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 Reluctant Carer
The Reluctant Carer

The Franchise Affair
Josephine Tey

India After Gandhi
Ramachandra Guha

The Crypto Handbook
Sam Volkering

Hearts and Bones
Niamh Mulvey

Jan Ullrich
Daniel Friebe

How to Stay Sane
Philippa Perry

The Book of Minds
Philip Ball

The Hard Sell
Evan Hughes

How To Think More About Sex
Alain de Botton

How to Be Alone
Sara Maitland

Pinch of Nom Budget
Kate Allinson
Kay Allinson

Hidden Genius
Polina Marinova Pompliano

Brown Girl Like Me
Jaspreet Kaur

The Elephants of Thula Thula
Françoise Malby-Anthony

The Greatest Invention
Silvia Ferrara

The Yoga Manifesto
Nadia Gilani

Bread and Circus
Airea D. Matthews

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals
Steve Brusatte

We Had To Remove This Post
Hanna Bervoets

The Fall of Boris Johnson
Sebastian Payne

Too Big to Jail
Chris Blackhurst

I Heard What You Said
Jeffrey Boakye

That Little Voice In Your Head
Mo Gawdat

Hand in Hand with Love
Simon Avery

Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses
Jean Menzies

Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines
Jean Menzies

The Shift
Tinx

On Days Like These
Martin O'Neill

The Greatest Escape
Neil Churches

Four Ways to Beat the Market
Algy Hall

Tutankhamun's Trumpet
Toby Wilkinson

On Agoraphobia
Graham Caveney

Nothing But The Truth
The Secret Barrister

The 20-Minute Vegan
Calum Harris

Your Child is Not Broken
Heidi Mavir

Be My Baby
Ronnie Spector

The Art of Starting
Iona Mathieson
Romy St Clair

My Money Journey
Jonathan Clements

Queen of Our Times
Robert Hardman