It’s been a very autumnal summer here in the UK — now, it’s time to prepare for the real thing. But as they seasons change, so too do bookshelves. Stockpile for the cool breeze and falling leaves by pre-ordering a pile of shiny new books. (And it’s not like we’re biased or anything, but here are a few that we just can’t wait for!)
Category: Books to Highlight
The Show Must Go On: 9 Pioneering Women From Hollywood’s Golden Age
Only authentic gold is tarnish-free, and the Golden Age of Hollywood was anything but. Discover the glamour, innovation, misconduct, and legacy of this pivotal era of filmmaking through the lens of the pioneering women that made it with this reading list!
15 Brilliant Books From 2022 to Add to Your 2023 Reading List
In collaboration with Oxbow Books, we have put together a list of titles from 2022 for you to indulge in as you await with eager anticipation the brilliant books we’ll be bringing you in 2023!
Science Fiction and Leadership
What can we learn about leadership from the world of science fiction? A lot, according to Jonathan Klug and Steven Leonard, editors of To Boldly Go. Here, they turn to Star Trek to understand why[…]
New Distributed Publisher – LIBERTIES PRESS
From award-winning crime fiction to cutting-edge non-fiction, Liberties Press is our brand new independent publisher from Ireland. Read on to find out more about this excellent publisher and put in your orders for their books![…]
The Nationalist Drive on Madrid
A Sneak Peak of Spain in Arms The Spanish Civil War was a conflict that defined the Interwar Period. On one side stood the left-leaning Republicans, the supporters of the Second Spanish Republic, who[…]
8 Facts you Probably Don’t Know About the Vikings
The word Viking was used in the Viking Age, but not as the name of a nation. Probably the word emerged as the name of a sea warrior or member of a warrior brotherhood, with[…]
The Lost Generation of 1914-1918: 9 Facts you (Probably) Don’t Know About Tommies
The ‘Tommies’ of World War One was a nickname given to the British soldiers who fought in the trenches of the Western Front. What had started as a relatively small army in 1914 had soon[…]
From Firecrackers to Mortars: 10 Facts you (Probably) Don’t Know About the Development of Artillery
During both world wars, the devastating firepower of artillery resulted in a huge number of casualties, killing and maiming hundreds of thousands of people. How did the gun become such a powerful weapon of war?[…]