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.
What the F*** Did I Do Last Night?
Rowland Rivron
Simply the Best Baby Name Book
Stuart Wilson
Going to the Wars
Max Hastings
Swimming Against the Stream
Tim Waterstone
Haydn and The Valve Trumpet
Craig Raine
Even As We Speak
Clive James
The Star Qualities
Caroline Goyder
The Generation Game
David McWilliams
Love Letters of the Great War
Mandy Kirkby
Reporting
David Remnick
Scribbling the Cat
Alexandra Fuller
Words and Deedes
W. F. Deedes
Beat the Bitch
Tess Stimson
The Devil's Picnic
Taras Grescoe
Christ's
The Heretics
Will Storr
The Boys In The Boat
Daniel James Brown
How to Age
Anne Karpf
The School of Life
How to Think About Exercise
Damon Young
The School of Life
How to Connect with Nature
Tristan Gooley
The School of Life
How to Be Alone
Sara Maitland
The School of Life
How to Deal with Adversity
Christopher Hamilton
The School of Life
How to Develop Emotional Health
Oliver James
The School of Life
The Pocket Guide to Vitamins
Angela Dowden
Brothers Under The Skin
Christopher Hope
The Josie Gibson Diet
Josie Gibson
Confessions of a Failed Grown-Up
Stephanie Calman
The Elfish Gene
Mark Barrowcliffe
The Lonely Leader
Alistair Horne
David Montgomery
The Accidental American
James Naughtie
The Adventure Capitalist
Conor Woodman
Playing the Game
Robert Baden-Powell
I Quit Sugar
Sarah Wilson
A Very Private Eye
Barbara Pym
Inseparable
Emma Donoghue
My James
Ralph Bulger
Rosie Dunn
Salinger
Paul Alexander
Prima Donna
Karen Swan
The Missing Ink
Philip Hensher
The Counselor
Cormac McCarthy