New and Recommended: Biography
Selected by the Bookshop
Our pick of the most exciting new memoirs and biographies.
From the publisher:
TRANSLATED BY ANAM ZAFAR AND SOPHIE LEWISWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY IJEOMA OLUOThe autobiography of the fabulous, rule-breaking, one-of-a-kind Josephine Baker, published in English for the first time.This is the iconic Josephine Baker in her…
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From critically acclaimed and prize winning author Alexis WrightWinner of the Stella PrizeWinner of the Magarey Medal for BiographyWinner of the Queensland Literary AwardA larger-than-life champion of Aboriginal self-determination, Tracker…
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A new edition of Sue Tilley’s classic biography of the man described by Boy George as ‘modern art on legs’, updated to include never-before-seen photographs and a new chapter reflecting on Bowery’s legacy.From his…
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‘We ache for love, but love eludes us. Out of this crisis comes so much of what it means to be human’Shon Faye grew up quietly obsessed with the feeling that love was not for her. Not just romantic love: the secret fear of her…
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A lively and provocative account of Bernard Mandeville and the work that scandalized and appalled his contemporaries—and made him one of the most influential thinkers of the eighteenth centuryIn 1714, doctor, philosopher and writer…
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A history of unmarried motherhood through three generations of an Irish family, and the secrets we conceal*Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2024, Irish Book Awards**A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year*'Remarkable: touching, tragic and…
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Every night when I turn the lights out in my sixteenth-floor living room before I go to bed, I experience a shock of pleasure as I see the banks of lighted windows rising to the sky, crowding round me, and feel myself embraced by the…
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The untold history of the extraordinary women who drove the modern dance movement and changed cultural narratives about sex, power and women's rights.'Don't let them tame you!' ISADORA DUNCANThe story of modern dance is a story of…
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Honest, funny, moving conversations about mental health, identity and contemporary issues between bestselling author and her teenage daughter'Fascinating... a much needed conversation between generations' THE TIMESHow can we…
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