Marian Wilkinson

Craig Cormick
Harrold Ludwick
Kate Hilton
Miles McKenna JUNE 2020
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 ON A BARBAROUS COAST
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Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick

ALLEN & UNWIN
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An alternative retelling of Captain James Cook's story in the new

tradition of imagined histories

An ill-timed night of raging winds and rain and Captain Cook's

Endeavour lies splintered on a coral reef off the coast of far north
Australia. A small disparate band of survivors, fracturing already,
huddle on the shore of this strange land—their pitiful salvage
scant protection from the dangers of the unknown creatures and
natives that live here.

Watching these mysterious white beings, the Guugu Yimidhirr

people cannot decide if they are ancestor spirits to be welcomed
WHAT IF THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE or hostile spirits to be speared. One headstrong young boy,
ENDING TO CAPTAIN COOK’S STORY? Garrgiil, determines to do more than watch, and to be the one to
find out what exactly they are. Fierce, intriguing and thoughtful,
On a Barbarous Coast is the story of a past and future that might
have been.

Harold Ludwick comes from the Cooktown/Guugu Yimidhirr area

As the Indigenous people watched, the survivors of the shipwrecked
Endeavour warred among themselves. Fierce, intriguing and thoughtful,
the story of a past and future that might have been.
and works as a guide and cultural historian. He is the recipient of
a prestigious Encounters Fellowship with the National Museum
of Australia. Craig Cormick is the author of the ACT Book of
the Year Award-winner Unwritten Histories and the Queensland
Premier's Literary Award-winner A Funny Thing Happened at
27,000 Feet.

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 BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME

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Kate Hilton
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760878085 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION
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A brilliant generational family comedy

An iconic feminist leader, elderly, powerful and respected,

is mother to three adult daughters in various stages of self-
destruction. Their whole life they've been told they could have
it all, but why are their lives falling apart? The choices they've
made over their adult years are coming back to haunt them. And
how do they start again?

Over the course of an eventful year, the Hennessey children

contend with the big struggles of midlife: aging parents, raging
teens, crumbling marriages and bodies, new loves, and the choice
between playing it safe or taking life-altering risks. And as they
inch toward a new definition of happiness, they might even
persuade their parents—and themselves—that they're all grown
up.

Kate Hilton is the bestselling author of The Hole in The Middle

and Just Like Family. She lives in Toronto.

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 BOTTLEBRUSH CREEK
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Maya Linnell
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760529819 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION
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A warm rural romance straight from the heart, from the author of
Wildflower Ridge

Between managing a bustling beauty salon, hectic volunteer

commitments and the lion's share of parenting duties, Angie
McIntyre barely has time to scratch herself. And with each
passing month, she feels her relationship with fly-in, fly-out
boyfriend Rob Jones slipping through her fingers. When Rob
faces retrenchment, and the most fabulous fixer-upper comes
onto the market, Angie knows it will be the perfect project to
draw their little family together. There's just one catch; the 200-
acre property is right next door to Rob's parents in south-west
Victoria. It doesn't take long for unpaid invoices, fussy clients,
boutique cattle and priority differences to work a wedge between
the hard-working couple. Instead of drawing them closer together,
Angie and Rob have to find out the hard way whether their grand
design will be the very thing that tears them apart.

Maya Linnell worked as a rural journalist prior to fiction writing

and blogging for Romance Writers Australia. She lives in rural
Victoria.

