Biography & Memoirs
The Drunken Forest Gerald Durrell 19th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035085347
Reissue of a classic work from the author of My Family and Other Animals, one of Britain’s best-loved authors and a pioneering naturalist.
The Picnic and Suchlike Pandemonium Gerald Durrell
19th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035085316 More from Durrell.
Park Row Books
I Choose Me Jennie Garth 7th May, hb, eb, £25, 9780778305637
Actress, designer and entrepreneur offers a candid look at how she overcame adversity and insecurity.
Parthian Books
It Might Not Be True Francesca Rhydderch 7th May, hb, eb, £12, 9781913830540
Memoir of life and love and everything in between. Rhydderch is certain that she is chronically ill but her doctors disagree. Poignant portrait of hope in crisis.
White Sheep Odette Debono 4th May, hb, eb, £12, 9781913830564
Candid memoir brings the reader up close and personal to the drama and emotional turmoil that pervaded a docklands childhood.
My Love All Love Excels Norena Shopland 4th June, hb, eb, £20, 9781913830588
Katherine Philips was extraordinary. A groundbreaking poet and playwright who led a life torn by tumultuous female relationships, sex scandals and a husband in trouble, all against the backdrop of the English Civil War.
Goodbye, Twentieth Century Dannie Abse, Charlotte Williams
23rd April, pb, eb, £15, 9781917140454
Abse’s rich mixture of Welsh and Jewish backgrounds and his occupations of doctor and author have produced what is regarded as one of the most humorous and poignant autobiographies.
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The Presence Dannie Abse, Jasmine Donahaye
23rd April, pb, eb, £11, 9781917140478
After the death of Abse’s wife in a car accident he began to write a diary. It is both a record of present grief and a portrait of a marriage.
Penguin
Looking After Caroline Elton 19th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529158083
Writer, psychologist and sister tells the story of her brother Lionel. This is the first book to consider autism across a life span right up to the end of life.
The North Road Rob Cowen 16th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781804941393
Lyrical journey along Britain’s ancient highway now known as the A1. Blends history, memory and landscape into a haunting meditation on time, travel and the stories that shape us.
Make it Ours Robin Givhan 9th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781804943649
Potent exploration of Virgil Abloh’s revolutionary impact reveals how one designer redefined fashion, culture and identity for a new generation.
Big Dunc Duncan Ferguson 21st May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781804951842
They don’t make footballers and football autobiographies like this any more. The brutally honest, riotously entertaining story of the Everton legend and Premier League bad boy.
Take Care Lindsey Burrow 12th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781804952450
Memoir sparkling with love and hope from the wife of a Leeds Rhinos legend and fundraiser for MND Association.
Fires Which Burned Brightly
Sebastian Faulks 28th May, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781804952825
Wise and warm work of memoir from a major novelist.
One Day At a Time Susan Lewis 7th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804954591
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
Emotional gripper of a life story from a top author. For fans of Cathy Glass and Lesley Pearse.
Backstage Donna Leon 5th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804955482
Engaging collection of stories and essays by the celebrated author of the Guido Brunetti series.
Build Tony Fadell 16th April, pb, eb, £11.99, 9780552177757
Unorthodox guide to making things worth making from the “father of the iPod and iPhone” and the creator of Nest.
Always Winning Ashley Walters, Chris Isaie
21st May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781804995105
From a star of the Netflix shows Adolescence and Top Boy comes a powerful memoir packed with inspiring stories and hard-earned wisdom.
Phoenix
Saltwater Mansions David Whitehouse 25th June, pb, £10.99, 9781399621991
From the author of About a Son comes a deeply moving work of creative non-fiction about a mysterious disappearance and an unsettling obsession.
Receipts from the Bookshop Katie Clapham
4th June, hb, £20, 9781399629508
A year in the life of an independent bookseller in a fading seaside town.
Diary of a Fallen Psychoanalyst Candace Orcutt, Linda Hopkins (ed)
9th April, pb, eb, £45, 9781800134355
Masud Khan was an eminent and scandalous psychoanalyst. This second volume of his Work Books contains his observations and reflections on psychoanalysis, culture and theory between 1972 and 1975.
