In her brilliant debut book, Peaks Of Colour founder Evie Muir takes us on a journey of regeneration that reimagines what a world of true rest – radical rest – would look like and how that would feel. We can’t heal or rest in a system that demands so much from us and Muir explores the core emotions associated with burnout: moving from rage, grief and anxiety to the hope, joy and plenty that deep change can bring.

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Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, Grace Blakeley’s Vulture Capitalism is an exploration of the impacts of the world’s most powerful corporations, showing how the causes of many of our societal issues are the intended result of our capitalist system. Blakeley’s writing examines exactly where late-stage capitalism went wrong.

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In her thought-provoking and brilliantly written book, journalist Vicky Spratt highlights one of the biggest issues in the UK today: housing. She showcases decades of bad decisions to show how the British dream of secure housing has all but dwindled. Tenants tells the stories of those on the frontline, illuminating the ways this national emergency cuts across the country, where the safety net of social housing has disappeared into a profit-making business and communities have been decimated beyond recognition.

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Naomi Klein discovered a woman who shared her first name but had radically different views to her – but was constantly getting mistaken for her. She decided to follow her double into this strange mirror world: one of conspiracy theories, anti-vaxxers, wellness influencers and more.

According to the synopsis: “This is a book for our age and for all of us; a deadly serious dark comedy which invites us to view our reflections in the looking glass. It’s for anyone who has lost hours down an internet rabbit hole, who wonders why our politics has become so fatally warped, and who wants a way out of our collective vertigo and back to fighting for what really matters.”

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In this book, feminist writer and campaigner Laura Bates explores how blaming women for misogyny – from walking home alone at night to demanding a seat at the table – is distracting us from the real problem. It’s the failings and biases of a patriarchal society that simply wasn’t built for women. Bates explores this systemic prejudice at the core of five of our key institutions: education, politics, media, policing and criminal justice.

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Exploring the gender health gap, journalist Sarah Graham has written a crucial and urgent book on what it’ll take to bridge this gap, highlighting the gaslighting and misdiagnosis that so many women experience in our healthcare system. While exploring the systemic and deep-rooted sexism within medicine, Graham offers actionable ways for women to advocate for themselves and get the treatment they need.

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From a fresh and radical perspective, climate activist Mikaela Loach dives into how real climate action can change the world as we know it and work to benefit each one of us. Providing much-needed hope and imagination, It’s Not That Radical offers an engaging and accessible exploration of the climate crisis and looks at what we can collectively do to save the future of our planet.

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In this powerful book, Shon Faye reclaims the idea of the ‘transgender issue’ to uncover the reality of what it means to be trans in a transphobic society. The book was released a couple of years ago, but the themes explored are even more pertinent to today’s political climate. Faye provides a compelling and engaging analysis of trans lives from youth to old age, exploring work, family, housing, healthcare, the prison system and trans participation in the LGBTQ+ and feminist communities in modern Britain and beyond.

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Laying bare the web of media myths that vilify and demonise migrants, writer Leah Cowan provides some much needed myth-busting in Border Nation, diving into the dark world of corporate profiteering from borders by private companies and the ramping up of everyday borders through legislation. She looks at their colonial origins and explores how a draconian approach to border crossings damages our communities.

“For too long, beauty has been entangled in the forces of patriarchy and capitalism: objectification, shame, control, competition and consumerism. We need to find a way to do beauty differently. This radical, deeply personal and empowering essay points to ways we can all embrace our unruly beauty and enjoy our magnificent, disobedient bodies,” reads the synopsis.

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