Picador

Facing adversity, especially when it occurs too often in your life can sometimes make you feel like the unluckiest…

As many of us join and prepare to enter the work world, there is more at stake than a decent salary. We are seeking work…

Years of working as a psychotherapist showed Philippa Perry what approaches produced positive change in her clients and…

Author and philosopher Damon Young interrogates the false dichotomy between body and mind in How to Think About…

  Mark Zuckerburg launched Facebook from his college dorm room. Steve Jobs started work on the Apple computer after…

Although Alain de Botton's writing is more productive than pornographic, it's still a read of serious substance. Instead…

This is the story of the 1988 murder of Mulugeta Seraw in Portland, Oregon by neo-Nazi skinheads, and of the successful…

Chronicling the history of the war in Palestine, from the 1800s through recent history, this book aims to shine a light…

This is the untold story of Charles “Chuckie” O’Brien, Jimmy Hoffa’s right-hand man and suspected killer, is…

The 20th-anniversary edition of Manifesta, a groundbreaking feminist text, critically examines the current state of…

A book of essays on aging by the inimitable, iconic John Waters, reflecting on how to overcome newfound respectability…

This thoughtful and concise book offers insights into self-improvement from one of Britain’s leading psychoanalysts.…

This book weaves a narrative that intertwines the souls of ten animals caught in the crosshairs of human conflicts over…

A collection of hilarious and thought-provoking journalism from Jon Ronson of The Gaurdian, whose writing has covered…

Author Jonathan C. Slaght, a fledgling birdwatcher, encountered a Blakiston’s fish owl in Primorye, Russia, a coastal…

From noted feminist The Nation columnist, this book presents the simple position that abortion is not only moral right,…

This book offers a revealing glimpse into the lives of ordinary Russians. Author and NPR correspondent Anne Garrels…

This book delves into the corruption in post-Soviet Russia, focusing on Vladimir Putin. It explores how Putin’s Russia…

An anthology of writing celebrating the Queen herself, Beyoncé Knowles, a musician, celebrity, influencer, artist,…

"What y'all thought y'all wasn't gon' see me?.... Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits. Tremendous,…

This biography looks at the life of Edgar Allan Poe, highlighting his infatuation and feuds with science, while also…

Russell Brand is the celebrity recovery flavor of the year—every addict I know didn't want to like his book, but does.…

A sociologist explores current movements to reconnect culture and nature; the resulting narrative and roadmap is hopeful…

This account provides a new perspective on the Russian Revolution, highlighting its evolution from the famine crisis of…

This book is a deep dive into Scandinavian crime fiction and culture. For nearly four decades, Wendy Lesser relied on…

This love letter to seabirds is exemplary of the transforming genre of nature writing during the climate crisis:…

In a world where nature and technology have merged in unprecedented ways, traditional boundaries between the natural and…

In this biting satire, Paul Beatty tells the story of a narrator born into the "agrarian ghetto" of Dickens, a town on…

This book chronicles the unlikely rise of a modern classic film. The Midnight Cowboy, despite its boundary-pushing…

Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the pioneers of neuromagic, have convinced some of the world’s top…