BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS
the Kettle’s Yard Artists Laura Freeman 18th May, hb, eb, £30, 9781787331907 Exploring a thrilling moment in the history of Modernism, the first group biography of the Kettle’s Yard artists, told through the life of its visionary founder.
Arrangements in Blue Amy Key 6th April, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781787333895 Beautifully written and essential book about building a life on your own terms.
Metamorphosis Robert Douglas-Fairhurst 2nd February, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781787334250 For readers of Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal and Henry Marsh’s Do No Harm an unforgettably powerful, heartbreaking book about how to live.
The Talk Darrin Bell 8th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781787334526 Graphic memoir by a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning on the the talk parents must have with Black children about racism.
Lilliput Press
A Life in Medicine Eoin O’Brien 18th May, pb, eb, £25, 9781843518570 Cardiologist with an international reputation as a clinical scientist describes his life in medicine and literature.
Luath Press
Already, Too Late Carl MacDougall 30th April, pb, £16.99, 9781804250556 Hugely personal and revealing. MacDougall not only recreates a world that increasingly fades from our collective memory but tells the heartbreaking story of his traumatic first decade.
Margaret and Toshie Keith Adamson 28th February, pb, £9.99, 9781910022818 Inspired by a series of letters between the couple, the story is largely told through Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s wife Margaret’s perspective. Offers a new insight into their lives and work.
Merdeka: Tom Atkinson Chris Moorhouse 28th February, pb, £16.99, 9781910745885
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Biography of one man who fought for Indonesian independence. Atkinson founded Luath Press in 1981.
Macmillan
Finding Hildasay Chris Lewis 2nd February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781035006793 A Street Cat Named Bob meets The Salt Path in this life-affirming, one-man journey around Britain’s coastline. With an introduction by Ben Fogle.
The Girl for the Job Danni Brooke 2nd March, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781035006694 The first book by a female undercover cop, this is an exciting, intriguing and at times jaw-dropping memoir.
The Way of the Hermit Ken Smith 8th June, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781035009817 Humorous and transcen- dent memoir explores Smith’s life alone and off the grid in a log cabin in the Scottish Highlands.
The Sister Sung-Yoon Lee 15th June, hb, eb, £20, 9781529073539 This first book on Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister, tipped to be his successor, is a sinister insight into a secretive and murderous dynasty.
The Elephants of Thula Thula Françoise Malby-Anthony 15th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529087673 Heartwarming and funny account of life on a game reserve.
Dragged Up Proppa Christopher Fallow 21st March, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781529050851 The story of growing up working class in a forgot- ten England following the collapse of a mining community in the 1980s.
Manchester University Press
Mancunians David Scott 18th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781526161505 Through a mixture of memoir and interviews with well-known
Mancunians such as Guy Garvey and Badly Drawn Boy, Scott portrays the city in a way never seen before.
BR Ambedkar Shashi Tharoor
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction
19th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781526164308 Biography of a major figure from 20th-century India, written by a politician and public intellectual.
Charles Dickens and Georgina Hogarth Christine Skelton 18th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781526166081 Explores one of literature’s most troubling relationships, between the elder Dickens and his sister-in-law.
The Invisible Painting: My Memoir of Leonora Carrington Gabriel Weisz Carrington 23rd May, pb, eb, £10, 9781526169648 The son of Leonora Carrington draws on remembered conversa- tions and events to reveal the woman and the artist behind the persona.
Manilla Press
Bear Woman Karolina Ramqvist, Saskia Vogel 27th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781786580597 Beautifully wrought memoir from one of Sweden’s bestsell- ing authors in which she examines mother- hood and the female experience.
Late Light Michael Malay 6th July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781786581419 A love letter to the English countryside and some of its creatures set against the backdrop of the author’s own journey of discovery as a new arrival to the UK.
Managing Expectations Minnie Driver 15th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781786581815 A book about how things not working out actually worked out in the end. Honest, funny, raw and stylishly written essays.
Mardle Books
Eighteen Seconds Louise Beech 27th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781837700202 After narrowly missing witnessing her mother’s suicide attempt, Beech recounts childhood trauma and sibling love with a delicious, dark humour and a profound voice of hope.
