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.
Cries Unheard
Gitta Sereny
Origins
Amin Maalouf
Taming the Lion
Richard Farleigh
Burning the Days
James Salter
A. A. Milne
Ann Thwaite
Stalked
Alison Hewitt
We are Michael Field
Emma Donoghue
Passions Between Women
Emma Donoghue
Alphaville
Michael Codella
Bruce Bennett
Dear Bill
W. F. Deedes
In My Mother's Shoes
Alison Walsh
Karma Chameleons
Tom Fordyce
Ben Dirs
Last Letters Home
Tamasin Day-Lewis
Lloyd George and Churchill
Richard Toye
The Little Captive
Lise Kristensen
Satan's Choice
Lorne Campbell
Peter Edwards
Naturally
Jo Wood
Jane Graham-Maw
Surviving Extremes
Nick Middleton
The Dressing Station
Jonathan Kaplan
The Price of Love
Nikola T. James
Tramline Trading
John Burford
The Ancient Paths
Graham Robb
Confessions of a Bad Mother
Stephanie Calman
Lord of the Dance
Michael Flatley
Douglas Thompson
Excess Returns
Frederik Vanhaverbeke
The Restoration of Rome
Peter Heather
The True Lives of My Chemical Romance
Tom Bryant
The Stonemason
Cormac McCarthy
Flat Earth
Christine Garwood
The Flying Carpet to Baghdad
Hala Jaber
Creation Stories
Alan McGee
War and Peace
Ricky Hatton
Flappers
Judith Mackrell
Land's Edge
Tim Winton
Hatchet Job
Mark Kermode
One L
Scott Turow
The Rise of the Humans
Dave Coplin
Property Tycoon
Ian Samuels
The 5-Minute Marketer
Stefan Ekberg
The Crystal Bucket
Clive James