Publishers Reaktion Books

Cover for Stephen Downes · Gustav Mahler - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2025)

Gustav Mahler - Critical Lives (2025)

Cover for Mitzi Kirkland-Ives · Hans Memling and the Merchants - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Hans Memling and the Merchants -... (2025)

Mitzi Kirkland-Ives

Cover for Thomas Hoerber · Hayek vs Keynes: A Battle of Ideas (Paperback Book) (2025)

Hayek vs Keynes: A Battle of Ideas (2025)

Cover for John Scanlan · The Idea of Waste: On the Limits of Human Life (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Idea of Waste: On the Limits... (2025)

Cover for Michelle P. Brown · Illumino: A History of Medieval Britain in Twelve Illuminated Manuscripts (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Illumino: A History of Medieval ... (2025)

Michelle P. Brown

Cover for Daniel M. Grimley · Jean Sibelius: Life, Music, Silence (Paperback Book) (2025)

Jean Sibelius: Life, Music, Silence (2025)

Daniel M. Grimley

Cover for Eric Marshall White · Johannes Gutenberg: A Biography in Books - Medieval Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Johannes Gutenberg: A Biography ... (2025)

Eric Marshall White

Cover for Simon A. Clarke · Life Itself: Photography and South Africa (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Life Itself: Photography and Sou... (2025)

Simon A. Clarke

Cover for Cosima Clara Gillhammer · Light on Darkness: The Untold Story of the Liturgy (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Light on Darkness: The Untold St... (2025)

Cosima Clara Gillhammer

Cover for Barbara Allen · Lost Animals, Disappearing Worlds: Stories of Extinction (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Lost Animals, Disappearing World... (2025)

Cover for Ellen Adams · The Minoans: Lost Civilizations - Lost Civilizations (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Minoans: Lost Civilizations ... (2025)

Cover for Paul Chrystal · Miracula: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Ancient Greece and Rome (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Miracula: Weird and Wonderful St... (2025)

Cover for Larry Silver · Old Age in Art (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Old Age in Art (2025)

Cover for Sheree Bekker · Open Play: The Case for Feminist Sport (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Open Play: The Case for Feminist... (2025)

Cover for James King · ‘Our Little Gang’: The Lives of the Vorticists (Hardcover Book) (2025)

‘Our Little Gang’: The Lives of ... (2025)

Cover for Gail Harland · Peony - Botanical (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Peony - Botanical (2025)

Cover for Liz Williams · Rough Music: Folk Customs, Transgression and Alternative Britain (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Rough Music: Folk Customs, Trans... (2025)

Cover for Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann · Rudolf II: The Life and Legend of the Mad Emperor - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Rudolf II: The Life and Legend o... (2025)

Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann

Cover for William Sheehan · The Solar System - Kosmos (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Solar System - Kosmos (2025)

William Sheehan

Cover for Kelly A. Spring · SPAM: A Global History - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2025)

SPAM: A Global History - Edible (2025)

Kelly A. Spring

Cover for Nathalie Cooke · Tastes and Traditions: A Journey through Menu History (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Tastes and Traditions: A Journey... (2025)

Cover for Michael Staunton · Thomas Becket and His World - Medieval Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Thomas Becket and His World - Me... (2025)

Michael Staunton

Cover for Simon Jarrett · Those They Called Idiots: The Idea of the Disabled Mind from 1700 to the Present Day (Paperback Book) (2025)

Those They Called Idiots: The Id... (2025)

Cover for Katie Milestone · Transatlantic Drift: The Ebb and Flow of Dance Music - Reverb (Paperback Book) (2025)

Transatlantic Drift: The Ebb and... (2025)

Katie Milestone

Cover for Chris Filstrup · The Turban: A History from East to West (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Turban: A History from East ... (2025)

Cover for Peter Stanfield · The Yardbirds: The Most Blueswailing Futuristic Way-Out Heavy Beat Sound (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Yardbirds: The Most Blueswai... (2025)

Peter Stanfield

Cover for Spike Bucklow · The Year: An Ecology of the Zodiac (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Year: An Ecology of the Zodiac (2025)

Cover for Fabio Parasecoli · Al Dente: A History of Food in Italy - Foods and Nations (Paperback Book) (2025)

Al Dente: A History of Food in I... (2025)

Fabio Parasecoli

Cover for Maria Jose Sevilla · Delicioso: A History of Food in Spain - Foods and Nations (Paperback Book) (2025)

Delicioso: A History of Food in ... (2025)

Maria Jose Sevilla

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 Francois Quiviger · Bernard Palissy and the Arts of the Earth - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Bernard Palissy and the Arts of ... (2025)

Francois Quiviger

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 Lindy Grant · Eleanor of Aquitaine: Woman, Queen and Legend - Medieval Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Eleanor of Aquitaine: Woman, Que... (2025)

