Biography & Memoirs
answer some of life’s big questions along the way.
What a Girl Wants Roxy Bourdillon 9th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035037179
Warm, relatable and moving, this is a nostalgia-drenched, coming-of-age memoir by the editor of Diva, the world’s biggest magazine for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary folk.
Borough Press
On Memoir Blake Morrison 9th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780008760915
Delightful compendium of musings from the master of life writing. For those who practise the art of memoir and those who read it.
Broadleaf Books
My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy Randal Maurice Jelks
7th April, hb, eb, £20.99, 9798889832126
Exploring lesser-known political works from the celebrated poet, Randal Jelks positions Hughes as an activist and artist committed to the ongoing work of justice.
Remembering Roots Lucas L Johnson II 16th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9798889835127
Powerful tribute to Roots marks its 50th anniversary, Explores the cultural impact of Alex Haley’s epic through personal stories, interviews and reflections.
Conversion Therapy Dropout Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez,
Shauna Niequist 5th May, hb, eb, £17.99, 9798889835431
Gay Christian’s behind-the-scenes account of evangelical megachurches and eight years in conversion therapy.
Calon
Nightshade Mother Gwyneth Lewis 5th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781915279910
In this extraordinary memoir the inaugural National Poet of Wales recounts her toxic upbringing at the hands of a controlling, coercive mother.
Spring/Summer 2026
Dear Sondos Sondos Al-Saqqa, DNL 5th December, hb, 14.99, 9781738563241
An unravelling of exchanges between a Jewish girl in New York and a Palestinian girl in Gaza during genocide, conjuring a surprising friendship while realising their closeness despite polar realities.
Eat Bitter Lydia Pang 14th May, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781784746308
Genre-blending food memoir from a bold new voice with a strong platform. For readers of Crying in H Mart, Midnight Chicken and Butter.
Chiselbury
From Yeltsin to Putin and Back Alexey Dyachenko
1st March, hb, eb, £19, 9781917837378
Intimate insider’s portrait of Boris Yeltsin
Whose Song to Sing Ben Wildsmith 5th February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781915279989
How does an adopted person construct their identity? In this collection of essays Wildsmith relates the key events of a turbulent life and considers the factors that shaped him.
Canongate Books
A Brawling Woman in a Wide House Elizabeth Owuor
2nd July, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781805301431
A Little Devil in America meets The Yellow House in a memoir of grief and belonging that sheds new light on a forgotten history of blues men and women abroad.
Push the Wall Frank Miller 16th July, hb, eb, £30, 9781837262144
Masterclass in the art of storytelling from the creator of Sin City.
The Great Good Places Margaret Drabble 9th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781837265374
Luminous hybrid collection of short fiction, essay and memoir.
This Is the Door Darcey Steinke 26th February, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781838859435
Steinke examines the experience of pain, organ by organ, both in her own body and in literature.
Carcazan Cassell
Killing Maradona David Arrowsmith 21st May, hb, eb, £22, 9781788406154
Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion – this is a detailed look at the darkness that consumed the world’s most naturally talented footballer.
Century
Everything You Want Is on the Other Side of Hard Ken Rideout
10th March, hb, eb, £20, 9781529956030
Inspirational memoir and bro self-development, from the world’s fastest marathon runner over 50, who overcame poverty and addiction on his path to greatness.
Bimbo
Ashley James 12th February, hb, eb, £22, 9781529958775
Rousing, empathetic feminist manifesto from broadcaster and influencer.
Chatto & Windus
Leaving Home Mark Haddon 5th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781784746230
Viciously funny and illustrated in colour, a memoir of 1970s family life by multimillion copy bestselling author and artist.
by his former son-in- law reveals the man behind the presidency – candid, humorous, and deeply human – far beyond politics, power and public myth.
C Hurst
The Cancelled Prime Minister Walter Reid
26th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781805265306
How Ramsay MacDonald, the first working-class politician to reach Britain’s highest office, was brought down and his legacy disparaged.
Constable
Shooting Up Jonathan Tepper 19th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781408724958
Memoir of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Aids epidemic.
Curtis Press
Russ Anber Paul Harrietha 1st May, pb, £16.95, 9781068589713
After 45 years of dedication and sacrifice Anber stands as boxing’s unrivalled Renaissance man. This biography paints a poignant picture of the boxing world.
Da Capo Press
What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome Jonathan Bernstein
10th March, hb, £25, 9780306833274
Estate-authorised biography of singer- songwriter and guitarist Justin Townes Earle whose death of a fentanyl overdose shattered the Americana music world.
Daunt Originals
The Hour of the Wolf Fatima Bhutto 26th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781917092319
Intimate memoir of grief, heartbreak and what we owe the natural world, all learned from the dog who saved her life.
Over the Water Various 23rd April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781917092685
From the glimmering coast of Cornwall to the wild waters of Ireland to the beaches of Phuket Over the Water will transport readers to shores far and near.
Dialogue Books
Seeking Sexual Freedom Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah 5th March, hb, eb, £20, 9780349703411
Part-travelogue, part-manifesto and part-workbook, Seeking Sexual Freedom is a bold call to sexual liberation.
Matriarch Tina Knowles 5th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780349703633
In her first-ever memoir, Beyonce’s mum presents a celebration of identity and pursuing dreams.
Quixotic Fissures Irenosen Okojie 9th July, hb, eb, £22, 9781408773147
Hybrid collection of essays, stories and other writing that foreground moments of transformation, reconfiguration and regeneration of the body and the mind.
DK Red
Shameless Andrea McLean 21st May, hb, £16.99, 9780241762813
Loose Women host’s unflinchingly honest book to help the reader get back up again and find the courage to keep going through life’s toughest moments.
Still Beautiful Katie Piper 4th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780241777282
An acid attack caused her to stare death in the face at the age of 24. Still Beautiful challenges deeply ingrained thinking about ageing.
Duckworth
Conversations With an Executioner Kazimierz Moczarski, Sean Gasper Bye (tr)
14th May, hb, eb, £25, 9780715655771
Chilling first-person account of Jurgen Stroop, the Nazi who orchestrated the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto and the deaths of 50,000-plus people in one of history’s most brutal war criminals.
The Last Empress of France Petie Kladstrup, Evelyne Resnick
5th February, pb, eb, £11.99, 9780715656716
Gloriously witty biography of Eugenie De Montijo and a thoughtful exploration of the century that shaped her.
Ebury Press
Making the Cut Max Olesker 5th February, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781529951721
Moving true account of one man’s quest to marry the love of his life.
Ecco
Care and Feeding Laurie Woolever 4th June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780063327627
Candid and occasionally devastating memoir of a woman making her way through the food world as she navigates addiction, a cultural reckoning and a tragedy.
Edinburgh University Press
Katherine Mansfield: The Early Years Gerri Kimber
1st February, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781399560276
The first biography of Mansfield’s early years since 1933.
Elliott & Thompson
Mother Animal Helen Jukes 19th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781783968404
Combining memoir with biology, zoology and toxicology, Jukes presents a startling new vision of motherhood that is wild and diverse.
Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You Candice Chung
5th February, 2nd edn, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781783968879
Food journalist presents a bittersweet paperback memoir exploring love, culture and those fragile moments around the dinner table that bring us together.
Endeavour
Catch the Devil Pamela Colloff 16th July, hb, eb, £22, 9781913068509
Riveting true story of a prolific con artist who manipulated the criminal justice system and put an innocent man on death row.
Eriu
Walking to the Foot of the Sky Miriam Mulcahy
7th May, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781804441732
How a woman, crushed by the weight of responsibilities and the grind of
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