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THE CAT AND THE CITY
Nick Bradley
ATLANTIC
9781786499899 | $27.99 | PB | FICTION
A stray cat is wending her way through the
back alleys of Tokyo. And, with each detour,
she brushes up against the seemingly
disparate lives of the city-dwellers,
connecting them in unexpected ways.
This series of spellbinding, interlocking
narratives—with styles ranging from
manga to footnotes—speak of interplay
and estrangement; of survival and self-
destruction; of the desire to belong and
the need to escape. Formally inventive and
slyly political, The Cat and The City is a lithe
thrill-ride through the less-glimpsed streets
of Tokyo.
Nick Bradley is completing a PhD in Creative
& Critical Writing. He lives in the UK.
THE BROKEN ONES
Ren Richards
PROFILE
9781788166065 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION
When her child was taken what did she really
see? As a bestselling true crime writer, Nell
Way tells other people's stories. But there is
one story Nell won't tell. Ten years ago with
a different name, she was a teenage mother
with a four-year-old she found desperately
hard to love. Then the little girl disappeared.
As Nell begins to interview the subject of her
next book, it becomes clear that someone
has uncovered her true identity. And they
know that she didn't tell the truth about the
day her daughter disappeared.
Ren Richards is the pen name for the New
York Times bestselling YA author, Lauren
DeStefano.
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A BOOKSHOP IN ALGIERS
Kaouther Adimi
SERPENT’S TAIL
9781788164696 | $27.99 | HB | FICTION
In 1936, a young dreamer named Edmond
Charlot opened a bookshop in Algiers. In
2017, a young Ryad arrives at Charlot's
beloved bookshop. Once the heart of
Algerian cultural life, it is now to be
shuttered forever. But as Ryad empties
it of its books, he begins to understand
that a bookshop can be more than just
a shop that sells books. A Bookshop in
Algiers charts changing fortunes through
the political drama of Algeria's turbulent
twentieth century of war, revolution and
independence. It is a moving celebration of
books, bookshops and of those who dare to
dream.
Kaouther Adimi is an acclaimed Algerian
novelist living in France.
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THE ANTHILL
Julianne Pachico
FABER
9780571331475 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION
Lina has come home to the country of her
childhood. She's not been back for twenty
years. Sent away from Colombia to England
after her mother's death when she was
eight, she's searching for the person who
can tell her about their shared past. A
blazing, unforgettable excavation of the
very nature of imagination, The Anthill is a
dark and intoxicating debut that asks what
we choose to do with our identity—both
inherited and created.
Julianne Pachico is the acclaimed author of
The Lucky Ones. She lives in the UK.
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PEW
Catherine Lacey
GRANTA
9781783785179 | $24.99 | HB | FICTION
In a small unnamed town in the American
South, a church congregation arrives to
a service and finds a figure asleep on a
pew. The person is genderless, racially
ambiguous and refuses to speak. One family
takes the strange visitor in and nicknames
them Pew. A foreboding, provocative and
amorphous fable about the world today:
its contradictions, its flimsy morality and
the faulty tools society uses to categorise
human complexity.
Catherine Lacey is the award-winning author
of The Answers and Nobody Is Ever Missing.
She lives in Chicago.
A COURT OF THORNS AND
ROSES
Sarah J. Maas
BLOOMSBURY
9781526605399 | $19.99 | PB | FICTION
Feyre is a huntress. And when she sees a
deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf,
she kills the predator and takes its prey to
feed herself and her family. But the wolf
was not what it seemed, and Feyre cannot
predict the high price she will have to pay
for its death . . . Sarah J. Maas is a global #1
bestselling author. Her books have sold more
than nine million copies and been translated
into 37 languages. Discover the sweeping
romantic fantasy for yourself.
Sarah J. Maas is the global #1 bestselling
author of the Throne of Glass, A Court of
Thorns and Roses and Crescent City series.

