Biographies & memoirs

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The best memoirs of all time, as chosen by our readers

Extraordinary stories from ordinary people

Compelling new memoirs and autobiographies to read this year

The best memoirs of all time, as chosen by our readers

Extraordinary stories from ordinary people

Compelling new memoirs and autobiographies to read this year

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Articles to inspire

Life meanders like a path through the woods. We have seasons when we flourish and seasons when the leaves fall from us, revealing our bare bones. Given time, they grow again.

Katherine May – Wintering

About our biographies and memoirs

Real life stories have a power and depth like no other. We publish a rich collection of memoir and biographies that span everything from celebrity, sports and political memoirs to the very best in the royal biographies genre. From the long-awaited Spare by Prince Harry, to The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama, our list is full of change-makers and trailblazers alongside much-loved personalities in the entertainment world. These compellingly written and beautifully told human stories make great Christmas gifts to leave under the tree.