Biography: Literary

From the author of The Satanic Verses and Midnight's Children comes an unflinchingly honest and fiercely funny account of a life turned upside-down...

GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014No marriage of a major twentieth-century writer lasted longer than Vladimir Nabokov's. Véra Slonim shared his deligh...

'Fascinating A stimulating contribution to our never-ending fascination with Holmes himself, and, even more perhaps, his genial creator' Sunday Ti...

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the worlds greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded t...

In November 1929, Christopher Isherwood - determined to become a 'permanent foreigner' - packed a rucksack and two suitcases and left England on a ...

The Stranger is a rite of passage for readers around the world. Since its publication in France in 1942, Camus's novel has been translated into six...

The sequel to I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' BARACK OBAMA Maya Angelou's seven v...

'Utterly fascinating' Daisy Goodwin, Sunday TimesBenjamin Franklin took daily naked air baths and Toulouse-Lautrec painted in brothels. Edith Sitwe...

Joan Didions savage masterpiece, which, since first publication in 1968, has been acknowledged as an unparalleled report on the state ...

Elizabeth Smarts passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as Like Madame Bov...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 'Vivid and empowering' GILLIAN ANDERSON 'A stunn...

A memoir about motherhood and music from the bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly ...

From the beloved and bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, this memoir chronicles Maya Angelou's involvement with the civil rights...

A memoir about home and belonging, from the author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal wo...

A deeply moving memoir about growing up in the 90s, written in the wake of the senseless killing of a beloved friend.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize i...

**WINNER OF THE WRITERS' PRIZE (NON-FICTION CATEGORY)****SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024**'A wonderful read (or a great prese...

Bill Brysons biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our g...

*For those aspiring authors who are interested in the path to success*'I read this yesterday in one glorious sitting! What an absolute treat of a b...