The Arts - Biography & Memoir

A Rough Trade Book of the Year A Resident Book of the Year A Classic...

"We can live the stories or hear about them later from others. I choose the...

Lawrence Durrell was unquestionably one of the most distinctive, original and compelling literary figures of...

Step into the world of Jess and her 91 year old grandmother Norma who, with...

*Shortlisted for the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize* A Times and Sunday Times Book of...

On the Waterstones Best Books of 2025 List 'Davies has done it again, damn him....

How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become the preeminent musical storyteller of the 21st century? Daniel Pollack-Pelzner...

'A total joy to read.' SARAH BAKEWELL 'Thrillingly intelligent and original . . . A...

The most comprehensive biography ever written of Muppets creator Jim Henson, compiled with unprecedented access...

Famesick is a frank, deeply personal reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between,...

Samantha Harris has one of the most recognisable faces in Australia's fashion industry, but her...

*An instant Sunday Times bestseller* A smart, funny, anarchic and gripping memoir from Mark Hoppus,...

A Best Book of the Year: Kirkus, The Brooklyn Public Library, NBC New York A...

Imagine stepping into a packed Australian pub in the mid-1970s and the late 1980s -...

Composer, pianist and writer Erik Satie was one of the great figures of Belle Epoque...

From the beloved, bestselling, Oscar-nominated author of Taste- a funny, poignant, heartfelt and deeply satisfying...

As a member of Big in Japan, The Slits and, most famously, Siouxsie and the...

We know Sylvester Stallone as one of the most revered actors, writers and directors of...

'Back to the Future super-fans are predictably well served here ... Fox's evocative descriptions of...

'We made what seemed like an impossible dream come true' Paul McCartney This is the...

It is never too late to build the life you're seeking. Cynthia Erivo learned the...

Women are an essential part of the history of the piano-but how many women pianists...

Find inspiration and empowerment as you explore the life, career, and influences of Greta Gerwig....

Post-war Australia didn't know what to make of promoter Lee Gordon. To some he was...

From the Academy Award-winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Greenlights comes...

'My life has been written about over and over again, and that's mostly okay with...

Love her or hate her, Gwyneth Paltrow has remained magically entrenched on the A-list, her...

The outrageous, riotous memoir from the cult actor and star of The Rocky Horror Picture...