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.

The Savvy Spender
Megan Micklewright

Counterintuitive
Naveen Jain

Crucible of Light
Elizabeth Drayson

Not Just a Period
Hazel Wallace

Smartphone Nation
Kaitlyn Regehr

Her Advantage
Hannah Bicknell

This Is Life
Christophe Galfard

Warhead
Nicholas Wright

Birth Power
Megan Rossiter

The Making of the Modern Middle East
Jeremy Bowen

A Chorus of Ears
Denise Riley

Our Iceberg Is Melting
John Kotter
Holger Rathgeber

A Different Kind of Power
Jacinda Ardern

How To Try Again
Steve Kamb

The One and the Ninety-Nine
Luke Burgis

The Little Book of Boards
Erik Hanberg

Discipline Equals Freedom
Jocko Willink

Indispensable
Chris Hirst

The August Coup
Robert Service

Between the Waves
Tom McTague

The Story of Birds
Steve Brusatte

The Odyssey Mindset
Dr Sam Akbar

The Everest Mystery
Julie Summers
Jochen Hemmleb

Burying the Typewriter
Carmen Bugan

Market Wizards: The Next Generation
Jack D. Schwager
George F. Coyle

How to Use a Fork
Orlando Swayne

Tonight the Music Seems So Loud
Sathnam Sanghera

Checkmate
Ben Mezrich

Family
Claudine Boulstridge

Truck It!
Bobby Bolton

Literally
Ella Willis

Next Gen CEO
Mike Soutar

The Nozempic Diet
Kim Pearson

The Stationary Ark
Gerald Durrell

Ark on the Move
Gerald Durrell

Freedom Round the Globe
Sarah M. S. Pearsall

The Discovery of Britain
Graham Robb

Am I Having Fun Now?
Suzi Ruffell

How to Take Drugs
Nick Barber

How to Resist Guilt
Mona Chollet