Latest releases

Featured authors

Afterwords

Listen to lively discussions between Hurst authors, journalists and leading experts as they interrogate the stories behind thought-provoking books.

This season, you’ll hear about our new era of mass protest and whether nonviolent action can achieve real political change; the changing face of modern terrorism in the UK; the complex and delicate process of peace-making in an increasingly dystopian world; a fresh take on the iconic writer Virginia Woolf and her deeply problematic prank; lessons in guilt and gratitude to the British from Mihir Bose; and a culinary adventure like you’ve never seen…or heard…before.

Blog

Sri Lanka: All Change?

In this turbo year of polls it has just been Sri Lanka’s turn in the electoral spotlight. Presidential elections – the first since former strongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa (GR) was forced from power by a popular uprising in 2022

Events

Stacked Odds: Present/Future Inequalities w/ Danny Dorling & Twimukye Macline Mushaka

24 Nov 2024 – 18:30 - 19:30 GMT
Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair

Inequality is ever on the rise – but who is affected the most, and how much can we change the trajectory? Join Danny Dorling and Twimukye Macline Mushaka as they trace the histories that brought us here, what’s on the horison, and the alternative pathways being forged.

New book alerts

Sign up here for exclusive discounts and pre-publication offers.

Friends of Hurst

Hurst has been publishing groundbreaking non-fiction for over 50 years. Join our patron scheme to help support an independent press and continue bringing you thought-provoking books that surprise as well as inform.

Inspection Copy Request
Review Copy Request
Join our mailing list

Subscribers receive exclusive discounts and early access to new books from Hurst.