Publishers Reaktion Books

Cover for Prof. Marcus Hall · Our Bodies, Our Planet: A Parasite’s History of Us (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Our Bodies, Our Planet: A Parasi... (2025)

Prof. Marcus Hall

Cover for Damien Stone · The Secret Sacred: Mystery Cults in Ancient Greece and Rome (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Secret Sacred: Mystery Cults... (2025)

Cover for Elizabeth Currie · Street Style: Art and Dress in the Time of Caravaggio (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Street Style: Art and Dress in t... (2025)

Elizabeth Currie

Cover for Justin M. Jacobs · Plunder?: How Museums Got Their Treasures (Paperback Book) (2025)

Plunder?: How Museums Got Their ... (2025)

Justin M. Jacobs

Cover for Liam Cagney · Berghain Nights: A Journey through Techno and Berlin Club Culture (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Berghain Nights: A Journey throu... (2025)

Cover for Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen · Icelandic Pop: Then, Today, Tomorrow, Next Week - Reverb (Paperback Book) (2025)

Icelandic Pop: Then, Today, Tomo... (2025)

Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen

Cover for Eric C. Rath · Kanpai: The History of Sake (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Kanpai: The History of Sake (2025)

Cover for Stephen D. Hopper · Eucalyptus - Botanical (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Eucalyptus - Botanical (2025)

Stephen D. Hopper

Cover for James Hannam · The Globe: How the Earth Became Round (Paperback Book) (2025)

The Globe: How the Earth Became ... (2025)

Cover for William O. Stephens · Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King - Great Lives of the Ancient World (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-Kin... (2025)

William O. Stephens

Cover for Mary E. Davis · Paul Poiret: Inventing Modern Luxury (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Paul Poiret: Inventing Modern Lu... (2025)

Cover for Charles Watkins · Trees Ancient and Modern: Woodland Cultures and Conservation (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Trees Ancient and Modern: Woodla... (2025)

Charles Watkins

Cover for Naomi Baker · Voices of Thunder: Radical Religious Women of the Seventeenth Century (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Voices of Thunder: Radical Relig... (2025)

Cover for Geertje Dekkers · Myriad, Microscopic and Marvellous: The World of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Myriad, Microscopic and Marvello... (2025)

Geertje Dekkers

Cover for Katrina Navickas · Contested Commons: A History of Protest and Public Space in England (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Contested Commons: A History of ... (2025)

Katrina Navickas

Cover for Felipe Fernandez-Armesto · How the Spanish Empire Was Built: A 400-Year History (Paperback Book) (2025)

How the Spanish Empire Was Built... (2025)

Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Cover for Gerri Kimber · Katherine Mansfield: A Hidden Life (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Katherine Mansfield: A Hidden Life (2025)

Cover for Glenn Richardson · Francis I: The Knight-King - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Francis I: The Knight-King - Ren... (2025)

Glenn Richardson

Cover for Heather Blurton · Richard the Lionheart: In Life and in Legend - Medieval Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Richard the Lionheart: In Life a... (2025)

Heather Blurton

Cover for Jean K. Cadogan · Domenico Ghirlandaio: An Elite Artisan and His World - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Domenico Ghirlandaio: An Elite A... (2025)

Jean K. Cadogan

Cover for Susannah B. Mintz · Hypochondria: In Sickness and in Story (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Hypochondria: In Sickness and in... (2026)

Susannah B. Mintz

Cover for Jonathan Romain · A Better Death: The Case for Assisted Dying (Hardcover Book) (2026)

A Better Death: The Case for Ass... (2026)

Jonathan Romain

Cover for Maximiliano Fuentes Codera · Fascism and the Global Far Right: A Historical View (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Fascism and the Global Far Right... (2026)

Maximiliano Fuentes Codera

Cover for Glenda Norquay · Robert Louis Stevenson - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2026)

Robert Louis Stevenson - Critica... (2026)

Cover for William Sheehan · Solar Eclipses - Kosmos (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Solar Eclipses - Kosmos (2026)

William Sheehan

Cover for Jack Margolin · The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’s Mercenary Army (Paperback Book) (2026)

The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’... (2026)

Cover for Way Makers: An Anthology of Women’s Writing about Walking (Paperback Book) (2026)

Way Makers: An Anthology of Wome... (2026)

Cover for Whittaker, Jason (Head of School of English & Journalism, University of Lincoln) · You Want What We've Got: Big Tech v. Big Journalism (Hardcover Book) (2026)

You Want What We've Got: Big Tec... (2026)

Whittaker, Jason (Head of School...

