BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS
that has taken the football world by storm.
Toxic
Neil Ruddock 17th April, pb, £12.99, 9781035419579 Neil “Razor” Ruddock relates the uplifting story of how he faced the battle of his life: to become a different person.
Saturday Afternoon Fever Jeff Stelling 24th April, pb, £12.99, 9781472279828 Profoundly personal and warmly nostalgic memoir by Sky Sports anchorman chronicles a life spent obsessing about the beautiful game.
Headline Press
The Red Emperor Michael Sheridan 3rd July, pb, £12.99, 9781035413515 Concise, readable and revelatory biography of the most powerful man in the world—Xi Jinping.
The Light of Day Christopher Stephens, Louise Radnofsky 22nd May, hb, £20, 9781035421527 Remarkable true story of the first man to voluntarily come out as gay in his own words, using his own name, to the entire British public.
Murder in the Gulag: The Life and Death of Alexei Navalny John Sweeney 13th February, pb, £12.99, 9781035422302 Exploration of Russian opposition leader ’s life and death told by a straight-talking journalist.
Saving Five Amanda Nguyen 4th March, hb, £22, 9781035427789 Revelatory memoir by the Nobel Peace Prize nominee and civil rights asctivist.
Hodder Faith
Blaise Pascal Graham Tomlin 20th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781399807647 Major biography of French polymath and how his philosophy can help us live well today.
Hodder & Stoughton
On Writing Stephen King 29th July, hb, £22, 9781399741712 Part memoir, part masterclass by one of the
bestselling authors of all time. Superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft.
Holland House Books
Recommended! Nicola Wilson 26th June, hb, eb, £15.99, 9781739104757 The story of Britain’s first book club. Its judges, Hugh Walpole, JB Priestley, Sylvia Lynd, Cecil Day-Lewis, Clemence Dane and Edmund Blunden, were the literary influencers of their day.
Honno
Long Going Sophie Calon 19th June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781916821248 Searing memoir told from the perspective of the eldest daughter of an alcoholic father. Tangible, heartbreaking and powerful story of this destructive disease.
HQ
The Closet Teo van den Broeke 17th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008501570 Memoir of self-discovery reveals the true story of an LGBTQ+ teenager growing up gay in the 1990s.
What’s Done Cannot Be Undone Athena Stevens 5th June, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780008557300 This is not an inspirational memoir. This is not trauma porn. This is a memoir about the forces that have an impact on our lives, both good and bad.
I Am Not a Tourist Daisy J Hung 13th March, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780008603243 Fierce exploration of British Chinese identity and a rallying cry against anti-Southeast Asian racism.
The Songaminute Man Simon McDermott 5th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008719333 Sad memoir of a son struggling to come to terms with his father’s dementia. A tribute to the unbreakable bond between father and son.
Docile Hyeseung Song 24th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780008733438 From Texas sugar cane fields, Ivy Leagues to South Korea and back
again this memoir is a journey through identity crises, mental health and the quest for selfhood.
Hutchinson Heinemann
Looking After Caroline Elton 27th March, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781529151848 Writer, psychologist and sister tells the story of her autistic brother Lionel. The first book to consider autism across a life right up until the end.
A Life in Letters PG Wodehouse 12th June, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781529154238 New edition of the collected letters complete with a refreshed cover look to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Britain’s best- loved comic author.
The View From Ninety Charles Handy 12th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529154801 One of the major thinkers of our times reflects on how to live richer, more contented lives, by drawing on wisdom built up over a lifetime.
Icon Books
The Killing of Lord George Karl Shaw 27th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781837730186 Uses previously unpublished material to reveal the true story behind a brutal crime that shocked Edwardian England.
The Drummond Affair Stephanie Matthews, Daniel Smith 3rd July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781837730599 1950s France, a British establishment figure, a shocking crime, a miscarriage of justice and the search for truth.
Harpy Caroline Magennis 8th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781837730667 In this timely and thoughtful book Magen- nis looks beyond the often divisive conversation around women who choose to be child-free and offers an alternative message of hope and celebration.
Ten Men Kitty Ruskin 24th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781837730698 One woman’s tale told with searing honesty and a call to arms to combat a
culture that thrives on women’s vulnerability.
