The Abacus list celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023 and has a reputation both for excellence and for major bestsellers. It is a literary list but also one of the most commercially successful imprints in publishing. From non-fiction classics by Primo Levi and Nelson Mandela to memoir, ideas and history by writers like David Sedaris, Rachel Clarke (winner of the 2025 Women’s Prize), Malcolm Gladwell and Tom Holland; from cult literary icons like David Foster Wallace and Beryl Bainbridge to m