NON-FICTION

Empire of Cotton

Sven Beckert, Allen Lane, November 6

The epic story of the rise and fall of the cotton trade and its role in shaping British, American and Indian society, and ultimately the world. Beckert, a historian, writes that cotton made fortunes, changed geographies and was crucial to modern capitalism and the rise of globalisation.

The Woman I Wanted to Be

Diane von Furstenberg, Simon & Schuster, November 6

One of the most influential women of our time, the fashion designer, philanthropist and feminist reflects on her life, from her childhood in Brussels to fashion supremo. Expect a look at what it means to be a woman.

The Edge of the World: How the North Sea Made Us Who We Are

Michael Pye,

Viking, November 6

A story of pirates, saints, traders, Vikings, the New World and how the Mona Lisa is actually Flemish. This is the story of Northern Europe transformed and how those who traversed the North Sea changed the world.

FICTION

Crooked Heart

Lissa Evans,

Doubleday, November 6

Comic and touching tale about a 10-year-old orphan and his chaotic, permanently broke foster mother. Together they cook up an idea. Criss-crossing the bombed suburbs of London, Vee starts to make a profit and Noel begins to regain his interest in life.

Harraga

Boualem Sansal,

Bloomsbury,

November 6

The story of two women in male-dominated Algiers. Lamia lives a life of self-imposed isolation, living in a crumbling colonial mansion and working as a paediatrician by day. But one day, her existence is turned upside down by a knock on the door late at night.

Revival

Stephen King,

Hodder, November 11

As a boy in a small New England town, Jamie Morton shared a bond with Reverend Jacobs based on a secret ­obsession – until tragedy strikes the Jacobs family. Years later, Jamie is an addict when he meets Charles Jacobs again, a meeting with profound consequences.