Biography & Memoir

André Aciman Harold Acton Gilbert Adair John Adams Paul Addison Viv Albertine Tania Alexander Benedict Allen Zoë Anderson Carole Angier Peter Anson W.H. Auden Paul Auster Richard Ayoade Jenna Bailey 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 Peter Bogdanovich John Boorman Ian Bostridge Tom Bower Gordon Bowker Paul Brannigan Christopher Bray Kevin Breathnach John Bridcut Susan Brigden Benjamin Britten Emma Brockes Richard Brody Michael Broers Jacob Bronowski Sandy Brown Michael Burden Tim Burgess Gordon Burn Dougal Butler 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 Virginia Cowles John Cowper Powys Robert Craft Margaret Croyden Deborah Curtis Rachel Cusk P. D. James Dan Davin Andre De Toth Grace Dent David Dilks Miranda Doyle Margaret Drabble Charles Drazin John Drummond Lawrence Durrell Kevin Eldon Valerie Eliot Rod Ellingworth Warren Ellis Amos Elon Akwaeke Emezi Brian Eno John Evans Geoffrey Faber Cosey Fanni Tutti Ronan Fanning Eleanor Farjeon Graham Farmelo James Fearnley Justin Fenton Robert Ferguson 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 Amelia Gentleman William Gerhardie Ian Gibson Philip Glass Magdalen Goffin Judy Golding Kim Gordon Martin Gottfried Desmond Graham Simon Gray Lavinia Greenlaw Paul Griffiths John Grigg Thom Gunn Anne H. Putnam Brigitte Hamann Ian Hamilton James Hamilton-Paterson Christopher Hampton Luke Harding Elizabeth Hardwick David Hare Tony Harrison Vaclav Havel 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 Ted Hughes Sir Humphrey Burton Jim Hunter Michael Hurd Karl Hyde Samantha Irby Kazuo Ishiguro William J. Mann David James Smith 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 Patrick Kingsley Hugh Kingsmill Paul Kingsnorth Barbara Kingsolver Marek Kohn 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 Jonathan Lethem Roger Lewis Nicholas Lezard Laura Lippman Christopher Logue Marceline Loridan-Ivens Simon Louvish Mike Love Robert Lowell Jonathan Lynn Fiona MacCarthy Louis MacNeice Fiona Maddocks David Magarshack Gustav Mahler Shiv Malik David Mamet David Marcus Jan Marsh Joseph McBride Owen McCafferty John McGahern 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 Jerrold Northrop Moore 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 Caroline P. Murphy Alan Palmer Orhan Pamuk Tony Parker Cecil Parrott Jann Parry Ann Pasternak Slater Bertrand Patenaude Tom Paulin Hesketh Pearson Richard Perceval Graves Philippe Petit Stephen Pettitt Adam Phillips Justine Picardie DBC Pierre Stephen Pile Harold Pinter Sylvia Plath Peter Pomerantsev Dennis Potter Alison Prince Georgia Pritchett Sergei Prokofiev Anthony Quinn F. R. Leavis Simon Rae Nicholas Rankin Amy Raphael Ben Ratliff Gwen Raverat Donald Rayfield Brian Rees James Reeves John Rentoul David Riggs Jim Ring Paul Robertson Dr Ronald Blythe Charles Rosen Alan Ross Katherine Rundell Marcus Ryder T. S. Eliot Michael Scammell Irmin Schmidt 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 Ben Stewart Frances Stonor Saunders Rebecca Stott Frederic Strauss Jack Sutherland Jan Swafford Matthew Sweet Richard T. Kelly Erik Tawaststjerna A.J.P. Taylor Judith Tebbutt Kae Tempest Edward Thomas Richard Thompson Matt Thorne Ann Thwaite Miriam Toews Countess Tolstoy Karen Tongson Mark Townsend Giles Tremlett John Tyrrell Lamont U-God Hawkins Jenny Uglow Stanley Unwin Mario Vargas Llosa Keith Vaughan Francesca Wade Erica Wagner Derek Walcott Estate Paul Watkins Wim Wenders Mark White Hugo Williams Henry Williamson Mary-Kay Wilmers Ben Wilson Nicky Wire Lewis Wolpert Jason Wood Malcolm Yorke Gary Younge Philip Ziegler John de St. Jorre Andrea di Robilant