Books published by Granta Books

An enticing exploration of the smallest islands of Britain from the award-winning, bestselling author of The Butterfly Isles

New edition of Lynsey Hanley's ground-breaking Estates, with a new introduction from the author.

A serious and seriously entertaining exploration of the dark and varied obsessions that the 'civilized West' has had with decapitated heads and skulls, from a rising star of non-fiction writing

A compelling non-fiction exploration of the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, told through the stories of those who have made the perilous journey and lived to speak of their experience

An engaging, thought-provoking and accessible look at economics, equality and the mess we're in now

A powerful memoir from the granddaughter of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, chronicling holidays at Sissinghurst, reckless youth, and the tragic loss of her 19-year-old daughter Rosa

An award-winning investigation into the shady world of international shipping, the hidden industry upon which our world turns and our future depends

The story of Pussy Riot, punk icons and Russian dissenters, and the untold story of their infamous trial and on-going global significance

A groundbreaking memoir by the acclaimed Kenyan Caine Prize winner.

A classic of Twentieth-Century American Literature from one of America's greatest living writers.

From a writer who is as dazzling on the dance-floor as she is on the page, here is the hidden story of tango: the world's most passionate dance.

A brilliant political travelogue that uses Burma to explain Orwell and Orwell to explain what life is really like under the authoritarian rule of the Burmese generals.

An epic and intimate story of the crop that created nations, enriched empires, enslaved peoples - and determined the destiny of one family over four centuries

'Erudite, humbling and rhapsodic ... No thinking traveller interested in Poland should overlook this essential book' Guardian