The Arts - Biography & Memoir

Born into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905-1961) emerged...

'This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius'...

What happens when a girl tries to grow up in a world where everyone wants...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The celebrated first memoir from arguably the most...

The national bestseller, Phosphorescence is a beautiful, intimate and inspiring investigation into how we can...

An honest and candid memoir from one of Australia's most phenomenal voices. A story of...

'A gentle collection of musings on an extraordinary life; unpretentious and honest, full of stoic...

In the manner of George Plimpton's ground-breaking oral biographies of Truman Capote and Edie Sedgwick,...

An exciting new history of drag told through the life of the remarkable, flawed, and...

'Reading From Manchester With Love I feel I understand the times we've lived through differently,...

Miss Dior explores the relationship between the visionary designer Christian Dior and his beloved younger...

'What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient...highly...

THE TIMES BESTSELLER FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION BY NICK CAVE 'Warren has turned this memento, snatched...

Adelaide Perry was part of the Modernist art movement in Australia and one of the...

Audrey Hepburn: The Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon is a stunning illustrated biography of...

'There is no one on earth quite so wonderful' STEPHEN FRY BAFTA-winning actor, voice of...

The definitive and most entertaining book on the cult of the rockstar over the last...

WINNER, Indie Awards, Book of the Year WINNER, Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the...

When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and...

'The book is great: moving but also properly funny.' Hadley Freeman, The Guardian 'A memoir...

One of a handful of great film books. Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father...

Murder in the Cathedral, written for the Canterbury Festival in 1935, was one of T....

'The closest we'll ever get to a straight up Bowie autobiography - but who'd ever...

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

NOW WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM DOLLY ALDERTON, revealing how a new generation can take...

The New York Times bestseller that reveals the intimate story of Elvis Presley and Priscilla...

'Fierce, unapologetic and joyous . . . This book is a marvel.' -Jordon Steele-John, Disability...