Humanities books

Octavia Minor (c. 69--11 BCE) was the elder sister of the first Roman Emperor Augustus, the fourth wife of his ally...  Read More >>

Parahistory and the Popular Past challenges the tired debate over historical fact versus fiction by focusing on...  Read More >>

A compelling narrative built from personal letters, tracing the life of a young Australian woman as her private...  Read More >>

Chippenham, one of the largest towns in Wiltshire, was an important royal possession in the Anglo-Saxon period,...  Read More >>

A memoir of pregnancy, loss and motherhood from the nature and witchcraft writer Jennifer Lane  Read More >>

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One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 The author of The Island at the Center of the World offers...  Read More >>

An original, revolutionary social and scientific history, examining the role of confinement in fostering and hindering...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive history of mothers and mothering from antiquity to today, by the acclaimed author of UNWELL...  Read More >>

God is Not a White Man author, Chine McDonald, lifts the lid on the reality of becoming a mum in the 21st Century,...  Read More >>

The Left Hand Path of Tarot offers the perspective of the outsiders, the outcasts, the marginalised, the nonconforming,...  Read More >>

The seminal role of the Anunnaki in shaping human civilisation is unveiled, revealing the mystical roots of esoteric...  Read More >>

A landmark history of work, poverty, land reform and political economy in the era of the Irish Famine.  Read More >>

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A journey through Britain's lost paths, and a social history of the postmen and women who forged them.  Read More >>

'Entertaining and vivid… This is a gripping account of an intriguing and little-known Cold War moment' OBSERVER...  Read More >>

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A fierce and subversive Scottish debut about two women bound together by a centuries-long curse, inspired by a local...  Read More >>

A cancer diagnosis caused Tyler Merritt-beloved author of I Take My Coffee Black-to realize that there was no time...  Read More >>

In this much-anticipated follow-up to Eyes on the Prize, bestselling author, political analyst, and historian Juan...  Read More >>

Backed by neuroscience and biblical principles, this book delivers a trauma-informed therapeutic model for healthy...  Read More >>

Creativity is your God-given superpower--but in an age of distraction, algorithms, and self-doubt, most of us struggle...  Read More >>

An exploration of the connection between anxiety and the body by a clinical psychologist who herself has experienced...  Read More >>

Compiled by bestselling author susan abulhawa, an Arabic-English bilingual anthology of essays from 18 young Palestinians...  Read More >>