Cover for Robert C. Austin · Enver Hoxha: Twentieth-Century Tyrant (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Enver Hoxha: Twentieth-Century T... (2026)

Robert C. Austin

Cover for Peter Ackroyd · Auden (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Cover for Joanna Bourke · Five Evil Women: Hindley, West, Wuornos, Homolka, Tucker (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Five Evil Women: Hindley, West, ... (2026)

Cover for Craig Clunas · Sons of Heaven: Family and Dynasty in Ming China - Dynasties (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Sons of Heaven: Family and Dynas... (2026)

Cover for Carol Atack · Plato: A Civic Life - Great Lives of the Ancient World (Paperback Book) (2026)

Plato: A Civic Life - Great Live... (2026)

Cover for Helge Kragh · Universe: A Guide to Everything (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Universe: A Guide to Everything (2026)

Cover for Barbara Burman · The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters (Paperback Book) (2026)

The Point of the Needle: Why Sew... (2026)

Cover for Katherine Harvey · The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Medieval Guide to Healthy Li... (2026)

Katherine Harvey

Cover for Ronald Bruce St John · Qaddafi: Beyond the Myth (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Qaddafi: Beyond the Myth (2026)

Ronald Bruce St John

Cover for Deirdre Loughridge · The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Museum of Imaginary Musical ... (2026)

Deirdre Loughridge

Cover for Paul Robichaud · Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland and Brittany (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Stories of the Stones: Imagining... (2026)

Cover for Sander L. Gilman · Antisemitisms: A History of Jew Hating (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Antisemitisms: A History of Jew ... (2026)

Sander L. Gilman

Cover for Kathleen Antonioli · Colette - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2026)

Colette - Critical Lives (2026)

Kathleen Antonioli

Cover for Michael S. Begnal · Death Trip: Iggy and the Stooges, 1972–74 (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Death Trip: Iggy and the Stooges... (2026)

Michael S. Begnal

Cover for Kerry Brown · Mao: Power and Contradiction (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Mao: Power and Contradiction (2026)

Cover for Deborah Albon · First Helpings: A History of Children and Food (Hardcover Book) (2026)

First Helpings: A History of Chi... (2026)

Cover for Tom Nichols · Paolo Veronese and the Nobility of Painting - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Paolo Veronese and the Nobility ... (2026)

Cover for John Worthen · Johannes Brahms - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2026)

Johannes Brahms - Critical Lives (2026)

Cover for Sarah Houghton-Walker · John Clare - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2026)

John Clare - Critical Lives (2026)

Sarah Houghton-Walker

Cover for Peter Burke · The Connoisseur: A Cultural History (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Connoisseur: A Cultural History (2026)

Cover for Boria Sax · The Butterfly Who Dreamt He Was a Man: Metamorphoses, Entomological and Human (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Butterfly Who Dreamt He Was ... (2026)

Cover for Evan N. Dawley · Taiwan: A People’s History (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Taiwan: A People’s History (2026)

Cover for Paul Dobraszczyk · The Matter of Architecture: Geology, Buildings and Us (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Matter of Architecture: Geol... (2026)

Paul Dobraszczyk

Cover for Scott Nethersole · Lorenzo Ghiberti: Designer - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Lorenzo Ghiberti: Designer - Ren... (2026)

Scott Nethersole

Cover for Caspar Meyer · The Scythians: Lost Civilizations - Lost Civilizations (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Scythians: Lost Civilization... (2026)

Cover for Peter Bond · Out of This World: Life as an Astronaut (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Out of This World: Life as an As... (2026)

Cover for Patrick Nunn · Whispers from Celtic Seas: The True Meanings of Ancient Stories from Northwest Europe (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Whispers from Celtic Seas: The T... (2026)

Release June 29, 2026

Cover for John Minford · Ch’ing, a Chinese Book of Love: From Early Times to the Modern Age (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Ch’ing, a Chinese Book of Love: ... (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Biancamaria Fontana · Desk Revolutionaries: The Men of the French Directory, 1795–9 (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Desk Revolutionaries: The Men of... (2026)

Biancamaria Fontana

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Bjørn Berge · Smell: The Tale of a Fading Sense (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Smell: The Tale of a Fading Sense (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Tobias Ruther · Heroes: David Bowie and Berlin (Paperback Book) (2026)

Heroes: David Bowie and Berlin (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden People: An Anthology of Icelandic Folk Legends (Paperback Book) (2026)

Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden Pe... (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for John Scanlan · Sex Pistols: Poison in the Machine (Paperback Book) (2026)

Sex Pistols: Poison in the Machine (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Mark Csikszentmihalyi · Confucius: A New Tradition - Great Lives of the Ancient World (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Confucius: A New Tradition - Gre... (2026)

Mark Csikszentmihalyi

Release July 6, 2026

Cover for Lydia Towns · In Search of Trade and Fortune: John Cabot, Christopher Columbus and the Opening of the Atlantic (Hardcover Book) (2026)

In Search of Trade and Fortune: ... (2026)

Release July 6, 2026

Cover for Jamie Sexton · The Sounds of Lost Futures: British Musical Hauntology (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Sounds of Lost Futures: Brit... (2026)

Release July 6, 2026

Cover for James Chapman · Comics at the Movies: From Flash Gordon to Avengers: Endgame (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Comics at the Movies: From Flash... (2026)

Release July 27, 2026

Cover for Malyn Newitt · Navigations: The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance (Paperback Book) (2026)

Navigations: The Portuguese Disc... (2026)

Release July 27, 2026

Cover for Andrew Hadfield · Thomas More: Humanism and Heresy - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Thomas More: Humanism and Heresy... (2026)

