Biography & Memoirs
The Absent Woman Eve Sneider 2nd July, pb, eb, £18.99, 9781805461135
Illuminating biography of one of the most influential New Yorker writers, Janet Malcolm.
The Crypto Genius Benjamin Wallace 2nd April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781805464389
Thrill to an investigation into the mysterious identity of Bitcoin’s creator.
Gwyneth Amy Odell 2nd July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781805465737
Takes readers inside the world of one of the most influential, aspirational and polarising celebrities of the last 30 years.
August Books
former assistant commissioner reveals the truth behind the organisation. Compelling account of his rise through the ranks.
Beacon Press
In the Arms of Mountains Cole Nicole LeFavour 26th May, hb, £27, 9780807024188
Rural America deserves more than an elegy. A powerful story of hope, resilience and political resistance where least expected from Idaho’s first openly LGBTQ+ lawmaker.
Bedford Square
Named Camilla Balshaw 12th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781835010730
Fascinating mix of memoir, global naming trends and reclaiming who we are.
Who Me! David J Howe 18th June, pb, £12.99, 9781835013335
Unique memoir combines personal history with unprecedented access to Doctor Who’s behind- the-scenes evolution.
My Mother’s Story 26th February, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781835015377
Free Ride
Noraly Schoenmaker 4th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781835982747
The first book from a YouTube motorbike touring star, who has more than two million followers, Itchy Boots.
JFK
J Randy Taraborrelli 28th May, pb, £10.99, 9781835985120
Definitive biography in a crowded field of one of the most complex and endlessly fascinating historical figures in history.
Aurum
Swimming With the Viking of Skye Richard Waters
4th June, pb, £9.99, 9780711291904
The inspiring story of Waters who overcame immense personal challenges through cold-water swimming off the Isle of Skye.
Turmoil Neil Basu 5th February, pb, £10.99, 9780711294417
After 30 years at the Metropolitan Police
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My Father’s Story 21st May, 9781835015391 Beautifully crafted, keepsake journals for mum and dad to share their life stories. Filled with prompts, quotes and illustrations.
Berghahn Books
Zora Neale Hurston Ana Gretel Echazu Boeschemeier, Peti Mama Gomes
1st June, pb, eb, £16, 9781836953517
Exploring Hurston’s life and work through a decolonial lens, this book traces her journey through her early life and struggles at the margins to her peak as a pioneering ethnographer.
Birlinn Breathe
Mollie Hughes 5th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781780279619
Hughes is a record- breaking adventurer, mountaineer and explorer. Breathe encompasses tales of bravery, risk and pressure on an epic scale and expertly turns them into valuable lessons.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction Blink
Love Is a Toad Lucy Lapwing 12th March, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781785120145
Lyrical exploration of our complex and intricate relationship with the natural world in all its muddy, messy and beautiful glory.
Dave Brailsford Jeremy Whittle 4th June, hb, eb, £22, 9781785122422
First major biography of Britain’s most successful coach, from Team GB, to Team Sky to Manchester United.
Lost Until Love Olivia Deborah Bowen 2nd July, hb, eb, £20, 9781788709682
Honest and insightful memoir from Love Island star.
Bloomsbury
Mario Vargas Llosa Gerald Martin 30th July, hb, eb, £35, 9781408825273
Deep research has led to a compelling account of the astonishing and profoundly contradictory life of this literary colossus.
Montgomery Gary Mead 4th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781408878583
Defining biography captures the motives, spirit and psychological complexities of the man dubbed Britain’s last great soldier.
Being Thomas Jefferson Andrew Burstein 12th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781639737680
The heart, soul, affairs, unexplored alliances and bitter feuds of a generally worshipped, intermittently reviled, American icon.
Sun Country Howard Cunnell 4th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781526691606
Beautifully written, courageous and deeply moving journey from sorrow to acceptance.
Gordon Brown James Macintyre 12th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781526673411
Compelling back story of former prime minister, a dominant figure in the Labour Party for five decades.
Electric Spark Frances Wilson 9th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781526663078
The enigma of Muriel Spark.
Zbig Edward Luce 12th March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781526637802
Perceptive biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski, one of America’s greatest and most influential geopolitical thinkers.
The Last Titans Richard Vinen 21st May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781526668912
Dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the 20th century.
Bloomsbury Academic
Bloomsbury Continuum
Dickens the Enchanter Peter Conrad 26th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781399409209
A kaleidoscopic investigation of Dickens’ superhuman imagination.
Lula!
Richard Lapper 26th February, hb, eb, £20, 9781399413589
One of Latin America’s most influential political leaders. Follows Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s extraordinary career as the three-time president of Brazil.
In Pursuit of Love Mark Bostridge 12th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781399416030
From Normandy to the Caribbean Islands, this innovative biography follows Adele Hugo on her reckless journey of unrequited love and the writer who chased after her 150 years later.
This Dark Night: The Life of Emily Brontë Deborah Lutz
28th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781399417082
Searing portrait of England’s wildest and most brilliant writer of the 19th century.
Margaret Bondfield Nan Sloane 19th February, hb, eb, £20, 9781350513655
The extraordinary personal and political life of Bondfield, Britain’s first female Cabinet minister.
A Little More Love Matthew Hild 14th May, hb, eb, £21.99, 9798216368021
Based on extensive archival research and original interviews, this is an examination of Olivia Newton John’s multifaceted career, personal life, advocacy and legacy.
Bloomsbury Circus
Baldwin
Nicholas Boggs 12th March, hb, eb, £30, 9781526615626
Based on two decades of original research and exclusive material, a biography that uncovers the literary icon through the great loves of his life.
The Illuminated Man: The Life of JG Ballard Christopher Priest, Nina Allan
23rd April, hb, eb, £22, 9781399417495
A book about the visionary sci-fi writer, about death, love and time travel.
The Descent Marc Bennetts 26th March, hb, eb, £20, 9781399421690
Weaving memoir with on-the-ground reporting, The Descent illustrates the changing realities of Vladimir Putin’s long and bloody rule and Russia’s march to full-scale war in Ukraine.
How to Think Like an Artist Catherine Daunt
25th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781399422925
Illuminating guide to history’s most influential and inspiring artists, from Michelangelo to Frida Kahlo, and how they can teach us to see the world more clearly.
Charlotte Brontë’s Life Through Clothes Eleanor Houghton
5th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781350514089
Meet the real Charlotte Brontë through her wardrobe.
Bloomsbury Wildlife
One Garden Against the World Kate Bradbury
26th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781399408851
Five years after her first book Bradbury reveals how her new garden is helping her fight against climate change.
Bluebird
Am I Having Fun Now? Suzi Ruffell 28th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035036905
Honest, moving and very funny, Suzi Ruffell tells the story of a life afflicted with anxiety and asks the experts to
Robert Graves Jean Moorcroft Wilson 14th May, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781399426305
Re-examines Graves’ position as a major First World War poet as well as a master prose writer.
Bloomsbury Sport
Trails and Tribulations Susie Chan 5th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781399408783
Sensationally honest read from one of the UK’s most recognised endurance runners.
Bloomsbury Tonic
Completely Normal and Totally Fine Rosie Viva
7th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781526679437
Raw and uplifting memoir about reclaiming life after a bipolar diagnosis breaks the silence around mental health.
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
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