Biography & Memoir

'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...

The Buddha in the World From Pankaj Mishra, the Windham-Campbell Prize-winning author of The World After Gaza, a meditation on the life and legacy of the Buddha, refracted through one man's...

How do you rebuild yourself when your whole world changes overnight? Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban's brutal attack on her life, Malala quickly...

Stolen children, shattered families, silenced histories From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author Debra Dank, comes a book about the discovery of having family members taken, and the secrets that...

Following the award-winning bestseller They Called Us Enemy, George Takei's new full-color graphic memoir reveals his most personal story of all-told in full for the first time anywhere!George Takei has shown the...

The incredible first memoir from the Booker-winning radical icon Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small ThingsArundhati Roy's first work of memoir, this is a soaring account, both intimate and...

The real political mission of Malcolm X, and why it needs resurrecting now - 100 years after his birthMalcolm X is a titanic figure in political history, but he is...

THE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO WILD SWANS, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SENSATION Jung Chang’s Wild Swans was a book that defined a generation, an epic personal history of Jung, her mother and grandmother...

You won't find 'terraglossia' on Google, or in a dictionary. It's a word coined by acclaimed academic and award-winning author Dr Debra Dank in response to the first Europeans' description...

Women so empowered are dangerous Written with a 'black woman's anger' and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of...

A brave, beautiful book that could double as a handbook to accompany anyone on their journey through cancer Jackie Kay, New StatesmanI would never have chosen this path, but I am...

Winner of the 2018 Stella Prize A collective memoir of one of Aboriginal Australia's most charismatic leaders and an epic portrait of a period in the life of a country,...

A Fearless Priest's Sacrifice and A New Generation of Hope in Japan The remarkable true story of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, his sacrifice in Auschwitz, and the two men in war-torn...

"One of the finest, most eloquent and painfully honest memoirs of the Palestinian exile and displacement."–New Statesman An intimate memoir of the 1948 Nakba, exile and the dispossession of Palestinian...

Mourning a Breast was heralded as the first Chinese-language book to cast off the stigma of writing about illness and to expose the myths associated with breast cancer In 1989, the...

A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class In this vivid coming-of-age memoir, Rob Henderson recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite...

Vibrant, moving and diverse stories of shape-shifting between cultures. 'To be Indian growing up in Australia is to tread the narrow line between here and there, to constantly code-switch and...

Translated by Anton Hur Further conversations with my psychiatrist The sequel to the Sunday Times and international-bestselling South Korean therapy memoir, translated by International Booker Prize shortlisted Anton Hur When Baek Sehee started...

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 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...

'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...

A journey through Torres Strait Islander culture and identity, past and present'My people are expert navigators, adventurers, innovators, ambassadors, teachers, storytellers, performers, strategists, chefs and advocates for change. The blood...

‘In all of the madness stood two addicts: one severely addicted to alcohol and drugs, and the other just as addicted to the addict… In my sickness ― the sickness...

The Instant Sunday Times #1 Bestseller - a moving, life-affirming memoir about survival and the power of love to heal, from Booker Prize winner Salman RushdieOn the morning of 12 August 2022,...

A memoir of politics and activism, from the bestselling and beloved author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS 'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal...

A memoir about motherhood and music from the bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS 'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' BARACK...

A beautiful new edition of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, the iconic, beloved and deeply moving first volume of Maya Angelou's autobiography. The international classic and bestseller, Maya...

The sequel to I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS 'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' BARACK OBAMA Maya Angelou's seven volumes of autobiography are...

A memoir about home and belonging, from the author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS 'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' – BARACK...

An incredible memoir by a trailblazing voice in women's, queer and Maori liberation movements 'Remarkable. At once heartbreaking and triumphant' Patricia Grace In the 1950s, a young Ngahuia is fostered...

A Year at Yumbarra 'Sometimes you need to repeat something a hundred times before a bell rings in the colony.'From the bestselling author Bruce Pascoe comes a deeply personal story...

A Memoir of Words and Wars A STORY OF SURVIVAL, AND A MEDITATION ON DESIRE AND LOSS, LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE In Abbas El-Zein's new memoir, conflicts abound - either tragic...

The inspiring memoir of the warrior for women who's defied the Taliban at every turn - doctor, public official, founder of schools and hospitals, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee 'I...

A memoir of living in two cultures Discover the remarkable story of Wayne Bergmann, a Nyikina man and Kimberley leader who has dedicated his life to his community, in this...

When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels the Ibis Trilogy, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers...

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Muhammad Ali, one of the most revered―and controversial―figures of the twentieth century, immortalized those words with the beauty, strength, and originality of...

The travel memoir of a Nigerian woman in China exploring the intersections and divides between the two cultures and the lives of African economic migrants in the bustling People’s Republic...

Any list of Japan’s greatest screenplay writers would feature Shinobu Hashimoto near or at the top. This memoir, focusing on his collaborations with Akira Kurosawa, a gifted scenarist in his...

A brilliant, devastating memoir about the very act of writing memoir, and what it means to bear witness to atrocityBorn in, and named after, Thailand's Khao-I-Dang refugee camp, Y-Dang Troeung...

A journey from religion to reasonIn much of the Muslim world, religion is the central foundation upon which family, community, morality, and identity are built. The inextricable embedment of religion...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'I gobbled it in one weekend and encourage everyone — mother, or otherwise — to do the same' — Pandora Sykes 'Searing' — Dolly Alderton 'This...

It’ll All Make Sense Eventually “Funny, introspective, and touching. . . . The lessons Meichi gently shares with us through delightful stories are full of wisdom for people at any...

The Twelve Strangest Women in Music Raucous, sensual and sublime — how twelve pioneering female artists rewrote the rules of pop. From Kate Bush to Nicki Minaj, from Janet Jackson...

A Guide to Building a Home For Your Soul From the celebrated poet, speaker, and educator comes a powerful blueprint for healing by building a home within yourself. In her...

A Brain Surgeon's Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival Acclaimed neuroscientist and bestselling author, Rahul Jandial, provides an honest account of the valuable lessons we can learn from humanity at...

A Memoir Of Loss And Redemption The astonishing, Job-like story of how an existence filled with loss, suffering, questioning, and anger became a life filled with shocking and incomprehensible peace...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman's terrifying struggle to avoid...

By George Takei, Justin Eisenger and Steven Scott, illustrated by Harmony Becker George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal...

The bestselling memoir of 2014 Nobel Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, the school girl who stood up to the Taliban. In 2009 Malala Yousafzai began writing a blog on BBC Urdu...

The removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families remains a dark chapter in Australia’s history. Pattie Lees was just ten-years-old when she and her four siblings...