Coming Soon Archives - Watkins Publishing

Extract: Living and Loving in the Age of AIDS by Derek Frost

Posted on February 22, 2021
by Rachel Gladman

In honour of LGBTQ History Month, we are sharing an extract from Living and Loving in the Age of AIDS, the moving memoir from co-creator of London’s iconic Heaven Nightclub, Derek Frost. Living and Loving in the Age of AIDS is the tale of…

How to Make Your Home More Self-Sustainable

Posted on January 22, 2021
by Rachel Gladman

By Simon Dawson “Mistakes maketh the person”, or so the saying goes, and you can take it as a fact from someone who once accidentally squatted onto an electric fence. A surge of power hit the parts of a man that have no business anywhere…

Talking About Therapy at Work

Posted on January 21, 2021
by Rachel Gladman

By Karin Blak In the past, going to therapy used to be taken as a sign that we couldn’t cope and if our line manager got to know, our career prospects would be seriously damaged. Thank goodness those days are, for the most part, gone.…

Extract: Standing on my Brother’s Shoulders

Posted on August 12, 2020
by Fizza Nayyer

To celebrate the release of our August titles, we are posting some extracts to give you a sneak peek inside! This is Standing on my Brother's Shoulders by Tara Lal – available now in the US. The book is available in the UK and AUSTRALIA on…

Excerpt(2): The Joyful Environmentalist

Posted on July 7, 2020
by Fizza Nayyer

Finally! A book about saving our planet that is fast, funny and inspiring too. The Joyful Environmentalist (published on 14th July) is written in short chapters for busy people, Isabel doesn’t bother with an examination of the problem but gets right on with the solutions. Her aim:…

Excerpt: The Joyful Environmentalist

Posted on June 29, 2020
by Fizza Nayyer

Finally! A book about saving our planet that is fast, funny and inspiring too. The Joyful Environmentalist (published on 14th July) is written in short chapters for busy people, Isabel doesn’t bother with an examination of the problem but gets right on with the solutions.…

Q&A with Anouchka Grose

Posted on June 20, 2020
by Fizza Nayyer

It’s time for another Q&A session to introduce a new Watkins author to the world, and today we’re speaking to Anouchka Grose, whose first Watkins title A Guide to Eco-Anxiety is available now in multiple formats. Hi Anouchka! Let's get straight into it: what inspired you to…

Excerpt: How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

Posted on June 8, 2020
by Fizza Nayyer

Ben Aldridge's new book How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable (published June 9th!) offers a selection of strange and wonderful challenges designed to take you out of your comfort zone and into the unknown. Ben shows you that learning new skills, mental and physical,…

Excerpt: A Guide to Eco-Anxiety by Anouchka Grose

Posted on June 1, 2020
by Ailsa Stuart

This June, Watkins are proud to be publishing A Guide to Eco-Anxiety by Anouchka Grose, a timely look at how you can help the planet and protect your own mental health around the often overwhelming topic of climate change. Read on for Anouchka's introduction to the book.

Excerpt: Positively Wealthy by Emma Mumford

Posted on May 28, 2020
by Ailsa Stuart

Positively Wealthy by Emma Mumford will be released as an ebook on the 9th June, and today we're excited to share a look inside! Read on to hear from Emma about what inspired the book...

Watkins New Titles: June 2020

Posted on May 22, 2020
by Fizza Nayyer

A monthly, collated list of Watkins' new titles.

Watkins New Titles: May 2020

Posted on May 6, 2020
by Fizza Nayyer

21 Rituals to Connect with Nature by Theresa Cheung, published 12th May, £10.99 Following on from the success of Theresa Cheung's previous 21 Ritual series comes a nature-based daily practice book. It contains 21 simple, easy daily rituals to help you tune into the natural world around…