SORRY FOR YOUR
TROUBLE
Richard Ford
BLOOMSBURY
9781526620033 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION
A visionary collection of luminous
landscapes, of great moments in small
lives, of the people we carry with us long
after they are gone, Sorry for Your Trouble
takes disappointment, ageing, grief, love
and marriage and silhouettes them against
the heady backdrop of Irish America in
the past and present. Earthily humane and
profoundly wise, the collection reconfirms
its author as the master of contemporary
American fiction.
Richard Ford is the Pulitzer Prize-winning
author of Independence Day .
THE SERPENT'S SKIN
Erina Reddan
PANTERA PRESS
9781925700732 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION
It's a cold and wintery night in 1968 and ten-
year-old JJ's mother isn't home. The cows
are milked, the pigs fed and her dad won't
answer any questions. The four children
survive as best they can dealing with
their mother's absence in their own ways.
Fourteen years on, JJ has a new life, a loving
partner and a good job, but she finds herself
being pulled back into the unsolved mystery
of her childhood. A gripping, literary crime
novel about male power and the secrets that
can haunt a family.
Erina Reddan is a Walkley award-winning
journalist, strategist, public speaker and
author. She lives in Melbourne.
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YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR
OWN FUN AROUND HERE
Frances Macken
ONEWORLD
9781786077660 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION
The confidence of Katie’s best friend Evelyn
is enough to make up for her unpredictable
character, and she never questions that
their friendship will last forever. But when
Katie's dreams of becoming a professional
filmmaker pull her away from their small
Irish village, she is confronted with a choice:
to hold onto a friendship that has made
her who she is, or risk leaving her best
friend behind. This mesmerising debut is a
captivating story of the people who shape us
and the places we struggle to leave.
Frances Macken has a Master’s in Creative
Writing from the University of Oxford. She
lives in Ireland.
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SIX MINUTES THE BREAKING A GRAVE FOR TWO
Petronella Kathryn Heyman Anne Holt
McGovern

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turns you won't see coming!' Liane Moriarty human spirit—nominated for the Orange Prize. novel from the godmother of Norwegian crime
bestselling author of Nine Perfect Strangers. fiction.

THE WONDER NIGHT BOAT THE LAST

OF LOST CAUSES TO TANGIER HOUSE GUEST
Nick Trout Kevin Barry Megan Miranda

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A single mum learns that her son can talk to The Booker-longlisted novel, drenched in sex, A deeply compelling thriller from a New York
a very special dog—and the lessons the dog death and narcotics, in sudden violence, old Times bestselling author.
teaches will transform them all. magic and the mysteries of love.

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THE HEAVENS GHOST FIRE PLATFORM SEVEN
Sandra Newman Wilbur Smith and Louise Doughty
Tom Harper

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A mind-expanding story of love complicated by

time travel.
The brand new Courtney Series novel—an epic
story of tragedy, loss, betrayal and courage.
'Louise Doughty leads her unnerved readers
into dark territory.' Hilary Mantel

THE WARLOW THE MYSTERY LADY IN

EXPERIMENT OF HENRI PICK THE LAKE
Alix Nathan David Foenkinos Laura Lippman

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What kind of person keeps a man underground A fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep A stunning, multi-voiced, period piece tackling
for seven years? love of books and of the authors who write race, gender politics and the volatility of mid
them. '60s America.

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OUT!
How to be your authentic self

Miles McKenna
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760875312 | $19.99 | PB | PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
MEDIA ENQUIRIES: PUBLICITY@ALLENANDUNWIN.COM
The ultimate coming out survival guide by queer and trans activist
and social media superstar Miles McKenna

Activist Miles McKenna came out on his YouTube channel in

2017, documenting his transition to help other teens navigate
their identities and take charge of their own coming-out stories.
From that wisdom comes Out!, the ultimate coming-out
survival guide.

Find validation, inspiration and support for your questions

big and small—whether you're exploring your identity or seeking
to understand the experience of an awesome queer person
in your life.

Miles McKenna is an actor and social media icon known for his
comedic voice and LGBTQ+ advice and activism.

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THE CARBON CLUB
How a network of influential climate sceptics, politicians and
business leaders fought to control Australia's climate policy

Marian Wilkinson
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760875992 | $32.99 | PB | CURRENT AFFAIRS
MEDIA ENQUIRIES: PUBLICITY@ALLENANDUNWIN.COM

As the climate crisis threatens more extreme bushfire seasons,

droughts and floods, many Australians are demanding their
leaders explain, 'Why didn't you do something?' This book
answers that question

The Carbon Club is the story of how influential climate science

sceptics, politicians and business leaders sought to control
Australia's response to the climate crisis. They shared a fear
that dealing with climate change would undermine the nation's
wealth, jobs and competitive advantage—and the power of the
carbon club. Central to their strategy was an international
campaign to undermine climate science and the urgency of
climate crisis. But at what cost to us and the next generation?

One of Australia's most respected investigative journalists,

Marian Wilkinson has tracked the rise and rise of the Australia's
carbon club in brilliant detail with extraordinary access to key
players on all sides. The result is a book that is both essential and
disturbing reading.

