Books for Mother's Day
A collection of books that are perfect for gifting to the mother figure in your life. From the genre-defying literary love story Love and the Novel to the story of a prize-winning cyclist Beryl to the ode to queer activism The Pink Line, these are books that show us diverse experiences and inspiring lives. Happy Mother’s Day!
The Book of Phobias and Manias
Kate Summerscale
A captivating A-Z compendium of our fears and obsessions by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
Remainders of the Day
Shaun Bythell
Bookseller and bestselling author Shaun Bythell is back, and he has some thoughts about that Kindle you bought over lockdown
Beryl – WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
Jeremy Wilson
The remarkable life of champion cyclist Beryl Burton, one of the greatest cyclists of all time
Travellers to Unimaginable Lands
Dasha Kiper
An illuminating, compassionate exploration of the psychology of caregiving – and the mysterious world of the human mind
Fabric
Victoria Finlay
A magnificent work of original research, unwinding history through cloth – how we make it, use it and what it means to us
The Pink Line
Mark Gevisser
Eye-opening, moving, and crafted with expert research, this is a vital journey of epic scope, across the world's most challenging new frontiers
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
Elif Shafak
The Booker Prize-shortlisted author on how staying optimistic can make our world better
Women & Power
Mary Beard
Number One Sunday Times BestsellerThe gender agenda revisited by Britain's best-known classicist, Mary Beard