Biography

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of...

It's been another memorable year on Diddly Squat Farm - will the chickens finally come home to roost? Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm. The spring crop failed. Farming sheep, pigs...

Pre-order this remarkable account of the moving and sometimes astonishing ways animals have enriched our lives, from national treasure Martin Clune Inspired by Martin Clunes' own adoption of a former...

In her bestselling follow-up to the worldwide phenomenon Becoming, Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and insightful reflections to help us find inner strength; create and deepen relationships with others; and...

From Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed On Boxing Day 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When...

Discover the real Judi Dench through a series of intimate conversations about the love of her life - Shakespeare Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig;...

The extraordinary life and work of Britain's leading forensic psychiatrist - A powerful and unforgettable journey into the true nature of good and evil A likeable young girl burns her...

The explosive life story of Special Forces operative Jason Fox, star of Channel 4's 'SAS- Who Dares Wins' and 'Meet the Drug Lords'. Unflinchingly honest, Battle Scars is a breathtaking...

Rooted charts a quiet revolution taking place in our fields, barns and hedgerows, led by a new generation of farmers on a path of powerful change. Sarah Langford had left...

A breathtaking memoir and an extraordinary testament to the human spirit. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK...

An intimate, relatable and funny memoir from Susannah Constantine, our favourite fashion guru and one half of the hugely popular, Trinny and Susannah's What Not to Wear Susannah Constantine, our...

The riveting, powerful, New York Times bestselling memoir Chanel Miller's story changed our world forever. In 2016 Brock Turner was sentenced to just six months in jail after he was...

46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 'It would be unfair to expect other people to be as...

The story of Jelena Dokic, in her words 'A chilling account.' New York Times SHORTLISTED - Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Non-Fiction, 2018 This is a story of Jelena Dokic's survival....

To save the world, we have to start somewhere One afternoon many years ago, James Rebanks met an old woman on a remote Norwegian island. She lived and worked alone...

Longlisted for the Guardian first book award, a Sunday Times bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week. 'Marvellous' (The Times), 'Excellent' (Guardian), 'Completely magical' (Mail on Sunday) **SUNDAY TIMES...

The multi-million copy bestseller and an extraordinary memoir about the transformative power of education THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER A BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK Selected as a book of the year...

Twenty years in jail- Kathleen Folbigg's extraordinary story of wrongful conviction, and how science, advocacy and friendship freed her. In 2003 Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her four babies....

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books In one of the great English war memoirs, we learn what it is to cross the Pyrenees through freezing snow to...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books \"All Frenchmen know you have to become civilised between eighteen and twenty-three and that civilisation comes upon you by contact with...

A fascinating exploration into the human relationship to swimming and our innate connection to water. 'A jewel of a book, a paean to the wonders of water and our place...

An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves in the difficult times of life. THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING, LIFE-CHANGING PHENOMENON - SUNDAY TIMES and...

The funny, revealing, highly original and Sunday Times bestselling memoir from Jarvis Cocker The Sunday Times bestselling hit memoir from Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker. 'It's real gold... its storytelling first...

Is it possible life without romantic love isn't so bad? An essential memoir about building life on your own terms Is it possible life without romantic love isn't so bad?...

Million-copy bestselling author Raynor Winn returns with her third and most ambitious memoir, a chronicle of her journey across Great Britain Raynor knows that her husband Moth's health is declining,...

A hugely relatable, funny, honest and inspirational 'memoir of sorts' in which Dawn celebrates what it means to be gloriously, messily human When I was younger I wanted to be...

A new standalone edition of the second book in the trilogy that inspired ITV''sThe Durrells In this second collection of tales concerning the Durrell family on the island of Corfu,...

'Truly marvellous. I cannot think of a better life of Jane Austen than Claire Tomalin's' Philip Hensher Claire Tomalin brings her extraordinary gifts of scholarship, fluent writing and empathy for...

An honest exploration of mental health and how to overcome the unanticipated challenges it can bring Checking into a psychiatric institution wasn't exactly on Ruby Wax's agenda for 2022 -...

Packed with wit, wisdom and comfort, this is a whopping celebration of the late, great Nora Ephron, the iconic writer whose work continues to entertain and inspire millions. A revised...

An explosive account of Putin's presidency and his long-term ambitions, including first-hand reporting from the invasion of Ukraine. THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW UPDATED WITH FOUR NEW CHAPTERS...

The unflinching autobiography from the two-time world heavyweight champion, and British People's Champion, Tyson Fury, now out in paperback. The No-Holds-Barred Sunday Times bestselling Autobiography 'Tyson Fury is an amazing...

A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from former Cabinet minister Rory Stewart Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a...

Forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd, brings his unparalleled honesty and insight to a new book about life and death. Through 24 intriguing, never-before-told cases,...

'Part sports memoir, part New Age spirit quest, part pseudo-management tract ... But the primary thing with Jackson - as with all the old bards, who were also known for...

A celebration of the unsung hero of the plant word and an immersive journey through the British wetlands Glowflake, Rocket, Small Skies, Kind Spears, Marilyn . . . Moss is...

The dramatic and entertaining account of the revolution in Cuba, from the architect of its success We were an army of shadows, of ghosts, walking as if to the beat...

A romantic, thrilling memoir that has become a French classic 'You will be a great hero, a general, Gabriele d'Annunzio, Ambassador of France!' For his whole life, Romain Gary's fierce,...

A prison diary, a story of brotherly love, a journey of redemption, Martin Flanagan's compelling book about his boarding school days goes inside an experience many have had but few...

Damon Courtenay died on the morning of April Fool's Day. In this tribute to his son, Bryce Courtenay lays bare the suffering behind this young man's life. Damon Courtenay died...

In 1914 Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya with her husband to run a coffee-farm. Drawn to the exquisite beauty of Africa, she spent her happiest years there until the plantation...

An intimate, powerful account of Stephen Hawking and his universe An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius- not since Albert Einstein has a scientific...

An enthralling memoir from the inspiring astronaut who spent six months in space -- and is going back to the International Space Station just as the paperback is published In...

The Hell's Angels erupted into 1960s America, paralysing whole towns with fear. Determined to discover the truth behind the terrifying reputation of these marauding biker gangs, Hunter S. Thompson spent...

Simon Winchester's The Surgeon of Crowthorne was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century. It is the...

Sir Ernest Shackleton's South is one of the greatest survival stories of all time. In 1914, Shackleton led a party of men hoping to be the first to traverse the...

One of the most influential - and best loved - spiritual autobiographies Born in the Castilian town of vila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when...

The heartbreaking diary of a young Polish-Jewish girl who lived through the early days of the Holocaust, recently rediscovered after seventy years. Introduction by Deborah E. Lipstadt, author of Denial...