Biography & Memoir

A Farmer's Diary
Sally Urwin
A hilarious and honest account of a farmer's year – from lambing to harvest

Beneath the Skin
Ned Beauman
Fifteen talented writers each explore a different body part in this funny and moving collection

Living with Buildings
Iain Sinclair
One of Britain's finest writers embarks on a journey to explore the relationship between our health and the buildings that surround us

Gloucester Crescent
William Miller
A memoir of growing up amidst a group of the most brilliant intellectuals of a generation – now in paperback

My Life in Orange
Tim Guest
The bestselling memoir of a childhood in the Rajneeshi cult – as seen in hit Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country

India: Superfast, Primetime, Ultimate Nation
Adam Roberts
A compelling portrait of modern India – and where it should go next.

Adventures of a Ballad Hunter
John Lomax
The autobiography of John A. Lomax, the folklorist who travelled around the United States collecting folk music and made recordings of legendary music…

Conspiracy
Ryan Holiday
A unique account from behind the scenes of the case that rocked the media world – and the billionaire mastermind behind it

My First Guitar
Julia Crowe
The world's greatest guitarists reveal the stories behind the first six-string that fed their lifelong passion.

In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein
Fiona Sampson
Mary Shelley as never before – a new biography that shows the woman behind Frankenstein

The Diary of a Bookseller
Shaun Bythell
Love, Nina meets Black Books: a wry and hilarious account of life in Scotland's biggest second-hand bookshop and the band of eccentrics and book-…

Anquetil, Alone
Paul Fournel
The legend of Jacques Anquetil, controversial French cycling star of the 60s, told through the eyes of novelist and childhood Anquetil fan Paul Fourne…

American Heiress
Jeffrey Toobin
A thrilling account of a crime that defined a decade from the bestselling author of The Run of His Life (the book behind The People v. O.J. Simpson)

The Hardmen
The Velominati
Stories of the toughest cyclists of all time, told by The Velominati, originators of The Rules

Sound
Bella Bathurst
An astonishing personal journey from hearing to deafness and back again helps Bella Bathurst explore what sound, listening and silence mean to us

The Durrells of Corfu
Michael Haag
The recent TV award winning adaption The Durrells left its 7 million fans with questions: What happened to the family – and what took them to Corfu in…

Superfast, Primetime, Ultimate Nation
Adam Roberts
A compelling portrait of modern India – and where it should go next.