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Brought to you by Penguin. THE FOURTH BOOK FROM RAYNOR WINN, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SALT PATH Award-winning nature writer Raynor Winn laces up her walking boots once more, heading north for what will become a deeply personal pilgrimage to complete the Coast to Coast...

Now including full coverage of the NC500, SWC300 and NE250. Forget the jet set. Come back down to earth. There is another way to travel, see the world and truly be a part of it. Taking the slow road is about turning your back on the fast lane to make time for people, places and nature. Stopping...

A thoroughly updated edition of the ultimate guide to the most scenic routes for camper vans and motorhomes around the valleys, mountains and coastlines of England and Wales Forget the jet set. Come back down to earth. There is another way to travel, see the world and truly be a part of it...

Cora’s French Café, a new One More Chapter book, full description to follow when available...

A state-of-the-nation look at modern Britain through the lens of a lasting emblem of grandeur, and decline ‘Today there is no one alive who remembers what it felt like when Great Britain was the richest country in the world. But there is a way to access that feeling. You just walk along the...

The Bliss Point: 12 Italian Secrets to Savor Your Life by Jade Bonacolta is a forthcoming title from Flatiron Books...

Walk in the footsteps of 20 literary figures from Chaucer and Dickens to Austen and Bronte, and find out how these routes inspired some of their most famous works. Long (and sometimes fairly short) walks have been part of the writing process for many of English Literature’s greatest figures...

New York Times bestselling author and political analyst Kirsten Powers offers a stunning and timely exploration of the ways in which so many Americans are being left behind—and how many of us are finding that the American Dream is more attainable when we leave America behind instead. Americans...

Twelve Mountains, a new HarperNorth book, full description to follow when available...

Meet the British animals we tend to ignore – and discover why they matter more than we think. From midge clouds and riverside bat walks to slug-slick gardens and wasps’ nests in the eaves, Awful Creatures follows writer Saskia McCracken as she seeks out the British animals we dismiss, shun...

You don’t need to be an expert to enjoy the outdoors. You just need to be curious. From journalist and natural history enthusiast Hannah Roe comes Britain’s Weird and Wonderful Countryside, a fascinating compendium of the most intriguing features and forgotten secrets found across the...

A beautifully produced account of the history and importance of Hadrian's Wall, by a bestselling author and expert on Ancient Rome. Located at the far-flung and wild edge of the Roman Empire, Hadrian's Wall was constructed by Emperor Hadrian in the 120s AD. Vast in size and stretching from the...

A cultural history, a memoir, a love letter and a reckoning The English Midlands is the least eulogised part of these islands; the bit left over when all of the sharper, sexier regions have staked their claim; the blank space at the centre of the map. And yet. This is also a bellwether region...

Books, and lives, are meant to be shared… Sometimes, the greatest adventures are found between the lines of a book… On her arrival at the idyllic village of Fiskardo, Kefalonia, Amelie stumbles upon an abandoned novel with an old photo tucked inside. Unbeknownst to her, it's a common...

Simon Akam was almost killed on Russia's highest mountain in 2017. It was a narrow escape from a near-fatal accident on a commercial skiing expedition – and it provided a reckoning. Rather than turn away from the mountains, Akam resolved to go back. This time, though, he wanted to do it...

The bestselling historian tells the story of the landscapes, peoples and culture of early medieval Britain in eight walks, an epic sea voyage and a north-south ride by motorbike. The five centuries between the end of Roman Britain (410) and the death of Alfred the Great (899) have left few...

In this cultural and historical guide, award-winning authors Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau reveal the mysteries behind French culture and answer the question: What makes the French so French? Why must you always say bonjour when entering a store in France? What gives the French people...

Tim Moore sets off to recreate the most appalling bike race of all time. The notorious 1914 Giro d'Italia was an ordeal of 400-kilometre stages, cataclysmic night storms and relentless sabotage - all on a diet of raw eggs and red wine. Of the 81 who rolled out of Milan, only eight made it back. From the Alps to the Adriatic the pair relive the bike race in all its misery and glory, on an adventure that is by turns bold, beautiful and recklessly incompetent.

Self-confessed loafer Time Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, sets out to cycle the course of the Tour de France. All 3,630km of it. Racing old men on butchers' bikes and chased by cows, Moore soon resorts to standard race tactics - cheating and drugs - in a hilarious and moving tale of true adventure.

A book that tells the story of London since the thirties through the 28 streets, stations and utilities of the Monopoly board. In Do Not Pass Go Tim Moore fearlessly tackles the real thing and along the way tells the story of a game and the city that frames it. The stirring travelogue of one man's erratic progress around those 28 streets, stations and utilities, Do Not Pass Go is also an epic and lovingly researched history of London's wayward progress in the 66 years since the launch of the world's most popular board game.