Biographies & Memoirs

The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence....

The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope....

In Unruly, David Mitchell explores how early England's monarchs, while acting as feared rulers firmly guiding their subjects' destinies, were in reality a bunch of lucky sods who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear to us today in their portraits....

The seven rules to follow to realise your true purpose in life distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone....

While James Blunt's crimes against music are well-documented, he also has some stories that are not. In Loosely Based On A Made-Up Story, James reveals his most riotous anecdotes to date for your amusement - and his parents' horror - in this highly anticipated non-memoir....

In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE....

Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister - before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise....

Berserker! is the riotous, one-of-a-kind memoir from one of Britain's most beloved comedians, Adrian Edmondson....

The hilarious book from the nation's favourite comedian, Billy Connolly....

It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror....

Benjamin Zephaniah, who has travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, now tells the one story that encompasses it all: the story of his life....

The long-awaited return of the comedy national treasure....

This is the astonishingly intimate story of Elon Musk, the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter....

With all the humour, honesty, sarcasm (and hats!) that you'd expect, Karma gives us a unique insight into Boy George's incredible story and the true evolution of a music icon....

On September 8, 2022, the world stood still as news broke of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing. Her death dismantled the protective shield around the world’s most famous family, and saw a long-simmering crisis of confidence in the British monarchy begin to resurface....

The explosive behind-the-scenes account of the plot to bring down Boris Johnson

Join us on another unforgettable adventure through the extraordinary life and strong opinions of Miriam Margolyes....

The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart....

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life....

From the woman who is credited, for better and for worse, for launching what we know as the celebrity focused, “brand” driven, social media obsessed popular culture of today, comes an honest and surprising memoir....

The long-awaited first autobiography by national treasure Bob Mortimer....

In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life....

A vivid and authoritative account of the making of the modern Middle East, from the BBC’s long-serving correspondent in the region....

Award-winning actor, creator of a myriad of memorable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, Miriam Margolyes is a national treasure.... 

The long-awaited audio edition of Peter Kay’s best-selling autobiography, The Sound of Laughter, including two completely new and exclusive bonus chapters....

Anthony Jones is one of the most famous street legends out of Baltimore. As a teenager he rose to the top of the drug game and had an organization that was ruthless, violent and made an extreme amount of money. He is now buried inside the belly of the beast serving a life sentence for his crimes, but in the streets of Charm City his name still rings bells to this day.

As the author’s childhood tumbles from her memory into the book, the listener is privy to all sorts of surprising revelations. Be prepared to chuckle with glee, feel your mouth gape listening about situations too weird to be untrue, wince as your heart breaks in sadness and anger over sordid situations, and shake your head both in disbelief and even perfect understanding of unusual childhood tales.

I have seen the Soviet Union and its downfall, the post-Soviet Armenian state upheavals, and the United States up close for the last 24 years. In the past ten years, I have been active on Facebook, keeping in touch with Armenian and global politics. I have collected many of my short thoughts on Facebook, which may seem to contain anger over my national history, the present state of criminal politics in Armenia, and my vision of current things locally and globally. These thoughts can also guide people who unexpectedly find themselves in harsh social/political conditions.

At no more significant time in history are we more aware of the trauma, suffering, and shitty pain people desperately try to work with. We hear the phrase, "Everyone is walking under a cloud—so be kind." This is true, and many are being kind. Yet many more are losing their shit like never before. We see it on social media, the news, and everywhere, watching meltdown after meltdown.

Just 12 days before Pigg’s death, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had already immortalized the men of the Royal Air Force with one of the West’s most famous war-time quotes. But the sentiment and gratitude Churchill expressed back in 1940 is very much alive today. The sacrifice made by “The Few”, the British and Allied fighter pilots who won the Battle of Britain in 1940, remains close to the hearts of the British public, and the piece by the BBC is typical of the national sentiment manifested in air shows, museums, TV programs and books.

Despite every reason not to, Steph Silver savors the little things wherever she goes—like flowers in a field, sunlight through the trees, and playing with her brother, Bobbie. But, no matter how often she escapes into the light, darkness always threatens to pull her backward. Moving over thirty times before she was seventeen, hopscotching between campgrounds, fully furnished homes, and homeless shelters, Steph’s dysfunctional family takes starting over to the extreme.

Surviving in Black Skin is an illuminating virtual journey within the black skin of the author whose life was abruptly uprooted from his southern home in Mobile, Alabama, and transplanted onto the western coast of Los Angeles, California. The listener learns that his family's abrupt transplantation was part of a much larger southern exodus of people in black skins in reaction to the tortuous lynching of a 14-year-old kid named Emmitt Till. It's quite a paradox that the continued (6500 between 1865 and 1950), like the late George Floyd, didn't limit the murders to the South.

Under a Cold Moon is the extraordinary true story of a man that devastated two worlds. A killer that used the chump card as his cover for two brutal murders. His first victim lay under the rocks for fifteen nights. His second lay under the dirt for sixty-one. Two women. One spurned slayer. In this cold tale, the author exposes the dark secrets of a man that stalked older women. Latham weaves this story from an insider's window. A writer that was in the thick of things and interviewed the man behind these two cataclysmic homicides.

War Is a Racket is Marine General Smedley Butler's classic treatise on why wars are conducted, who profits from them, and who pays the price. Few people are as qualified as General Butler to advance the argument encapsulated in his book's sensational title. When War Is a Racket was first published in 1935, Butler was the most decorated American soldier of his time. He had led several successful military operations in the Caribbean and in Central America, as well as in Europe during the First World War.

Charles Edward Wells deployed to France, and we join him there in the summer of 1918, following a vicious attack wherein he lost his first diary. We then see the full scale of war through his eyes. Not only the mortal danger of combat, but also a good bit of what happens to a soldier when he's not on the front line.

Sean K Ellis was convicted in 1995–at his third trial, after two prior hung juries–of the murder and robbery of controversial Boston detective John J. Mulligan. Age nineteen at the time of the crime, Sean insisted he was innocent. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

This story begins with an ending: the day Maureen Muldoon realized the devastating fact that her husband was having an affair—and leaving her for Miss Universe. Miss freaking Universe! How does this even happen?

Having three generations of her family living under the same roof was once part of the Italian dream for Rosie. But when her party-loving, whiskey-drinking, poker-playing 85-year-old mother moves over from Ireland to Italy, Rosie’s longed for dolce vita in Umbria is anything but sweet.

When a string of murders rocks the city, Detective Monroe is tasked with leading the investigation. As the body count rises, Monroe and his team race against time to identify the killer and bring him to justice. But as the investigation unfolds, they quickly realize that the killer is cunning, elusive, and determined to evade capture. The team is forced to navigate a complex web of lies, corruption, and danger, as they race to uncover the killer's identity and prevent further bloodshed.

Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth is the author's authentic true story about adversity, failure, and ultimate success. What approach does it take to plant a flag into tough broadcasting turf? How do you really carve out a place for yourself in the 'traditional' digital universe?