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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Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis by Priscilla Presley - 9781035421640
$34.99
Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis
Priscilla Presley
'This intimate new book will change the way we think about the King of Rock...
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton - 9781837260867
$24.99
Raising Hare
Chloe Dalton
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR...
Shot Ready by Stephen Curry - 9781035012596
$65.00
Shot Ready
Stephen Curry
Steph Curry has had a dream career. He's a four-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA...
How to Be Free by Shaka Senghor - 9798893310757
$29.99
How to Be Free
Shaka Senghor
When Shaka received his second parole denial after 18 years behind bars, he had a...
The Dry Season by Melissa Febos - 9781837260096
$36.99
The Dry Season
Melissa Febos
'Brilliant and powerful' ELIZABETH GILBERT 'So full of wisdom and pleasure that you don't want...
$79.95
Art of the Engineman: Life on Australian Locomotives
Anchen Nick
The memoirs of 23 locomotive enginemen from Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia, complemented...
The City and the World by Gregor Hens - 9781804271698
$32.99
The City and the World
Gregor Hens
In The City and the World Gregor Hens considers the phenomenon of the contemporary city...
White Male Stand-Up
$34.99
White Male Stand-Up
Alan Davies
On the Waterstones Best Books of 2025 List 'Davies has done it again, damn him....
The Little Book of Miriam by Miriam Margolyes - 9781399826617
$34.99
The Little Book of Miriam
Miriam Margolyes
From ARNIE to DOLLY, BLACKADDER to SCORSESE; GRAHAM NORTON to HARRY POTTER; the VAGINA MONOLOGUES...
Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath by S. Shakthidharan - 9780645530964
$34.99
Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath
S. Shakthidharan
A fearless, tender memoir from the prize-winning writer of Counting and Cracking. Shakthi lives with...
Clay by Jennifer Lucy Allan - 9781399607650
$24.99
Clay
Jennifer Lucy Allan
'An engrossing history of the deep connection between humans and clay' KATHERINE MAY, author of...
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan - 9781472160577
$45.00
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy Tan
'What an enchanting and illuminating book! How lucky for us that Amy Tan has turned...
Impossible City by Simon Kuper - 9781800816503
$24.99
Impossible City
Simon Kuper
'Kuper is a shrewd observer in this entertaining mix of memoir and anthropology' The Sunday...
All That Matters by Sir Chris Hoy - 9781399741859
$34.99
All That Matters
Sir Chris Hoy
'It's an incredible read for anyone facing adversity in their life; how to cope with...
A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews - 9780008803278
$28.99
A Truce That Is Not Peace
Miriam Toews
THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2025...
Homework by Geoff Dyer - 9781837261987
$39.99
Homework
Geoff Dyer
'Moving, atmospheric, truthful, perceptive and hilariously funny - I loved it: a piece of our...
Inside Out by Kathleen Folbigg - 9781761346620
$36.99
Inside Out
Kathleen Folbigg
Twenty years in jail- Kathleen Folbigg's extraordinary story of wrongful conviction, and how science, advocacy...
Fires Which Burned Brightly by Sebastian Faulks - 9781529154658
$45.00
Fires Which Burned Brightly
Sebastian Faulks
A new, wise and warmly funny work of memoir from bestselling novelist Sebastian Faulks 'A...
Better Things Are Possible by Jack Toohey - 9781761471506
$34.99
Better Things Are Possible
Jack Toohey
'Better Things Are Possible is a beacon of light in a dark political landscape. Jack...
The Loves of My Life by Edmund White - 9781526686701
$39.99
The Loves of My Life
Edmund White
***A TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025*** 'All the no-holds-barred candour you'd expect ....
The Eye of the Dragonfly by Tracey Lee Holmes - 9781761428685
$36.99
The Eye of the Dragonfly
Tracey Lee Holmes
For celebrated journalist Tracey Lee Holmes, sport has been both a way of life and...
Outback Astronomer: The extraordinary story of how an amateur astronomer's unwavering passion for the cosmos propelled him from the mines of Broken Hill to working with NASA by Trevor Barry - 9781460765449
$35.99
Outback Astronomer: The extraordinary story of how an amateur astronomer's unwavering passion for the cosmos propelled him from the mines of Broken Hill to working with NASA
Trevor Barry
Born and raised in remote Broken Hill, Trevor Barry left school after year ten to...
No Secrets: A classic Aussie pub rock memoir for readers of Jimmy Barnes, Jim Moginie and Rick Rubin by Graham Bidstrup - 9781460768099
$35.99
No Secrets: A classic Aussie pub rock memoir for readers of Jimmy Barnes, Jim Moginie and Rick Rubin
Graham Bidstrup
Imagine stepping into a packed Australian pub in the mid-1970s and the late 1980s -...
No Dancing in the Lift by Mandy Sayer - 9781923023475
$32.99
No Dancing in the Lift
Mandy Sayer
'... the sky detonated into chandeliers of light, and the Harbour Bridge was illuminated with...
Frosty: The autobiography of one of the most beloved drivers in modern Australian motorsport history by Mark Winterbottom - 9781460762264
$45.00
Frosty: The autobiography of one of the most beloved drivers in modern Australian motorsport history
Mark Winterbottom
The incredible true story of the boy from Doonside who became a Bathurst king. Mark...
A Periodic Tale: the bestselling life-long story of Australia's favourite science champion Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, shortlisted for the ABIA Biography of the Year 2025 by Karl Kruszelnicki - 9780733340352
$36.99
A Periodic Tale: the bestselling life-long story of Australia's favourite science champion Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, shortlisted for the ABIA Biography of the Year 2025
Karl Kruszelnicki
How did a shy Polish immigrant kid - Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki...
Murriyang by Stan Grant - 9781761632952
$24.99
Murriyang
Stan Grant
Shortlisted for the 2025 Queensland Literary Awards, The University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book Award Shortlisted...
The Lighthouse Effect by Steve Pemberton - 9780310362326
$44.99
The Lighthouse Effect
Steve Pemberton
In this stirring follow-up to his memoir, Steve Pemberton gives practical encouragement for how you...