Marian Wilkinson is a multi-award-winning journalist with a career

that has spanned radio, television and print. In 2018 she was
inducted into the Australian Media Hall of Fame.

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MACKENZIE'S MISSION
How one family turned tragedy into hope and love

Rachael Casella
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760527457 | $29.99 | PB | MEMOIR
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A story of triumph over adversity, the strength that can be found

in kindness and the power of one couple to affect positive change

'A true love story' – Mia Freedman

Rachael and Jonathan were thrilled to welcome their baby

Mackenzie into the world and to start their new lives as parents.
Little did they know that in a few months they would be tested to
endurance and beyond.

Like many other couples starting a family, Rachael and Jonathan

had no idea they were both carriers for a genetic disease, and
that 1 in 20 babies are affected by genetic birth defects. Their
daughter was one of those babies, and Mackenzie's Mission is
Rachael's beautiful and heart-warming account of Mackenzie's
life, child loss, and a journey through IVF.

Determined that other couples should not go through the same

heartbreak, Rachael and Jonathan are now champions for
genetic testing. This is a story of triumph over adversity, the
strength that can be found in kindness and the power of one
couple to affect positive change in the world.

Rachael Casella is a federal agent for organised crime. She lives

in Sydney.
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SAD MUM LADY
Ashe Davenport
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760877637 | $29.99 | PB | HUMOUR
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If David Sedaris and Sheila Heti had a baby, the ensuing stories
would be brutal and hilarious and endlessly readable—and they'd
look a bit like Sad Mum Lady

It sometimes feels like there's a rule for parents: if you're going to

say anything mildly unhappy about parenting, you must also be at
pains to stress that it is all worth it. What joy! What wonder! How
lucky we are!

But then there's the crying. And the body horror. The tearing
and the leaking. And the crippling isolation. And the sleep
deprivation. And somehow a dead rat in the cubbyhouse and the
endless judgement of peers and neighbours and the internet. But
fear not. Ashe Davenport is here. And she's not afraid to say it's
fucked.

Unapologetic and frank, Sad Mum Lady navigates the joys of

motherhood in ways that will be familiar, hilarious and essential
reading for parents and non-parents alike. Savage, true and
deeply relatable—finally, a book that resists the sanitised,
acceptable face of parenting. You might not feel better, but at
least you'll feel less alone.

Ashe Davenport is a copywriter and family columnist for The

Design Files. She lives in Melbourne.

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THE CONVICT VALLEY
The bloody struggle on Australia's early frontier
Mark Dunn
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760528645 | $32.99 | PB | HISTORY
PUBLICITY: ISABELLEO@ALLENANDUNWIN.COM

The story of the second British settlement in

Australia in the fertile valley of the Hunter river

In 1790, five convicts escaped Sydney by boat and
were swept ashore near present -day Newcastle.
They were taken in by the Worimi people, given
Aboriginal names and started families. Thus
began a long and, at times, dramatic series of
encounters between Aboriginals and convicts
in this second settlement in Australia. While
there were friendships and alliances in the early
years, in the mad scramble for land in the 1820s
– as the Valley was opened to free settlers –
tensions increased and bloodshed ensued. With
fascinating stories about convicts, white settlers
and the Aboriginal inhabitants
that have long been forgotten, The Convict Valley
is a new Australian history classic.
Mark Dunn is a public historian. He is descended
from convicts who settled in the Hunter and has
spent two decades investigating the history of
the region.
THE AGE OF ISLANDS
In search of new and disappearing islands
Alastair Bonnett
ATLANTIC
9781786498106 | $29.99 | PB | GEOGRAPHY
New islands are being built at an unprecedented
rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition,
while many islands are disappearing because of
rising sea levels or shrinking ice. It is a strange
planetary spectacle, an ever-changing map. But
it is also a spectacle which is imprinting itself on
our hopes and anxieties. The Age of Islands sets
out to explore some of the world's newest, most
fragile and beautiful islands to find out why they
have such a hold on our imaginations.
Alastair Bonnett is the author of Off the Map and
Beyond the Map. He lives in Newcastle.

