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  • Table 4 at the River Cafe

    £25.00

    Inspired by her podcast ‘Ruthie’s Table 4’, award-winning chef Ruthie Rogers, the cofounder of iconic institution The River Cafe, presents a lively array of compelling interviews about food by a dazzling roster of celebrities including David & Victoria Beckham, Stephen Fry and Paul McCartney.

  • The Invention of Good and Evil

    £12.99

    For almost five million years, humans have been locked in a relationship with morality, inventing and reinventing the concepts of ‘Good’ and ‘Evil’, and weaving them into our cities, laws and customs. Morality is often associated with restraint and coercion; restriction and sacrifice; inquisition, confession and a guilty conscience. Joyless and claustrophobic, it is a device used to shames us into compliance. This impression is not entirely incorrect, but it is certainly incomplete. Using our past as a basis for a new understanding of our future, Hanno Sauer traces humanity’s fundamental moral transformations from our earliest ancestors through to the present day, when it seems we have never disagreed more over what it means to be good. Our current political disagreements may feel like the end of the world, but where will the evolution of morality take us next?

  • Eat Bitter

    £18.99

    ‘Eat bitter’ is a Chinese proverb meaning ‘endure hardship to taste sweetness.’ For Lydia Pang, it embodies the struggles of her Hakka ancestors, a persecuted Chinese ethnic group whose ingenuity shaped a food culture rooted in fermenting and foraging. Pang reimagines eating bitter as a philosophy to confront her own challenges: burning out, testing her marriage, navigating fertility struggles and caring for a parent. Through eight recipes, she shares food as memory and medicine: the silly egg noodles her father cooked when her sister was ill, the bone broth she boiled in New York while homesick and courgettes grown in rural Wales as a gesture of reconnection. ‘Eat Bitter’ is a beautiful and fearless exploration of food and feelings, showing readers how to celebrate the ugly and keep going.

  • Still Me

    £10.99

    The most comprehensive and up-to-date guide for both caregivers and those living with dementia.

  • Underdogs

    £10.99

    Who are the white working class and why are they so misunderstood? Economist journalist Joel Budd has spent five years investigating their stories. This is what they have to say.

  • London Clubland

    £12.99
  • Coastline

    £25.00

    From prehistory to the modern era, our coastline had shaped Britain, not only physically but socially, economically and culturally. Far from being at the margins of national interests, the coast has been at the heart of the British people’s most important endeavours and central to era-defining national events. For thousands of years the coastline has been both Britain’s frontier and its connection to the wider world. Exploring key coastal themes throughout British history and introducing some of the most significant, intriguing and quirky places that express the pivotal role our coastal heritage has played, archaeologist and presenter Ben Robinson looks to our coastline to tell not only the stories of our past, but also of our present.

  • Ripening

    £20.00

    Now, as ever, women live in dangerous times. Fairy tales provide transformative insight and powerful values, showing us that there’s always a way to thrive even when catastrophe is at our heels. From acclaimed mythologist and psychologist Dr Sharon Blackie, bestselling author of If Women Rose Rooted and Hagitude.

  • The Walking Cure: A Walking Masterclass with Annabel Streets!

    The Walking Cure: A Walking Masterclass with Annabel Streets!

    £10.99

    Join us on Saturday 20th June at 2:30pm for a walking masterclass with Annabel Streets – author of The Walking Cure!

    With an accessible, compelling blend of anecdotal and scientific evidence, The Walking Cure explores 20 different easy-to-find landscapes and their proven effects on our mood, mindset, and well-being. From canal paths that spark creativity to cemeteries that cultivate gratitude, Annabel reveals how the places we walk can heal, inspire, and even rewire our brains.

    To celebrate the paperback release of this fantastic book, Annabel will be hosting a therapeutic walking tour – starting and finishing at Nomad Books!

    Parsons Green Walk: A guided walking masterclass focused on exercises you can integrate into daily life.

    2:30 PM – Meet at Nomad Books.

    2:35 PM – Walk & Masterclass (45 minutes) to Parsons Green

    Including: The perfect walking gait and how to master it; How to walk backwards for a stronger back and knees; Barefoot walking: how and why; The therapeutic power of Trees; Flower power and Skychology; and Walking to lift mood (to include Japanese Interval Walking).

    We will round this off with an informal signing at Nomad Books, and a chance to chat with Annabel. This event will be part of our Independent Bookshop Week celebrations! So why not join in by browsing through some books after a mindful walk.

    In order to reserve a space, simply order a copy of the book below – we will have it ready for you in store on the day of the event! Alternatively, if you would like it to be shipped to your address, you will be able to select this option at the checkout (please allow a week for delivery). Leave your name and email address below, and we will keep you updated on the event!

    We look forward to welcoming you!

  • The Seasonal Pantry

    £25.00

    In Seasonal Pantry, French artisan baker Benoit Castel shares recipes that respect the seasons as well as your budget. This simple and seasonal approach to cooking reduces waste: every crumb of leftover bread is used, and apples are consumed to the core. Inside, you’ll a collection of homemade recipes to make simple meals you can save and savor throughout the year. Vegetables from the garden (pickled carrots, aubergine caviar, tomato sauce); Fruits from the orchard (apricot jam, pear caramel syrup, apple sauce). Condiments made from cereals, dried fruit, and grains (mustard, pesto, salted dried fruit); Milk and plant-based dairy products (almond milk, yogurt, raspberry butter); Easy to dress doughs (pie crusts, quiches, profiteroles); Leftover bread preparations (biscotti, croutons).

  • Living Planet

    £14.99

    The Sunday Times Bestseller

    A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.

  • Life on Earth

    £14.99

    A new, beautifully illustrated edition of David Attenborough’s groundbreaking Life on Earth.