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Biographies and Memoirs

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Dear Girls

By Ali Wong

Biographies and Memoirs

'You'll laugh like a drain' Stylist Dear Girls is Ali Wong's collection of heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters covering everything they need to know in life, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mum…

Crying in H Mart

By Michelle Zauner

Biographies and Memoirs

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner…

Counting the Cost

By Jill Duggar

Biographies and Memoirs

For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC’s hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story,…

Coming Home

By Brittney Griner

Biographies and Memoirs

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the nine-time women's basketball icon and three-time Olympic gold medallist - a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. On 17 February 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow…

Charlie Hustle

By Keith O'Brien

Biographies and Memoirs

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America’s most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures—baseball immortal Pete Rose—and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the…

Character Matters

By Jean Becker

Biographies and Memoirs

From a New York Times bestselling author and George H.W. Bush's former Chief of Staff, pivotal life lessons from a leader that left a mark on people's hearts and souls. Character Matters is a reminder of the importance of character…

Capote’s Women

By Laurence Leamer

Biographies and Memoirs

SUNDAY TIMES 'SUMMER BOOKS' CHOICE Readers LOVE Capote's Women: 'A genuinely fascinating account of a great writer and his muses.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Loved it! Fabulous book about a extremely complicated and complex character.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'You won't want to put this down.'…

Burn Book

By Kara Swisher

Biographies and Memoirs

From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world but broke it instead. While tech titans bragged they would 'move fast and break things',…