Biography & Memoirs
Follow Julian and Stach Lisiecki’s lives through the First and Second World War in a tale of resilience, courage and lifelong friendship.
In the Footsteps of Marco Polo Stanley Johnson
3rd March, hb, £30, 9781917458658
In 1961 Johnson attempted Marco Polo’s route by motorcycle. Sixty-two years later, with son Max, he completed the journey to Beijing. It is documented in this extraordinary travel memoir.
The Silent Flyer
Michael Glendonbrook 30th June, hb, £30, 9781917458696
Inspiring story of Michael Bishop, the boy who loved airplanes so much that he built an airline.
Shipped off to India Jennifer Temple 10th March, hb, £35, 9781917458818
Richard Temple’s formative years as a man entrusted with sole control of a colonial region at the age of 36.
University of Alberta Press
Every Story is a Call to Action David A Robertson
3rd March, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781772128512
Explores the role of Indigenous stories in creating a new understanding of Canada and nurturing a collective experience that helps create lasting social change.
University of Chicago Press
Films That Explode Like Grenades Whitney Strub
16th June, pb, eb, £24, 9780226849881
Comprehensive portrait of emblematic independent filmmaker of the late-1960s New Left in the United States. Tracks the histories of leftist film and global revolutionary movements.
University of New Mexico Press
Mark Twain Remembered Gary Scharnhorst (ed) 7th April, pb, £22.99, 9780826369161
Twain’s life as told by more than 200 contemporaries including Teddy Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Charles Darwin and many more.
Spring/Summer 2026
University of South Carolina Press
Welcome to the Sh*t Show Shannon Ivey
24th February, hb, £19.99, 9781643366357
For colorectal cancer patients, the people who love them and the professionals who care for them, a clear-eyed account of one woman’s fight to survive.
University of Wales Press
Woman on a Mission Jane Aaron 15th March, vol 17, pb, eb, £24.99, 9781837723102
The first English-language biography of Cranogwen (Sarah Jane Rees), who was hailed during her lifetime as the most influential woman in Welsh history.
University of Wisconsin Press
Working With My Heroes John L DeMain, Greg Hettmansberger
17th March, hb, £22.99, 9780299352202
DeMain recounts experiences from his days studying piano in Ohio to his years as a graduate at Julliard to early jobs to his internationally acclaimed productions.
My World Is Melting Line Nagell Ylvisaker, Kelsey Camacho (tr)
5th May, pb, £14.99, 9780299357344
Explores the effects of a warming planet from inside a remote community intimately attuned to its environment. Blending memoir, long- form journalism and scientific reportage.
University Press of Mississippi
Lauren Bacall Anthony Uzarowski 16th February, hb, £27.99, 9781496838834
Legend’s life and career explored: her style, her body of work and her relationships with some of the most famous figures of the 20th century.
James Mason Madeline King Porter 15th April, hb, £27.99, 9781496858641
Explores the complexities of the life and career of a reluctant star whose refined demeanour and enigmatic choices made him one of cinema’s most intriguing figures.
Mark Gruenwald Paul V Allen 16th March, pb, £14.99, 9781496861443
Traces Gruenwald’s journey from a comic- obsessed child and fanzine creator to a prolific writer, editor and eventually Marvel’s executive editor.
V&A
Shocking Life Elsa Schiaparelli 19th February, hb, £20, 9781838510626
Lively and idiosyncratic account of the life and work of Schiaparelli, told in her own, inimitable voice.
Verso Books
The Heretic Gonzalo Pozo 30th June, pb, eb, £20, 9781788733960
Long-awaited biography of the masterly biographer of Trotsky and Stalin.
Love and Terror Claudia Verhoeven 26th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781804298077
Major new history of the Manson murders, one of the most infamous criminal cases of the 20th century.
The Most Dangerous Man in Britain? Tony Benn, Melissa Benn
7th April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781804298282
Tony Benn: firebrand? National treasure? A socialist model for the 21st century?
Djamila Boupacha Simone de Beauvoir, Gisele Halimi
28th July, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781836741817
Searing denunciation of French torture in Algeria.
Vertebrate Thirty-one Days Allie Bailey
5th February, pb, eb, £14.95, 9781839812699
Follow-up to the bestselling There Is No Wall. Breaks down topics such as comparison and motivation and encourages the reader to look at their thoughts and behaviours.
