Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: very good
From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a profound, beautifully realized memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year. Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself ...Show more
Year of the Monkey: The New York Times bestseller by Patti Smith
$22.99 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir
'Magical' GUARDIAN'A gripping tale of the search for meaning in times of turbulence - expressed with Smith's signature poetic flair' VOGUE'Extraordinary ... A tense, teasing mix of reality and dream' Sunday Times'A melancholy mood and poetic language distinguish Smith's third memoir' BBC'Her willingness ...Show more
Yes, You Are Trans Enough: My Transition from Self-Loathing to Self-Love by Mia Violet
$40.99 AUD
Category: Trans & Gender Diverse Biography / Memoir
This is the deeply personal and witty account of growing up as the kid who never fitted in. Transgender blogger Mia Violet reflects on her life and how at 26 she came to finally realise she was 'trans enough' to be transgender, after years of knowing she was different but without the language to underst ...Show more
You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn
$29.99 AUD
Category: Gay Male & Bi Biography/Memoir
The star of the Harold and Kumar franchise, House, and Designated Survivor recounts why he rejected the advice of his aunties and guidance counselors and, instead of becoming a doctor or "something practical," embarked on a surprising journey that has included confronting racism in Hollywood, meeting hi ...Show more
You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming
$55.00 AUD
Category: Gay Male & Bi Biography/Memoir
If you were to put David Sedaris and Glenn O'Brien in a blender and add a dash of New York and Hollywood gossip, you would wind up with Alan Cumming. Described by Time magazine as one of the most fun people in show business, Cumming is a genuine triple-threat as a successful stage, television, and film ...Show more
You Made Me This Way: A powerful personal investigation into trauma, hope and healing from the author of the memoir Fourteen by Shannon Molloy
$34.99 AUD
Category: Gay Male & Bi Biography/Memoir
Part memoir, part investigation into the taboo topic of male child sexual abuse, You Made Me This Way is a very personal book, driven by Shannon revealing his own experience of having been sexually abused as a young child, and his grappling to understand how this has shaped him. The majority of men sex ...Show more
Young Bloomsbury the generation that reimagined love, freedom and self-expression by Nino Strachey
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Category: General Biography / Memoir
'Entirely original and thrilling . . . this is Gatsby made real' JULIET NICOLSON'This witty, fascinating book is a delight. Read it.' MIRIAM MARGOLYESIn the 1920s a new generation stepped forward to invigorate the Bloomsbury Group - creative young people who tantalised the original 'Bloomsberries' with ...Show more
Young Bloomsbury: the generation that reimagined love, freedom and self-expression by Nino Strachey
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Surprisingly little has been written about second-generation Bloomsbury who tantalised the original 'Bloomsburies' at Gordon Square parties with their captivating looks and provocative ideas. Young Bloomsbury introduces us to an extraordinarily colourful cast of characters, including novelist and music ...Show more
Youngman: Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan by Lou Sullivan; Susan Stryker (Introduction by); Zach Ozma (Editor); Ellis Martin (Editor)
$22.99 AUD
Category: Trans & Gender Diverse Biography / Memoir
The first openly trans author on a Classics list, this is a unique first-hand account of a historical trans man's life, which read like a euphoric coming-of-age novel.A unique first-hand account of a historical gay trans man's whole life, which reads like a celebratory coming-of-age novel. Lou kept cand ...Show more
You're Not Edith: Autobiographical Essays by Allison Gruber
$30.95 AUD
Category: Lesbian & Bi Biography / Memoir
This gutsy collection offers a brilliant reflection on life as a young lesbian and breast cancer survivor. Through discussions of madness, religion, gender and feminism, Allison Gruber captivates with heartbreaking candor and wit. From her teenage Dian Fossey to her Virginia Woolf of Drama Club, the aut ...Show more