Non-fiction

My Seditious Heart

by Arundhati Roy (Hamish Hamilton, £30, out 6th June)

Okay, so this may be a little heavy (physically and figuratively) for even the sturdiest suitcase. This collection of Booker-winning novelist Roy’s non-fiction spans women’s rights, democracy and peace, all in her signature clarion-calling style.

In Search Of Silence

by Poorna Bell (Simon & Schuster, £12.99, out now)

You may be familiar with Bell’s story (her words have graced these pages before), but for the uninitiated, she lost her husband, Rob, in 2015, and her expectations of what her life would look like were shattered. In this dazzling book, Bell sets out to break free of her assumed path.

Three Women

by Lisa Taddeo (Bloomsbury, £16.99, out 9th July)

Take three women (Lina, Sloane and Maggie) with three very different sex lives, one meticulous journalist, and eight years of research, and you get Three Women: Taddeo’s addictive, intricate study of modern relationships.

The Ungrateful Refugee

by Dina Nayeri (Canongate, £16.99, out 30th May)

Nayeri’s 2017 Guardian Long Read asked why we expect refugees to be grateful to live in our country. Now, she explains what it’s like to be forced to flee your home and journey across borders in the hope of a new life.

More Than Enough

by Elaine Welteroth (Viking,

£20, out 11th June)

The former Teen Vogue editor spent years being the only black woman in the room. In this part-memoir, part-manifesto, she shares what she’s learned about breaking down barriers.