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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Peripathetic by Cher Tan - 9781742237992
$34.99
Peripathetic
Cher Tan
**Highly Commended, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025, Non-Fiction** There was something so captivating about always...
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama - 9781405968607
$27.99
The Light We Carry
Michelle Obama
In her bestselling follow-up to the worldwide phenomenon Becoming, Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and...
The Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour - 9781991006561
$36.99
The Last Secret Agent
Pippa Latour
'Far and away the most profound, beautiful, and inspiring nonfiction book published in New Zealand...
The Heart Will Find a Way by Anjanette Fennell - 9780645564877
$27.99
The Heart Will Find a Way
Anjanette Fennell
Exciting, diverse, moving and uplifting, this exquisite collection of memoirs and short stories packs an...
Bullet Paper Rock: A Memoir of Words and Wars by Abbas El-Zein - 9780645874532
$29.99
Bullet Paper Rock: A Memoir of Words and Wars
Abbas El-Zein
A story of survival, and a meditation on desire and loss, language and violence In...
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino - 9781529912623
$55.00
Sonny Boy
Al Pacino
The long-awaited memoir of the legendary actor, for readers of Keith Richards' LIFE and Bruce...
Boy by Roald Dahl - 9780241677292
$19.99
Boy
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry with collectable new covers featuring Quentin Blake's...
They Called Me a Lioness by Ahed Tamimi - 9780593134597
$36.99
They Called Me a Lioness
Ahed Tamimi
A Palestinian activist jailed at sixteen after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers illuminates the daily...
The Night Parade by Jami Nakamura Lin - 9781914484070
$45.00
The Night Parade
Jami Nakamura Lin
In the groundbreaking tradition of In the Dream House and The Collected Schizophrenias, a gorgeously...
Israel by Noa Tishby - 9781982144944
$34.99
Israel
Noa Tishby
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A "fascinating and very moving" (Aaron Sorkin, award-winning screenwriter of...
The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow by A.J. Mackinnon - 9781863956659
$29.99
The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow
A.J. Mackinnon
Truly hilarious books are rare. Even rarer are those based on real events. Join A.J....
Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran - 9781250826619
$34.99
Sigh, Gone
Phuc Tran
In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along with his...
Pretty Baby by Chris Belcher - 9781804440643
$26.99
Pretty Baby
Chris Belcher
A FINALIST FOR THE 2022 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR LESBIAN MEMOIR 'A muscular, canny memoir...
The Lyrics by Paul McCartney - 9781802064223
$55.00
The Lyrics
Paul McCartney
The Sunday Times bestseller and Waterstones Book of the Year, now in paperback with seven...
Waiting to Be Arrested at Night by Tahir Hamut Izgil - 9781787334021
$36.99
Waiting to Be Arrested at Night
Tahir Hamut Izgil
A Uyghur poet's piercing memoir of life under the most coercive surveillance regime in history...
I Will Write To Avenge My People by Annie Ernaux - 9781804270707
$19.99
I Will Write To Avenge My People
Annie Ernaux
WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 'I will write to avenge my people.'...
The Gastronomical Me
$19.99
The Gastronomical Me
M.F.K. Fisher
Beginning with her first food memory - the greyish-pink fuzz of her grandmother's strawberry jam...
Sculptor's Daughter by Tove Jansson - 9781908745491
$27.99
Sculptor's Daughter
Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson's first book for adults drew on her childhood memories to capture afresh the...
We Can Be Heroes by Paul Burston - 9781662501050
$29.99
We Can Be Heroes
Paul Burston
Activist. Journalist. Survivor. One man's journey from prejudice to Pride. Paul Burston wasn't always the...
The Courage to Lead
$38.50
The Courage to Lead
Allan Sicard
In a world full of leaders who put their egos first, and crave power and...
Me, Her, Us by Yen-Rong Wong - 9780702266201
$32.99
Me, Her, Us
Yen-Rong Wong
Memoir-essays from an award-winning writer, exploring race, sex, familial expectations, and identity. Raised by strict,...
The Fact of a Body by Alex Marzano-Lesnevich - 9781509805648
$18.99
The Fact of a Body
Alex Marzano-Lesnevich
'One of the best books I've read this year. Just astounding.' - Paula Hawkins, author...
Bright Shining
$34.99
Bright Shining
Julia Baird
From the bestselling author of Phosphorescence comes a beautiful and timely exploration of that most...
I'm Not as Well as I Thought I Was by Ruby Wax - 9780241554906
$32.99
I'm Not as Well as I Thought I Was
Ruby Wax
An honest and refreshing new exploration of mental health from mindfulness expert Ruby Wax. Bestselling...
A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E. Grant - 9781398519503
$24.99
A Pocketful of Happiness
Richard E. Grant
'A gorgeously candid account of acting and show business. And an intimate and heartfelt story...
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 9780008470333
$9.99
Notes on Grief
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
**DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is out now!** A...
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Ma and Me by Putsata Reang - 9780374279264
$44.99
Ma and Me
Putsata Reang
When Putsata Reang was eleven months old, her family fled war-torn Cambodia, spending twenty-three days...
Flourish by Antonia Case - 9781472979704
$32.99
Flourish
Antonia Case
What is a meaningful life? What does it mean to flourish? Antonia Case, the co-founder...