Coronavirus: People ‘rediscovering books’ as lockdown sales jump

He said people’s book choices had reflected the mood of the people throughout the past six months: “In June we published ‘Humankind’ by Rutger Bregman, people wanted hope and a positive view of humanity, which he gave, and in June itself the biggest social issue of our time, with ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race’.