Viking
Thirst John Robins 7th May, hb, eb, £20, 9780241740040
Moving, darkly funny memoir about alcohol addiction and the journey to sobriety.
Stolen Revolution Yeganeh Torbati, Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
4th June, hb, eb, £20, 9780241744017
Gripping narrative of the lives of Iranians across five decades, from the Iranian Revolution to the Woman Life Freedom protests, tracing the promise that never materialised.
Virago Press
Defiance Loubna Mrie 24th February, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780349013367
Remarkable memoir of personal rebellion and political awakening from a young woman who was raised to be loyal to Syria’s brutal regime. Defiance reveals the unimaginable cost of choosing freedom.
How Korean Corn Dogs Changed My Life Alice Amelia
2nd April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780349020693
Tell-all memoir and love letter to Korea about a young British K-drama fan who moves to Seoul and unexpectedly becomes part of the country’s booming entertainment industry.
Voltaire Foundation
The Life of Philippe Fermin Peter J Koehler
24th February, pb, £85, 9781805966593
Exploration of the Enlightenment period through a study of biographical material by surgeon Fermin.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Autobiography of a Face Lucy Grealy 23rd April, pb, £10.99, 9781399613880
In this celebrated memoir and exploration of identity, cancer transform the author’s face, childhood and the rest of her life.
Disclosure: Unravelling the Spycops Files Kate Wilson
28th May, pb, £12.99, 9781399614313
Encouraging true story of the woman who took on Britain’s secret police in court and won.
Honoured Naz Shah 5th March, hb, £22, 9781399628471
Inspiring and singularly unforgettable memoir of a stranger-than-fiction life lived against the odds.
The Yahoo Boys Carlos Barragan 11th June, hb, £22, 9781399632188
Extraordinary, narrative non-fiction debut immerses the reader in the lives of a quintessential 21st-century villain– the Nigerian romance fraudster.
Welbeck
The Official Treasures of Muhammad Ali 5th March, hb, £50, 9781780979090
Allows readers the opportunity to experience the boxer’s achievements through a selection of 200 photographs and 25 items of his private memorabilia.
Weldon Owen
Marilyn Monroe Richard Meryman 23rd April, hb, £36.99, 9798886743777
What more is there to say? Find out in Merryman’s biography of a 20th-century star who actually deserves the label “iconic”.
Wellcome Collection
To Exist as I am Grace Spence Green 7th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781800814509
A young doctor’s amazing story of near- death, recovery and radical acceptance.
White Rabbit
The Absence: Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer Budgie
16th July, pb, £12.99, 9781399621588
Rollercoaster post- punk memoir by a cult hero of the 1980s.
Cosmic Music Andy Beta 5th March, hb, £30, 9781399626217
First, full-length biography of Alice Coltrane, the jazz musician and spiritual leader who laid the groundwork for new age, ambient and electronic music.
The Colonel and the King Peter Guralnick 23rd April, pb, £16.99, 9781399635318
Conclusion of the critically acclaimed music writer’s Elvis
trilogy focuses on his relationship with his legendary manager.
Wildfire
You’ll Like It When You Get There Rhys James
30th July, pb, £12.99, 9781035420421
Guide to living life against a backdrop of dread from a Mock the Week comedian.
Jolt Ted Scheinman 14th July, pb, £16.99, 9781035425198
Part-memoir, part- medical history, this is the story of Scheinman’s journey through electroshock treatment while investigating its history and lingering horror in our cultural memory.
Hungry Katriona O’Sullivan 23rd April, hb, £18.99, 9781035427772
Raw and beautifully written memoir from the author of Poor delves into the complexities of body image, self-worth and the relentless pursuit of acceptance.
William Collins
Thou Savage Woman Blessin Adams 12th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008500214
“Popular history at its best”—Spectator. Propulsive, true-crime history of female killers in early modern Britain.
I, Vera
Miranda Seymour 21st May, hb, eb, £25, 9780008650384
Seymour recovers this lost story of a brilliant princess who regularly performed medical miracles of surgery.
Queen James Gareth Russell 12th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008660895
“Books like this don’t come along very often. Told with Gareth Russell’s characteristic verve and exquisite eye for detail. A must for history fans”– Tracy Borman.
Looking At Women, Looking At War Victoria Amelina, Margaret Atwood
12th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008727543
Winner of the Orwell Prize and with a foreword from Margaret Atwood. Destined to be a
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