein-Powered Mornings
High-Performance Soups
Vitality Salads
Muscle-Building Mains
Power Bowls
Fast Fuel and Snacks
Desserts
Smoothies
Jeffrey Boadi was born and raised in Central London to Ghanaian parents. He had a semi-pro career in football from 2007–2015, which took him around the world. To maximise his performance on the pitch, he aimed to adopt as best a diet as possible and soon began to understand the countless benefits of proper nutrition. Just a few years later, he began to apply his research to a plant-based lifestyle and is now dedicated to transforming lives through the power of whole foods and healthy, mindful living. Jeffrey has written for women’s digital lifestyle magazine I The Stylist, has appeared on multiple podcasts, and writes a blog called ‘The Wealth of Health’. He continues to build his Instagram community through sh...
Trade Paperback | 448 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.2 in H | 6 in W
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Reformation Divided
Catholics, Protestants and the Conversion of England
Eamon Duffy
Published to mark the 500th anniversary of the events of 1517, Reformation Divided explores the impact in England of the cataclysmic transformations of European Christianity in the sixteenth and ...
The religious revolution initiated by Martin Luther is usually referred to as ‘The Reformation’, a tendentious description implying that the shattering of the medieval religious foundations of Europe was a single process, in which a defective form of Christianity was replaced by one that was unequivocally benign, ‘the midwife of the modern world’.
The book challenges these assumptions by tracing the ways in which the project of reforming Christendom from within, initiated by Christian ‘humanists’ like Erasmus and Thomas More, broke apart into conflicting and often murderous energies and ideologies, dividing not only Catholic from Protestant, but creating deep internal rifts within all the churches which emerged from Europe’s religious conflicts.
The book is in three parts: In Thomas More and Heresy, Duffy examines how and why England’s greatest humanist apparently abandoned the tolerant humanism of his youthful masterpiece Utopia, and became the bitterest opponent of the early Protestant movement. Counter-Reformation England explores the ways in which post-Reformation English Catholics accommodated themselves to a complex new identity as persecuted religious dissidents within their own country, but in a European context, active participants in the global renewal of the Catholic Church. The book’s final section The Godly and the Conversion of England considers the ideals and difficulties of radical reformers attempting to transfo...
Professor Eamon Duffy is Emeritus Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Magdalene College. He is the author of The Stripping of the Altars, Reformation Divided and Royal Books and Holy Bones and appears regularly on radio and television as an authority on religion and the Reformation in England.
COOKING
Jon Croft Editions | 1/20/2026
9781068410802 | $40.00 / $53.00 Can.
Hardcover with dust jacket | 320 pages | Carton
Qty: 9
10.5 in H | 8.8 in W | 1.2 in T | 3.5 lb Wt
Gaucho
The Spirit of Argentina: A Cookbook
Anthony Ekizian
The first book from award-winning steak chain Gaucho, brimming with Chef Director Anthony Ekizian’s infectious passion for Argentine food, wine and culture.
Gaucho has been serving Argentine steak – widely considered the best in the world – for over 20 years. Through more than 80 recipes, this book brings together the restaurant’s expertise for parilla cooking (cooking over hot coals on a metal grill ) with its passion for all things Argentina - from the gauchos who farm the cattle across the pampas, to the street-cart owners selling choripan buns and empanadas to the chic urbanites who sip cocktails into the small hours in Buenos Aires’ hippest bars.
Throughout the book, evocative stories of history, food and culture, punctuate the carefully curated recipes, brought together by Gaucho’s Chef Director, Anthony Ekizian to balance the influences of traditional and modern Argentina.
The recipes draw on Gaucho restaurants’ unrivalled reputation for exceptional fire- cooking. The book starts with a chapter on Beef, including expert guidance on choosing the right steak cut, cooking it to perfection and serving it with sauces and sides that match each steak’s particular characteristics. Chapters on Chicken and Fish follow, before the spirit of easygoing Argentine food is celebrated in Relax (street-food, including choripan, chivito, fugazzeta and croquetas), Sundays (Gaucho’s fusion Sunday roast for family feasting), and Sweet (dulce de leche, churros, chocotorta…). The book concludes with Drinks –celebrating Argentina’s wine from the vineyards that nestle in the foothills of the Andes to G...
Born in Provence, Anthony Ekizian began his culinary journey at the age of 16, as an apprentice for the legendary Club 55 in St. Tropez. Anthony worked on Europe and the USA before settling in London where he spent a decade with Roux Fine Dining, working under the guidance of Albert Roux and Michel Roux, Jr. He then became Group Executive Chef for Bill Granger restaurants. Moving to Gaucho as Culinary Director, he celebrates the food, passion and culture of Argentina, innovating and inspiring the menu with his love for all things South America.
