2025 releases

 An exploration of the transformative power of music from the acclaimed, world famous young musician Music is what makes us alive, mindful and connected to each other. Music is what...

What Indigenous Wisdom & Marginalised People Teach Us About Environmental Action 'Urgent, profound and compassionate’ ROBERT MACFARLANE'Truly original ... Reading it is a balm' AFUA HIRSCH'Fascinating and thought provoking' CAL...

A book for anyone who has been told they're too much In this vulnerable and enlightening new memoir, globally renowned performer Cynthia Erivo draws from her singular life experience to...

'This book brings history alive' BERNADINE EVARISTO WITH A FOREWORD FROM ZADIE SMITH 'Black England is a book that will be relevant for ever' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH ---------------- The idea that...

Notes on Race, our Environment, and visions for Equitable Futures An accessible introduction to the connections between blackness and the climate crisis, with a focus on the Black British experience...

An illuminating new essay collection from one of the most distinctive, exciting and acclaimed writers of her generation, Zadie Smith In this keenly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her...

From bestselling and award-winning author Benjamin Dean comes a dark, decadent and deadly YA thriller following the perfectly privileged lives of spoilt rich kids and the messy, murderous things they'll...

Bracing and essential, a radical reframing of British Romanticism through the lens of Black experience – for fans of David Olusoga, Gretchen Gerzina, Saidiya Hartman and Emma Dabir Wordsworth, Shelley,...

A powerful and important reckoning with Britain's imperial legacy and contemporary systemic racismFrom the 1500s to the mid-twentieth century, the events that took place in the Caribbean - from conquest,...

A woman's guide to cultivating success on her own terms What would your life feel like if you created your own definition of success? Learn how to let go of...

7 Lessons in Leading a Life Bigger Than They Expect An inspirational book from Nicolas Hamilton that shows you how to overcome the difficult things in life - from someone...

DREAMS CAN COME TRUE. BUT SO CAN NIGHTMARES... From a spellbinding debut voice comes a gripping urban fantasy, set in the heart of a near-future Birmingham. Perfect for fans of...

The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors 'A searing, nourishing journey through a history the world needs' - Bettany Hughes, bestselling author of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient...

In a future where humans are enhanced to ensure the survival of society, Akaego fights to prevent her power to grow plants from being weaponised by a corrupt regime. In...

An impassioned defence of Black excellence in the arts. What does it mean – and how does it feel – to grow up as a Black artist today? When Kadiatu...

Ecological horticulturalist Poppy Okotcha maps moments through a year in her wild garden, sharing the joy, pleasure and beauty of working with the natural world, and what we need to...

A powerful reflection on race, racism and writing from the Orwell Prize-winning journalist, Gary Younge. ‘Responsible but not beholden; substantial as well as symbolic; sympathetic but not pandering; political but...

A mysterious invitation to drink the oldest bottle of wine in the world - what could possibly go wrong? Four people, each at a crucial point in their lives, arrive...

A stunning, atmospheric debut novel about memory, death and the many ghosts that inhabit the present moment. An elusive narrator is beguiled by a poem that returns to him in...

Kinga is a woman who is just trying to make it through the week.There's a Kinga for every day: on Mondays, you can catch Kinga A deleting food delivery apps....

In this YA urban fantasy graphic novel, Alex must return to the town where she was born to unravel the magical mysteries her late grandmother left behind Alex Wilson hasn’t...

The real political mission of Malcolm X, and why it needs resurrecting now - 100 years after his birthMalcolm X is a titanic figure in political history, but he is...

‘Funny, deep, shocking, wry, heartwarming and spine-chilling’ – The Guardian Mr Fox, by award-winning author Helen Oyeyemi, is a beautiful and immersive exploration of the labyrinthine world of imagination, storytelling and...

How to Make Decisions in A World of Endless Choice It's estimated that the average person now makes around 35,000 decisions each day. We're living in the age of abundance,...

A powerful debut that combines historical fiction with fantasy and explores themes of enslavement and empire. 'Powerful' Irenosen Okojie, author of Butterfly Fish The year is 1748. Elewa, known as ‘the...

