From acclaimed journalist and novelist Fatima Bhutto, a searing, intimate memoir of grief, heartbreak, and what we owe the natural world – all learned from the dog who saved her life.

Only a teenager when her beloved father was murdered, shot outside their home by his political opponents, as an adult, Fatima Bhutto longed for a happy family life. And so when one day she meets an intoxicatingly charismatic man who promises just that, she falls for him – and falls hard.

This is the story of how Fatima freed herself from the tight, dangerous coils of the man’s manipulative charm. It’s a tale that crosses continents, travels into myth, literature, astronomy and art, and explores Fatima’s own yearning for motherhood. By her side for the entire journey is Coco: a small, ferociously loyal Jack Russell terrier.

Heartbreaking yet hopeful, this kaleidoscopic memoir is a testament to resilience, self-acceptance, the restorative power of friendship, and humanity’s connection to nature.

‘Viscerally immediate and profoundly thoughtful, The Hour of the Wolf is both an engrossing narrative of love and cruelty, and a series of deft meditations on what it means to live among other creatures, human and non-human.’ Mark O’Connell 

 ‘Devastating.’ Guardian

‘Fatima Bhutto lays her heart bare in this searing, unforgettable memoir of heartbreak – you will look up after turning the last page and see the world anew.’ Tahmima Anam 

 ‘Tender and insightful.’ Asian Review of Books 

‘Bhutto explores the quiet devastations of love, and what happens when we wait for a change that never comes. I saw myself in this story and I know many others will too.’ Rupi Kaur

‘Erudite and deeply moving, a memoir that is also the song you sing to make yourself brave.’ Alexander Chee 

‘With otherworldly tenderness and the help of her Jack Russell terrier, Fatima Bhutto moves on from a cruel romance. In the breathtaking The Hour of the Wolf, we see her learning to connect to the natural world and her own desires, proving to herself that love has the power to drive away fear.’ Ada Calhoun 

‘The Hour of the Wolf is Fatima Bhutto’s most powerful book yet, written with unflinching honesty and deep intellectual curiosity. It is a quietly remarkable work from one of our most searching writers. Prepare to be undone.’ Sonia Faleiro 

‘Only wilding through hell does one emerge with such unapologetic tenderness, earnest regard, such knowledge beneath what we call knowledge . . . I am an ardent student of Bhutto’s vision.’ Kaveh Akbar 

‘A tender and exquisite story of love held in the safekeeping of a dog’s vast heart.’ Jay Griffiths

'An old world is dying; a new world is being born; now is the time of monsters' - Antonio Gramschi

Solnit maps the extraordinary revolution of ideas and rights that we've experienced over the last fifty years, which has profoundly changed our world. In recognising the interdependent and symbiotic relationships in nature and among humans, this revolution is beginning to overturn capitalism, white supremacy, patriarchy and the human domination of nature - despite the best efforts of the old world to fight back.

From one of the most significant thinkers of our day, The Beginning Comes After the End is a culmination of years of activism and offers a unique perspective on our politics and our humanity, to give hope in difficult times and to urgently remind us that the power to change the world is within our reach.

‘A literary and deeply heartfelt exploration of an under-appreciated genre. It is heaven from start to finish‘
INDIA KNIGHT, The Times

‘This book is funny, wise, and joyfully obsessed with its subject’
MONICA HEISEY

‘Endlessly witty, breathtakingly clever, a book you’ll read in one sitting’
CAROLINE O’DONOGHUE

‘The love letter the genre deserves’
MHAIRI McFARLANE

Smart, funny and passionate: An ode to a beloved genre and a brilliantly insightful piece of cultural criticism

Cowboys and aliens, dukes and dancers, power dynamics, death and domesticity, vampires and veterans, tradwives and single dads and sisters and small-town politics, private jets and princes and horses, hopes and dreams and fears, and so, so much kissing: this is a love letter to romantic fiction, but it’s also a book about creativity and creation and the job of art in this crazy old world.

Why do we read? Why do we write? What makes some books last forever, and others vanish from memory? What is the point of everything, anything, when everything – especially romantic love – is so fleeting in the grand scheme of things? How do we love when the world is falling apart? And what does it mean that love is the one subject of which we never seem to tire?

Part literary criticism, part investigation, total passion project, In Love with Love is a wild tour from the very beginnings of kissing in books through historic trends, favourite tropes, beloved friends and brand-new loves, from Jane Austen to Jasmine Guillory, Jilly Cooper to Georgette Heyer, from the depths of the ocean to the furthest reaches of the outer galaxy . . .

