Biography

'Prepare to be riveted by this extraordinary account from one of Australia's elite warriors. His firsthand experiences vividly recounted offer an unparalleled glimpse into the courage, strategy, and sacrifice required...

Winner of the Canberra Critics' Circle Memoir/History Award 2024 As children, we'd sneak into Grandma's bedroom on secret missions. Her cupboard was filled with old fur coats, strange woven folk...

'[Karnazes'] spirited memoir . . . can help mere mortals who want to push past their perceived limits or simply jump-start their sedentary lives.' - Chicago Tribune In this updated...

I want this book to end marriages. But more importantly, I want it to prevent marriages. Women are allowed to aspire to more than what we've been told we should...

There was a bed, a timber floor, thin tar paper on one side for privacy from the nearby road but nothing else. The flimsiest of 'walls', no pegs or nails...

'Banks has told his story in a raw and honest autobiography. It is the best true crime book published in Australia in a decade.' -John Silvester, Crime Reporter for The...

'The underwater worlds of past and present collide in the depths of the ocean in this gripping and suspenseful narrative by David Mearns, a true expert on the mysteries of...

Winner of the 2014 National Biography Award 'An engrossing biography of a fascinating and fearless modern woman.' - Professor Marilyn Lake, La Trobe University In a period when most ladies...

Great Australian Horse Stories brings to life the exploits--funny, poignant and sometimes dramatic--of horses from all over the nation. Outback legends, loyal carthorses, spectacular high jumpers and trusty stock horses....

**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'There is a warmth and a humanity in Aciman's prose that enraptures with its slow, easy embrace.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Aciman's evocation...

Predict your future, reveal your past and understand your personality, talents and secrets with the art of chiromancy.Palmistry is not just about the lines on the hands, but the hand...

'[An] immersive debut... with detailed accounts of his trips and vivid descriptions of the scents ... [Roques'] rich travelogue will transport readers' Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)In Search of Perfumes is...

'The book is great: moving but also properly funny.' Hadley Freeman, The Guardian'A memoir with an unusual sense of purpose. . . pithy, highly readable' The TimesThe entire world knows...

Fashion rules supreme in Korea with Seoul fast gaining its reputation as East Asia's leading style capital. From hanbok to hallyu, understated to experimental, and streetwear to high-end couture, Little...

'Why am I not white like everybody else?' Nan came and sat on the edge of my bed. 'What do you mean?' A tender finger brushed against my cheek. 'Well,...

As any traveller knows, the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So when journalist Frank Langfitt wanted to learn more about the real China, he started...

***'Brave and vividly evoked, should haunt Kier Starmer et al.' - The Telegraph'Where Did I Go Right? is sharp, considered, insightful, and helped me make sense of "the other side"....

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Irreverently funny ... kept me giggling all week.' - Scotland on Sunday"Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at...

For fifteen years, the recalcitrant Miss Shepherd lived in her broken-down van on Alan Bennett's driveway in Camden. Deeply eccentric and stubborn to her bones, Miss Shepherd was not an...

Cat Lady Chronicles is the heartwarming true story of an art-book editor who finds her unexpected calling as a Cat Lady. Author Diane Lovejoy shares her private joy in rescuing...

From the detective who helped catch the Golden State Killer, a memoir about investigating America's toughest cold cases, and the rewards - and toll - of a life spent solving...

From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his readers on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to...

This is no ordinary parish, and no ordinary priest - a true story of poverty, haunting, exorcism, birth, death and murder. Seth was a priest. He served for 10 years...

When Natasha Fennell's mother was diagnosed with a progressive illness, she wasn't ready to do deal with the inevitability of what this would bring. Sitting outside the hospital after visiting...

Famous for his portrayal of the iconic hardman Grant Mitchell and as the presenter of various documentaries exploring the most dangerous people and places on the planet, BAFTA-winning actor Ross...