Award-winning author, Yrsa Daley-Ward's stylishly intriguing and experimental debut novel exploring family, fate and female fantasies. A darkly whimsical debut about women daring to live and create with impunity. Twin...

From a thrilling new debut voice comes a dark and gripping urban fantasy, set in the heart of a hidden world beneath the streets of London - Perfect for fans...

From award-winning writer and theorist Tao Leigh Goffe, an urgent investigation into the intertwined history of colonialism and the climate crisis - and the lessons we can learn to fight...

In this frank, funny and meticulous book, a leading social scientist lays out the striking facts we know about racism, how we have uncovered them, and how we can start...

The battle for recognition in a white Hollywood On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win...

Based on new interdisciplinary research, and centering Black voices and perspectives, Resistance, Revolution and Reform focuses geographically from Africa and the Caribbean to Britain, and chronologically on the period from 1750 to...

'It's Murder She Wrote as you've never seen it before' Sir Lenny Henry 'The formidable Miss Hortense will be your new favourite literary sleuth! Fresh, original and intriguing from start...

'A relentlessly gripping, glorious epic fantasy - the exhilarating must-read fantasy debut of 2025' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne In the kingdom of Nine Lands, incursions by an...

The most hotly-anticipated romcom of 2025, from the author of Reese's Book Club Pick and TikTok Book Awards winner Honey & Spice... Not every relationship makes it out of university. But...

A raucous celebration of queer joy and magical girl mayhem, Farewell to Babes is the third and final graphic novel in the Grand Slam Romance seriesIn Grand Slam Romance: Farewell to Babes,...

21 Truths for a Long-Lasting Relationship Finding a healthy relationship is the first step; this is the go-to actionable guide on how to maintain it.FROM THE HOST OF THE #1 WE...

INTRODUCING A BOLD NEW HERO - DAMIEN IKE.Damien Ike is fortunate. As the son of the most powerful mage in the land, he should have a bright future ahead of him. But...

Two exes. One deadline. Can they make it to the end?Temi and Wale meet in London. They flirt, date, meet each other's friends.. . . Then Wale dumps Temi to...

The electrifying sequel to the bestselling, critically acclaimed, page-turning thriller, The Upper World, soon to be a major movie starring Academy Award Winner Daniel Kaluuya.With her mentor, Dr Esso, by her...

Gunpowder, treason and a plot to destroy the British Empire… 1770. Delphine lives in the shadows of London: a secret, vibrant world of smugglers, courtesans and small rebellions. Four years...

The definitive biography of seven-time Formula One World Drivers' Championship winner Lewis Hamilton – arguably the greatest Formula One driver of all time At the pinnacle of motorsports, a humble...

A Story Of Names And Reclaiming Who We Are A fascinating and beautiful mix of memoir, global naming trends and reclaiming who we are. Our names are a shadow we...

Five shocking murders Twenty-five years ago, DCI Harry Rhimes arrested Andrew Streeter for the brutal murders of five young people. Streeter’s ‘kill list’ of victims was found in his home,...

A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries, and Say Yes to the Life You Want Are you still playing a role you learned in childhood to please others,...

Life in the Pitlane will detail the realities of life off the track; the good and the bad, with a particular spotlight on diversity and inclusion within the sport, and...

The powerful and evocative story of a young West Indian man''s search for home in 1960s London - by the multi-award-winning author dubbed ''one of the literary giants of our...

New year, new me! That's what Saffron Saldana tells herself as the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve. Her resolution is the same every year: lose weight. Because Saffron...

A MUST-READ NOVEL OF 2025 IN THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, GQ, ELLE, WATERSTONES AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, AMONG OTHERSIn the new novel from the author of Assembly, a viral longread expos raises more questions than it...

The debut collection from an electrifying new talent - a poet of philosophical depth, searching intellect, and lyric grace'A daring, ambitious pleasure to read' ROGER ROBINSONIntimate and epic, dark and...

Portraits of icons from Maya Angelou to Viola Davis, collected alongside dazzling essays and criticism by the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of Ordinary People'A pleasure and an invigoration' Guardian'Every piece feels beautifully sewn...