Caitlin Moran

Uncover the influential women erased from history books in Femina. Oxford and BBC historian Janina Ramirez explores the lives of women like Jadwiga, Margery Kempe, and the Loftus Princess, revealing their true impact on the medieval world. This bravura narrative history shines a light on women too often ignored or overlooked, showcasing their multifaceted lives and the clues they offer about our collective past. Essential reading for anyone seeking to see history through fresh eyes.

Explore a life through twenty-one snapshots, each beginning with a single memory of cake. This raw, shocking, and darkly funny journey delves into themes of trauma, grief, addiction, love, memory, loss, and hope. Katy Wix's exploration is profound and utterly unforgettable.

A second-generation British Indian woman, Anita Rani, shares her story of growing up in eighties Yorkshire and navigating her bicultural identity. From playing Mary in her all-white nursery nativity to trying to fit in with her Punjabi family while also trying to fit into the British world outside her front door, Anita always felt like she didn't quite belong anywhere. In this memoir, she shares the lessons she wishes her younger self could have known, including the complications of freedom, falling in love, and the legitimacy of anger. With tenacity, positivity, and humor, Anita's story is one of perseverance against feeling like the "wrong sort of girl."

A must-read for all moms feeling lost in the confusing world of parenting. Lorraine Candy, a parenting columnist and mom of four, offers a warm, witty, and wise memoir that will guide you to a harmonious relationship with your teenage daughter. This book is a survivor's guide to the highs and lows of parenting adolescents that will leave you feeling reassured and confident in your mothering abilities.

Discover the alarming reality of domestic violence in this eye-opening book. Over half of women killed by men are killed by a partner, and domestic abuse victims are often assaulted dozens of times before seeking help. Yet, society still brushes it off as a private issue. Through extensive research, former police officer Jane Monckton-Smith offers a groundbreaking, 8-stage timeline to predict domestic homicide. Part case study, part social commentary, and part memoir, In Control sheds light on this urgent epidemics and the clear, preventable signs we choose to ignore.

This compelling book tackles an often-overlooked topic: the history of anti-Semitism. Comedian and writer David Baddiel argues that those fighting against racism, homophobia, transphobia, and disablism have missed an important subject. In this thought-provoking read, Baddiel presents his case with a unique combination of jokes, personal experience, and reasoning. Discover why, in a world focused on minority rights, Jews don’t count as a real minority.

A young black woman navigates contemporary sexual and racial politics while stumbling her way through her twenties and trying to make it as an artist. When she meets Eric, who is in an open marriage, Edie becomes embroiled in his family life and becomes a friend to his wife and a role model to his adopted daughter. This sharp, darkly comic, sexually charged, and socially disruptive debut novel is a haunting and aching portrayal of the challenges of self-discovery in a tumultuous era.

Travel to the Lake District hills and experience the ancient agricultural landscape through the eyes of James Rebanks. Pastoral Song tells the story of James' inheritance and the collapse of rural landscapes around the world. This elegy from the northern fells is also a song of hope, a story of how one farmer began to salvage a tiny corner of England, restoring life that had vanished and leaving a legacy for the future. This book is about having love and pride in a place and how it's still possible to build a new pastoral - not a utopia, but somewhere decent for all of us.

A captivating historical fiction novel set in Tudor England, The Mirror & the Light tells the story of Thomas Cromwell's climb to power and wealth after the execution of Anne Boleyn. Despite the threats of rebellion, traitors, and invasion, Cromwell imagines a new country in the future, but wonders if a person or a nation can truly shed their past. Hilary Mantel brings the trilogy that began with Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies to a triumphant close with this defining portrait of predator and prey, royal will and common man's vision, and the creation of a modern nation through conflict, passion, and courage.