Cover for Steven Connor · Gaston Bachelard: An Intellectual Biography (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Gaston Bachelard: An Intellectua... (2025)

Cover for Douwe Draaisma · The Man Who Lost His Head: On Illusions and Delusions of the Mind (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Man Who Lost His Head: On Il... (2025)

Cover for Emily Kilpatrick · Maurice Ravel - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2025)

Maurice Ravel - Critical Lives (2025)

Emily Kilpatrick

Cover for Karl Bell · The Perilous Deep: A Supernatural History of the Atlantic (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Perilous Deep: A Supernatura... (2025)

Cover for Rosenwein, Professor Barbara H. (Professor Emerita) · Winter Dreams: A Historical Guide to Old Age (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Winter Dreams: A Historical Guid... (2025)

Rosenwein, Professor Barbara H. ...

Cover for Warwick Ball · Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan: From the Earliest Times to the Mongol Conquest (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Ancient Civilizations of Afghani... (2025)

Cover for Allan I. Macinnes · Conflict and Loyalty: Jacobitism in Europe and Beyond (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Conflict and Loyalty: Jacobitism... (2025)

Allan I. Macinnes

Cover for Peter Ackroyd · The English Soul: Faith of a Nation (Paperback Book) (2025)

The English Soul: Faith of a Nation (2025)

Cover for Svend Brinkmann · The Experience Society: Life beyond Subjectivity (Paperback Book) (2025)

The Experience Society: Life bey... (2025)

Svend Brinkmann

Cover for Frederik Cryns · In the Service of the Shogun: The Real Story of William Adams (Paperback Book) (2025)

In the Service of the Shogun: Th... (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 Helen Scales · Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Ocean Art: From the Shore to the... (2025)

Cover for Dexter Hoyos · Scipio Africanus: The First Imperator (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Scipio Africanus: The First Impe... (2025)

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 Professor Ritchie Robertson · E.T.A. Hoffmann - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2025)

E.T.A. Hoffmann - Critical Lives (2025)

Professor Ritchie Robertson

Cover for Steven Kaplan · The Ethiopians: Lost Civilizations - Lost Civilizations (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Ethiopians: Lost Civilizatio... (2025)

Cover for Emmanuelle Fantin · Jean Baudrillard - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2025)

Jean Baudrillard - Critical Lives (2025)

Emmanuelle Fantin

Cover for Michael J. Seth · Forever President: A Biography of Kim Il Sung (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Forever President: A Biography o... (2025)

Michael J. Seth

Cover for Anastasija Ropa · The Medieval Horse - Medieval Lives (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Medieval Horse - Medieval Lives (2025)

Anastasija Ropa

Cover for Sara J. Charles · The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages (Paperback Book) (2025)

The Medieval Scriptorium: Making... (2025)

Sara J. Charles

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

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

Justin M. Jacobs

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 Michaela Vieser · The Sound Atlas: A Guide to Strange Sounds across Landscapes and Imagination (Hardcover Book) (2025)

The Sound Atlas: A Guide to Stra... (2025)

Michaela Vieser

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

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

Glenn Richardson

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 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 Kevin J. Wetmore Jr · Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters (Paperback Book) (2025)

Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Re... (2025)

Kevin J. Wetmore Jr

Cover for Bernadine Barnes · Michelangelo and the Viewer in His Time - Renaissance Lives (Paperback Book) (2025)

Michelangelo and the Viewer in H... (2025)

Bernadine Barnes

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

Katherine Mansfield: A Hidden Life (2025)

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)

Release June 15, 2026

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

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

Robert C. Austin

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 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 Peter Ackroyd · Auden (Hardcover Book) (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 1, 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 Lars Svendsen · Stupid Idiots: A Philosophy of Stupidity and Complete and Utter Downright Idiocy (Paperback Book) (2026)

Stupid Idiots: A Philosophy of S... (2026)

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

Taiwan: A People’s History (2026)

Release June 15, 2026

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

Universe: A Guide to Everything (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 Deborah Albon · First Helpings: A History of Children and Food (Hardcover Book) (2026)

First Helpings: A History of Chi... (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 13, 2026

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

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

Paul Dobraszczyk

Release June 15, 2026

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

The Museum of Imaginary Musical ... (2026)

Deirdre Loughridge

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

Qaddafi: Beyond the Myth (2026)

Ronald Bruce St John

Cover for Jeremy Harte · Treasures on Earth: Buried Wealth in Landscape and Legend (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Treasures on Earth: Buried Wealt... (2026)

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

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

Scott Nethersole

Release June 15, 2026

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

Mao: Power and Contradiction (2026)

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

Paolo Veronese and the Nobility ... (2026)

Release May 25, 2026

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

The Scythians: Lost Civilization... (2026)

Release June 15, 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 13, 2026