Non-fiction
From biography and politics to true crime and self-help, you’ll find books to illuminate and inspire in our non-fiction range. Discover acclaimed writers like Oliver Sacks and David Olusoga, and explore contemporary bestsellers such as This is Going to Hurt and The Secret Barrister.
Discover our edit of the best non-fiction books of all time.

Theroux The Keyhole
Louis Theroux

How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch
Harry Cliff

Broken Heartlands
Sebastian Payne

Pinch of Nom Family Meal Planner
Kate Allinson
Kay Allinson
Laura Davis

Start Painting Now
Emily Powell
Sarah Moore

Soul in the Game
Vitaliy Katsenelson

Circus of Wonders
Elizabeth Macneal

Swan Dive
Georgina Pazcoguin

Make Brilliant Work
Rod Judkins

A Funny Life
Michael McIntyre

Life's Edge
Carl Zimmer

Everybody
Olivia Laing

Innovation
Peter Ackroyd

The Glass Wall
Max Egremont

Sentient
Jackie Higgins

Cracking the Menopause
Mariella Frostrup
Alice Smellie

Talk Like TED
Carmine Gallo

How to Find Fulfilling Work
Roman Krznaric

Evolutionary Ideas
Sam Tatam

The Book of Difficult Fruit
Kate Lebo

What Happened to You?
Oprah Winfrey
Bruce Perry

Cultural Amnesia
Clive James

The Zen Trader
Peter Castle

A World on the Wing
Charles Scott Weidensaul

The Book of Hope
Jonny Benjamin
Britt Pflüger

Revolt
Nadav Eyal

Think Like a Breadwinner
Jennifer Barrett

Broken
Jenny Lawson

The Green Sketching Handbook
Ali Foxon

The Diamond Queen
Andrew Marr

Be A Triangle
Lilly Singh

Just Keep Buying
Nick Maggiulli

The Case for Long-Term Value Investing
Jim Cullen

Your Essential Guide to Sustainable Investing
Larry E. Swedroe
Samuel C. Adams

The Battle for the Falklands
Max Hastings
Simon Jenkins

Listen Like You Mean It
Ximena Vengoechea

Escape from Evil
Cathy Wilson

Until Proven Safe
Geoff Manaugh
Nicola Twilley

Butterfly
Yusra Mardini

Brown Baby
Nikesh Shukla