A monthly feature where I do a round up of the books I’m most excited to read (or have already read and think you should be excited for). Fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books are all included.
Fiction
- The Naseby Horses (9781999630560) by Dominic Brownlow
This sounds as though it’s going to be hauntingly beautiful - And the Earth Will Sit on the Moon: Essential Stories (9781782275152) by Nikolai Gogol
A fresh translation of Gogol’s best short stories. - The End of the Magi (9780764234910) by Patrick W Carr
An epic story of magic and revenge - Rebellion’s Message (9781786894977) by Michael Kecks
Got to want to read a book about Jack Blackjack! - Radicalized (9781789544947) by Cory Doctorow
I’m always drawn to Cory’s dystopias, believable and frightening - Coral (9780785224457) by Sara Ella
A reimagination of the Little Mermaid tale. - Our Fatal Magic (9781907222818) by Tai Shani, Bridget Crane
Post-patriarchal sci-fi world - Bolder (9781471164385) by Carl Honore
Talking about the taboo of ageing
Non-Fiction
- Encounters and Destinies: A Farewell to Europe (9781782275008) by Stefan Zweig
A tribute to the greatest of European thinkers - Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes (9780198820819) by Natasha Lindstaedt, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz
Covering the full spectrum of political systems - Deepening Divides (9780745340432) edited by Didier Fassin
Exploring the concept of borders and boundaries from a non-Eurocentric perspective - Good Times in Dystopia (9781789041903)
How to enjoy the Apocalypse - World Music: A Very Short Introduction (9780198829140) by Philip V Bohlman
New edition exploring the interaction of politics and world music listening
Children’s
- The Super Cute Drawing Book (9781789506235) by William Potter, Tanya Emelyanova
Create your own kawaii illustrations - Puberty in Numbers (9781445163918) by Liz Flavell
Puberty explained in a bite-sized number and visual manner - 101 Awesome Women Who Transformed Science (9781788883764) by Claire Philip, illustrated by Isabel Muñoz
A cornucopia of facts and quotations with charming illustrations - Children’s Enyclopedia of Rocks and Fossils (9781788885362) by Claudia Martin, Chris Jarvis
Another book for my nephew’s Christmas
