True stories books

A forthcoming Bodley Head publication brought to you by Penguin Random House, on sale January 2026  Read More >>

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After the wild success of Digest: Ten Short Stories by Convicted & Plausible People-Eaters, I swore I'd never write...  Read More >>

The new fostering memoir from The Sunday Times Bestselling author Casey Watson.  Read More >>

WITH A FOREWORD FROM MARGARET ATWOOD Destined to be a classic, a poet's powerful...  Read More >>

A Daily Telegraph and BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 'Popular history...  Read More >>

The author of Out of Thin Air, winner of the Margaret Mead Award 2022, journeys through different cultures to find...  Read More >>

In ten powerful stories of young people’s lives, award-winning mental health nurse Dorcas Gwata reveals the traumatic...  Read More >>

A heartwarming and inspiring true story about breaking free from society’s expectations, connecting with nature...  Read More >>

Profiling 9 important naturalists of the pre-Darwinian age who set off to quantify, categorize and rationally explain...  Read More >>

'Courageous and candid… An important story well told' The Independent This...  Read More >>

FOOTBALL’S MOST NOTORIOUS COACH – HELENIO HERRERA – AND THE PART THIS MASTER OF THE DARK ARTS PLAYED IN THE GAME’S...  Read More >>

I sometimes wonder what could have happened to me if circumstances were different, if my family members weren't...  Read More >>

How did a petite dancer from a Welsh mining town become a killer in wartime London? Set against the chaos of the...  Read More >>

Born into the shadows of Victorian London, Mary Carr began her criminal career as a pickpocketing flower-girl, rising...  Read More >>

""Survival isn't the end of the journey-it's just the beginning."" Nineteen-year-old John B. Grimes went to bed...  Read More >>

A young police officer, shattered by his girlfriend's suicide, transforms into Donny, an undercover agent. As he...  Read More >>

Behind Every FBI Badge is a Family Story-and This One Is Unforgettable. In FBI Family Story: The Ouellette Legacy,...  Read More >>

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FBI Family Story: The Ouellette Legacy Mark Ouellette shares what it was like growing up wth FBI parents.  Read More >>

A life lived beyond borders, before the world was locked down.  Read More >>

A true crime investigation into the trials of a student convicted of rape by deception.  Read More >>

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In 2017, convicted murderer Woody Mower enthralled the world when prison guards thwarted his plan to escape a maximum-security...  Read More >>

A fascinating look at the role of a mitigator in the US justice system and the lives of her clients.  Read More >>