Biography & Memoirs
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A Medic’s Tale Paul Wilson 28th September, pb, £10.99, 9781835742853
Explores Wilson’s journey as a doctor as it focuses on his experiences in emergency medicine, trauma and orthopaedics.
The Bridge Street Press
The Good Russian Jana Bakunina 6th November, hb, eb, £25, 9780349136585
Dual Russian-British citizen returns to her home town of Ekaterinburg in 2022 to ask why so many of her fellow Russians support Vladimir Putin.
The History Press
Whitney Straight Paul Kenny 2nd October, hb, eb, £25, 9781803991115
A tale of speed, heroism, romance, determination and tragedy.
Red Duchess Amy Gray 18th September, hb, eb, £22, 9781803996455
Tour behind the scenes of Westminster with the life and rebellions of Scotland’s first woman MP, Kitty Atholl.
The Nine Lives of Annie Besant Clare Paterson
28th August, hb, eb, £22, 9781803997360
Sensational story of a Victorian superwoman.
Elizabeth Boleyn Sophie
Bacchus-Waterman 23rd October, hb, eb, £20, 9781803997650
Mother to Anne Boleyn and grandmother of Elizabeth I, Elizabeth Boleyn is placed back in the centre of the Tudor world n this fresh appraisal.
Chanel’s War Richard Wallace 4th September, hb, eb, £22, 9781803999791
At the heart of a tangle of Nazis, French Resistance fighters and organised crime groups this is the true story of Chanel’s escape from France.
George Stephenson Hunter Davies 28th August, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781837050314
Much is known about the achievements of George Stephenson and of his infamous creation, the Rocket, yet little is known of the man himself. Davies rectifies that.
Spy Princess Shrabani Basu 25th September, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781837050451
Noor Inayat Khan, a descendant of an Indian prince, became a British secret agent for SOE during the Second World War. Basu relates her story.
Times Books
Lives Behind the Screen Nigel Farndale (ed) 9th October, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780008752965
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Rachel Trethewey 18th September, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781803997803
Autumn/Winter 2025
From the silent film era to Hollywood’s golden age and beyond this book captures the
The story of the “seventh Mitford woman”, told in full for the first time.
A Royal Outcast Ulrike Grunewald, Edward Maltby (tr)
6th November, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781803998671
The story of Louise is the best kept secret of the Windsors: while her son Prince Albert entered history she was banished to obscurity.
Interviewing Hitler Richard Evans 28th August, hb, eb, £22, 9781803999135
Uncover the story of George Ward Price who became the world’s leading journalist through his reporting on Hitler.
essence of cinema’s most captivating actors.
Trapeze
Chunky Victoria Wood 18th September, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781398707528
The very best of Victoria Wood’s sketches, TV shows and more.
Unravelling Gamal Turawa 28th August, hb, eb, £22, 9781398720572
Incredible true story of the UK’s first openly gay Black copper and his journey from self-hatred to self-acceptance.
Master of Me Keke Palmer 20th November, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781398725379
Multi-hyphenate global entertainer presents her story of finding purpose when life takes an unexpected turn and plans gets derailed.
Troubador
Beginners to the Stage, Please Stewart Arnott
28th August, pb, £14.99, 9781836283836
Theatre memoir that reveals what really goes on behind the scenes of the big West End shows.
Never a Dull Day M Sankarankutty 28th August, pb, £14.99, 9781836283843
Compelling memoir containing stories from the author’s life training as a doctor and a surgeon around the world.
The Irrepressible Mary Jeune, Victorian Influencer Amelia Fletcher
28th August, pb, £12.99, 9781836283911
Forgotten 19th-century celebrity restored to her rightful place in history.
Bent Spoons and Broken Hearts Elizabeth Rose
28th August, pb, £12.99, 9781836283959
Truthful account of a mother and son’s bond throughout the challenges of addiction and mental ill-health.
The Cameraman’s Cut Colin Clarke 28th August, pb, £14.99, 9781836284161
The countless documentary shoots, travels and adventures of Clarke laid bare as he delves into the inner workings, practices and
technology of factual television production.
Journeys of Hope Alison Marshall 28th September, pb, £12.99, 9781836284444
Firsthand story of two people’s emigration journey, told through their original letters. It draws parallels between this couple’s situation, in the 1920s and that of their parents.
