Biography

A chemist by training, Primo Levi became one of the supreme witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In these haunting reflections inspired by the elements of the periodic table, he ranges from...

Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was not only the most notorious lover of the Western world, but a supreme story teller. He lived...

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE A warm and witty memoir about the ever-changing relationships between mothers, mothers-in-law, and daughters that traverses two continents and multiple generations of...

A dazzling, evidence-based account of one man's quest to heal from complex PTSD by turning to endangered coral reefs and psychedelic plants after traditional therapies failed-and his awakening to the...

From grief quests to altar-making, to dinner parties to Dungeons & Dragons, Renegade Grief is an "offering to the struggle and art of being human" (Krista Tippett, New York Times...

'One day there is life . . . and then, suddenly, it happens there is death.' So begins Paul Auster's moving and personal meditation on fatherhood. The first section, 'Portrait...

Through his pioneering work in the legendary country-punk band, Uncle Tupelo, to his enduring legacy as the creative force behind the unclassifiable sound of Wilco, Jeff Tweedy has weaved his...

Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nicknamed 'Superhead' goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop...

'Full of delightful stories...a wonderful insight into the British obsession with al fresco eating' - Travel Gourmet From the peaks of the Himalayas to the historic grounds of Hampton Court,...

A Silent Tsunami is a unique combination of memoir and medicine - Rowan forensically examines the development of her mother's illness and explores dementia in a frank but illuminating, lyrical...

* Shortlisted for the WA Premier's Book Awards: Premier's Prize for an Emerging Writer * *Shortlisted for the 2021 Queensland Literary Awards: Queensland Premier's Award for a Work of State...

'I listened to my family's narratives and my ancestors began to emerge in an almost life-like way.' - Cindy Solonec This extraordinary and heartfelt story chronicles the lives of the...

WINNER, 1996 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PREMIER'S BOOK AWARDS, HISTORICAL & CRITICAL STUDIES AWARD New Edition The true story of the Aboriginal resistance fighter, Jandamarra, whose legend is etched into the Australian...

'Nanna was an imposing woman. She was large and dark, with strong arms and silver hair that fell to her waist ... Her scars bore testament to her physical adventures...yet...

'It has been over 100 years since our father was born, 80 years since Father enlisted in the AIF, and over 60 years since he died. How do we go...

In the woods above Polly Atkin's home in Grasmere, Cumbria live the tawny owls she calls her neighbours. Each night, they come down to her cottage at dusk, calling out...

"This book has a miraculous quality.... As a memoir this is hard to put down; if you are seeking a better American future you should pick it up."-Timothy Snyder, New...

A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written, in a collectable clothbound edition Marco Polo's voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which...

First time in Penguin Classics for the remarkable autobiography of 'the black Florence Nightingale' Written in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale's...

' Vital and illuminating . . . Advocate is a book that is equally generous and insightful, putting much of modern British narratives into sharp perspective . . . It's...

From actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell , and New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds Jenny Slate, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays depicting the...

A STYLIST BEST NON-FICTION PICK 'A lucid and compelling memoir of family rupture and repair' Sue Stuart-Smith, author of The Well Gardened Mind 'Gorgeous and generous . . . a...

Three months after Kyo Maclear's father dies in December 2018, she gets the result of a DNA test showing that she and the father who raised her are not biologically...

Once upon a time, there was a tower on a hill, beyond the dark trees, somewhere north. An octagonal tower on two levels: glass upstairs and stone below, beneath a...

Although my head was shaved and I had a number on my arm, I had not lost my identity totally. I may no longer have had a name, but I...

Beginning his career as a club DJ and disco producer in the early-70s in his native Boston, Arthur Baker moved to New York City in 1981 and in the summer...

'Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol's piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact.' - Nick Cave On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina...

When the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93) wrote The Natural History of Selborne (1789), he created one of the greatest and most influential natural history works of all time, his...

Surrounded by the artists, writers and musicians who made up her court in Boston as they did in Venice, Isabella Stewart Gardner, a passionate art collector, was as revered and...

This is the extraordinary true story of a British Commando in Burma who, cut off behind enemy lines, walked 2,000 miles towards India and freedom in 1942, but was betrayed...

An Uncut Book of the Year 2021 'Wild, exhilarating and very funny' Sunday Times 'A must-read for pop culture fans' Evening Standard Best Non-fiction 2021 'Beautifully deadpan' The Times ,...

'This intimate new book will change the way we think about the King of Rock 'n' Roll' Telegraph 'A rollercoaster of love and loss' Washington Post The long-awaited, candid memoir...

'A refreshingly modest memoir.' - THE TIMES Verse, Chorus, Monster! is the memoir of iconic British musician and Blur co-founder Graham Coxon, charting a life of music, fame, addiction and...

The Sonic Youth frontman takes us from a 1960s childhood rock 'n' roll epiphany, through the subversive world of 1970s punk blasting forth from New York City, to traversing the...

'True, unflinching, powerful, lyrical' Kate Mosse'It's quite an achievement to shine a light of truth on the often idealised, always understated, role of the farmer's wife.' RAYNOR WINN'Wonderful, inviting, wholesome.'...

'Magical' MINDY KALING 'Funny and poignant and beautiful' JOHN MULANEY 'It made me remember I was alive' GEORGE SAUNDERS To see the world through Jenny Slate's eyes is to see...

*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 PEN AMERICA LITERARY AWARDS* 'Superb, compelling, delightfully labyrinthine' Telegraph 'The book fans of Oliver Sacks have been craving' The i 'Lyrical and spellbinding' New Scientist 'The...

Giuliano Da Empoli's The Hour of the Predator is a timely and incisive examination of the shifting power dynamics in global politics, where traditional governments find themselves increasingly outmatched by...

A moving, witty memoir about a Jewish childhood in apartheid-era South Africa"There were three other people present, or five, depending on whom one chooses to include... The ceremony lasted precisely...

After a lifetime of writing a novel every year, Storm Jameson turned to memoir with the ambition 'to write without lying'. The result was an extraordinary reckoning with how she...

Have you ever wondered why eating cheese can sometimes feel like a cuddle? Or how a big bowl of pasta can be just what we need after a tough day?...

From humble origins, the eminent Russian scientist Nicholas Borodin forged a career in microbiology in the era of Stalin. Pragmatic and dedicated to his work, he accepted the Soviet regime,...

Alone in an ethnographic museum in Paris, Gabriela Wiener is confronted with her unusual inheritance. She is visiting an exhibition of pre-Columbian artefacts, the spoils of European colonial plunder, many...

'Full of practical advice on how to help you survive and thrive in an uncertain world.' MICHAEL MOSLEY 'Tells you how to duck and dive when the unexpected surprises are...

'I'm not homeless: this is my home!' Nick points to the branches of the hornbeam under which we are standing, its leaves still glistening in the aftermath of the morning...

'One of our best contemporary writers.' Sunday Telegraph It's those around you who make you who you are. Michael Frayn would like to say a brief word about a few...

'Our sense of enchantment is not only triggered by grand things. The awe-inspiring, the numinous, is all around us, all the time. It is transformed by ourdeliberate attention. It becomes...

From the stylist behind David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust look, an electrifying peek behind the curtains during a legendary chapter of pop culture history. ' Suzi Ronson was there as Bowie...