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.

Trees
Roger Phillips

Ghost Nation
Chris Horton

Remember When
Fiona Phillips

A Company of Swans
Eva Ibbotson

The Liars' Club
Mary Karr

Mother's Milk
Edward St Aubyn

A Sound So Very Loud
Ted Kessler
Hamish MacBain

Sylvanian Families Cosy Adventures
Macmillan Children's Books

Mangatopia Cupcakes and Kitties
Maddie Morales

Mangatopia Tiny Kawaii
Liv Wan

Mangatopia Puppies and Popsicles
Maddie Morales

Indispensable
Chris Hirst

The Endless Country
Sami Kent

How to Lose Your Mother
Molly Jong-Fast

Notre-Dame
Ken Follett

Artists, Siblings, Visionaries
Judith Mackrell

How Was It for You?
Eve Smith

How to Talk to Yourself
Ro Mitchell

Becoming Earth
Ferris Jabr

Cooking With Vegetables
Jesse Jenkins

India: A Wounded Civilization
V.S. Naipaul

Some Hope
Edward St Aubyn

The Crypto Trader
Glen Goodman

Girl Falling
Hayley Scrivenor

Mapmatics
Paulina Rowinska

Air-Borne
Carl Zimmer

Eighteen
Alice Loxton

Am I Having Fun Now?
Suzi Ruffell

Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics
Frank Verstraete
Céline Broeckaert

The Moment of Lift
Melinda French Gates

A Different Kind of Power
Jacinda Ardern

Naked Portrait
Rose Boyt

Fatherhood
Augustine Sedgewick

The Trader's Handbook
Richard Moglen
Nick Schmidt
Ross Haber
Ameet Rai

The Biggar Picture
Dan Biggar

Not Just a Period
Hazel Wallace

The Wonder and Happiness of Being Old
Sophy Burnham

Strangers and Intimates
Tiffany Jenkins

Air and Love
Or Rosenboim

The Quiet
Barnaby Martin