An unflinching look at Charleston, a beautiful, endangered port city, founded by English settlers in 1669 as a hub of the sugar and slave trades, which now, as the waters rise, stands at the intersection of climate and race.
From Lucia Osborne-Crowley, author of I Choose Elena, comes an immersive polyphonic memoir exploring the intricacies of abuse, trauma, and shame. Widely researched and boldly argued, My Body Keeps Your Secrets reveals the secrets a body keeps, establishing Lucia's credentials as a key intersectional feminist thinker of a new generation.
The environmental emergency is the greatest threat we face. And yet, there is still hope. Setting out the pressing threats we face, award-winning science communicator Paul Behrens writes, in alternating chapters, of what the future could look like, at its most optimistic and pessimistic, and outlines the steps we must take.
From Richard Seymour, one of the UK's leading public intellectuals, comes a characteristic blend of forensic insight and analysis, personal journey, and a vivid respect for the natural world. This collection of essays chronicles his ecological awakening and brings his radical perspective to the spectre of climate collapse.
Suzanne Joinson grew up in a 1980s council estate in Crewe, where her parents were followers of The Divine Light Mission cult. This clash of class and counterculture destroyed her family, leaving a legacy of turmoil and poverty.
Should we become parents? This question forces us to reckon with what we love and fear most in ourselves, in our relationships, and in the world. When journalist Gina Rushton considered this decision, the choice was less straightforward than she had assumed. Rushton wrote the book needed to transform the discourse around the parenthood dilemma.