Biography & Memoir Books

Compelling' The Daily Mail'So many gripping moments... a real cracker' The Evening StandardThe jaw-dropping and inspiring story of accidental queer...

A Sunday Times bestseller: the unflinching, raw and utterly hilarious book about parenthood that everyone should read'Very, very, very funny' JO BR...

**SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****SUNDAY TIMES FAVOURITE PAPERBACKS OF 2020**'The best royal book by miles . . . funny, gossipy and riveting'JA...

Rigorously researched, The Lost Cafe Schindler successfully weaves together a compelling and at times deeply moving memoir and family history that ...

In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting l...

THE NEW BOOK FROM GRAEME HALL, THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING DOGFATHER I've been training puppies for years and I am yet to come across one who beha...

Painfully honest on what it means to be a woman who puts art first, no matter what' Olivia LaingI'm not a portrait painter. If I'm anything, I have...

Denise Van Outen, original 90s 'ladette', West End star and primetime TV favourite, reveals for the first time the true story of grit and graft ben...

Sunday Times Bestseller'I can't rewrite history; all I can do is be honest and wear my heart on my sleeve. It's really the only way I know. I want ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER 1 BESTSELLERIf you're reading this, then we have something in common .... Whether it's a love of getting crafty, meticulous...

The instant Sunday Times top ten bestsellerA Guardian Book of the YearAn Evening Standard Book of the YearAn Independent Book of the YearNetgalley'...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'Exceptionally brilliant and powerful' Marina Hyde'This book is a hilarious memoir, a passionate polemic, and...

The Sunday Times top 10 bestsellerWith a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales'A stunningly moving book about the power of hope and love to overcome ...

The Sunday Times top 10 bestsellerWith a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales. 'A stunningly moving book about the power of hope and love to overcom...

Eddie looked evil in the eye and met it with joy and kindness . . . [his] philosophy is life-affirming' - Daily Express Holocaust survivor Eddie Ja...

Now A Major New BBC comedy-drama starring BAFTA and Emmy award-winning actor Ben WhishawThe Multi-Million Copy Bestseller Now With an Exclusive New...

One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2021The New York Times bestseller from the Grammy-nominated indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinchi...

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A powerful polemic' Sunday Times'A compelling, eye-opening read' Daily Express- Did an illegal immigrant avoid ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'I've been waiting for this book all my life and everyone needs to read it' Claudia WinklemanAnya Hindmarch is a mother ...

One of Britain's outstanding poets' Sir Paul McCartney'Riveting' Observer'An exuberant account of a remarkable life' New StatesmanThis is a memoir ...

From much-loved documentary maker Louis Theroux comes a funny, heartfelt and entertaining account of his life and weird times in TV. The Sunday Tim...

Now A Major BBC Series Starring Ben Whishaw. The multi-million copy bestseller and Book of the Year at The National Book Awards. 'Painfully funny. ...

The Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller by the shepherdess and star of Channel 5's Our Yorkshire Farm. 'With its fizzing energy and celebration of natur...

The Sunday Times number one bestseller. Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award. Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year. Shortlisted...

Magical and transporting . . . Wayward proves that Bunyan has lived the best possible life, on her own idiosyncratic terms'Maggie O'Farrell'A gorge...

Oxford thought it was at war. And then it was. After the horrors of the First World War, Oxford looked like an Arcadia - a dreamworld - from which ...

THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERWhen he receives an invitation to deliver a lecture in the U...

Grimly funny and superbly written, with a twist on every page' - Hilary Mantel'Delightfully compulsive and unforgettably original' - Hadley Freeman...

From the Academy Award (R)-winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way abo...

Mesmerising . . . an extraordinary piece of writing.' - The i paper'A book that has the rare quality of being both poetic and accessible . . . miss...

For more than 70 years, Prince Philip was the Queen's constant companion and support, but his vital role in the monarchy has too often gone largely...

On the morning of Saturday 15 April 1989, Jenni Hicks, her husband, and their two teenage daughters, Sarah and Vicki, went to watch a football matc...

Fascinating. Mudlarks are river scavengers, but Lara Maiklem is more like a time traveller' GuardianMudlark (/'mAdla;k/) noun A person who scavenge...

Get to know the woman behind the Instagram cleaning sensation, Mrs Hinch, in her fascinating and remarkably honest memoir*** FEATURING A BONUS PAPE...

Discover the healing power of nature through the stories of these characterful birds, whose song is never far away . . . 'A lyrical and life-affirm...

The Salt Path: Embark on an Unforgettable Journey of Endurance, Resilience, and Rediscovery Rediscover the True Meaning of Life Amidst the Wild and...

The honest, entertaining and brilliantly relatable Sunday Times bestseller. Kate Lawler has never been maternal. And yet here she is: mother to Noa...

The number one bestseller and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year by national treasure Bob Mortimer.'The most life-affirming, joyful read of the y...

The international classic and bestseller, Maya Angelou's memoir paints a portrait of 'a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal wo...

AS SEEN ON BBC TWO'S HIT TV-SHOW 'THIS FARMING LIFE''A heartwarming tale of life on the land' Alan Titchmarsh'There's love and loss, challenge and ...

The Sunday Times bestseller now updated with a new forewordAmong millions of Holocaust victims sent to Auschwitz II-Birkenau in 1944, Priska, Rache...

Coward. Brute. Yellow-livered. For over 100 years, J. Bruce Ismay has been the scapegoat of the Titanic disaster. He is the villain of every film a...

Now the subject of a major new film starring Colin Firth as Ewen Montagu in Operation Mincemeat In the early hours of 30 April 1943, a corpse weari...

Order her book. That's an order.' Miranda Hart'Brimming with wit and honesty' Nina Stibbe'Fantastically entertaining' Marina Hyde'I absolutely bloo...

A raw, honest rollercoaster that touches the heart' *****'Kate and her family's courageous battle over the last year is told with such candour' ***...

___________THE EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. 'The most important book you'll ever read... Battle Scars will save lives.' TOM MARCUS, author ...

An unburdening, a witness statement and a thriller all at the same time ... electrifying.' The TimesI have to assume that there is a very real chan...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'An intoxicating mixture of poetry and prose, Slug is a taboo-busting delight' SCOTSMAN 'One of the best poets we have' ...