Picador
The Street Clinic Dorcas Gwata 12th February, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781035006915
Over 10 powerful accounts of young people’s lives mental health nurse Gwata tackles the
That World Cup Guy Andy Milne 25th May, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781836802860
A football fan’s wild ride across nine World Cups.
traumatic aftermath of youth violence on London’s streets.
How to Lose Your Mother Molly Jong-Fast 18th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781035029358
Heartbreaking but brutally funny memoir about losing a mother you never really had. A comfort to anyone who loves someone who drives them crazy.
Burying the Typewriter Carmen Bugan 11th June, vol 181, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035096213
The haunting true story of life behind the Iron Curtain and one teenage girl’s flight from the Romanian secret police and the Ceaușescu regime.
The Believer’s Dilemma Abhishek Choudhary 21st May, hb, eb, £35, 9781035023202
Important and insightful biography of India’s 12th prime minister and co-founder of the BJP, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Pitch
Big Daddy Versus Giant Haystacks Steven Bell
2nd February, hb, eb, £25, 9781836802549
Rags-to-riches story of two towering men, Shirley Crabtree and Martin Ruane, who rose from poverty and nightclub bouncer work to become British TV icons.
Danny Blanchflower, a Glorious Life Mike Donovan
2nd March, hb, eb, £25, 9781836802594
Authorised biography of much-loved midfielder who blazed a trail from Glentoran to Barnsley, Aston Villa, Northern Ireland and Spurs.
Tears for England Robert Taylor 6th April, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781836804215
The story of England’s football team through the eyes of one obsessive fan. Chronicles 50 years of triumphs and woes.
Pluto Press
The Man Who Refused to Plead Guilty Uzair S Paracha, Asim Qureshi
20th April, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780745351964
Tense tale of a young Muslim man wrongly accused of terrorism after 9/11. This book explores what happens when you choose to take on the US justice system.
Princeton University Press
James Joyce: A Political Life Frank Callanan
3rd February, hb, eb, £38, 9780691227979
Major biography reveals how politics profoundly shaped Joyce’s life, thought and writings.
Darwin Janet Browne 28th July, hb, eb, £30, 9780691232256
Definitive biography now in one abridged and fully updated volume.
American Classicist Victoria Houseman 10th February, pb, eb, £22, 9780691236209
Biography of Edith Hamilton, the remarkable woman whose bestselling Mythology has introduced millions of readers to the classical world.
Michelangelo and Titian William E Wallace 31st March, hb, eb, £30, 9780691266572
From the author of Michelangelo, God’s Architect a dual biography of two major artists of the Renaissance whose decades-long rivalry spurred both to greater heights.
Series
Selected Papers of Coomaraswamy Ananda K Coomaraswamy, Robert E Lipsey (ed/tr) 17th February, pb, eb, 97806912775
Two-volume collection of important essays by a pioneering interpreter of Indian art, philosophy and mythology. Vol 1 £32, 09
Vol 2 £30, 30
Coomaraswamy Robert E Lipsey 17th February, pb, eb, £25, 9780691277561
Biography of the Indian intellectual pioneer.
Profile Books
Enough Said Alan Bennett 19th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781805228981
Fourth collection of diaries, covering the turbulent years 2016 to 2024. Poignant, funny, contemplative records of life personal and political in a singular voice.
Pushkin Press
Soul Magic Steve Ayan, Marshall Yarbrough (tr)
23rd April, hb, £25, 9781805332374
Exhilarating study of the pioneers of psychotherapy combines historical sweep with insight into the thinkers that first dared to map the subconscious.
Quercus
SAS the Great Train Raid Damien Lewis 4th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529441185
The SAS’s boldest mission is Damien Lewis’ new bestseller.
The Fun Lovin’ Criminal Huey Morgan 16th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529442526
Gutsy and hugely entertaining memoir of 1990s rap rock legend, Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ frontman Huey Morgan.
Quilled Ink Press
Lost in a Quatrain Adiela Akoo, Bharati Nayak (tr)
1st March, pb, eb, £R200, 9781991209764
“This is not flowery poetry or sonnets of love but one woman’s voice that speaks for so many” – Vine Voice.
Breathe: The Covid Collection Adiela Akoo
4th March, pb, eb, £R200, 9781991209801
Memoir that goes beyond the perspective of the poet by intertwining intimate first-hand accounts from her husband, a doctor on the frontlines of the pandemic.
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