Memoir

Discover powerful true stories in our Memoir collection at Harry Hartog. From celebrity revelations and political reflections to personal triumphs and cultural journeys, these first-person narratives offer insight, emotion, and inspiration. Shop online or in-store for bestselling memoirs and hidden gems that speak to life’s truth in every form.

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Life, Camera, Action by Mitchell Burns - 9781761426452
$34.99
Life, Camera, Action
Mitchell Burns
It took ten years in the coal mines for Mitchell Burns to realise that no...
When Life Gives You Lemurs by Tim Husband - 9781761471520
$34.99
When Life Gives You Lemurs
Tim Husband
'A compelling story, beautifully told, about how animals can show you a way forward.' -...
Second Hand
Townsend of the Ranges by Peter Crowley - 9781922507693
$36.99
Townsend of the Ranges
Peter Crowley
**Highly Commended, NSW History Awards 2025, NSW Community and Regional History Prize** Surveyor Thomas Scott...
Jilya by Tracy Westerman - 9780702268694
$34.99
Jilya
Tracy Westerman
A powerful memoir that explores how one Indigenous woman from the Pilbara transformed psychology From...
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi - 9781784701994
$26.99
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
For readers of Atul Gawande's Being Mortal and Henry Marsh's Do No Harm, an unforgettably...
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom - 9780733609558
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Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and...
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado - 9781788162258
$24.99
In the Dream House
Carmen Maria Machado
'Ravishingly beautiful' - Observer 'Excruciatingly honest and yet vibrantly creative' - Irish Times 'Provocative and...
In Order To Live by Yeonmi Park - 9780241973035
$26.99
In Order To Live
Yeonmi Park
The incredible autobiography of Yeonmi Park: a North Korean defector who escaped across the Gobi...
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton - 9780241982105
$26.99
Everything I Know About Love
Dolly Alderton
The wildly funny Sunday Times bestseller about growing up and navigating all kinds of love...
A Promised Land by Barack Obama - 9780241491515
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A Promised Land
Barack Obama
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us...
Second Hand
The Half of It by Madison Beer - 9781408748282
$55.00
The Half of It
Madison Beer
Discovered at twelve years old, Madison Beer was one of the first artists to have...
All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot
$36.99
All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot
Lucinda 'Froomes' Price
'I have always known that a woman's greatest power is her looks. For most of...
We Love
John Berger and Me by Nikos Papastergiadis - 9781923106123
$32.95
John Berger and Me
Nikos Papastergiadis
The memoir of a deep friendship between two important intellectual figures bound by their interest...
Love's Work by Gillian Rose - 9780241645499
$26.99
Love's Work
Gillian Rose
An extraordinary, uncompromising and consoling celebration of a life - through childhood, faith, family, love,...
The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig (Author) - 9781805331155
$26.99
The World of Yesterday
Stefan Zweig (Author)
Austrian writer Stefan Zweig's final work, posted to his publisher the day before his tragic...
The Season
$34.99
The Season
Helen Garner
It's footy season in Melbourne, and Helen Garner is following her grandson's under-16s team. She...
Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks - 9780733651076
$32.99
Memorial Days
Geraldine Brooks
WINNER OF THE 2026 ABIA BIOGRAPHY BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 STELLA...
Burn Book by Kara Swisher - 9780349442136
$34.99
Burn Book
Kara Swisher
From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech...
The Secret Life of Flying by Jeremy Burfoot - 9781761269530
$36.99
The Secret Life of Flying
Jeremy Burfoot
How does a plane stay up in the air? Does the Mile-High Club actually exist?...
After the Worst has Happened by Richard Gosling - 9781923022379
$34.99
After the Worst has Happened
Richard Gosling
When Richard Gosling's young daughter faced emergency surgery, a colleague carelessly asked what would happen...
A Woman's Story by Annie Ernaux - 9781804270943
$24.99
A Woman's Story
Annie Ernaux
On 7 April 1986, Annie Ernaux's mother, after years of suffering from Alzheimer's disease, died...
The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada - 9781914240775
$36.99
The Bookshop Woman
Nanako Hanada
I'm the manager of a very unusual bookshop. I have access to over ten thousand...
What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci - 9780241683132
$45.00
What I Ate in One Year
Stanley Tucci
From the beloved, bestselling, Oscar-nominated author of Taste- What I Ate in One Year is...
From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley - 9781035051052
$36.99
From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
Lisa Marie Presley
In 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish her long-gestating memoir....
Safe Space by Alyssa Huynh - 9781761421518
$34.99
Safe Space
Alyssa Huynh
'A searingly honest and impassioned account of being an advocate in the social media era,...
I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee - 9781526667908
$29.99
I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki
Baek Sehee
The sequel to the Sunday Times and international-bestselling South Korean therapy memoir, translated by International...
Because I'm Not Myself, You See by Ariane Beeston - 9781760644505
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Because I'm Not Myself, You See
Ariane Beeston
A frank, hopeful and darkly funny memoir of postpartum psychosis and recovery 'I do not...
Pageboy by Elliot Page - 9781804991466
$26.99
Pageboy
Elliot Page
The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his...