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THE GREAT IMPERIAL
HANGOVER
How empires have shaped the world
Samir Puri
ATLANTIC
9781838950255 | $34.99 | PB | HISTORY
The Great Imperial Hangover examines
how the world's imperial legacies are still
shaping the thorniest issues we face today.
From Russia's incursions in the Ukraine to
Brexit; from Trump's 'America-first policy' to
China's forays into Africa; from Modi's India
to the hotbed of the Middle East, it provides
a bold new framework for understanding
the world's complex rivalries and politics
combining gripping history and astute
analysis to explain why the history of empire
affects us all in profound ways.
Samir Puri is a Lecturer in International
Relations at the War Studies Department,
Kings College, London.
PARIS MATCH
Falling in (love) with the French
John von Sothen
PROFILE
9781788166096 | $29.99 | PB | MEMOIR
John von Sothen attempts to understand
what makes the French tick. Why do they
take such long holidays with friends who
mock you for sleeping in; why do French
men turn to him (an American!) for fashion
tips; what really is the correct way to cut
brie, and how do you tell if you're being
invited to a super-exclusive secret society
of intellectuals or a weird sex club? In
this delightful, witty book John shares his
experience, insights and humour into the
fine art of becoming everyday French.
John von Sothen is an American writer
living in Paris, where he works for Vanity
Fair, Esquire and other magazines.
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TOGETHER
Loneliness, health and what happens when
we find connection
Vivek H. Murthy
PROFILE
9781788164740 | $29.99 | PB | HEALTH & FITNESS
As a doctor, Vivek Murthy encountered
people who struggled with addiction, disease
and pain, and often found loneliness at their
very core. But while other illnesses can be
more visible, loneliness keeps its sufferers
silent. So how can we treat it, and what
does it mean to live in this lonely age? This
book traces Murthy's journey to find the
answers. Part personal journey, part medical
exploration, part social toolkit, this essential
book shows how together we can learn to
build a more connected, less lonely world.
Dr. Vivek H. Murthy served as the 19th
Surgeon General of the United States from
2014 to 2017.
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ACTING WITH POWER
Why we are more powerful than we believe
Deborah Gruenfeld
PROFILE
9781788164962 | $29.99 | PB | PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Most of us tend to think that there are two
kinds of people in world: those who have
power, and those who don't. But in reality,
we all have more power than we think. And
success is not about how much power we
have, but rather how we use it. This bold
and eye-opening exploration of the true
nature of power uses techniques borrowed
from actors so we can all learn to wield
power more confidently in our personal and
professional lives.
Deborah Gruenfeld is a social psychologist
and Professor at Stanford Business School.
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ACTIVE MEASURES
The secret history of disinformation and
political warfare
Thomas Rid
PROFILE
9781788164757 | $34.99 | PB | HISTORY
We live in an age of subterfuge. Spy
agencies pour vast resources into hacking,
leaking and forging data, often with the
goal of weakening liberal democracy. But
as crafty as such so-called active measures
have become, they are not new. In this
astonishing journey through a century of
secret psychological war, a renowned expert
on technology and national security reveals
for the first time some of history's most
significant operations from the Russian
Revolution to contemporary internet troll
farms—many of them nearly beyond belief.
Thomas Rid is the author of the acclaimed
Rise of the Machines. He testified on
disinformation in front of the U.S. Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence.
ISLAND DREAMS
Mapping an obsession
Gavin Francis
CANONGATE
9781786898180 | $39.99 | HB | TRAVEL
In Island Dreams, Gavin Francis examines
our collective fascination with islands. He
blends stories of his own extensive travels
with psychology, philosophy and great
voyages from literature, shedding new light
on the importance of islands and isolation
in our collective consciousness. Illustrated
with maps throughout, this is a celebration
of human adventures in the world and within
our minds.
Gavin Francis is the bestselling author of
Adventures in Human Being and Empire
Antarctica. He lives in Edinburgh.