Queen Soraya, Her Divorce Destroyed a Dynasty RW Kay 28th September, hb, £19.99, 9781836284598
The true story of the wife of the Shah of Iran and how the collapse of their relationship influenced the end of the Shah’s rule.
Disrespectful Sonja C Haaland 28th September, pb, £11.99, 9781836284611
Depicting the author’s experiences with mental health issues and toxic abuse.
Playing
Laura Jennings 28th September, pb, £12.99, 9781836284673
Unfiltered exploration of marriage, identity and self-discovery embraces the complexities of relationships, challenges societal norms and highlights the courage it takes to live authentically.
Tuttle
A Japanese Art Journey Meher McArthur, Pico Iyer 28th November, hb, £13.99, 9784805319901
In this engaging memoir Japanese art historian and curator McArthur transports readers into the extraordinary world of Japanese art.
Welcome to Japan’s Dark Side Bertrand Puard Mcskyz, Abigael Giroud (illus) 21st November, pb, £11.99, 9784805319994
Shocking true-crime stories that have rocked Japan and reveal the hidden complexities beneath a seemingly orderly society.
Unbound
The Glass Cage John Healy 21st August, pb, £12.99, 9781789652598
Almost 40 years after the “savage masterpiece” that was The Grass Arena this is the second
volume of Healy’s startling memoir.
Unicorn
A Prelude to Immortality Gary L Stiles 1st September, hb, £35, 9781917458276
The story of why and how Winston Churchill in his mid-50s decided to write an autobiography designed to reshape his image and to reduce an overwhelming personal debt.
Life’s Lessons Well Learned Martyn Bould
3rd November, hb, £30, 9781917458412
Covers Bould’s 60 years in the Cayman Islands as he helped develop them into a thriving financial centre with a population of 80,000 from 130 countries.
After the Dance Philippe Le Roux 10th September, hb, eb, £30, 9781917458436
Delves into the intriguing life of South African artist Le Roux Smith Le Roux, a brilliant yet obsessive outsider who was appointed deputy keeper of the Tate Gallery in 1950.
The Doctor Digger John M Radcliffe (ed) 23rd October, hb, eb, £25, 9781917458474
Based on the letters of Dr Radcliffe in the California goldfields in the mid-19th century, these have been edited, with linking text, by his great, great, great nephew, John Radcliffe.
University of Alberta Press
Frank Farley and the Birds of Alberta Glen Hvenegaard, Jeremy Mouat, Heather J Marshall
5th August, pb, eb, £25.99, 9781772128239
Amateur naturalist Farley (1870-1949) made significant contributions to the fields of ornithology and environmental conservation in western Canada.
University of Calgary Press
Mountain Voices Eric Higgs (ed), Zac Robinson (ed), Mary Sanseverino (ed), Kristen Walsh (ed), IS MacLaren 15th November, pb, £39, 9781773856575
Alpinists, activists, artists and mountain researchers share the ways in which Canadian
mountains have had an impact on their lives.
University of Chicago Press
The Complete Notebooks Albert Camus, Ryan Bloom (tr)
5th November, hb, eb, £36, 9780226694818
First complete English translation of Camus’ personal notebooks written between 1933 and 1959. Includes material never before published in English in one comprehensive volume.
Jean-Paul Marat Keith Michael Baker 14th November, hb, eb, £40, 9780226820927
Monumental biography journeys through the intriguing and sometimes shocking life of Marat. Offers an opportunity to see the French Revolution as never before.
Arthur Schopenhauer David Bather Woods 19th November, hb, eb, £24, 9780226829760
Philosophical biography re-evaluates Schopenhauer’s pessimism and shows how his life informed his ideas which still resonate today.
Love is Strong as Death Paul Mendes-Flohr 12th January, hb, eb, £20, 9780226843254
A central figure of Jewish cultural and intellectual renaissance in Weimar Germany, this biography weaves together the threads of Franz Rosenzweig’s personal and professional life. Draws on unprecedented access to unpublished personal correspondence.
University of Hawai’i Press
Remembering Kalakaua Joseph Moku’ohai Poepoe, Tiffany Lani Ing 31st December, pb, £23.99, 9780824891930
Presenting Poepoe’s funerary narrative, featuring a kanikau (mourning chant). Biography of King Kalakaua’s birth and reign and details of his declining health.
University of Oklahoma Press
Alfalfa Bill Robert L Dorman 28th October, pb, £20.99, 9780806196435
Traces the career of William H ‘Alfalfa Bill’
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