Biography & Memoir

Goldie André Aciman Harold Acton Gilbert Adair John Adams Paul Addison Thomas Ades Viv Albertine Tania Alexander Benedict Allen Zoë Anderson Carole Angier Peter Anson Will Ashon W.H. Auden Paul Auster Richard Ayoade Jenna Bailey Arthur Baker Stephen Banfield Michael Barry Eileen Battersby Cari Beauchamp Antony Beaumont Adrian Bell Alan Bennett Steven Berkoff Robert Bernard Martin John Betjeman Michael Billington Paul Binding Eula Biss Nick Blackburn Robert Blake Michael Blakemore B.C. Bloomfield Peter Bogdanovich Anna Bogutskaya John Boorman Ian Bostridge Matthew Bourne Tom Bower Gordon Bowker Paul Brannigan Christopher Bray Kevin Breathnach John Bridcut Susan Brigden Benjamin Britten Leah Broad Emma Brockes Richard Brody Michael Broers Jacob Bronowski Sandy Brown Michael Burden Tim Burgess Gordon Burn Dougal Butler Jack Cardiff Neville Cardus John Carey Ray Carney Humphrey Carpenter Will Carruthers Helen Castor Roland Chambers Vikram Chandra John Charmley Marcus Chown Ian Christie Tom Clynes Richard Cobb Teju Cole Maurice Collis Joseph Conrad Julia Copus Mark Cousins Virginia Cowles John Cowper Powys Graham Coxon Robert Craft Oliver Craske Margaret Croyden Deborah Curtis Rachel Cusk P. D. James Tsitsi Dangarembga Dan Davin Andre De Toth Elaine DePrince Grace Dent David Dilks Miranda Doyle Margaret Drabble Charles Drazin John Drummond Lawrence Durrell Jane Edwardes Jeremy Eichler John Eidinow Kevin Eldon Valerie Eliot Rod Ellingworth Warren Ellis Richard Ellmann Amos Elon Akwaeke Emezi Brian Eno Rob Evans Geoffrey Faber Cosey Fanni Tutti Ronan Fanning Eleanor Farjeon Graham Farmelo James Fearnley Justin Fenton Robert Ferguson Monica Feria-Tinta Adharanand Finn Nick Flynn Michael Foot Brian Fothergill Christopher Frayling Michael Frayn Lucy Fry P.N. Furbank A. G. Street H. G. Wells Simon Garfield Richard Garnett Norman Gash Katie Gee Salisbury Amelia Gentleman William Gerhardie Ian Gibson Beryl Gilroy Philip Glass Magdalen Goffin Judy Golding Kim Gordon Martin Gottfried Desmond Graham Simon Gray Lavinia Greenlaw Paul Griffiths John Grigg Thom Gunn S. H. Fernando Jr. Anne H. Putnam Brigitte Hamann Ian Hamilton James Hamilton-Paterson Christopher Hampton Luke Harding Elizabeth Hardwick David Hare Tony Harrison Sir Harrison Birtwistle Jean Hartley Vaclav Havel Alethea Hayter Dermot Healy Seamus Heaney Simon Heffer Lenny Henry Clinton Heylin Harry Hill Lindsey Hilsum Charlotte Hobson Michael Hofmann Matthew Hollis Imogen Holst Stuart Hood Barney Hoskyns Mick Houghton A.E. Housman Ted Hughes Sir Humphrey Burton Jim Hunter Michael Hurd Marina Hyde Samantha Irby Kazuo Ishiguro William J. Mann David James Smith Ruth Janette Ruck Tim Jeal Richard Jefferies Derek Johns Tobias Jones Alan Judd Stefan Kanfer Maud Karpeles Rosemary Kavan Julie Kavanagh Jackie Kay Jonathan Keates Linda Kelly Michael Kennedy Tony King Patrick Kingsley Hugh Kingsmill Paul Kingsnorth Barbara Kingsolver