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In my home country, they call me a ‘bornfree’.Simukai Chigudu was one of the first generation to be born after the end of colonial rule in Zimbabwe. Growing up he heard stories about his grandfather’s murder by the Rhodesian regime, how his father had been imprisoned...
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Vintage Digital
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2026-03-05
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California Governor Gavin Newsom's intimate and poignant account of identity, belonging, and the defining moments that inspired a life in politics‘Go slow,’ his political elders advised him, but Gavin Newsom has never known such a speed. For Newsom, theCalifornia Dream...
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Vintage Digital
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2026-03-05
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Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible format'A scholarly and highly readable account of the king who traditionally has been overshadowed by the dynasty that he founded. Henry VII emerges as a wily,...
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Penguin
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2026-03-05
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Breasts. Skin. Stomach. Thighs. Arms. Legs.Women are so much more than pieces of meat, but so often this is what we are reduced to.Flesh. Dehumanised, distorted, exploited, dissected.In this urgent and powerful series of essays, author and activist Charli Howard...
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Trapeze
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2026-03-05
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Flight-Lieutenant Colin Bell's Bloody Dangerous is a powerful and inspiring portrait of bravery in action, full of touching admiration for his RAF comrades - one in four of whom were killed. He paints an extraordinarily vivid picture of what it was like to fly a...
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Abacus
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2026-03-05
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As the two dominant talents of 21st century football, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, near the end of their careers, one man is set to take their place at the very top of the game. This man is the captain of France's national team, Kylian Mbappé. A world champion at...
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Quercus
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2026-03-05
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Christina Applegate came of age on sets and stages, expected to be on time, with lines learned, ready for lights-camera-action. Performing began as a financial necessity and became an emotional escape from a tumultuous home life in the infamous Laurel Canyon scene of...
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Headline
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2026-03-03
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Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978) was known as a renowned ballerina, writer, and intellectual. Drawing from Karsavina's many published and unpublished writings, Alighting from the Air demonstrates how her experiences and training contributed to the development of her...
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Oxford University Press
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2026-02-27
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*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER“In another life, I may have been a gardener.”More than a memoir – this is a lifetime of gardening inspiration. Well-known and celebrated as a cookery writer and presenter, in My Gardening Life Mary Berry shares her second great love:...
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Dk
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2026-02-26
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‘Magical … truly original … Writing of people who limited themselves and died of it, Als has overcome limits’ The New York Times Book Review What are the forces that shape us? Hilton Als’s brilliant, now-classic meditation on gender, race and personal identity in...
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Penguin
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2026-02-26
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Having won a scholarship to Oxford University, eighteen-year-old Melvyn Bragg leaves his hometown of Wigton to travel south and immerse himself in a new and golden world. There, he must find his place amongst the raucous public school boys and the students fresh from...
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Sceptre
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2026-02-26
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Monoray
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2026-02-26
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'An anthem against patriarchy and authoritarianism everywhere . . . a must-read'JAVIER ZAMORA, New York Times bestselling author of SOLITO'Loubna Mrie's story takes my breath away. Defiance is a nail-biting tale of astonishing courage, a coming-of-age story in which one...
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Virago
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2026-02-24
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Now featuring exclusive new material including excerpts from Desi Arnaz’s unpublished second memoir and commentary by daughter Lucie Arnaz, here is the expanded edition of the New York Times bestselling memoir of Cuban American entertainment legend, TV pioneer,...
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Running Press Adult
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2026-02-24
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Raised in 1980s Madrid in the streets of San Blas, which bore the devastating scars of heroin addiction and crime, Jonathan Tepper's childhood was anything but ordinary.Born into a family of American missionaries driven by unwavering faith, Jonathan's home became a...
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Constable
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2026-02-19
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'Sand seems as alive as if she had just walked out of the room... quietly witty... fascinating' The Times'Thought-provoking... written with energy, passion and commitment to its fascinating subject' Literary ReviewMy friends will respect me, I hope, just as much under...
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Transworld Digital
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2026-02-19
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From a childhood in Camden to the frontiers of space, an inspirational memoir from space scientist, presenter of The Sky at Night, and bestselling author Maggie Aderin.'I'd toast the moon and look at the sky... I think it draws us to it; we wonder what lies...
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Bbc Digital
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2026-02-19
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A heartfelt memoir exploring Black womanhood, motherhood and culture; perfect for fans of Toni Morrison and Stay True by Hua Hsu.‘A tale of evolution and hope’ – Hilton Als, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of White Girls‘One of the most beautiful and truthful books I’ve...
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Merky Books Digital
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2026-02-19
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The sexual assault that rocked the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for ‘shame to change sides’. For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.'This is quite something – a really brave, honest and heart-rending memoir' SARAH JESSICA...
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Vintage Digital
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2026-02-17
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Explores how generations of biographers shaped, reinvented, and fabricated the life of Geoffrey Chaucer Very little is known with certainty about Geoffrey Chaucer’s life, yet he has long been enshrined as the “Father of English Poetry.” Over six centuries, biographers...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2026-02-17
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The Life of the Author
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