Biography & Memoir

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

Where There's A Will
Emily Chappell
Emily Chappell's story of transformation into a cross-continental bike racer, pushing the limits of her endurance

Confessions of a Bookseller
Shaun Bythell
Tricky customers, rude staff and everyone's favourite misanthropic bookseller: it's the second volume of the Sunday Times bestselling booksh…

People Like Us
Hashi Mohamed
One man's story of social mobility and inequality – and a searching analysis of what needs to change

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

Breaking & Mending
Joanna Cannon
The unforgettable memoir from the bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep and Three Things About Elsie

Working with Nature
Jeremy Purseglove
How do we work with nature rather than against it, both harvesting and conserving? The environmentalist Jeremy Purseglove shares a lifetime of experie…

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 Professor and the Parson
Adam Sisman
'I embarrassed myself by uncontrollable guffaws … This is a truly wonderful story' A. N. Wilson, Spectator

Robin Chichester-Clark
Nigel Watson
The definitive biography of a leading Northern Irish politician.

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

Homage to Gaia
James Lovelock
A new edition of the celebrated thinker James Lovelock's autobiography to celebrate his 100th birthday

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

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

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

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