Biography & Memoirs
McNidder & Grace
Bob Dylan as Filmmaker Michael Glover Smith 2nd March, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780857162991
An overlooked subject comes under the spotlight to provide fresh perspective on Dylan’s work behind the camera.
Melville House
The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared Rosa Campbell
16th April, hb, eb, £25, 9781685892319
The feminist hero whose notorious work revolutionised how we think about sex, marriage and the female orgasm.
Trash! Simon Pare-Poupart, Pablo Strauss (tr)
18th June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781685892494
Montreal dustman’s sharp account of 20 years in waste management. Portrays the heroic labour, anarchic spirit and violent conditions of those who keep our cities clean.
Mensch
Sonny Guy Kennaway 31st March, pb, eb, £15, 9781912914869
A book about a couple from Somerset whose son, Sonny, was born with severe physical and mental challenges.
Merky Books
The Waterbearers Sasha Bonet 19th February, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781529979640
Heartfelt memoir explores Black womanhood, motherhood and culture.
Merlin Unwin Books
Undiscovered Corbett Ian Douglas 30th April, hb, £20, 9781913159887
Jim Corbett fans will welcome the previously unpublished photographs, letters and reports which throw new light on the man who despatched the devastating man- eating tigers of India from the 1920s.
Meyer & Meyer Sport
Extreme Adventures Beatrice Lessi, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Spring/Summer 2026
18th June, pb, eb, £17.95, 9781782552949
A journey through curiosity, self-doubt, reinvention and improbable triumph.
Dare to Dream Brian Gardner, Mike Sheridan, Sarah Crouch
16th April, pb, eb, £19.95, 9781782552987
The inspiring memoir of Mike Sheridan, a UK and world record-breaker in long-distance running with a unique approach to the marathon.
Michael Joseph
Thomas More Joanne Paul, Jillian Taylor (ed)
19th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781405953627
Worshipped as a saint, detested as a torturer, admired as a revolutionary—a defining biography of the man who dominated England in the first half of the 16th century.
Mirror Books
Ewert Nene Sello Moloko, Ian Thornton
7th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781916811508
Untold story of audacious visionary who changed African football and fought apartheid before being murdered.
Finding Dad Paul Bessell 26th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781917439572
Exclusive personal knowledge gives an edge to the extraordinary story of Bessell’s uncomfortable discovery of the truth about his dad Peter, set against a background of corruption in business and politics.
Diego’s Story Louise Allen 12th March, vol 13, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781917439732
Thirteenth instalment in the foster care series. Diego and his siblings live in desperate poverty. Befriended by older boys he soon becomes part of the local County Lines gang.
On Duty With the Royals Dickie Arbiter 9th April, hb, eb, £22, 9781917439770
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the accession of King Charles and ongoing interest in the modern monarchy, hear from one of those who was closest to the royals.
The Reckoning Tara Proffitt, Ann Cusack 7th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781917439817
Generations of abuse. A murdered mother. A daughter determined to get justice.
Mum of Two Lauren Goodger 2nd July, hb, eb, £22, 9781917439893
Goodger shares the story of losing her daughter as she revisits navigating the hardest thing any parent could ever experience.
Monoray
Murder in Paris ’68 Edward Chisholm 23rd April, hb, eb, £22, 9781800962675
Author of A Waiter In Paris delves deep into the 1960s Parisian underworld and an unsolved murder that brought the country to its knees.
New Holland
Bandidos Tony Vartianen 1st April, hb, £30, 9781760796792 Story of Bandidos Motorcycle Club from its inception to the day at Milperra that resulted in the deaths of seven people and led to one of Australia’s longest-running trials.
New Village Press
The Women’s Revolution Muriel Fox 17th March, pb, £18.99, 9781613322437
Rare, first-person account of the women’s movement Comprehensive, indexed memoir about the Second Wave women’s movement by the co-founder of the National Organization for Women.
New York Review of Books
Spatial Memories and Preoccupations of an Architect Turner Brooks
24th March, pb, eb, £21, 9798896230229
How does an architect become an architect? In this work of autobiography and criticism Brooks explores this question, mapping how his childhood impressions and enthusiasms influenced his architectural work.
