Throughout February, we are pleased to have a special 3-for-2 offer on a select range of award-winning and popular non-fiction titles. Buy two books, and choose a third book in the range (of equal or lesser value) for free.

This offer is exclusively available in all Readings shops except Readings Kids until 28 February on stickered, in-stock items only, while stocks last. This offer is not available online.

We have a wide range of titles on offer: whether it’s catching up on that riveting memoir everyone’s been telling you to read, picking up some interesting cocktail chatter for your next dinner out, or de-mystifying complex systems like blockchain.

Read up on some highlights below and here, or come in-store to view the full range.

Sapiens and Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harrari

Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. Yuval Noah Harari’s bestselling history of our species, and its follow-up, Homo Deus which examines our future, are expansive, seminal works that will challenge what you think you know. Harrari’s expertise is apparent, and his curiosity and awe infectious, imparting on the reader a deep appreciation for the world and all its chaotic parts.

Mythos by Stephen Fry

The Greek myths are embedded deeply in the shared DNA of Western stories, having inspired artists for millennia, including the likes of Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. Otherworldly but immediately relatable and familiar, these myths conjure a world of brave enterprise, cruel and capricious Gods and great sacrifice. Spellbinding, informative and moving, Stephen Fry’s Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age – in all their rich and deeply human relevance.

Educated by Tara Westover

Tara Westover was 17 when she first set foot in a classroom. Raised by religious survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she wasn’t registered for a birth certificate, didn’t attend school and her father didn’t believe in modern medicine. As she grew older, she decided to educate herself, a journey that would take her far from home to some of the most prestigious universities in the world. A frequent entry on best-of lists last year, Westover’s memoir shines with fierce family loyalty, and the grief of leaving behind the world you know, in the struggle to become who you want to be.

The Tall Man by Chloe Hooper

Before her astounding book about the Black Saturday bushfires, The Arsonist, Chloe Hooper announced herself as a nonfiction writer of note with this blistering book about Indigenous man Cameron Doomadgee’s death in custody on Palm Island in 2004, and the subsequent trial of policeman Chris Hurley. The Tall Man paints a vivid picture of a divided community and of clashing worlds. With skilful precision, Hopper unearths the unspoken racial, geographic and class tensions rooted deep in the Australian culture. It is essential Australian reading.

We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Obama’s presidency was a watershed moment in American history, and drove a political conversation around race, gender and wealth in directions that inspired hope, but also attracted criticism. Author of Between The World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates takes stock of Obama’s eight years in power, brilliantly navigating the intersections of political, ideological and cultural perspectives.

The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebanks

This award-winning, eye-opening look at a shepherd’s year in the Lake District is also a poetic portrait of a rural life and the connection with land that many people have now lost. James Rebanks’ family have always been shepherds, and that history with the area is felt deeply in his candid and funny descriptions. This is a example of truly great nature and landscape writing that illuminates a highly specific world many would not ever encounter were it not for this book.

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanthi

This powerful and poignant memoir by the late neurosurgeon Paul Kalanthi chronicles how he grappled with his life after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Written in the final month and days of his time on this earth, Kalanthi looks back over his life – his time as a medical student, his ambitions as a brilliant star in neurosurgery, and his time as a patient and a new father. Throughout, he asks crucial questions about how to live a meaningful life, as well as describing, in unflinching terms, the passage of his illness.

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

In this award-winning book, Matthew Desmond travels to the poorest neighbourhoods of the US to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Evictions used to be rare in American cities, but today, poor renting families are spending more than half of their income on housing, and eviction has become ordinary. In vivid, intimate prose, Desmond provides a ground-level view of this urgent issue. Based on years of embedded fieldwork and painstakingly gathered data, this heartbreaking book transforms our understanding of extreme poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving this devastating problem.