Biography & Memoir Books

The #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from the author of MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG'Immensely moving and disarmingly witty' Nigella Lawson'Such a moving, tou...

Sir Trevor McDonald is an extraordinary man - and he has led an improbable life. Now in his 80th year, he is known and loved by people the world ov...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & BEST GARDENING BOOKS OF 2020 - Sunday Times'Every page a joy' NIGEL SLATER'From a very early age I loved the coun...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - BEST GARDENING BOOKS OF 2020 - Sunday Times, Times 'Every page a joy.' Nigel Slater'From a very early age I loved the...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNIGEL - One of Britain's favourite dogs! MONTY DON - One of Britain's favourite presenters. When Monty Don's golden ret...

From Cradle to Stage shares stories and exclusive photos featuring mothers of rock icons, the icons themselves, and their Behind the Music-style re...

Winner of the 2021 Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Non-fictionShortlisted for the 2021 Wainwright Prize"I knew in every bone of my body, in ever...

My sand life, my pebble life. My life measured out in tides, coming in and going out. My life measured out in games of trying to spot the sea first...

'There's never been a more honest or raw memoir ... and it may just save lives' Daily Mail'Funny, fascinating, compelling ... also a wonderful read...

'Vivid and compelling and so moving... both painful and comforting to read' Marian Keyes**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD AND ...

'It has taken me several years of exploration, but I am at a place now where I see autism as neither an affliction nor a superpower. It's just the ...

'A real triumph, beautifully written, with many wonderful stories of the Savoy.' Lady Anne Glenconner, author of Lady in Waiting'An elegantly craft...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR. FROM THE JUDGES:'Rick Reilly lets Donald's Trump relationship with his favourite spo...

'A fascinating from-the-heart memoir' Nigel Slater'A revelatory honest read' Red magazineFUNNY, HEART-WRENCHING, GENEROUS AND TRUE, IN FINDING MY V...

'If you were expecting to read Razor's views on politics then you're going to be disappointed. Anybody who wants to read that needs help! This is y...

Included in The Times and Daily Telegraph Book of the Year round-ups'Friends and Enemies is an extraordinary read showing unflinching candour from ...

'A superb book about the tribalism gripping British politics. Tribes is measured, searching, pitilessly self-scrutinising and would probably amaze ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A unique and thoughtful musical memoir' Observer'Gritty coming-of-age story . . . plenty of anecdotes to keep us hooked...

'Pink is my favourite colour. I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink - all shades of pink. If I have an accessory,...

'Enormously readable...excellent' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times'A superb piece of thorough journalism' David Aaronovitch, The TimesNigel Farage i...

KRAUS FAMILY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR AT THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDSWINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE 'Beautifull...

A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2021A TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF 2021 'A scintillating story superbly told... [Ostler] packs ever...

*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* Could you leave behind all that you know and live in solitude for three decades? This is the extraordinary story of...

The first collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small. This edition contains If O...

The No. 1 Sunday Times and internationally bestselling account of life as a child with autism, now an award-winning documentary film. 'It will s...

_______________A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICKTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKSELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIME...

There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. If it's navel-gazing you're af...

The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard Shepher...

Introducing the Diddly Squat Book by Jeremy Clarkson: A Hilarious Journey through Clarkson's Farm! Are you ready for a wild and uproarious adventur...

NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, SUPPORTING ACTOR AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS . . . Aged just five, Saroo Brierley lost all contact wit...

'Like my father before me, I believe that both the playing and watching of sport can teach us important lessons about ourselves by providing practi...

THE INSTANT NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIn this inspiring, uplifting and heart-warming memoir, world-renowned veterinary surgeon Professor Noel...

'A gorgeously candid account of acting and show business. And an intimate and heartfelt story of love, loss and a life spent together. It is an hon...

The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One - and since winning the Nobel Prize in L...

In 1957, after travelling in southern Iraq, Gavin Maxwell returned to the West Highlands of Scotland with an otter cub called Mijbil. Written withi...

Find Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson by Licks from publishers Hal Leonard Corporation at ...

Find The Freak Brothers Omnibus: Every Freak Brothers Story Rolled Into One Bumper Package by Gilbert Shelton from publishers Knockabout Comics at ...

WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD 2022 FOR NON-FICTIONWINNER OF THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY STORYTELLING AWARD 2021'Riveting, taking in prejudice a...

Find Enemy Coast Ahead Uncensored: The Real Guy Gibson by Guy Gibson from publishers Crecy Publishing at Books2Door! ; 288 pages, approx 30 b/w ...

A fascinating slice of social history - Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series. Jennifer Worth came...

'Extraordinary' TONY BLAIR'Riveting' - PHILIPPE SANDS'Brutal, brilliant and scurrilously funny' - MISHA GLENNYThe real scoop isn't on the front pag...

Guardian 'literary highlights of 2020'Sunday Times 'books to watch out for in 2020'New Statesman 'books to read in 2020'Evening Standard 'thirteen ...

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. As you'll discover in his incomparable memoir, inventor, mechanic, TV presenter and walking tall as the definition of th...

If you're going to read one book about Hollywood, this is the one. As co-founder of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Michael Ovitz earned a reputat...

The remarkable trilogy from SUNDAY TIMES No.1 Bestseller Dave Pelzer - now in one volume. A CHILD CALLED 'IT' is Dave Pelzer's story of a child b...

WINNER OF THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2020 'This is the story of arguably one of the most important, yet least known, events in modern British histo...

THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERHi! I'm Seth! I was asked to describe my book, Yearbook, for the inside cover flap (which is a gross ...

'Temple is a humourist in the classic British mode ... he has a genuine comic gift' Daily Mail'A refreshingly unpolished memoir' - S Magazine'If yo...