THE DOUBLE X ECONOMY
The epic potential of empowering women
Professor Linda Scott
FABER
9780571353606 | $29.99 | PB | ECONOMICS
Drawing on a wealth of sources including
radical original research and vivid case
studies, The Double X Economy reveals
how economic subordination and exclusion
are systemic for women in the developing
and the developed worlds; and shows that
by pulling women in as equal participants
in the economy, we could address many
of humankind's most pressing problems.
This is an urgent analysis of global gender
inequality and a passionately argued case
for change by a pioneer in the movement for
women's economic empowerment.
Linda Scott is Emeritus DP World Professor
for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the
University of Oxford.
JAPAN
The Passenger Volume 1
EUROPA EDITIONS
9781787702196 | $29.99 | PB | TRAVEL
Visitors from the West look with amazement,
and sometimes concern, at Japan's social
structures and unique, complex culture
industry. The country nonetheless remains
an intricate and complicated jigsaw puzzle,
an inexhaustible source of inspiration for
stories, reflections and reportage.
The subjects in this volume range from the
Japanese veneration of the dead to
the Tokyo music scene, from urban
alienation to cinema, from sumo to toxic
masculinity. Caught between an ageing
population and extreme post-modernity,
Japan is an ideal observation point from
which to understand our age and the
one to come.
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GREECE
The Passenger Volume 2
EUROPA EDITIONS
9781787702189 | $29.99 | PB | TRAVEL
Few countries have received more media
attention in recent years and even fewer
have been represented in such vastly
divergent ways as Greece. There’s a
downside to all this attention: everyone
seems to have something final to say about
it. News replaces people’s actual stories,
impressions substitute facts, characters
take the place of people. This volume of The
Passenger chooses to set those opinions
aside in order to give to the stories, facts,
and people of Greece the dignity and
centrality they deserve.
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WILD CHILD
Coming home to nature
Patrick Barkham
GRANTA
9781783781911 | $34.99 | HB | NATURAL HISTORY
From climbing trees to building sandcastles,
many of the activities we associate with a
happy childhood take place outdoors. And
yet, the reality for many contemporary
children is very different. In this timely and
personal book, a celebrated nature writer
draws on his own experience to explore the
relationship between children and nature.
Wild Child is both an intimate story of
children finding their place in the natural
world, and a celebration of the delight we
can all find in even modest patches of green.
Patrick Barkham is the author of The
Butterfly Isles, Coastlines and Islander. He
lives in Norfolk.
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HUMANKIND: A HOPEFUL
HISTORY
Rutger Bregman
BLOOMSBURY
9781408898949 | $32.99 | PB | HISTORY
It's a belief that unites the left and right,
psychologists and philosophers, writers and
historians—the tacit assumption that humans
are bad. Humankind makes the case for a
new argument: that it is realistic, as well as
revolutionary, to assume people are good.
When we think the worst of others, it brings
out the worst in our politics and economics.
This major new history shows how believing
in human kindness and altruism can act as
the foundation for achieving true change in
our society.
Rutger Bregman is one of Europe's most
prominent young historians and the
bestselling author of Utopia for Realists.
THE SYSTEM
Who owns the internet, and how it owns us
James Ball
BLOOMSBURY
9781526607256 | $29.99 | PB | CURRENT AFFAIRS
We refer to the internet as abstract from
reality. By doing so, we obscure where the
real power lies. The internet is a network
of physical cables and connections, a web
of wires enmeshing the world, linking
huge data centres to one another and to
us. All are owned by someone, financed
by someone, regulated by someone.
Ball brilliantly shows how an invention
once hailed as a democratising force has
concentrated power in places it already
existed. Here are the real-life figures
powering the internet and pulling the strings
of our society.
James Ball is a Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist and the author of multiple books,
including Post-Truth.

THE NEW LONG LIFE
Lynda Gratton and
Andrew Scott
BLOOMSBURY
9781526615176 | $29.99 | PB | PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
We face the prospect of living to 100. But
how can we do it well? Drawing from the
fields of psychology and economics, The
New Long Life is a handbook for how to
flourish in a world adapting to longevity and
technology in the face of unprecedented
change. Outlining the changes that must
be made at an individual level, along with
comprehensive agendas for corporations,
educational institutions and governments,
this is the book that will help you navigate
the inevitable transitions we will all face in
the coming decade.
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