Bestsellers

A memoir, penned with one good finger, about being profoundly disabled and profoundly successful.Global humanitarian Eddie Ndopu was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare degenerative motor neuron disease affecting...

This is a raw, gritty, inspiring, eye-opening true story of one woman's life that represents the lives of so many other Aboriginal women like her.Life is tough for the Connell...

An unforgettable memoir of a mixed-race child kidnapped and raised by his white supremacist grandparentsWhen Shane McCrae was eighteen months old, he was removed from his parents and taken to...

 'Utterly gorgeous' Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies 'Sad, funny, juicy and prickly with deep and secret thoughtful places' Mary Gaitskill, author of This is Pleasure _____ As a child, Madden...

A Diary of Ramallah under Siege A diary of life under siege in Palestine, from the Orwell-prize winning and National Book Award-longlisted author and human rights activist 'Palestine's greatest prose...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Brutally honest as well as poetic' DOLLY ALDERTON'Necessary, urgent and totally original' AFUA HIRSCH'Essential reading for men of all ages' CALEB FEMIFrom the writer and performer comes a...

The journals of the Nobel Prize-winning author, beautifully illustrated with his own paintings For many years, Orhan Pamuk kept a record of his daily thoughts and observations, entering them in...

The New York Times Bestseller from the Award-Winning Entertainer THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the award-winning, multihyphenate global entertainer Keke Palmer comes the inspiring true story of her...

A Multigenerational Family Odyssey From the author of Dear Scarlet comes a graphic memoir about the obstacles one daughter faces as she attempts to connect with her immigrant parents Beginning...

Palestine, Israel and One Family's Story of Home After the 1993 Oslo Accords, a handful of Palestinians were allowed to return to their hometowns in Israel. Fida Jiryis and her...

From Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed 'A few days ago, a bomb went off in my life, but...

A masterwork from the world's greatest Jiu Jitsu fighter and international bestselling author of BREATHE. A mythic figure in fighting and a legendary member of the “first family of martial...

The rebellious life of a novelist, screenwriter and revolutionary activist Born in Poona, India, Farrukh Dhondy came to England in 1964 and immersed himself in radical politics and the counterculture....

A Memoir From challenging expectations as a bright and restless child of the Windrush generation to making history as the first elected Black female MP in the UK, Diane Abbott...

A Nigerian Doctor's Story A young man's medical education in 1990s Nigeria: a deeply personal memoir that provides a window onto ordinary Nigerian lives at a time of political turmoil....

An inspiring exploration of womanhood, trauma and healing When matriarchs begin to disappear, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behind, or to craft a...

An Ode to My Black Queer Body An intimate meditation on bodies, age and self-acceptance, from the author of The Black Flamingo You've fought and you've run away.You've danced with...

On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant . . . and Completely Over It A debut book from Entertainment Weekly writer and former Out magazine editor Lester Fabian Brathwaite, Rage is a...

How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life A National Bestseller “I love this book… It is rich in wisdom, religious and personal, and it is absolutely charming.” —Anne Lamott, author...

A deeply personal and powerful memoir from beloved music icon Neneh Cherry'Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it.' ZADIE SMITH*A...

My many lives through many Dreamings Melinda Brown (Ngunnawal woman) shares the story of discovering her heritage and how the journey to understand her culture gave her the strength to...

The making and unmaking of a refugee A staggering investigation into the costs and consequences of displacement, from a young woman uniquely placed to explore the refugee experience and its...

A unique coming-of-age story from the lost world of Arab-Jews In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing their beloved Iraq to the...

We Are Still Here A blockbuster memoir from one of Australia's most powerful voices, Long Yarn Short is the incredible story of a young woman's journey - from being stolen...

A story of faith and football LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2023 'There was always hope. There was always next season. Inshallah.' Inshallah United...

A Guide to Allyship and Empathy Conversations on the transgender experience may be becoming more commonplace but the topic is still all too often the subject of fierce debate. But...

*Listed as one of TIME's 18 Black leaders working to end the racial wealth gap* In Kenya the pool was green and surrounded by concrete so hot it burnt the...

An exquisite meditation on the geographies we inherit and the metaphors we inhabit, from Pulitzer Prize winner and nineteenth U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey “Searching and intimate, this impresses.”—Publishers Weekly In a...

A groundbreaking and revolutionary look at the mixed-heritage experience by actor and filmmaker Jassa Ahluwalia 'This guy has better Punjabi than both of us and he's only half Punjabi.' Only....

'I laughed, gulped and cried as I read Susie's stories of battling through some of the hardest races on this planet as well as some of the hardest moments in...

Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death, from death doula Alua Arthur THE NEW YORK TIMES...

A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest 'I'm here to tell you my story, which is also the story of my people and the story of this...

How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System and Pocketed $40 Million 'Tanya Smith's story is unbelievably bold, captivating, and moving. Never Saw Me Coming is a wild ride from...

In this stirring memoir, a preeminent politician and diplomat traces the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor colony into an Asian powerhouse Growing up in poverty in...

The Smash-Hit Japanese Bestseller 'An irresistible treat for all bibliophiles' Waterstones THE BOOKSHOP WOMAN IS A LOVE STORY, A LOVE STORY ABOUT BOOKS Nanako Hanada's life has not just flatlined,...

LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE FIRST BOOK AWARD 2024WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023- POLITICS 'A riveting blend of memoir and manifesto ... I found myself dog-earing every page' Elizabeth Day...

This final, essential chapter in Rex Ogle’s memoir trilogy recounts being forced from his home and living on the streets after his father discovered he was gay. "An emotionally resonant...

The new memoir in a triptych from prize-winning writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo in which she moves to Hastings to find a room of her own and immerses herself in...

A summoning cry to rid our lives of 'terrible men' and fight outdated patriarchal ideals by a young activist with more than 9 million followers The empowering, inspiring, patriarchy-smashing first...

A poignant and moving memoir-in-essays from stand-up comedian Aida Rodriguez on the power of overcoming hardship and transforming pain into laughter. Aida Rodriguez has, to put it mildly, lived a...

In this unusual, engaging, and intimate collection of personal essays, Lambda Literary Award finalist Tania De Rozario recalls growing up as a queer, brown, fat girl in Singapore, blending memoir...

An updated edition of this remarkable story, with a new postscript. Visier Meyasetsu Sany, his family and fellow villagers of Khonoma, fled for their lives to the jungles of Nagaland...

A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets Three months after Kyo Maclear's father dies in December 2018, she gets the result of a DNA test showing that she and...

My Journey from Brooklyn to Hip Hop, Microsoft, and the Law Microsoft’s associate general counsel shares a story that is “as nuanced as it is hopeful” (Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority...

Essays and Outtakes A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: LA Times * Boston Globe * The Millions * LitHub * Shondaland By the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning...

Essays on Mothers and Daughters and the Things They Leave Behind Reminiscent of The Year of Magical Thinking and Somebody’s Daughter, a deeply empathetic and often humorous collection of essays that...

Told in two voices - Kim's and Hazel's - Kayang & Me is the history of the south coast Noongar people of Western Australia.Award-winning novelist Kim Scott and his elder, Hazel Brown,...

This the true story of a teacher and community leader, Mecak Ajang Alaak, who led twenty thousands Lost Boys to safety during the Second Sudanese Civil War.During the Second Sudanese...

'The constant search for autonomy and freedom is in every woman.'Hana Assafiri is a much-loved and revered social activist and radical entrepreneur. Through the medium of food and dining in...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this beautifully illustrated and deeply philosophical graphic memoir, legendary artist Ai Weiwei explores the connection between artistic expression and intellectual freedom through the lens of the...