For 200 years William Collins has been asking the questions that matter.

The books we publish aim to make sense of the world, from Max Hastings’ accounts of the wars that shaped the twentieth century to Professor Brian Cox and David Attenborough’s adventures into life’s biggest questions. We champion books that explain the machinations of politics and power with Samantha Power, Madeline Albright, Tim Shipman and Elizabeth Hinton, and books that expose the impact of great art and artists with Richard Holmes, Paula Byrne, Daniel Mendelsohn and Maya Jasanoff. Working with a range of authors from the bestselling and prize-winning to the brilliant debut, William Collins has forged a reputation for publishing books that investigate, challenge, and push forward the thinking of the day.