New Releases
We publish essential, politically-engaged books about the ongoing human journey
‘Explosive from the first page’ — Mateo Askaripour
Her play, his name – a young Black playwright hatches a plan with her white male friend to expose the racism of the British theatrical establishment in this whip-smart, immersive satire, perfect for fans of YELLOWFACE
An award-winning, thrillingly subversive novel about an Israeli woman who moves to America, takes up hunting, and is drawn into a world of predator, prey, and dark attraction.
‘An extraordinary trip through 20th century history’ — Séamas O’Reilly
The extraordinary story of a group of forgotten radicals who found themselves drawn to communist Moscow’s hotbed of international revolutionary activity: the Hotel Lux
‘Superb. An incandescent, charged and propulsive work.’ — Irenosen Okojie
A stunning work exploring what it means to refind yourself and reconnect with others while coming to terms with having lived through war.
A powerful and heartwarming exploration of cuisine in conflict zones, highlighting the heroic persistence of people struggling to protect their food culture in the face of war, genocide, and violence.
A sweeping speculative, literary love story that follows two couples in two different timelines of the Salvadorian civil war as they work out who they are together and apart and where (or who), they can truly call home.
A ground-breaking guide to how the media’s self-censorship in the face of populist politics threatens democracy.
A fascinating history of female rulers across time and across the world
A literary page turner set in New Zealand for readers of Celeste Ng, Elif Shafak and Mohsin Hamid.
‘A beautiful account of how music has unified, healed and inspired humanity during some of history’s darkest days’ — James O’Brien
Joe Mulhall uncovers how music has shaped resistance movements across the globe, from Irish protest songs to Apartheid South Africa to the artists in Ukraine today.
‘A landmark work on perhaps the essential question of our time’ — David Wallace-Wells
Drawing on a decade of original on-the-ground reporting, Schwartstein tells the story of the largely overlooked ways in which climate stress is fuelling everything from urban crime to old school piracy to warfare.
A fascinating cultural history of intelligence.
A fascinating look at the role of a mitigator in the US justice system and the lives of her clients – all inmates on death row.
A deep dive into emo music, that most divisive of 00s subcultures, from a music journalist who was there – eyeliner, lip piercings, long fringes and all
Step into a world where every colour tells a story of love, defiance and identity.
The story of the world’s earliest known author, Enheduanna, High Priestess of the Moon, who lived in Mesopotamia (known as southern Iraq today) more than four thousand years ago.
A powerful exploration of race and swimming by a writer who ‘see[s] the world whole, allowing daily intimacies against a backdrop of social injustice’ (New York Times)
The major new book from the award-winning adult filmmaker and so-called ‘queen of ethical porn’, Erika Lust, challenging stereotypes and exploring how, by doing things differently in porn, we can transform sexual politics