Biography: literary books

2023 International Book Awards Winner & 2023 Firebird Book Awards ""Speak Up Talk Radio"" Winner Imagine you're...  Read More >>

2023 International Book Awards Winner & 2023 Firebird Book Awards ""Speak Up Talk Radio"" Winner Imagine you're...  Read More >>

A chronicle of Geoffrey Chaucer's life, accomplishments and roles outside poetry.  Read More >>

""A granular, meditative, and beautiful portrait of a fascinating life."" --Booklist""Put this beautiful book on...  Read More >>

Reminiscing tales of his boyhood and youth, the author urges us to learn from mistakes, embrace empathy and hold...  Read More >>

In 1926, Tom Rolt who was then sixteen years old, abandoned his public school education. Having taken a job with...  Read More >>

A revisionist biography of Andreas Vesalius - the father of modern anatomy - as deeply shaped by Renaissance culture....  Read More >>

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""A ... debut memoir about a young writer--struggling with depression, family issues, and addiction--and his life-changing...  Read More >>

An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume in this series provides illustrated...  Read More >>

An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume in this series provides illustrated...  Read More >>

""A memoir and coming-of-age story chronicling the successes and disappointments, wit and wildness of [the actor,...  Read More >>

"Tauche ein in das Herz eines Erbes, das durch Geschwindigkeit, Innovation und den unerm�dlichen Streben nach Exzellenz...  Read More >>

First memory. First going hitchhiking. First seeing my father angry. First shotgun. First poem. In First Things,...  Read More >>

Playwright, poet, spy, a scarlet woman condemned for loose morals . . . meet Aphra Behn, history's most fascinating...  Read More >>

Clever, funny and captivating The Writing School is a memoir told by way of a fictionalised account of the author's...  Read More >>

A piercing blend of memoir, criticism and biography examining how women writers across the centuries carved out...  Read More >>

Entdecken Sie die Essenz der Liebe in all ihren Formen durch diese exklusive Sammlung von Aphorismen und Zitaten,...  Read More >>

""The first biography of Thom Gunn, a poet who could ""give the dead a voice, make them sing"" (Hilton Als, The...  Read More >>

Playwright, poet, spy, a scarlet woman condemned for loose morals . . . meet Aphra Behn, history's most fascinating...  Read More >>

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When British poet Amy Key was growing up, she envisioned a life shaped by love—and Joni Mitchell’s album Blue was...  Read More >>

an extensive collection of essays, memoirs, interviews, poetry, photography, and artwork in celebration of the life...  Read More >>

Este libro expone las claves del protagonismo de Japón en el relato de Blasco Ibáñez y ofrece una edición anotada...  Read More >>

"Este libro se debe al entusiasmo y a la amabilidad de unos pocos amigos, de un inmudable afecto y a mis Maestros,...  Read More >>