The enduring classic of a friendship torn apart by Nazism.

Love it or hate it, the exclamation mark has been with us from Beowulf to the spam email - an enthusiastic history for language lovers!

Oliver Sacks meets Bear Grylls in this unique voyage around the human body, from the prize-winning author of Empire Antarctica. Now available in paperback.

From Bronze Age India to a Surrey Stationers via pencil wars and accidental inventions: a hilarious insight into the familiar yet unexpectedly bizarre world of stationery.

A fresh new translation of Vergil's Aeneid by a renowned classicist and scholar of Latin literature.

A fresh translation of Vergil's Aeneid by a renowned classicist and scholar of Latin literature.

Examines the Russian experience in that most recent war in Afghanistan (after Alexander's conquests and the many British imperial wars and skirmishes). Largely basing his account on Russian sources and interviews, the author shows the war through the eyes of the Russians themselves - politicians, soldiers, advisers, journalists, and women.

Alain Mabanckou's uproarious, fleet-footed English-language debut, reissued as a Serpent's Tail Classic to coincide with the publication of Black Moses, Mabanckou's first new novel in four years.

A straight-talking new mums' guide to physical and mental health after having a baby.

The haunting and hypnotic debut novel from the author of the bestselling The Essex Serpent.

A powerful, funny call-to-arms account of postnatal depression, from the bestselling author of Animals and Adults.

The raw, relatable call-to-arms memoir, breaking the silence on postnatal depression - from the bestselling author of Animals and Adults.