10th July 2026 Art & illustrated


Dawn Ades Frida Kahlo: Revolutionary


Thames & Hudson, 29th, £12.99, HB, 9780500031605


Published to coincide with the current Tate Modern exhibition of Kahlo’s art, a short, illustrated account of her work.


Tadao Ando, Polly Barton (trans) Towards Light: A Philosophy of Life and Architecture


Scribe, 8th, £25, HB, 9781917189538


Renowned contemporary Japanese architect Ando, now 85, looks back on a lifetime of creativity in this memoir and artistic treatise on work, creativity and learning how to endure.


Keith Brymer Jones Firing Earth: An Unexpected History of Pots and Potters


Hodder, 22nd, £22, HB, 9781399756679


From Roman kilns in North London to urinals in Scotland, wine jars to inkpots, the star of Channel 4’s The Great Pottery Throwdown and Our Welsh Chapel Dream with a “passionate, accessible and entertaining” exploration of what pottery has given to him, and to the world.


Theo Inglis The Typography of Protest: Revolution and Rebellion in Protest Art


Batsford, 1st, £30, HB, 9781849949101


From Emory Douglas’ posters for the Black Panther party during the Civil Rights era, to Keith Haring’s work highlighting AIDs, this profiles 40 designers and typographers whose artistic output has been instrumental to a range of social and political movements over the past 40 years.


Teresa Krasny, Frances Fowle,


Flavie Durand-Ruel, Karen Serres, Sylvie Patry Claude Monet: A Life in Letters


Thames & Hudson, 8th, £30, HB, 9780500030905


In the centenary year of Monet’s death, this account of the Father of Impressionism in his own words is billed as the first major English-language publication dedicated to Monet’s letters, selected by experts and illustrated with his paintings.


Biography & memoirs


Jeremy Clarkson Diddly Squat: The G.O.A.T.


Michael Joseph, 8th, £22, HB, 9780241836118


Uncooperative animals, underperforming crops and rather less than best- laid plans pursued with unbridled enthusiasm. And this time there is one rather devil-may- care farm animal who is getting Clarkson’s goat in the latest addition to his Diddly Squat series.


Alice Cooper Devil on My Shoulder Ebury Spotlight, 8th, £25, HB, 9781529966640


From slaughtered chickens to house fires and car crashes, the Godfather of Shock Rock, whose career has spanned six decades, promises to sort reality from myth in this “definitive autobiography”, coming clean about the extent of his various addictions, and explaining how he found God dwelling in him, despite the devil on his shoulder.


Russell T Davies The Queerest of Folk Bantam, 8th, £25, HB, 9781911754305


In this memoir of his life in television, the renowned writer, whose credits include Doctor Who, Queer as Folk and It’s a Sin, takes us on a whistle-stop tour through his 40-year career. We are promised


behind-the-scenes anecdotes and revelations, as well as a passionate manifesto for British television and its unique power to bring our nation together.


Judi Dench, Brendan O’Hea Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?


Michael Joseph, 22nd, £25, HB, 9780241799536


Sadly I could not get my hands on any advance reading material for this but how wonderful to be able to look forward to this memoir from one of the world’s most celebrated actors, written by way of a series of intimate conversations with theatre director O’Hea. Now 91, Dench lifts the curtain on a host of “cherished memories and hilarious anecdotes” from her seven decades of performance, both on stage and on screen. “Her wit, charm and intelligence emanate from every page,” says Michael Joseph.


Michael Douglas Untitled


Headline, 6th, £25, HB, 9781035446360


“This book is about where I came from, what I fought against, and what I chose for myself. Fame can blur the truth; this is my attempt to bring it back into focus.” Hollywood star Douglas tells his unfiltered story for the first time.


Julianna Glasse This Is What Happens When Women Read


Bloomsbury Circus, 15th, £20, HB, 9781526694355


“When women read they reclaim their autonomy.” In this “one-of-a-kind memoir”, former Christian pop singer Glasse tells the story of how books helped reclaim her power and her voice, and sparked a mission to free women across the world from the strictures of religion.


Blake J Harris Emperor of Nothing: Larry David and the Unlikely Rise of a Bald, Bespectacled Social Assassin


HarperCollins, 22nd, £22, HB, 9780008445447


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Chronicling his unlikely journey, with unfettered access to the man himself and those closest to him, the first authorised biography of US comedian and writer Larry David, co-creator of Seinfeld and star and creator of Curb Your Enthusiasm.


Celia Imrie ( 2) The Elegant Hustler: My Life in Adventures


Sphere, 8th, £25, HB, 9781408738139


From her journeys across Europe and around the UK to her extended stays in Nice where she has an apartment, this “joyful” memoir from actress Imrie charts her lifetime of journeys by train and by ship, many of them undertaken as research for her novels.


Maye Musk


Timeless: The Art of Reinvention and Resilience at Any Age


HQ, 22nd, £20, HB, 9780008795702


From the supermodel and mother of “successful businessman” Elon Musk, this is said to be an “empowering, intimate and inspiring” exploration of reinvention that proves it is never too late to “embrace change, rewrite your story, and create a truly fabulous life”.


Jasper Rees


Michael Gambon: The Authorised Biography Century, 29th, £30, HB, 9781529963335


In writing this “deeply personal, moving and funny” biography of the marvellous actor who died in 2023, Rees was granted exclusive access to Gambon’s personal archive, and interviewed more than 100 actors, playwrights and directors who witnessed some of his most magnificent performances over half a century.


Jon Richardson The Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up Comedian: One Man’s Journey Into His Embarrassing Past


Sphere, 22nd, £25, HB, 9781408724231


When comedian Richardson revisited the awkward, hilarious and painfully honest thoughts of his 14-year-old self he unearthed a “90s coming-of-age story packed with cringe, charm and surprising emotional depth”. The result is this “moving and meaningful reflection on how we see ourselves, then and now”.


Katherine Ryan First Born Daughter: Having It All and Doing It Anyway


Blink, 22nd, £22, HB, 9781806173341


In her second memoir, the comedian and author explores the psychology and reality of what it means to be a woman, a wife and a daughter


today. A book for “anyone who was born into the role of unpaid family manager or simply suffers from hyper independence as a trauma response”.


Frank Shovlin John McGahern: A Writing Life


Faber, 8th, £25, HB, 9780571375653


Rich in “dramatic revelations”, this “portrait of the enigmatic man behind the literary myth” is billed as the definitive biography of the great Irish novelist, which also seeks to bring to life the world that inspired his masterpieces.


Lacey Turner Gold Dust: My Life (So Far) with the Women Who Shaped Me


Viking, 22nd, £22, HB, 9780241809853


From her mother, grandmother, sisters, daughters and best friends to the likes of June Brown, Barbara Windsor, Wendy Richard and Jessie Wallace, a memoir by the actor who has played Eastenders’ feisty, outspoken Stacey Slater since 2004 and was recently announced as a Strictly Come Dancing contestant. She celebrates the women who have shaped who she is today, and writes of her life beyond the show.


Humza Yousaf ( 1) Under Fire: My Family’s Escape From Gaza and the Cost of Leadership


The Bridge Street Press, 1st, £25, HB, 9780349136875


The former Scottish first minister tells the dramatic story of how his wife’s parents were trapped in Gaza after the 7th October attacks while he was in office and his month-long campaign to bring them home, trying to reconcile his personal loyalties with his public duty in the process.


Lidia Yuknavitch Reading the Waves Akoya, 1st, £13.99, PB, 9781836750338


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