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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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
Winner of the 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Drama Shortlisted for the 2026 Australian Book Industry...
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...
Famesick: from the international bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham - 9781460759431
$34.99
Famesick: from the international bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl
Lena Dunham
Famesick is a frank, deeply personal reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between,...
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...
Role Model by Samantha Harris - 9781761500596
$34.99
Role Model
Samantha Harris
Samantha Harris has one of the most recognisable faces in Australia's fashion industry, but her...
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...
Fahrenheit-182 by Mark Hoppus - 9781408724552
$59.99
Fahrenheit-182
Mark Hoppus
*An instant Sunday Times bestseller* A smart, funny, anarchic and gripping memoir from Mark Hoppus,...
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...
Living Greatly in the Law by David Dixon - 9781761170409
$39.99
Living Greatly in the Law
David Dixon
John Halden 'Hal' Wootten (19222021) made contributions to the law and public life that were...
We Will Not Be Saved by Nemonte Nenquimo - 9781472289711
$24.99
We Will Not Be Saved
Nemonte Nenquimo
'Nemonte's writing is as provocative as it is inspiring' EMMA THOMPSON 'One of the most...
The Sea in the Metro by Jayne Tuttle - 9781743797860
$34.99
The Sea in the Metro
Jayne Tuttle
On the metro I ask her if she can see the sea. She points at...
Second Hand
America Day by Day by Simone de Beauvoir - 9781784879884
$29.99
America Day by Day
Simone de Beauvoir
Intimate, warm, and compulsively readable, this is Simone de Beauvoir's captivating account of her road...
Reacher: The Stories Behind The Stories by Lee Child - 9780857508751
$36.99
Reacher: The Stories Behind The Stories
Lee Child
From global bestseller and creator of Jack Reacher, comes Lee Child's first-ever autobiographical collection. From...