The Tales and Tails of a Yorkshire Vet Peter Wright
4th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781914451782 Nation’s best-loved vet looks back at the funniest, absurdist and most heartbreaking animal encounters and situations of his long career.
Mariner Books
The First Kennedys Neal Thompson 13th April, pb, £14.99, 9780063268593 Inspiring story of the poor Irish refugee couple who escaped famine, created a life together in a city hostile to Irish, immigrants and Catholics, and launched the Kennedy dynasty in America.
Young Woman and the Sea Glenn Stout 13th April, pb, £10.99, 9780063271685 Soon to be a major motion picture starring Daisy Ridley, this is the exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel.
Wanderlust Reid Mitenbuler 2nd March, hb, £25, 9780358468325 Mesmerising tale of an eccentric 20th-century adventurer who traversed some of the most forbidding frontiers in the uncharted wastelands of the Arctic.
Matador
The Path of Life Ken Stallard 28th February, pb, £14.99, 9781803136110 Stallard has an unusual Christian ministry which still continues after six decades. In spite of a lack of education, he was called by God to witness many miracles.
The Magazine Girls 1960s-1980s 28th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781803136202 A flashbulb moment in counter-culture at a time of raw excitement, great creativity, opportunity and sheer magical zeitgeist.
Flattie
Jean Stirling 28th February, pb, £11.99, 9781803136257 For those curious about the show people who travelled countrywide with funfairs and circuses.
McGill-Queen’s University Press
Agent of Change Huda Mukbil
Dua Lipa Caroline Sullivan 13th April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781789294842 Entertaining biography of one of the biggest pop stars on the planet.
Harry: The Unauthorized Biography Danny White 16th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789295139 From his childhood and X-Factor journey to releasing successful solo music and becoming a fashion icon, this tells the tale of what led Harry Styles to superstar status.
Mirror Books
Bird Tracey Curtis-Taylor 23rd March, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781915306173 For the first time and with searing honesty, Curtis-Taylor relates the remarkable account of how she overcame adversity to complete
Melville House
The Dead Are Gods Eirinie Carson 13th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781685890452 From an exciting new literary voice a memoir that explores grief, Black love and Black life, and the recovery of love and life after the death of a dear friend.
Merky Books Just Sayin’
Malorie Blackman 4th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529118698 Funny, frank and full of life lessons, Just Sayin’ is the deeply personal memoir from one of Britain’s best- loved storytellers.
Michael O’Mara Books
15th April, hb, eb, £25.99, 9780228016557 Chronicling the author’s life as an intelligence officer in Canada’s lead spy agency, this story reveals a struggle to belong in a world of international espionage.
three epic journeys in a 1942 Boeing Stearman biplane.
A Million Ways to Stay on the Run Donal MacIntyre 2nd February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781915306265 Exclusive, never told before story with rare access to one of the UK’s most wanted crime figures, Kenny Noye.
Ashes to Admin Evie King 2nd March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781915306302 King carries out Section 46 funerals—funerals for those with nobody around. Ashes to Admin tells moving and unexpected personal life stories.
The Confession Maike Mullenders 8th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781915306364 Intelligent memoir exploring mental illness and abuse blends real- life storytelling with self- help guidance to create an inspirational journey towards justice and healing.
MIT Press
Carbon Queen Maia Weinstock 7th March, pb, £16.99, 9780262545976 The life of trailblazing physicist Mildred Dres- selhaus, who expanded our understanding of the physical world.
Modern Language Association of America
Humanism, Empire and Nation Travis Workman (ed) 1st May, pb, £29.95, 9781603296120 Essays featuring 20th-century Korean thought on literature and culture.
Motorbooks
Backstreet Boys Karah-Leigh Hancock, Emilia Filogamo 11th April, hb, £18.99, 9780760382240 Thirtieth-anniversary cele- bration is an illustrated tribute to a prolific pop group.
Mountain Leopard
Kersten’s Lists Francois Kersaudy 30th March, hb, £20, 9781914495748 The true story of Heinrich
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