Biography & Memoir
Our award-winning Biography and Memoir list profiles remarkable lives across history, science, the arts and politics – from Grace Spence Green’s To Exist As I Am and Raja Shehadeh’s We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I to acclaimed biographies of John le Carré and Francis Crick. Perfect for readers seeking true stories and narrative non-fiction.
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Julia Cameron
A bold and big-hearted memoir by Julia Cameron, the author of The Artist's Way – a book that has helped thousands of people uncover their creativ…
Beryl – WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
Jeremy Wilson
The remarkable life of champion Beryl Burton, one of the greatest cyclists of all time
Hybrid Humans
Harry Parker
An eye-opening account of how robotics, computing and AI are altering what it means to be human – from the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Soldier
A Cellarful of Noise
Brian Epstein
The iconic life story of Brian Epstein, the 'Fifth Beatle', in his own words
World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
A sparkling collection of essays about the natural world, illustrated throughout – a magnificent bestiary, and an unforgettable book of sustenance, re…
Dante
Alessandro Barbero
A new biography of Dante from award-winning historian Alessandro Barbero and translator Allan Cameron
An Extra Pair of Hands
Kate Mosse
A rallying cry for carers and the acts of love that hold families together, from bestselling novelist Kate Mosse
Two-Way Mirror
Fiona Sampson
How Britain's most famous female poet invented herself and defied her times
The Happy Traitor
Simon Kuper
A 'humane and informative' (according to John Le Carré) biography of George Blake, the most notorious double agent in British history….
Words Fail Us
Jonty Claypole
A lifelong stutterer dismantles the cult of fluency and champions the creative powers of inarticulacy
Fracture
Matthew Parris
Matthew Parris, presenter of Great Lives on BBC Radio 4, explores the surprising connection between trauma and greatness through vivid case histories.
Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops
Shaun Bythell
Shaun Bythell, Scotland's grumpiest bookseller, is back, with seven witty and affectionate portraits of bookshop regulars
Dancing with the Octopus
Debora Harding
A fierce, strikingly redemptive exploration of the impact of traumatic violence on victim, perpetrator and society
Diary of a Pint-Sized Farmer
Sally Urwin
Hilarious and honest, Sally Urwin takes us through the highs and lows of a year on her farm
The Medal Factory
Kenny Pryde
The full story of the most successful organisation in the history of sport
People Like Us
Hashi Mohamed
One man's story of social mobility and inequality – and a searching analysis of what needs to change