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Get rare insight into the lives of well-known figures with the latest biography and memoir.
Cher
Part one of a two-part memoir from the iconic artist and actor
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President Bill Clinton
A powerful, candid, and richly detailed memoir from an American icon, revealing what life looks like after the presidency: triumphs, tribulations, and all.
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James Rebanks
A story of friendship, history and redemption on a remote Norwegian island
Deborah Levy
From twice Booker-shortlisted author Deborah Levy, a moving and revelatory collection exploring the muses that have shaped her life and work as a writer
Hanif Kureishi
From Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed
Adam Zamoyski
Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast…
Lech Blaine
From one of Australia's most brilliant writers, a dark comedy about the tangled fates of two couples and the children trapped between them
John Farnham, Poppy Stockell
The Voice Inside is like sitting down with an old friend sharing stories that are both deeply personal and wildly entertaining. Written alongside award-winning filmmaker Poppy Stockell, this is a…
Antonia Murphy
A poignant and darkly comedic memoir from a mother who opened an ethical escort agency in small town New Zealand – and dared to make a difference. Now a major…
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Patti Smith, Lynn Goldsmith
A new trade publication of Before Easter After, originally published in a limited edition.
Lesley-Ann Jones
The only authoritative biography of the Fleetwood Mac legend, by a close friend and bestselling author
Michael Caine
The Hollywood screen legend brings his wit, insight, entertaining stories and wisdom to answer questions about every aspect of his long life - inspiring us all to Be More Michael…
Jenny Slate
From actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell, and New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds Jenny Slate, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays depicting the…
Brooke Boland
Memoiric essays on who we were and how we have changed.
Stanley Tucci
From the beloved, bestselling, Oscar-nominated author of Taste: What I Ate in One Year is a funny, poignant, heartfelt and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an…
Mayumi Inaba, Ginny Tapley Takemori (trans.)
A beloved Japanese modern classic that chronicles the author's twenty-year bond with her cat, meditating on solitude, independence, companionship, the writing life, and how cats can change our lives.
Nigel Slater
From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy.
Michael Visontay
One hundred years ago, Gabriel Wells, a New York bookseller, committed a crime against history. He broke up the world's greatest book, the Gutenberg Bible, and sold it off in…
Bethany Joy Lenz
A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade in a cult and her quest to break free.
Helen Ennis
From multi-award-winning writer Helen Ennis comes the first ever biography of the photographer Max Dupain, the most influential Australian photographer of the 20th century and creator of many iconic images…
Joshua Fox
Raw, moving and savagely funny, What You Into? is Josh Fox's autobiographical account of his spiral into the Grindr world of casual sex, hook-ups and dating apps following the break-up…
Grantlee Kieza
The grand story of the famous 'Birdman' John Gould and his talented wife Elizabeth, who revealed the astonishing world of Australian birds and wildlife in one of the most important…
Lisa Messenger, Sarah Megginson
Fourteen years of friendship. Eight years of 'trying'. Eighteen rounds of IVF and now, one beautiful baby boy. The Power of Two is a remarkable true story that shows that…
Colin Greenwood
A collection of never-before-seen photographs of RADIOHEAD by their bassist Colin Greenwood, with a ten-thousand-word essay by him about the band that has been his life since they formed at…
Billy Connolly
The Accidental Artist brings together the best of Billy's drawings with a selection of his most beloved stories. It is a joyful collision of colour, creativity and storytelling, and an…
Jackie O
In this brave, no-holds-barred memoir, Jackie O is finally telling all. Forget everything you think you know about her. This is the whole truth.
Boris Johnson
Unleashed is Boris Johnson's account of his time in politics, and a book that shatters the mould of the modern prime ministerial memoir. Written in his inimitable style, it is…
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Peter FitzSimons
Our heroes can come from the most ordinary of places. As a shy lad growing up in country Victoria, no one in the district had any idea the man Albert…
Richard Scolyer
Revealing his fight against a diagnosis of 'incurable' brain cancer, this is the remarkable story of 2024 co-Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer.
Kim Carr
In 1975, as Gough Whitlam's government hurtled towards its demise, a nineteen-year-old arts student at the University of Melbourne, Kim Carr, began a long march.
bell hooks
Stitching together the threads of her girlhood memories, bell hooks shows us one strong-spirited child's journey toward becoming the pioneering writer we know.
Miranda Hart
Packed with hard-won wisdoms and gentle truths, this is Miranda's honest exploration of the lessons she has learned on her journey from illness to recovery
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John Safran
Australia's most intrepid Jew finds out just how precarious identity can be.
Alexei Navalny
The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.
Andrea di Robilant
The fascinating story of the Venetian who helped to map the World during the Renaissance, by the author of A Venetian Affair and Autumn in Venice.
Mark Raphael Baker
An uplifting memoir on living well in the face of death
Al Pacino
From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full
Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough
Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully…
Jan Gradvall, Sarah Clyne Sundberg (trans.)
With exclusive band interviews and over a decade of deep research, in Melancholy Undercover, renowned music journalist Jan Gradvall explores the secret to ABBA's success.
Ben Shewry
An intimate, searing and hopeful memoir meets manifesto that reframes the way we think about restaurants, cooking, hospitality, leadership and humanity from one of the most respected chefs in the…
Tracy Spinks
For celebrated bohemian and international icon Vali Myers, art and life were inextricably fused. Her prescience as a dancer, a visual artist and a diarist attracted admirers that included Salvador…
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Neneh Cherry
A deeply personal and powerful memoir from beloved music icon Neneh Cherry
Dava Sobel
Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science – and the untold story of…
Gina Chick
Gina Chick, the inaugural winner of Alone Australia, tells the story of her extraordinary, indomitable life in one of the most powerful, moving memoirs you will ever read.
Rick Astley
The official autobiography from singer, songwriter and musician Rick Astley.
Bill Bailey
In his first memoir, beloved comedian and national treasure Bill Bailey shares stories of his life - and the animals he's met along the way.
Noni Hazlehurst
An icon. A household name. One of our best-loved actors. Noni Hazlehurst is finally telling a story of her own.
Trevor Noah, Sabina Hahn (illus.)
From the author of the #1 bestselling Born a Crime comes an illustrated fable for all ages.