Delusions of Paradise Maiwand Banayee 24th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781837731909 Powerful warning about the dangers of radical religion and a celebration of self-determination and redemption. Banayee is an important new voice.
Face to Face Nick Dawson 3rd July, hb, £18.99, 9781837732425 When his twin was murdered all Nick Dawson felt was hatred. Gradually, he realised he needed to find acceptance. He now champions restorative justice.
Jacana Media
What Nelson Mandela Taught Me Zelda La Grange 3rd March, pb, £20, 9780624095507 When a thoughtless tweet by La Grange unleashed a storm she was asked: “Have you learnt nothing from Nelson Mandela?” This book is her answer.
Jessica Kingsley
Hi World, I’m Dad James Guttman 19th June, pb, eb, £13.99, 9781805014249 Compelling look at parenting an autistic child written from the perspective of a dad who has made the journey from no awareness of autism to actively embracing it.
John Beaufoy Publishing
John Henry Gurney Peter Mundy, Clive Slater, Raymond Williams 10th April, hb, £39.99, 9781913679743 Details the life of Gurney (1819-90) whose wealth enabled him to indulge his passion for collecting natural history specimens, especially birds.
John Hunt Publishing
The Adventures of a Hypnotherapist Steve Burgess 27th May, pb, £15.99, 9781803418056 The extraordinary experiences of one of the world’s leading hypnotherapists.
John Murray
Committed Suzanne Scanlon
13th February, eb, £10.99, 9781399804844 Raw and masterful memoir about becoming a woman and going mad— and doing both at once.
My Beautiful Sisters Khalida Popal 27th February, eb, £9.99, 9781399805742 A story of sisterhood and the fight for feminism in the age of the Taliban by exiled former team captain of the Afghanistan women’s national football team.
Moederland Cato Pedder 24th April, eb, £10.99, 9781399810814 One family, four centuries, nine extraordinary lives.
Please Live: The Chechen Wars, My Mother and Me Lana Estemirova 19th June, eb, £20, 9781399811620 The moving portrait of a mother and daughter caught up in the brutality of the Russian-Chechen wars.
The Undisputed King of Selston Danny Scott 22nd May, eb, £15.99, 9781399816793 Beautifully realised memoir of growing up in the mining village of Selston in the 1970s. This is a loving evocation of a hard place inhabited by hard people with hard lives.
Oldenland Roger Clough 24th April, eb, £20, 9781399822688 Philosophical journey through the natural landscape of old age.
Jonathan Cape
Alive: An Alternative Anatomy Gabriel Weston 6th March, hb, eb, £20, 9781787330603 Profound and provocative journey through the human body from the award-winning writer, broadcaster and surgeon.
In Defence of Leisure Akshi Singh 29th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781787335059 Celebrated psychoanalyst Marion Milner lived for the entirety of the 20th century. In Defence of Leisure presents her as a writer for our times.
Karnac Books
Sitting on a Suitcase Halina Brunning (ed),
Olya Khaleelee (ed) 27th March, pb, eb, £28.99, 9781800133105 Eighteen moving stories reflecting on the meaning of Jewish heritage and its impact on today. With a preface by Rowan Williams and an epilogue by Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
A Psychoanalytic Childhood Caroline Zilboorg 3rd April, pb, eb, £24.99, 9781800133211 Offering a privileged glimpse of a particular moment in psychoanalytic history, this memoir is a readable and engaging firsthand account of a childhood informed by the psychoanalytic culture that surrounds it.
Kenilworth Press
Merely a Rider Anneli Drummond- Hay, Martha Terry 14th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781910016633 Warming autobiography of a war baby with aristocratic connections who grew up with very little money and even less love.
Legacy Lit
Sir Lewis Michael Sawyer 4th March, hb, £25, 9781538769744 Comprehensive biography of the greatest Formula One driver of all time.
Liberalis
Thread of Life: My Russian Legacy Jennifer Kavanagh 29th April, pb, £10.99, 9781803418001 A portrait of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of three generations of Jewish women.
Little Brown Cellar Rat
Hannah Selinger 25th March, hb, £25, 9780316570770 Emotional journey chronicles the joys of fine dining, the allure of power and the bravery of walking away from a career you love when it no longer serves you.
Liverpool University Press
The Life of Rachel Speght Helen M Stringer 28th March, hb, eb, £95, 9781837644797 First full-length biography
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