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 Heretics
Will Storr

The Boys In The Boat
Daniel James Brown

How to Age
Anne Karpf

How to Think About Exercise
Damon Young

How to Connect with Nature
Tristan Gooley

How to Deal with Adversity
Christopher Hamilton

How to Develop Emotional Health
Oliver James

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

Gray Matters
Andy Gray

The Adventure Capitalist
Conor Woodman

Playing the Game
Robert Baden-Powell

I Quit Sugar
Sarah Wilson

Diary of a Currency Trader
Samuel J. Rae

Inseparable
Emma Donoghue

Spark for the Fire
Ian Wharton

My James
Ralph Bulger
Rosie Dunn

Salinger
Paul Alexander

Prima Donna
Karen Swan

The Myth of the Rational Market
Justin Fox

The Counsellor
Cormac McCarthy

Siegfried Sassoon
Max Egremont

Philomena
Martin Sixsmith

Off The Leash: The Secret Life of Dogs
Rupert Fawcett

Transparent Imprint
Michael Barnard

Crowd Money
Eoin Treacy

Mr Foote's Other Leg
Ian Kelly

I Love You But You Always Put Me Last
Andrew G. Marshall

Kinsey and Me
Sue Grafton

Life Lessons from Freud
Brett Kahr

To Cut a Long Story Short
Tony Hadley

My Life as a Spy
Leslie Woodhead

The Secret of 'The Secret'
Karen Kelly

Counting One's Blessings
William Shawcross

Hallucinations
Oliver Sacks

Alexander the Great
Paul Cartledge