Category: biography
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Baggage by Alan Cumming
Baggage chronicles Alan Cummings’ life in Hollywood and the ways in which work has repeatedly whisked him away from personal calamities to sets and stages around the world.
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A Bit of a Stretch by Chris Atkins
The Diaries of a Prisoner Atlantic Books ABOUT WHERE CAN A TIN OF TUNA BUY YOU CLEAN CLOTHES?WHERE IS IT EASIER TO GET ‘SPICE’ THAN PARACETAMOL?WHERE DOES SELF-HARM BARELY RAISE AN EYEBROW? Welcome to Her Majesty’s Prison Service. Like most people, documentary-maker Chris Atkins didn’t spend much time thinking about prisons. But after becoming embroiled […]
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A Bit of a Stretch by Chris Atkins
The Diaries of a Prisoner Atlantic Books ABOUT WHERE CAN A TIN OF TUNA BUY YOU CLEAN CLOTHES?WHERE IS IT EASIER TO GET ‘SPICE’ THAN PARACETAMOL?WHERE DOES SELF-HARM BARELY RAISE AN EYEBROW? Welcome to Her Majesty’s Prison Service. Like most people, documentary-maker Chris Atkins didn’t spend much time thinking about prisons. But after becoming embroiled […]
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Engage: The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson by Paul Kimmage
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR ‘Engage!‘ was the last word Matt Hampson heard before dislocating his neck while in rugby training with other young England hopefuls. On a cold, grey, overcast day in 2005, the cream of young English rugby gathered […]
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May I Have Your Attention Please? by James Corden
The Autobiography As far back as he can remember James Corden has only ever wanted to be in one place: in front of you, doing something to make you laugh, cry, shout, or giggle uncontrollably. At the age of 4, he grandstanded throughout his baby sister’s christening, standing on a chair in front of the […]
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Cheer Up Love by Susan Calman
Adventures in Depression with the CRAB of HATE Susan Calman is a well known comedian and writer who has appeared on countless radio and television programmes. Her solo stand up show, Susan Calman is Convicted, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and dealt with subjects like the death penalty, appearance and depression. The reaction to […]
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The Yellow Envelope by Kim Dinan
Kim Dinan has given us a fascinating memoir telling of her journey, with her husband, around the world. As they prepared to set off on their adventure, their friends gave them a yellow envelope containing $1,000 for them to use for those in need on their journey. Whilst I found the descriptive way the author […]
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You Will Not Have My Hate by Antoine Leiris
MoMo’s Book Diary recommends this remarkably honest memoir. Terrorist’s attacked the Bataclan Theatre in Paris in November 2015, killing 88 victims. One of these was Hélène Leiris. Hélène was a wife and mother. This memoir was written by Hélène’s husband, Antoine. The version I read had been translated from native French and is well written […]
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