Marek Kohn Wayne Kramer Milan Kundera Hanif Kureishi Gavin Lambert David Lan John Lanchester Philip Larkin Bernard Leach Linda Leavell Norman Lebrecht Stewart Lee Emily Leider Mike Leigh Sam Leith Ian Leslie Jonathan Lethem Roger Lewis Nicholas Lezard Laura Lippman Christopher Logue Marceline Loridan-Ivens Simon Louvish Mike Love Robert Lowell David Lynch Jonathan Lynn Fiona MacCarthy Louis MacNeice Fiona Maddocks David Magarshack Gustav Mahler Shiv Malik David Mamet David Marcus Jan Marsh Katherine May Joseph McBride Owen McCafferty John McGahern Lyra McKee Neil McKenna Hamish McKenzie Michelle McNamara Edward McPherson Karl Miller Anthony Minghella David Mitchell Bruno Monsaingeon Lorrie Moore Geoffrey Moorhouse Paul Morley Jan Morris Andrew Motion Timothy Mowl Paul Muldoon W. N. P. Barbellion Sylvia Nasar Norman Nicholson O.B.E. Harold Nicolson David Nokes Christopher Nolan Jerrold Northrop Moore Michael Nott Edna O’Brien Flannery O’Connor Julia O’Faolain Andrew O’Hagan Fintan O’Toole Kenneth O. Morgan Philip Oltermann John Osborne Jennifer Otter Bickerdike Alistair Owen Caroline P. Murphy Alan Palmer Orhan Pamuk Tony Parker Cecil Parrott Jann Parry Ann Pasternak Slater Bertrand Patenaude Don Paterson Tom Paulin David Peace Hesketh Pearson Michael Pedersen Richard Perceval Graves Philippe Petit Stephen Pettitt Adam Phillips Justine Picardie DBC Pierre Stephen Pile Harold Pinter Sylvia Plath Peter Pomerantsev Dennis Potter Sue Prideaux Alison Prince Georgia Pritchett Sergei Prokofiev Anthony Quinn F. R. Leavis Simon Rae Nicholas Rankin Amy Raphael Ben Ratliff Gwen Raverat Donald Rayfield Jay Rayner Helen Rebanks Brian Rees James Reeves John Rentoul David Riggs Jim Ring Paul Robertson Sue Roe Dr Ronald Blythe Suzi Ronson Caryn Rose Charles Rosen Alan Ross Katherine Rundell Marcus Ryder T. S. Eliot Sylvia Saunders Michael Scammell Irmin Schmidt The Secret DJ Peggy Seeger Harriet Sergeant Lee Server Tom Service Miranda Seymour Evelyn Sharp Owen Sheers Barbara Skelton Brix Smith Start Ethel Smyth Steven Soderbergh Robert Spaethling Stephen Spender Francis Spufford Hilary Spurling Giles St Aubyn Jon Stallworthy George Steiner Richard Steinitz Adam Sternbergh Ben Stewart Frances Stonor Saunders David Storey Rebecca Stott Frederic Strauss Jack Sutherland Jan Swafford Matthew Sweet Richard T. Kelly Emma Tarlo Erik Tawaststjerna A.J.P. Taylor Judith Tebbutt Adrian Tempany Kae Tempest Edward Thomas Richard Thompson Matt Thorne Ann Thwaite Miriam Toews Leo Tolstoy Karen Tongson Mark Townsend Giles Tremlett Mary Trevelyan Jeff Tweedy John Tyrrell Lamont U-God Hawkins Jenny Uglow Stanley Unwin Mario Vargas Llosa Keith Vaughan Francesca Wade Erica Wagner Derek Walcott Estate Alan Walker Paul Watkins Wim Wenders Mark White Hugo Williams Henry Williamson Mary-Kay Wilmers A.N. Wilson Nicky Wire Jah Wobble Lewis Wolpert Jason Wood Malcolm Yorke Gary Younge Philip Ziegler John de St. Jorre Andrea di Robilant