Biography & Memoir

Mum handed me some papers. 'Here's the brief of evidence if you want to read it.' Brief of evidence? This was a surprise. I retreated to the study to peruse...

The Way of True Freedom From martial arts icon and global film star Jet Li comes a revelatory, profound and inspiring guide to self-mastery and spiritual wisdom, distilled into 10...

A joyfully chaotic memoir about what we gain by embracing our shameful moments, from award-winning comedian and TV writer Pax Assadi. What do we lose by hiding our shame, and...

A Love Story From the Depths of War Antoun Issa powerfully captures his mother's true experiences of love, heartbreak and new hope during the violence of civil war. Beirut, 1974....

The captivating story of building a home and a garden on the edge of the Himalayan wilds, illuminated by the author’s own watercolours. When novelist Anuradha Roy and her husband...

An unflinching memoir about growing up in a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, and yet underground, hidden from Sharia law, is a vibrant gay scene threatening to burst...

A reissue of Sammy Davis Jr.’s 1965 autobiography, Yes I Can chronicles this entertainment icon’s rise to stardom, and his career-spanning pursuit of racial justice, with a new foreword by Questlove. SPECIAL...

His Heartbreaking True Story of Survival and Hope As the soldiers lifted me from the floor, my father's eyes locked with my own. For just a moment, I thought I...

From world renowned photographer Michio Hoshino, and with half a million copies sold in Japan, this enduringly popular collection recounts Hoshino's experiences with the wildlife and offers his reflections of...

A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria Loubna Mrie was raised a staunch Syrian Alawite, the same sect as then President Hafez al-Assad. Her mother's father helped plan...

'A beautiful and immensely powerful book about love, grief and finding a way to be in a forever altered world' Julia Samuel 'The Flower Bearers goes to some dark places,...

  What is love?It is the gold thread connecting between our hearts.In this light-filled and multi-faceted book, her first since being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, Han Kang draws...

From doctor to patient, a moving and inspirational memoir of traumatic injury, faith and hope The inspirational story of how a rehabilitation doctor overcame her devastating spinal injury with faith...

Winner of the 2024 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award, Trials of Hope tells the story of a shepherd boy turned human-rights academic set against the backdrop of the author's beloved Ethiopia,...

The story of a family in modern China with a history of deceit, betrayal and political intrigue, and the communist party's long shadow over them, from the Cultural Revolution to...

Bad Bad Girl is a compelling exploration of a mother's life in exile from one of America's finest stylists. My mother had died, but still I heard her voice... Growing...

'Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously. This is what I've always thought it meant to be a writer. Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words...

When Tyree Barnette moved to Sydney from North Carolina, he knew little of his new home. On first arriving, he was pleasantly surprised: the police treated him with respect and...

An unforgettable father-son story and portrait of Indigenous North America, announcing a major new talent.  'Written in gorgeous, sparse prose, We Survived the Night reads like a novel. [...] A...

Translated by Megan McDowell An incisive, stylish exploration of how Truman Capote wrote In Cold Blood and the ethics of storytelling by a star non-fiction writer. In 1960, Truman Capote arrived in...

Two Korean women, living life on their own terms - together. The warm and witty Korean bestseller that redefines family life. At some point between living alone and becoming single,...

Translated by Jack Hargreaves A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and a driving desire to thrive A Book of the Year in the Sunday Times, Economist and the Financial TimesHu...

A new translation of Lady Nijo’s diary—one of classical Japan’s greatest literary works Lady Nijo’s A Tale Unasked (Towazugatari) is the last, and arguably the finest, among classical Japanese literature’s...

Compiled by bestselling author susan abulhawa, an Arabic-English bilingual anthology of essays from eighteen young Palestinian writers trying to survive the genocide in Gaza. In early 2024, writer and activist...

Navigate death and grieving with greater openness, honesty, and preparation thanks to the supportive expertise of Singapore's leading 'life celebrant'. Growing up with a hardworking undertaker father known as the...

The rich and deeply personal debut memoir of motherhood via surrogacy, by award-winning Palestinian-American poet and novelist Hala Alyan. At first, Hala's baby is the size of a poppyseed. Then...

A Memoir 'Moving and generous'  Isabella Hammad, author of Enter Ghost 'Fire in Every Direction is a marvel' Omar El Akkad, author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against...

For fans of books like Waiter Rant, and all those who have always wondered how the other half lives, comes this heartfelt, laugh-out-loud memoir from a New York City doorman...

Illustrated by Hugo Martinez A stunning, imaginative work of history that transforms our understanding of slavery and resistance Women warriors planned and led slave revolts on slave ships during the...