In 1889, Victorian impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte opened The Savoy, Britain's first luxury hotel. Allowing the rich to live like royalty, it attracted glamour, scandal and a cast of eccentric...

A long-distance call while on holidays brought news of the most devastating kind for Collette Wolfe and her husband Anthony. Their daughter Leanne had died, having taken her own life....

For fans of Everything I Know About Love, Wrong Knickers and The Right Sort of Girl this is the incredibly honest and brilliantly raunchy memoir you don't want to miss.'Honest....

In his beautifully written prose, Dr Jonathan Reisman - physician, adventure traveller and naturalist - allows readers to navigate their insides like an explorer discovering a new world.Through his offbeat...

From a bestselling memoirist, a thoughtful and provocative story of changing identity, complex sexuality, and enduring family relationships At age 36, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found...

AS HEARD ON HIT FILM SALTBURN.'She's an honest and a very warm writer... it's a really warm read this. It might just touch a lot of readers.' - MAGIC RADIO'Honest...

This is a black and white reissue edition of Five Quarters, previously published as a full-colour cookbook in 2015. This edition contains no photography. WINNER of the Andre Simon Food...

As the bookish daughter of a travelling salesman, Jami Attenberg was drawn to the road. Her wanderlust led her to drive solo across America, and eventually on travels around the...

A book of the year for The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian and Daily Mail'Gloriously tender and funny . . . with My Family and Other Rock Stars, Murray...

In 2009, Rachel Cooke started a monthly column for The Observer on cooking and eating: here are her fifty best.In Kitchen Person, unfussy eater Rachel Cooke chronicles several food upheavals...

'Equal parts insightful and entertaining - whatever your take on influencers, Bad Influence is a great read' YOMI ADEGOKE'Warm, juicy, and eye-opening, like having a chat with a best friend'...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer' Elizabeth Day'A deeply reassuring essential read' Sunday Independent'Visceral and honest' Telegraph'Bryony writes with such entertaining and brazen candour about mental...

"I'd managed to puncture a hole between our universe and the parallel one where all the celebrities lived."'The zaniest book I've read in eons. Andrusier is a fresh new voice...

'Joelle Taylor brings extraordinary linguistic inventiveness to a tale of tattoo artists and violence against women' Guardian (Fiction Books of the Year, 2024) 'A glorious jewel of a novel' Sophie...

A brand-new collection from the award-winning poet, the companion piece to the Sunday Times bestselling Slug'Funny, so smart and refreshingly honest' SARAH MILLICAN'Hollie McNish's words always sweep me away' GIOVANNA...

'I found my power when I realized it was within me, within my skin and within my soul. It just needed to be set free.' Leigh-Anne Pinnock's life changed overnight...

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK'An unforgettable memoir about fighting for your home and your heart.' - Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club November '24 Pick)'Full of wisdom, sadness, flourishes of joy and...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE'A fitting legacy left by a blazing talent' Observer'A masterpiece' Andrew O'Hagan, Guardian'Completely amazing' Lucy...

The captivating letters by the most idiosyncratic, witty and irrepressible of the notorious Mitford sisters.Here's what readers are saying:'It is both laugh-out-loud funny and enthralling' 'A wonderful record of a...

'There are prizes, normally named after PG Wodehouse, given to literary comic novels and non-fiction, and these books will have blurbs saying "hilarious" on them. This is infinitely funnier than...

'Searing and generous ... a blazing beacon' - Donal Ryan 'Every man and woman should read this' - Sabina Higgins'Written with honesty, power and insight' - Roisin Ingle'Immensely valuable ......

FOREWORD BY KEITH RICHARDS'ICONIC... DAZZLING.'-MOJO'SPECTACULAR... YOU TRULY FEEL THE INSANE PACE OF LIFE AS A STONE.'-VARIETY'Gered was at one with the band. More than that, for that special time, he...

*FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023*'A visceral, unsparing picture of our current situation' ROB DELANEY'A radical vision for how we might do things better ' LADY BRENDA...