The Contessa Benedetta Craveri, Alex Andriesse (tr)
16th June, pb, eb, £23, 9798896230465
Celebrity, seductress, covert diplomat. Virginia Verasis, Contessa di Castiglione,was the original “famous for being famous” It girl. Transporting biography explores the fascination surrounding her.
Norton Young Readers
Road Home Rex Ogle 17th April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781324083276
Final, essential chapter in Ogle’s three-part memoir recounts the time he was forced from his home to live on the streets after his conservative father discovered he was gay.
Notting Hill Editions
Ways of Telling Xandra Bingley, Margaret Atwood
28th April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781912559893
From the author of Bertie, May & Mrs Fish comes an extraordinary collection of stories.
NYRB Classics
Voices Frederic Prokosch, Kathryn Davis
17th February, pb, eb, £17.99, 9798896230120
James Joyce, Viriginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway and many other artistic titans are ventriloquised in this bitingly funny and mostly fictitious memoir by a nearly forgotten literary fantasist.
Oak Tree Books
Escape to Hollywood Gareth Owen, Lidia Lukes Hitchcock
6th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780722356883
One woman’s escape from communist-era Prague to a new life working on some of Hollywood’s biggest films with superstars such as Tom Cruise and Sean Connery. An incredible true story.
Octopus
Being Old and Learning to Love It Prue Leith
26th February, hb, eb, £20, 9781804193747
Refreshing reappraisal of a time that frightens many people.
Finding Gold Vincent Thurkettle 4th June, hb, eb, £22, 9781804194188
One man’s story of breaking free from rules
and routine. This is about chasing gold, claiming freedom and discovering what it really means to live on your own terms.
Omnibus Press
Freddie Mercury Peter Freestone 19th February, vol 14, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781917274135
Written by Mercury’s longtime personal assistant, this timeless memoir offers a touching portrait of the man behind the myth.
One
The Book of Mysteries Rebecca Tamas 4th June, hb, £16.99, 9781805337683
Ecstatic journey into seasonal rituals and a discovery of their potential to transform our relationship to time and the natural world.
Oneworld
A Bright Cold Day Nathan Waddell 4th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780861549788
Pioneering biography of George Orwell told through moments of everyday life.
OR Books
Marcel Duchamp in New York
John Strausbaugh 21st May, pb, £13.99, 9781682194577
Marcel Duchamp, radical artist and provocateur, redefined art in New York with wit and rebellion. He challenged norms, embraced absurdity and left behind a legacy that shaped modern American art movements.
Pan
A Different Kind of Power Jacinda Ardern 18th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035045426
From the former prime minister of New Zealand comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise to power and offering inspiration to a new generation of leaders.
What Have I Done? Ben Elton 21st May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035059966
Elton has done everything and worked with everybody. In this forthright and hugely entertaining autobiography he tells the whole story.
Simply More Cynthia Erivo 2nd July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781035086054
In this vulnerable and enlightening memoir a globally renowned performer draws from her singular life experience to show us how to live up to the fullest iteration of ourselves.
Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal Robin Ince
30th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035036967
Author and co-host of Radio 4’s Infinite Monkey Cage uses his own late-stage diagnosis of ADHD to explore neurodivergence and anxiety.
Remember When Fiona Phillips 12th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035074884
Moving and necessary book on what it is like to live with Alzheimer’s that will bring comfort to anyone suffering from the early onset of the disease.
Sir Lewis Michael E Sawyer 26th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035071661
Conclusive biography of the greatest Formula One driver of all time.
Beyond the Line Ben Youngs 7th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035069224
Reveals the life and career of England’s most capped men’s rugby player of all time.
One Small Step Paul Sinton-Hewitt 2nd April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035065073
Shares the extraordinary journey of Parkrun, proving how one person’s vision can mobilise millions worldwide towards health, happiness and community.
A Sound So Very Loud Ted Kessler, Hamish MacBain
16th April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781035078295
The music of Oasis analysed by two journalists in the know.
Truck It! Bobby Bolton 4th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035074495
Follow Bolton and his dog Red as they truck from Wigan to the other side of the world, adventuring through continents and finding love along the way.
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