‘A joyful and brilliant book by a joyful and brilliant writer’
JESSICA STANLEY

‘This passionate and profound love letter to the love story will make any romance reader’s heart beat a little faster’
SARRA MANNING, Red Magazine

‘Risbridger’s knowledge of this type of fiction is both broad and deep . . . marvellous, laugh-out-loud’
CAROLINE CRAMPTON, Observer

'Capitalism seems invincible and inevitable. It is neither. Clara Mattei illustrates brilliantly its fragility and restores hope that everything could be different' Yanis VaroufakisEconomics is sold as pure and apolitical: scientific, neutral, exact.

This urgent book exposes its true role: to convince us there’s no alternative to capitalism. We live in a world dominated by the dogma that austerity is necessary, unemployment natural, endless wars inevitable and central banks all-powerful. It doesn’t have to be this way.

In her bold, ground-breaking manifesto, economist Clara E. Mattei tears the mask off our economic system. She unpacks key concepts like growth, inflation, unemployment and balanced budgets to show how they’re weaponized to enforce market dependence, not freedom, stripping us of the power to shape the democratic decisions that govern our daily lives.

Enduring problems such as poverty and inequality are not accidents or bugs in the economy, but core features – justified with pseudoscientific models to support a system that unfairly rewards people with the most resources. Why should we accept this? Capitalism, Mattei argues, isn’t inevitable, scientific, or natural – it's a relatively young system that can be replaced. Inspired by a lineage of political resistance, Escape from Capitalism calls for us to challenge the broken economics of our times, and pave the way towards liberation.

A celebration and exploration of gossip, reclaiming it as a powerful tool for building relationships, sharing vital information and enabling women’s voices to be heard. Tittle-tattle. Hearsay.

Rumours. Bitching. Tea.

‘A powerful defence of a woman’s right to speak. Everyone should have this on their bookshelf’ Monika Radojevic

Call it what you will: the fact remains that gossip is entwined into our daily lives. From group WhatsApp chats to click-bait headlines, social media snooping to reality television, there is nothing more devilishly delicious, scandalous, and satisfying than a juicy piece of gossip.

All too often dismissed as the past-time of silly schoolgirls and bored housewives, there’s more to gossip than meets the eye. In today’s world of misinformation, where the voices and stories of women are being silenced, gossip has the power to shatter reputations and destroy credibility. Yet it can also be a vital political tool; a communication style that strengthens relationships and can even act a life-saving measure.

Tracing gossip’s roots from old wives’ tales and the witch trials to reality TV, whisper networks and defamation lawsuits, Beyond Belief asks, have we lost the ability to listen; to hear, and to believe women who speak up and speak out? A joyous reclamation of women’s words, this book is for anyone who’s ever uttered the words, ‘You won’t believe this…’

'Insightful, powerful and brilliantly written – finally us gossipers have justice!' Beth Ashley, author of Sluts

‘Brilliantly written and researched and a must-read for anyone wanting to learn more about gossip and feminism’ Shahed Ezaydi, author of The Othered Woman

'There is no living writer whose new books I fall on with greater delight than Laurent Binet . . . Perspectives is a proper treat' Naomi Alderman

'A dazzling romp' Guardian

Florence, 1557.

As dawn breaks, a painter is discovered lying on the floor of a church, stabbed through the heart. Above him, the paintings he laboured over for more than a decade.

At his home, a hidden portrait scandalously depicting Maria de Medici, daughter of the Duke of Florence, as a naked Venus. Who is the murderer? Who made the painting? As the city erupts in chaos, Giorgio Vasari, the great art historian, is picked to lead the investigation.

Letters fly back and forth carrying news of plots and speculation about the killer’s identity – between Maria and her aunt Catherine de’ Medici, the queen of France; between Catherine and her secret agents; and between Vasari and his friend Michelangelo.

And the truth, when it comes to light, is as shocking as the bold new artworks that have made Florence the red-hot centre of Europe. Bursting with characters and colour, Perspectives is a mystery like no other that shows us Renaissance Florence as we’ve never seen it before – a dazzling, hugely entertaining novel of court machinations, murder and art.

'Doesn’t get much better than this' Sunday Telegraph

'A racy and enjoyable detective story' The Times

'Funny and very gripping' Financial Times