Highlights of the Season Alex Johnson


When Books Go Bad British Library Publishing, 7 October, hb, £14.99, 9780712355834


This alternative history of publishing reveals that behind the jaunty covers and feelgood memoirs is a “dingier world of personal insults, physical blows, and publishing errors, where books suffer bad endings and writers behave badly”.


and takes us through her teenage years, where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold.


Cameron Crowe The Uncool 4th Estate, 6 November, hb, £22, 9780008697853


“Charming, funny and pacey” memoir by the Rolling Stone journalist and acclaimed filmmaker who wrote and directed such widely celebrated films as Say Anything and Almost Famous.


Professor Matthew Cobb Crick Profile Books, 6 November, hb, £30, 9781800811058


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Sarah Gristwood Celebrating Women Batsford, 9 October, hb, £25, 9781837330041


From Amy Tan representing the uplifting comfort of parties with friends in The Joy Luck Club to Elizabeth I embracing her role as Britain’s first successful woman ruler, this celebrates a diverse range of voices from across the ages that explore a breadth of experience in women’s lives.


Andrew O’Hagan On Friendship Faber & Faber, 9 October, hb, £12.99, 9780571397471


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In this “heart-enriching” celebration, O’Hagan explores friendship through music and poetry, memory and history, illuminating the many ways and reasons that people come together, and how our lives are all the better because we do.


Biography of Francis Crick portrays him as a restless, relentless thinker, as fascinated by Beat poetry and psychedelics as the genetic meaning of life and the inner workings of the brain.


Susan Orlean Joyride Atlantic Books, 6 November, hb, £20, 9781838955496


This memoir by the acclaimed US writer is a “masterful” account of finding her creative calling and purpose, from finding her feet as a journalist to sojourning to Hollywood for films based on her work.


Robert Ross Seriously Silly Coronet Books, 6 November, hb, £25, 9781399742917


“Python/actor/ author/microbrewery founder/reluctant national treasure/ purveyor of sincere silliness.” An intimate portrait and celebration of comedy legend Terry Jones, by the close friend he chose to write his story.


John Updike A Life in Letters Hamish Hamilton, 6 November, hb, £40, 9780241707586


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Biography & Memoir


Patti Smith Bread of Angels Bloomsbury, 4 November, hb, £25, 9781408867723


This “radiant” new memoir from the artist and writer is billed as the most intimate of her books


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In this “sparkling” selection of Updike’s letters, edited by James Schiff, we can “see the author in real time”, capturing every stage of his unspooling life, from Pennsylvania farm boy to Pulitzer prizewinner.


Paul Morley Far Above the World Headline Book Publishing, 6 November, hb, £25, 9781472289476


By the renowned music writer, this is billed as a landmark celebration of David Bowie’s extraordinary life and career through key episodes in his creative journey. Published ahead


of the 10th anniversary of Bowie’s death.


Milly Ellis The Great Gambon Abacus, 6 November, hb, £16.99, 9780349147987


When Michael Gambon’s memory began to fade, he found it increasingly difficult to remember his lines. Ellis then became his “earwig”, a job she did for 15 years, giving him his lines through an earpiece. This is her celebration of the renowned actor’s life.


Sanna Marin Hope in Action Macmillan, 6 November, hb, £20, 9781035060979


Marin, the world’s youngest prime minister when she took office in Finland, shares the inspiring story of her path to power, and her vision for a new kind of leadership.


Hannah Kent Always Home, Always Homesick


Picador, 6 November, hb, £16.99, 9781035066278


From the author of Burial Rites, a love letter to Iceland and the creative life it inspired. “One for lovers of travel, storytelling and what it means to write.”


Ted Kravitz F1 Insider Cassell, 11 November, hb, £20, 9781788405706


F1 commentator Kravitz draws on his personal view and knowledge to provide an insider’s view of the inner circle of teams, drivers and all things F1.


Devon Cox Beyond Beauty William Collins, 20 November, hb, £25, 9780008474010


Billed as the first major biography of Florence-born American artist John Singer Sargent for 50 years, and published to mark the centenary of his death.


Current Affairs


Fatemeh Jamalpour, Nilo Tabrizy For the Sun After Long Nights Atlantic Books, 6 November, hb, £22, 9781805460923


Said to be a moving and on-the-ground exploration of the 2022 protests in Iran, told through the interwoven stories of two Iranian journalists.


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