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Hard Thing about Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Horowitz, Ben.

Climate capitalism: winning the global race to zero emissions

Rathi, Akshat, author.

The tailoring book: a step-by-step guide to creating bespoke garments

Smith, Alison (Alison Victoria), author.

Her Secret Service: the forgotten women of British intelligence

Hubbard-Hall, Claire, author.

Brooke Shields is not allowed to get old: thoughts on aging as a woman

Shields, Brooke, 1965- author.

Battle Mountain

Box, C. J., author.

The wickedest

Femi, Caleb, author.

In our Dragonrider era

Dive into your dragonrider era with this collection of romantasy titles.

The assassin's blade: the Throne of glass novellas

Maas, Sarah J., author.

Throne of glass

Maas, Sarah J.

Kingdom of ash: Throne of Glass Series, Book 7

Maas, Sarah J.

Heir of fire: Throne of Glass Series, Book 3

Maas, Sarah J.

Queen of shadows: Throne of Glass Series, Book 4

Maas, Sarah J.

Tower of dawn

Maas, Sarah J., author.

Crown of midnight: Throne of glass series, book 2

J, Maas Sarah.

Empire of storms: Throne of glass series, book 5

J, Maas Sarah.

Fourth wing

Yarros, Rebecca, author.

Iron flame

Yarros, Rebecca, author.

Onyx storm

Yarros, Rebecca, author.

Bestsellers

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The housemaid

McFadden, Freida, author.

Shadows in the moonlight

Montefiore, Santa, 1970- author.

Death at the sign of the rook

Atkinson, Kate, author.

The dark wives

Cleeves, Ann, author.

My favourite mistake

Keyes, Marian.

The Women: The Instant Number One Bestseller from the author of The Nightingale

Hannah, Kristin, author.

Wild side

Silver, Elsie, author.

The strawberry patch pancake house

Gilmore, Laurie, author.

Ward D: A Taut Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid is Watching

McFadden, Freida, author.

James

Everett, Percival.

Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025

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The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in Non-Fiction written by women.

The 2025 longlist varies in subject matter, style and genre, and the 16 books make for an incisive and original reading list. Find out more about the books here or visit our library.

Private revolutions: coming of age in a new China

Yang, Yuan, author.

Agent Zo: the untold story of fearless WW2 resistance soldier Elzbieta Zawacka

Mulley, Clare, author.

The story of a heart

Clarke, Rachel (Physician), author.

Raising hare

Dalton, Chloe, author.

The eagle and the hart: the tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV

Castor, Helen, author.

Embers of the hands: hidden histories of the Viking Age

Barraclough, Eleanor Rosamund, author.

Autocracy, Inc: the dictators who want to run the world

Applebaum, Anne, 1964- author.

The peepshow: the murders at 10 Rillington Place

Summerscale, Kate, 1965- author.

Wild thing: a life of Paul Gauguin

Prideaux, Sue, author.

A thousand threads

Cherry, Neneh, author.

Why fish don't exist: a story of loss, love and the hidden order of life

Miller, Lulu, author.

What the wild sea can be: the future of the world's ocean

Scales, Helen, author.

Something different

Stuck in a reading rut? Browse our list of books that aims to broaden your horizons and help you discover something new.

Best test

Goodhart, Pippa, author.

Make something up

Palahniuk, Chuck.

Daring to drive: A gripping account of one woman's home-grown courage that will speak to the fighter in all of us

al-Sharif, Manal.

Outline

Cusk, Rachel, 1967- author.

The tall stranger

L'Amour, Louis, 1908-1988, author.

These foolish things

Moggach, Deborah.

Sandman Vol. 0: Overture 30th Anniversary Edition

Gaiman, Neil.

Facing Ali: 15 stories 15 fighters

Brunt, Stephen, author.

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Comedy, comedy, comedy, drama: a memoir

Odenkirk, Bob, 1962- author.

James Joyce: with 124 illustrations

Anderson, Chester G.

Dawnlands

Gregory, Philippa, author.

The missus

James, E. L., author.

Historical fiction

Stuck in a reading rut? Browse our list of books that aims to broaden your horizons and help you discover something new.

A terrible kindness

Browning-Wroe, Jo, author.

Wolf Hall

Mantel, Hilary, 1952-

The Silk House

Nunn, Kayte, author.

The botanist's daughter: The bestselling and captivating historical novel readers love!

Nunn, Kayte, author.

All the light we cannot see: a novel

Doerr, Anthony, 1973- author.

Witch light

Fletcher, Susan, 1979-

Landlines

Winn, Raynor, author.

Mrs England

Halls, Stacey, author.

World Book Day

Find inspiration for who to dress up as this World Book Day with our collections of children's favourites

Diary of a wimpy kid

Kinney, Jeff, author.

The phantom lollipop man

Butchart, Pamela, author.

The big, fat, totally bonkers diary of Pig

Stamp, Emer, author.

The dog that saved the World (Cup)

Earle, Phil, author.

The extremely embarrassing life of Lottie Brooks

Kirby, Katie, author.

Murder most unladylike

Stevens, Robin, 1988- author.

The boy who sailed the world

Green, Julia, author.

Matilda

Dahl, Roald, author.

The last bear

Gold, Hannah, author.

Love from Paddington

Bond, Michael, author.

Arlo: the lion who couldn't sleep

Rayner, Catherine, author, artist.

Harry and the bucketful of dinosaurs

Whybrow, Ian.

George's marvellous medicine

Dahl, Roald, author.

Ratburger

Walliams, David, 1971- author.

The tale of Squirrel Nutkin

Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943.

Ernest the elephant

Browne, Anthony, 1946- author, artist.

Mr. Tall

Hargreaves, Roger, 1934-1988.

The great gold robbery

Nesbø, Jo, 1960- author.

Little Miss Brave

Hargreaves, Adam, author, artist.

The tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943.

The tale of Peter Rabbit

Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943, author, artist.

Dadaji's paintbrush

Sirdeshpande, Rashmi, author.

The curse of the bogle's beard

Rowden, Siobhan.

The tale of Timmy Tiptoes

Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943.

The tailor of Gloucester

Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943.

Mistakes were made

Pastis, Stephan, author.

The hundred and one Dalmatians

Smith, Dodie, 1896-1990, author.

The great gold robbery

Nesbø, Jo, 1960-

The boy with the biggest head in the world

Peirce, Lincoln.

The whizz pop chocolate shop

Saunders, Kate, 1960-

Little Miss Sunshine

Hargreaves, Roger, 1935-1988, author, artist.

Oxford primary dictionary

The ancient worlds atlas

Millard, Anne, author.

Children's first encyclopedia

Martin, Claudia, author.

Dexter Procter: the 10-year-old doctor

Kay, Adam, 1980- author.

Guinness world records 2025

Cobweb

Morpurgo, Michael.

The Twits next door

James, Greg (Radio personality), author.

Clive Penguin

Lewis-Jones, Huw.

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