Biography & Memoirs
single parenthood, rediscovered her spirit through walking in the wildest places.
Seán Lemass Ronan McGreevy 19th March, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781804443408
The unheard voice of Lemass from 22 hours of previously lost interviews that reveal the private thoughts of Ireland’s most transformative taoiseach.
Eye Books
Bodily Fluids Liam Hughes 5th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781785634314
Retired cardiologist recalls five decades in the NHS in a blend of humour, heartbreak and hope as he portrays hospital life and offers a bold prescription for our struggling health service.
The Door-to-door Poet Rowan McCabe 4th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781785634543
Uplifting account of writing rhymes for strangers across England that shines a light on diverse communities and what matters to them today.
I’m Fine
Richard Hall 2nd July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781785634550
Frank memoir of abuse, survival and belated justice recounts how a gay teenager’s search for safety led to trauma and, decades later, accountability.
Faber & Faber
Love Magic Power Danger Bliss Paul Morley
26th February, hb, eb, £25, 9780571379248
Cultural history of the 20th century Avant- Garde movement, told through the life and work of one of its most influential stalwarts, Yoko Ono.
Jan Morris Sara Wheeler 9th April, hb, eb, £25, 9780571379453
Authorised biography of the writer uncovers the complexity of this literary star to reveal a mosaic of contradictions.
Fashioning the Crown Justine Picardie 26th February, hb, eb, £25, 9780571394289
Published ahead of the centenary of the Queen’s birth, this beautifully
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illustrated book uncovers the hidden history of the Crown and how it survived a tumultuous era.
Said the Dead Doireann Ní Ghríofa 21st May, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780571396160
A work of sublime intensity and tenderness that breaks boundaries between worlds, past and present, imagined and real.
Fern Press
What Did the Deep Sea Say? Marion Coutts
5th February, hb, eb, £20, 9781911717539
Following loss, a mother and young son cross the ocean to a remote strip of land in the North Atlantic and demonstrate how the physical can bring us back from grief.
You Won’t Get Free of It Rachel Aviv 9th July, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781911717645
Collection of reported stories explores the relationship between mothers and daughters. By the author of Strangers to Ourselves.
Fig Tree
So Many Ways to Belong: A Personal History of Adoption Carol Atherton
9th July, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780241767290
Powerful and beautifully written examination of adoption and its wider historical, social and cultural context by an adoptive mother.
Fitzcarraldo Editions
An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail
Helene Giannecchini, Anna Moschovakis (tr) 26th March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781804272220
Slantwise account of queer life in the 20th century and a testament to the liberatory power of friendship.
Your Presence Is a Danger to Your Life: Voices From Gaza Samar Yazbek, Leri Price (tr)
21st May, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781804272411
Yazbek brings her experience of chronicling the devastations of war to her latest work of oral history. This is a collection of testimonies from Gazan civilians since 7th October 2023.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
To Lose a War Jon Lee Anderson 12th February, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781804272435
From one of the great foreign correspondents of our time the first full account from Afghanistan spans the time from before 9/11 to the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.
Ambivalence Brian Dillon 9th May, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781804272473
A memoir of Dublin in the 1980s and ’90s, and an intimate defence of radical thinking about literature and life.
Fleet
Small Town Girls Jayne Anne Phillips 4th June, hb, eb, £20, 9780349725482
Masterfully written vignettes from the childhood of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Night Watch, a vanished world of stoic matriarchs, rural poverty and the incomparable Appalachian landscape.
I’m Not With the Man Sylvia Patterson 2nd July, hb, eb, £22, 9780349728070
Memoir in star-studded interviews asks what happened to the weirdos and rebels making music not for money or fame but because they were too mad for anything else.
Fordham University Press
Damage: Notes on a Queer Aesthetic Jonathan Alexander
5th May, pb, £18.99, 9781531513160
Asks how to look at images marked by queer pain without turning that pain into shock or pretending it is not there.
Fourth Estate
Famesick Lena Dunham 14th April, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780008384210
In this rowdy, frank reflection on illness, fame, sex and everything in between the remarkable Lena Dunham asks whether fulfilling her creative ambitions has been worth the pain.
