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Get rare insight into the lives of well-known figures with the latest biography and memoir.
M. John Harrison
One of our greatest and most original living writers sets out the perils of the writing life with joyful provocation
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Peter Rees
A heartfelt look at the life of a man who placed his role as a father with an autistic son above his service to the country as deputy prime minister
Richard Harris
Diving doctor on the Thai Cave Rescue (now a Netflix series) and former joint Australian of the Year explores the stories of other people who regularly risk their lives and…
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Jeanne Ryckmans
A darkly funny memoir and investigation into the charms and crimes of the untrustworthy.
Brendan Watkins
A stunning memoir of one man's search for his birth parents, which uncovered an astonishing global scandal at the heart of the Catholic Church.
Andrew Sneddon
Hailed as a real-life Boy Swallows Universe, a 'bold, brutal and unforgettable' memoir of growing up in the criminal underbelly of Queensland's Gold Coast in the 1980s.
Martin Flanagan
A prison diary, a story of brotherly love, a journey of redemption, Martin Flanagan's compelling book about his boarding school days goes inside an experience many have had but few…
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Ben Mckelvey
Combining autobiography, reportage and science, Ben Mckelvey tells his personal story, along with research about psychology, physiology and neuropathology
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Oliver Twist
Powerful, heartbreaking and full of humour, Jali marks the arrival of a dazzling new voice.
Karen Kirsten
If we seal off the past, how will we ever know the truth?
In 1942, in Nazi-occupied Poland, a Jewish child was smuggled out of the Warsaw ghetto in a…
Frieda Hughes
'He was a hectic, unprincipled bird, but it was impossible not to love him' ... a memoir of love, obsession and feathers
Eileen Kramer
Australia's oldest and most graceful dancer shares not just how to live a long life but also how to live a great life, full of wonder and joy.
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Luiz Schwarcz
A memoir of a short childhood and a long depression
David Meagher
I was a victim of child sexual abuse. It occurred more than forty years ago, when I was just thirteen years old. This is the story about what happened to…
Amy Key
Is it possible life without romantic love isn't so bad? An essential memoir about building life on your own terms
Shoji Morimoto
The true life adventures of Shoji Morimoto, who launched a business in which he rents himself out to do nothing in Japan.
Anna Funder
A blazing, genre-bending masterpeice from one of the most inventive writers of our time.
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Shaneel Lal
A stunning, heart-breaking yet defiant memoir by activist, model and social media sensation Shaneel Lal.
Robert Skinner
I’d Rather Not is about work, escape and that something more we all need.
Jonathan Eig
A major new biography of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life
Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
Physicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu scriptures as he was with quantum mechanics, J. Robert Oppenheimer – director of the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb – was…
Jason McBride
The first full-scale authorized biography of the pioneering experimental novelist Kathy Acker, one of the most original and controversial figures in 20th-century American literature.
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Kate Andersen Brower
The first authorised biography of eternal legend Elizabeth Taylor.
Jessica Kirkness
The House With All The Lights On is a lyrical exploration of family, identity and history, and what it is to be a member of a family where the most…
BTS, Myeongseok Kang
Published in celebration of BTS’s 10th Anniversary, and written over 3 years of in‑depth coverage, in interviews by Myeongseok Kang, BTS shares personal, behind-the-scenes stories of their journey so far.
Angus Trumble
The captivating story of the first global cosmetics empire, the fascinating woman who built it, and the past she preferred to leave behind
Steph Lentz
At once a gripping recount, a heartfelt apology and a scathing take-down, In/Out charts Steph's course from inside Christian fundamentalism, out of the closet and into a fuller sense of…
Lamisse Hamouda
The Shape of Dust is a haunting appraisal of the way Australia treats its citizens, both at home and abroad.
Mohammad Chowdhury
Whether negotiating the mind-games of border security services or performing ablutions in a London bathroom, Mohammad Chowdhury's life travelling the world brings daily challenges.
Shauna Bostock
The powerful story of a Bundjalung woman's journey to uncover her family history.
Dean Yates
Dean Yates was the ideal warzone correspondent: courageous, compassionate, dedicated. After years of facing the worst, though, including the Bali bombings and the Boxing Day tsunami, one final incident undid…
A. Anatoli
The powerful rediscovered masterpiece of Kyiv during the Second World War, told by a young boy who saw it all.
Justin Yerbury
Pursued by 'the beast' of motor neurone disease, groundbreaking scientist Justin Yerbury wrote this extraordinary memoir entirely with eye movements. It is the sharpest possible lens on the value of…
Sam Drummond
A memoir about downward mobility, disability and the power of hope.
Sean Szeps
A fearless, frank and funny memoir about reinventing the rules of parenting
Tony Cohen, John Olson
The music and mayhem behind the seminal sounds of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Models, Hunters & Collectors, The Saints, The Go-Betweens, Cold Chisel, The Cruel Sea and so…
Linda Marigliano
A compelling, relatable and powerfully moving memoir of people-pleasing, family and what it means to love and be loved, from radio presenter and podcaster Linda Marigliano.
Michael Rosen
The stunning new memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Many Different Kinds of Love
Helen Elliott
Helen Elliott's Eleven Letters to You is a profoundly original memoir, an intimate account of growing up in the suburbs of Melbourne in the fifties and sixties, before feminism.
Rachael Coopes
Gorgeous travel memoir set in Paris from Play School presenter, award-winning screenwriter and author of Find Your Strength, Rachael Coopes. For fans of Eat Pray Love,Almost French…
Laura Dern, Diane Ladd
A collection of deeply personal conversations from award-winning actress and activist Laura Dern and the woman she admires most, her mother - legendary actress Diane Ladd.
Belinda Alexandra
A compelling and poignantly written blend of memoir and history, sharing stories of great resilience, purpose, passion and connection in the face of crushing challenges - stories which inspired the…
Mitchell Zuckoff
The incredible, true story of a breathtaking rescue in the frenzied final hours of the US evacuation of Afghanistan - and how a brave Afghan mother and a compassionate American…
Xiaolu Guo
The world can seem strange and lonely when you step away from your family and everything you have tried to call your own. Yet beauty may also appear. In the…
Priya Joi
A thought-provoking and nuanced memoir on motherhood, race and identity
M(other)land will be a powerful response to the absence of an inclusive and accessible blueprint for navigating life as a…
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Cynthia Dearborn
A superbly written and surprising memoir about hope, redemption, self-worth, and the tangled and often contradictory impulses of love.
Antonia Case
Packed with insight into life’s big questions, Flourish will take you on a riveting journey in search of what matters most.
Kris Kneen
Fat Girl Dancing is a frank, beautiful and triumphant ode to self-respect from one of Australia's most original and acclaimed writers.