Biographies & Autobiographies books

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‘Fascinating… written with clarity and rooted in deep affection' Observer ‘A timely and balanced book that offers...  Read More >>

How one visionary inspired 200 years of art, poetry, and protest. Weaving between the historical, cultural and personal,...  Read More >>

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Chopsy is a memoir like no other - a gut-wrenchingly powerful, yet frequently funny account of a life spent defying...  Read More >>

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From the authors of The Science of Stephen King and The Science of Agatha Christie comes a book made for every classic...  Read More >>

Based on the hit BBC 5Live podcast series, The Trillion Dollar Conman is an audacious tale of an international fraud...  Read More >>

A biography of Renee-Pelagie de Montreuil, Marquise de Sade, revealing how for decades she endured not only the...  Read More >>

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Offers a startling new vision of motherhood: wild, intimate, diverse; as contested and extraordinary as the world...  Read More >>

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An indispensable compendium of Hunter S Thompson's best of Gonzo.  Read More >>

The second volume of Hunter S. Thompson’s legendary 'Gonzo Papers'.  Read More >>

Mike Dixon-Kennedy ranges far and wide in his quest to present a complete picture of the exploits of this indestructible...  Read More >>

The first biography to look at the two most important women in Edward III's life, their power and influence on the...  Read More >>

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800 years of women's letters  Read More >>

Find encouragement for extraordinary faith in an ordinary world. Faithful Then, Faithful Now is a forty-day dose...  Read More >>

From award-winning authors and Yale Divinity School colleagues Christian Wiman and Miroslav Volf—two world-renowned...  Read More >>

Published ahead of the centenary of the Queen's birth and sumptuously illustrated with over 100 images, this is...  Read More >>

Darcey Steinke - the author beloved by Olivia Laing and Maggie Nelson - examines the experience of pain, organ by...  Read More >>

A powerful memoir that unearths the hidden battles of trauma, resilience and survival. With brutal clarity and grit,...  Read More >>

One of Latin America's most influential political leaders, this book follows Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's extraordinary...  Read More >>

DOGA 2025. A documentary book on identity theft. Based on evidence, DNA, and court rulings, it tells a real struggle...  Read More >>