Biography & Memoir
The Secret Life of John le Carré
Adam Sisman
The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carré was alive
Remainders of the Day
Shaun Bythell
Bookseller and bestselling author Shaun Bythell is back, and he has some thoughts about that Kindle you bought over lockdown
George
Frieda Hughes
'He was a hectic, unprincipled bird, but it was impossible not to love him' … a memoir of love, obsession and feathers
Beryl – WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
Jeremy Wilson
The remarkable life of champion cyclist Beryl Burton, one of the greatest cyclists of all time
Travellers to Unimaginable Lands
Dasha Kiper
An illuminating, compassionate exploration of the psychology of caregiving – and the mysterious world of the human mind
Hybrid Humans
Harry Parker
A gripping, eye-opening account of how robotics, computing and AI might be about to alter our understanding of what it means to be human – from the be…
One Hundred Saturdays
Michael Frank
From the sun-soaked, vibrant Juderia of Rhodes to the horrors of the Nazi camps, Stella Levi's life – told to the author over a series of Saturda…
The Medal Factory
Kenny Pryde
The full story of the most successful organisation in the history of sport
Floor Sample
Julia Cameron
A bold and big-hearted memoir by Julia Cameron, the author of The Artist's Way – a book that has helped thousands of people uncover their creativ…
World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
An award-winning poet's nonfiction debut: a collection essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support and inspire…
An Extra Pair of Hands
Kate Mosse
An inspiring, moving story of caring from the bestselling author Kate Mosse
Two-Way Mirror
Fiona Sampson
How Britain's most famous female poet invented herself and defied her times
Words Fail Us
Jonty Claypole
A lifelong stutterer dismantles the cult of fluency and champions the creative powers of inarticulacy
A Cellarful of Noise
Brian Epstein
This is Brian Epstein's own account of his extraordinary life and, inevitably, the story of the Beatles, the greatest pop group of the twentieth-…
The Happy Traitor
Simon Kuper
A 'humane and informative' (according to John Le Carré) biography of George Blake, the most notorious double agent in British history….
Dancing with the Octopus
Debora Harding
A fierce, strikingly redemptive exploration of the impact of traumatic violence on victim, perpetrator and society
Fracture
Matthew Parris
Matthew Parris, presenter of Great Lives on BBC Radio 4, explores the surprising connection between trauma and greatness through vivid case histories.