NON-FICTION TO BOOKMARK
Non-fiction titles recommended by Caroline Sanderson, associate editor of trade publication The Bookseller, include...
16. You Are Not Alone
by Cariad Lloyd (Bloomsbury Tonic, Jan 19) A moving account of how we deal with grief by the comedian, actor and the brains behind popular podcast Griefcast.
When Lloyd lost her father to cancer at 15, people didn’t talk about death or grief. She didn’t know how to process it, and didn’t talk to a therapist for 15 years.
In this book, she reflects on her own grief, and the grief of others she has spoken to over the years – including Stephen Mangan, Philippa Perry, Reverend Richard Coles, Adam Buxton and Sara Pascoe.
“It’s a brilliant book about what it is to carry grief over time,” says Caroline.
17. Killjoy: The
True Story Of The
No More Page 3 Campaign by Jo Cheetham (Picador, Feb 23)
A heroic and humorous account of the woman who found herself at the head of the No More Page 3 campaign, in a group of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
18. Red Memory
by Tania Branigan
(Faber, Feb 2)
Former China correspondent for a national newspaper, Tania Branigan writes about China’s influence in the world, and the need to understand what happened during the Cultural Revolution.
Drawing on interviews and written testimonies, she charts rarely heard stories of those who lived through this savage period.
19. Me Vs Brain: An Overthinker’s Guide To Life
by Hayley Morris (Century, Feb 16) The comedian Hayley Morris, who has 4 million followers on TikTok, writes about overthinking everything, from dating, to mental health and menstrual cups.