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DUCKWORTH prizes great storytelling in all forms. We publish accessible, stimulating and intellectually curious works of non-fiction, including biography, memoir, science, psychology and history, as well as the most compelling historical and literary fiction.

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Hotbed: Bohemian New York and the Secret Club that Sparked Modern Feminism

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Through Two Doors at Once

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The Singularity Is Near

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Black Victorians: Hidden in History

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Hester: a thrilling tale of witchcraft, desire and ambition

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