Biography

From the acclaimed author of The King's Painter, a vivid life-and-times biography of two unjustly...

Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's definitive memoir is an evocative,...

'Moving and generous' Isabella Hammad, author of Enter Ghost 'Fire in Every Direction is a...

The must-read memoir of the end of a marriage and the start of a personal...

'Honest and extraordinary' GUARDIAN 'A remarkable book - and an original, beautiful mind' EVENING STANDARD...

The moving life and legacy of Rome's great emperor philosopher. This book guides us through...

'I cannot think of a single person who wouldn't find hope and inspiration in these...

The much-anticipated new book by artist and New York Times bestselling author Sally Mann about...

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY DARA McANULTY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'His writing is as...

Frankly is no ordinary political memoir. Remarkable for its honesty and self-reflection, this is the...

In 1960, Truman Capote arrived in the small town of Palamos on the Costa Brava....

The defining book on the iconic noughties-era of pop culture in London as told by...

'Uglow makes us feel the life beyond the facts.'- Guardian'Few can match Uglow's skill at...

A revelatory, jaw-dropping portrait of Tucker Carlson's career and his history of reinvention, and a...

Two Korean women, living life on their own terms - together. The warm and witty...

World-renowned curator Hans Ulrich Obrist for the first time grants a private view of how...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller The UK's bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the...

The sexual assault that stunned the world. A courageous woman's rallying call for 'shame to...

* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION...

'Very few people in parliament can match Nadhim's childhood experience, his understanding of international affairs,...

'Feeling stuck? You need to read this book. Let Bobbi's powerful story be your reminder...

Crackling with intelligence and wit, a critical memoir about how nihilism might just get you...

Charles Moore's bestselling and definitive biography of Britain's first female Prime Minister, now in a...

'A timely and moving pilgrimage through Japan's spiritual traditions' RUTH OZEKI, Women's Prize-winning and Booker...

The first of two volumes of the letters of Muriel Spark, one of the greatest...

Paul Keating is widely credited as the chief architect of the most significant period of...

Mike Lynch was a maverick outsider in the British business world. From humble beginnings, Lynch...