Andrew Hadfield

Release July 27, 2026

Cover for Edwin Morgan · A Home in Space: Selected Concrete, Visual and Sound Poetry (Hardcover Book) (2026)

A Home in Space: Selected Concre... (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Paul Cartledge · Pericles: Statesman, Demagogue, Eccentric - Great Lives of the Ancient World (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Pericles: Statesman, Demagogue, ... (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for F. M. Gage · Annibale Carracci: Art, Wit and Authority - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Annibale Carracci: Art, Wit and ... (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Robert Wicks · Immanuel Kant - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2026)

Immanuel Kant - Critical Lives (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Jules Stewart · Aikido to Zen: The Story of Martial Arts (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Aikido to Zen: The Story of Mart... (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Scott Peeples · How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan (Hardcover Book) (2026)

How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Katie Barclay · The Kiss: A History of Passion and Power (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Kiss: A History of Passion a... (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Paul Collins · The Sumerians: Lost Civilizations - Lost Civilizations (Paperback Book) (2026)

The Sumerians: Lost Civilization... (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Simon Franklin · Troublesome Words: A Cultural History of Russian - Language Worlds (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Troublesome Words: A Cultural Hi... (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Timothy Mowl · All Around Is Fairy Ground: Pleasure and the Regency Garden (Hardcover Book) (2026)

All Around Is Fairy Ground: Plea... (2026)

Release August 10, 2026

Cover for Hannele Klemettila · The Medieval Kitchen: A Social History with Recipes (Paperback Book) (2026)

The Medieval Kitchen: A Social H... (2026)

Hannele Klemettila

Release August 24, 2026

Cover for Paul Atkinson · Amplified: A Design History of the Electric Guitar (Paperback Book) (2026)

Amplified: A Design History of t... (2026)

Release August 24, 2026

Cover for Jessica Keating · Impossible Nature: The World of Giuseppe Arcimboldo - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Impossible Nature: The World of ... (2026)

Jessica Keating

Release August 24, 2026

Cover for Mary Pickering · Prophet of Science: The Vision and Passion of Auguste Comte (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Prophet of Science: The Vision a... (2026)

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for John B. Kachuba · Shapeshifters: A History (Paperback Book) (2026)

Shapeshifters: A History (2026)

John B. Kachuba

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Helen M. Rozwadowski · Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans (Paperback Book) (2026)

Vast Expanses: A History of the ... (2026)

Helen M. Rozwadowski

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for John Sutherland · 97 Fights: A History of Modern Boxing (Hardcover Book) (2026)

97 Fights: A History of Modern B... (2026)

John Sutherland

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Ted Gott · Aiming for the Stars: The Life and Times of Odilon Redon (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Aiming for the Stars: The Life a... (2026)

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Lee Raye · Creatures of Story and Song: Tracing Britain’s Lost Species (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Creatures of Story and Song: Tra... (2026)

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Paolo Cherchi Usai · Firefly - Animal (Paperback Book) (2026)

Firefly - Animal (2026)

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Barbara Allen · Goose - Animal (Paperback Book) (2026)

Goose - Animal (2026)

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Elizabeth Craik · Hippocrates: Man, Medic, Myth - Great Lives of the Ancient World (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Hippocrates: Man, Medic, Myth - ... (2026)

Elizabeth Craik

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Roman Hautala · Masters of the Earth: A History of the Golden Horde, 1219–1502 (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Masters of the Earth: A History ... (2026)

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Tim Entwisle · Three Worlds Oak (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Three Worlds Oak (2026)

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Maria Taroutina · Mikhail Vrubel: From the Academy to the Avant-Garde (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Mikhail Vrubel: From the Academy... (2026)

Maria Taroutina

Release October 1, 2026

Cover for Paul Chrystal · The Romans: A People’s History (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Romans: A People’s History (2026)

Release October 1, 2026

Cover for Alec Ryrie · The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It (Paperback Book) (2026)

The Age of Hitler and How We Wil... (2026)

Release October 1, 2026

Cover for Keith Cooper · Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact (Paperback Book) (2026)

Amazing Worlds of Science Fictio... (2026)

Release October 1, 2026

Cover for Jo Labanyi · ‘What Have You Done for Victory?’: A Cultural History of the Spanish Civil War (Hardcover Book) (2026)

‘What Have You Done for Victory?... (2026)

Release October 1, 2026

Cover for Mario Poceski · The Buddha: Life, Legend and Legacy - Great Lives of the Ancient World (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Buddha: Life, Legend and Leg... (2026)

Release October 1, 2026

Cover for Piotr Gibas · Eating the Mountain, Eating the Sea: A History of Food in China - Foods and Nations (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Eating the Mountain, Eating the ... (2026)

Release October 1, 2026

Cover for Camilla Cassidy · The Ground beneath Our Feet: A Path through England’s Lost Commons (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Ground beneath Our Feet: A P... (2026)

Camilla Cassidy

Release October 1, 2026

Cover for Charlotte Bigg · Imaging the Universe: Photography and Astronomy (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Imaging the Universe: Photograph... (2026)

Release October 1, 2026