Prodigal Kayo Chingonyi 2nd July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780008497965
The extraordinary memoir from Dylan Thomas Prize-winning poet.
The Heart-shaped Tin Bee Wilson 7th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008685669
“Extraordinary”—the Telegraph. Strikingly original account from food writer charts how everyday objects take on deeply personal meanings.
A Truce That Is Not Peace Miriam Toews 16th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008722883
“The best memoir you will read all year”—Nick Hornby. Internationally bestselling author of Women Talking returns with a singular memoir celebrating disobedient memory, wit, writing and life.
Inconceivable Rebecca Coxon 12th March, hb, eb, £20, 9780008726355
Exciting and thought- provoking memoir about family in all its forms.
Ashamed Camille Charriere 4th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780008734701
Debut book from pioneer of digital culture.
Things in Nature Merely Grow Yiyun Li
26th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008753849
“The best book I have read this year”—David Nicholls. A remarkable work of radical acceptance from Pulitzer Prize finalist as she considers the loss of her son.
Fox & Ink Books
We Yu Yi 26th February, pb, £9.99, 9781916747876
Celebration of women’s achievements across cultures and disciplines. Inspiring stories, and great artwork curated by designer Yu Rong and created by a team of female illustrators.
Gallery
Love Needs No Words James Hunt 12th March, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781398548589
A father’s moving exploration of what raising his autistic sons has taught him about hope, acceptance and joy.
The Mental Load Diaries Cat Sims 26th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781398549432
Influencer and podcaster explores the phenomenon
Opening Night Sara Baume 21st May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781803513386
Wholly original memoir, full of beauty and wisdom, about the nature of friendship and art.
The Village on the Edge of the World Herta Müller, Kate McNaughton (tr)
7th May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781783788170
Candid and discomfiting interview with the Nobel Prize laureate reflects on a literary life defined by the brutality of Ceaucescu’s regime in Romania.
Granta Magazine Editions
Adrift in the South Xiao Hai, Tony Hao (tr) 7th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781738536269
First-hand account of a migrant worker’s journey through the factory floors of southern China.
Greenfinch
Love Letters of Kings and Queens Daniel Smith
12th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781529413557 Beautiful gift volume
of the mental load and the devastating impact it has had on her wellbeing and relationships.
Gallery Audio
Love Needs No Words James Hunt 12th March, audiofile, £18.99, 9781398548602
Details above. Gemini Gift
The Essential Harry Styles Annie Zaleski 12th March, hb, £15, 9781786751980
Styles’ rise to megastardom is undeniable. Loved as much for his charisma as for his vocals, he sells out stadiums and yet stays true to his humble roots.
Granta Books
of the private love letters of monarchs through the ages.
Grove Press
When the Going Was Good Graydon Carter
5th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781804711033
From the pages of Vanity Fair to the red carpets of Hollywood, Carter’s memoir of life as an editor revives the glamorous heyday of magazines when they were the vanguard of culture.
The Making of a Permabear Jeremy Grantham, Edward Chancellor
5th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781804711194
Brilliant account of an investor and a vivid history of the stock market over the last 60 years.
A Natural History of the Studio William Kentridge
5th March, pb, eb, £18.99, 9781804711255
One of the leading artists of our time offers a personal insight into his work, his childhood and his artistic techniques.
Hamish Hamilton
Part of the Story Margaret Busby 26th March, hb, eb, £22, 9780241686782
Rare self-portrait from pioneering publisher, writer and cultural activist underscores her powerful legacy and celebrates some of the people and places that have shaped her life.
Light and Thread Han Kang 19th March, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780241817018
New from Nobel Prize- winning author: poetry, writings and her Nobel Prize in Literature essay, Light and Thread.
Hanover Square Press
Homeschooled Stefan Merrill Block 26th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781335000989
Heartbreaking yet hilarious and empowering memoir about a mother’s all- consuming love, a son’s perilous quest to discover the world beyond the front door and the unregulated homeschool system.
The Way of Ronin Tu Lam 18th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781335001443
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