Autobiography and memoir

‘My partners would all tell you I was a nut job’: Jane Wiedlin on the Go-Go’s, fame and the freedom of sex dungeons

by The Guardian | Nov 11, 2026 | Autobiography and memoir, Books, Culture, Music, Pop and rock, Punk, The Guardian, US news | 0 |

As she releases a brutally honest memoir, the new wave icon opens up about industry sexism, living with bipolar disorder and becoming ‘the world’s first atheist ordained minister’The first thing Jane Wiedlin tells me before our...

‘It’s far too late for me to go to the gym every 10 minutes’: Jo Brand on ageing, raging, fitness and grief

by The Guardian | Nov 2, 2026 | Ageing, Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Comedy, Culture, Death and dying, Jo Brand, Older people, Stage, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian, TV comedy, Women | 0 |

The comedian turns 70 soon, and in her new book, she contemplates the years ahead. She explains why she loves a work in progress, the importance of anger in mourning, and how she gave up smoking – only to become a champion...

Standup Jon Richardson on turning his dark teenage diaries into a tearjerking memoir: ‘I couldn’t sugarcoat those years’

by The Guardian | Oct 21, 2026 | Autobiography and memoir, Books, Comedy, Culture, Jon Richardson, Stage, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian, TV comedy | 0 |

While facing grief, illness and a very public breakup, the comic reached for his diaries – and found a happy kid who spiralled into despair. Inspired by a Nobel laureate, he wrote a frank, funny book about that boy and what he...

‘And you will be the People’s Earl’ – Charles Spencer’s Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, digested by John Crace

by The Guardian | Sep 23, 2026 | Aristocracy, Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Books, Culture, Diana, Princess of Wales, King Charles III, Monarchy, Prince Harry, Prince William, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

The earl on his globally lauded eulogy for Diana, King Charles’s sausage fingers and toxic Raine, topped off with a lavish sprinkling of adverbsCheers were heard up and down the land. Halley’s comet made an unscheduled...

When my husband died in a surfing accident, life as I knew it was destroyed. Ten years on, this is what I’ve learned about grief

by The Guardian | Aug 23, 2026 | Autobiography and memoir, Bereavement, Books, Culture, The Guardian | 0 |

One crashing wave on one single day changed everything for our family. How would I keep going?Before they enter the water, surfers will study the ocean. They consider wind and tide conditions. They analyse currents and patterns,...

I was abused as a child – and thought I had healed. Then I began drinking in lockdown

by The Guardian | Aug 18, 2026 | Alcohol, Alcoholism, Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Books, Child protection, Children, Health, Health, mind and body books, Mental health, Rape and sexual assault, Social care, Society, The Guardian | 0 |

Decades after being sexually abused, the author and doctor Frank Spinelli believed he had moved on emotionally. But alcohol destroyed his sense of security. He describes how he confronted his shameNot so long ago, Frank Spinelli...

‘Everywhere there were pitifully injured people’: how a newly unearthed memoir captures the devastation of Hiroshima

by The Guardian | Jul 25, 2026 | Asia Pacific, Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Books, Culture, History books, Japan, Nuclear weapons, Second world war, The Guardian | 0 |

In an exclusive extract from his memoir, Kiyoshi Tanimoto describes the terrifying trip across the city to locate his wife and child• ‘I didn’t want to be a victim of the bomb’: read an interview with Tanimoto’s daughter Koko...

‘I never mentioned it for 25 years. I didn’t want to be a victim of the bomb’: Hiroshima survivor Koko Kondo on horror, anger and forgiveness

by The Guardian | Jul 25, 2026 | Asia Pacific, Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Books, Culture, Japan, Nuclear weapons, Second world war, The Guardian | 0 |

On that fateful day in 1945, Kondo was just a baby in her mother’s arms. She talks about her father’s newly discovered eye-witness account of the aftermath – and why she decided to continue his work as a peace campaigner•...

‘I was a captive in this water prison with over 1,000 miles left to sail’: how an ocean odyssey with my old flame turned into a nightmare

by The Guardian | Jul 11, 2026 | Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Books, Culture, Life and style, Relationships, The Guardian | 0 |

I had always longed for adventure, so when ‘the Captain’ invited me on a 4,000-mile sailing trip, I took the plunge. Then coronavirus hit, and I found myself stuck in a relationship as choppy as the sea we were navigating. Who...

What to read this summer by Mark Haddon, Samantha Harvey, Zadie Smith and more

by The Guardian | Jun 14, 2026 | Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Books, Culture, Fiction, History books, Poetry, Summer reading, The Guardian | 0 |

Leading authors including Sarah Waters, William Dalrymple, Bernardine Evaristo and Anne Enright reveal their perfect holiday reading• Read our selection of 70 brilliant books for the summerZadie SmithMargaret Busby’s Part of the...

70 brilliant books for the summer

by The Guardian | Jun 13, 2026 | Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Books, Children and teenagers, Children's books: 7 and under, Culture, Fiction, Health, mind and body books, History books, Paperbacks, Politics books, Science and nature books, Summer reading, The Guardian | 0 |

From dynamite debuts to must-read memoirs and magical children’s fiction, here’s our selection of this year’s hottest holiday reads• Leading authors Mark Haddon, Samantha Harvey, Zadie Smith select their favourites*** Continue...

‘I got everything I dreamed of – when I had no ability to handle it’: Lena Dunham on toxic fame, broken friendships and her ‘lost decade’

by The Guardian | Apr 11, 2026 | Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Books, Culture, Drama, Girls, Lena Dunham, Television, The Guardian | 0 |

Stardom came fast and hard for the wunderkind who created the hit HBO series Girls aged just 23. Now she’s written a tell-all memoir about why she was forced to retreat from the spotlight• Lena Dunham on going to rehab: read an...

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