Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore
By Emma Southon
A biography of the most extraordinary woman in the Roman world
Tatterdemalion
By Sylvia Linsteadt and Rima Staines
A post-apocalyptic novel rooted deep in the folkloric traditions of Old Europe, and set in a wildly re-imagined Northern California
Distortion
By Gautam Malkani
One young carer, three identities - and the mother of all shitstorms
Ruth and Martin's Album Club
By Martin Fitzgerald
The official book of the acclaimed music blog where guests listen to great albums for the first time
How To Be A Craftivist: the art of gentle protest
By Sarah Corbett
Learn how to do activism in a slow, kind and beautiful way using craft
Carpe Diem Regained
By Roman Krznaric
The Vanishing Art of Seizing the Day
Between the Regions of Kindness
By Alice Jolly
A novel about the costs of peace – and whether family or conscience should come first
The Sewing Machine
By Natalie Fergie
3 secrets. 27 notebooks. 4 generations. 1 blog. Millions of stitches.
The Optimist
By Sophie Kipner
A delusional girl’s very misguided search for love
The Last Landlady
By Laura Thompson
A homage to the English pub
Some Old Bloke
By Robert Llewellyn
A memoir
Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear?
By Lev Parikian
A lapsed and hopeless birdwatcher’s attempt to see 200 birds in a year