Miranda Seymour’s eye-opening biography of Vera Gedroits brings the overdue recognition she deserves
Covering the writer’s late teens and early twenties, this pleasurable read is an elegant account of self-development through art
Transcripts of Henry Kissinger’s secretly recorded phone calls emerge from the archive as a stark, quotidian chronicle of power during the Nixon administration
A speculative ‘non-fiction thriller’, the rise of the far right, memoirs from fighters for Scottish independence and farmers — and exhilarating campaigns from 1980s London
Three new books draw on fresh archival evidence in an attempt to bring us closer to an understanding of the notorious British spy ring
Victoria Johnson’s vivid biography brings to life the artist-adventurer whose sweeping landscapes changed the way the nation saw itself — and the world around it
The correspondence between the writer and the actress charts the passionate highs and bitter lows of their 16-year relationship
Xiao Hai tells a story of shattered dreams and the grim reality of conditions inside China’s manufacturing sector
The biographer of Keynes straddled disciplines and political parties in a lengthy and often controversial career
The autobiography by the star of hit series ‘Girls’ confirms her talent as a writer and proves she is still the voice of her generation
An enthusiastic biography of New York art duo Peter Hujar and Paul Thek adds to their growing reputation four decades after their death
In a hybrid of fiction and essay, Jean-Noël Orengo explores how Albert Speer charmed Hitler and then laundered his own postwar reputation
This Zimbabwean academic’s coming-of-age memoir turns a personal odyssey into a political reckoning of a nation’s cruel history and current agonies
A carefully measured biography grapples with the life of the fascinating, complicated and often exasperating writer, adventurer and transgender pioneer
A timely and valuable look at the critical insights of a great ‘European mind’ and a life ended while fleeing the Nazis
Sebastian Mallaby’s compelling biography of the DeepMind co-founder traces his life’s mission to create artificial general intelligence
The British diplomat who turned against empire and led the 1916 Easter Rising was a mercurial man. Rory Carroll’s new biography finds a fresh way to tell his story
Richard Lapper’s richly rewarding biography charts his route from firebrand to pragmatic president
Documentary skips through the 1970s as the musician forms Wings and searches for ordinary life amid notoriety and sheep
What are we without our past? An extraordinary memoir documents Pelicot’s struggle to keep her identity alive in the aftermath of her husband’s monstrous crimes
This assiduously researched biography tells Helenio Herrera’s little-known and outrageous story with verve
As the daughter of a top US diplomat, the author of this engrossing collection had a close-up view of the foibles of major political leaders
A memoir about grief and shared family trauma that is beautifully written, poetic and wise
The contrasting memoirs of the novelist and the former politician reveal a fissure in the UK of their childhoods — and traumas all too familiar to their contemporaries
Gabriel Sherman’s rollercoaster account exposes the ruthless building of a ‘Succession’-like dynasty and media empire
