The Arts - Biography & Memoir

What were Montmartre and Montparnasse really like in their hey-day, roughly between 1904, when the...

The first biography written with Paul McCartney's approval and with access to family members and...

In the introductory pages of my last published book, The Beatles Finally Let It Be,...

The little black-and-white cartoon figure of Tintin first appeared in Belgium in 1929 in a...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A mind-blowing and emotionally honest tale of survival against all...

'Fascinating' - Sunday Times 'Deeply sourced and rich with anecdotes' - The Times 'Like a...

Born the son of Scotland's last telescope-maker, Stuart Braithwaite was perhaps always destined for a...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* - MILLIONS OF COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE Gloriously bonkers - Guardian, Best Autobiographies...

From the bestselling author of Phosphorescence comes a beautiful and timely exploration of that most...

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 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'wonderful... raw, gossipy, funny, delicate, endlessly compassionate, at moments devastating,...

Authored by acclaimed rock writer Martin Popoff, AC/DC at 50 provides a visually stunning and...

The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beatingheart...

Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon offers a generously illustrated deep dive...

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

In this first biography of the man and his music, Jimmy Little: A Yorta Yorta...

'An inspiring and necessary book that challenges the narratives we set for our lives and...

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...

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

In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures...

THE INTERNATIONAL NO 1 BESTSELLER * ONE OF NME's BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2021 *...

Now a major motion picture starring Jim Parsons! A "heartbreaking but surprisingly hilarious memoir" (People)...

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...