Language and Litterature

“A really moving and heart-rending story. Unshrunk will help and empower so many people.” —Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author of Stolen Focus The powerful memoir of one woman´s experience with psychiatric diagnoses and medications, and her journey to discover herself outside the mental health industry At age fourteen, Laura Delano saw her first psychiatrist who immediately di

A critically-acclaimed literary memoir braiding together environmental research and the personal journey of generational healing, grief, and chronic illness. "Caffall brilliantly parallels her family´s suffering with large-scale ecological upheaval, maintaining a flicker of hope for the future in both cases. This deserves a wide readership." Publisher's Weekly Starred Review Author Eiren Caff

A myth-shattering, inspiring book that combines research, reportage, and memoir to explore the growing phenomenon of estrangement from toxic relatives—showing it not as a tragedy, but as an empowering and effective solution to the heartbreak of family abuse. After decades of enduring his mother´s physical and psychological torment, after years of trying in vain to set boundaries, Eamon Dola

An English teacher's love letter to reading and the many ways literature can make us, and our lives, better.

How can a Victorian poem help teenagers understand YouTube misogyny? Can Jane Eyre encourage us to speak out? What can Lady Macbeth teach us about empathy? Should our expectations for our future be any greater than Pip's? And why is it so important to make space for th

Source Code describes with unprecedented candour Bill Gates' life from his childhood in Seattle to dropping out of Harvard aged 20 in 1975. Shortly afterwards he wrote, with Paul Allen, the programme which became the foundation of Microsoft and eventually for the entire software industry, changing the way the world works and lives.

Gates writes about the centrality of family t

The groundbreaking, intimate and inspiring memoir from Pope Francis.

Books of the Year 2025: The Times, Telegraph, Guardian, Independent, Financial Times, New Statesman

'Remarkable' Guardian

'Elegant and joyful' Financial Times

Pope Francis originally intended this exceptional book to appear only after his death, but the

The bestselling cult classic memoir, now a BookTok favourite, reissued as part of the new Virago Modern Classic 'Green Spines' design.

A powerful and uplifting memoir about race, class, friendship, love and what it means to care for one another in an uncaring world.

Bringing in the magic and boho aesthetic of the beach, Nicci Garaicoa will guide you as you rediscover your true self. Unlock the transformative power of the Moon Goddesses for an inspiring year filled with love, connection, self-care, and personal growth. This full-colour, beautifully illustrated planner has been written with such love and care you will feel it flow effortlessly from its pages

The essential witchy grimoire for anyone who loves the natural world and wants to bring the power and magick of the Old Ways into their everyday lives. Does your heart feel the pull of nature and do you hear the whispers of the ancestors on the breeze? Do you bask in the power of the sun and the moon, welcome the cycles of the seasons and yearn for a deep connection with the earth? Witches h

This striking and user-friendly guide is filled with information on interplanetary aspects and retrogrades, allowing you to understand celestial movements. Discover what the stars have in store with weekly predictions for each zodiac sign by award-winning author Patsy Bennet. The only horoscope book you'll need next year! Make 2026 your best year yet with this complete road map to your horoscope.

This beautiful planner emphasizes self-care and personal growth, guiding you with motivational prompts and exercises. It is a perfect gift or self-purchase for anyone who draws inspiration from the Seasons of the Witch series, which has captivated over 200,000 readers. Beautifully illustrated, this planner was born out of the bestselling

A new offering from two of the world's most respected - and beloved—witches, this beautiful and original page-a-day calendar has magical appeal, tarot insights, and witchy inspiration. Make every day magical in 2026! Discover a new magical message of witchy inspiration and wisdom every day of the year! The 2026 Witch's Desktop Calendar features a unique focus on every day of the week, e

This beautiful full-colour planner from renowned and bestselling modern witch Stacey Demarco includes lunar timings and explanations of the moon phases and their impact on humans, with practical magical suggestions to get the most out of the energies of each season. This is the ultimate Northern hemisphere moon companion, providing lunar timings, goddesses, powerful spells and easy-to-follow advic

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From a renowned National Book Award–winning scholar, an extraordinary new account of the life of Jesus that explores the mystery of how a poor young man inspired a religion that reshaped the world. “This a brilliant and necessary book. Sober, wise, respectful, and fearless." —Jon Meacham, author of The Soul of America "Pagels´ story is for believers a

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A Best Book of the Year: Amazon, Smithsonian, and Financial Times • A glittering portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them, from the award-winning author of The Plaza. • "Ms. Satow´s carefully researched book is compulsively readable: I found myself dashing through it like a novel. She portrays the

A vibrantly illustrated collection of cat-related proverbs and idioms collected from around the world—by the New York Times bestselling author of Tiny But Mighty and Cats of the World, beloved by millions online as the Kitten Lady. There´s more than one way to get the job done, or as they say in Finland, “There are many ways, said Grandma, while wiping the table with a cat. . . .” In this

From Instagram phenomenon Whitney Hanson, a revised edition of her bestselling Climate, now with a new introduction and more than a dozen new poems i don´t worry about the weather anymore when it rains, i dance when the sun shines, i dance through it all, i will dance —from Climate Honest, poignant, and relatable, Climate is a journey in embracing change both internally and externally

Boken skildrar den vetenskapliga rivaliteten mellan Carl von Linné och Georges-Louis de Buffon på 1700-talet, där de båda strävade efter att katalogisera allt liv på jorden. Roberts utforskar deras motsatta synsätt på naturen och hur deras idéer har påverkat den moderna biologin och synen på mänskligheten.

Alexei Navalny began writing Patriot shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020. It is the full story of his life: his youth, his call to activism, his marriage and family, his commitment to challenging a world super-power determined to silence him, and his total conviction that change cannot be resisted-and will come. In vivid, page-turning detail, including never-before-seen correspondenc