Biography: arts & entertainment

John Lennon was one of the world's most influential people. Mark David Chapman was one of the most invisible. By the end of 1980, the Beatles had been broken up for a decade - a decade John Lennon had spent in search of his true identity: singer, songwriter, activist, burn out. But now, he declar...

John Lennon was one of the world's most influential people. Mark David Chapman was one of the most invisible. By the end of 1980, the Beatles had been broken up for a decade - a decade John Lennon had spent in search of his true identity: singer, songwriter, activist, burn out. But now, he declar...

The extraordinary life of one of the world's greatest music and literary icons, in the words of those who knew him best.

'The Life and Music of Harry Styles' is written in an enthusiastic tone and fan-focused style, richly illustrated with photographs of the heartthrob and charts the evolution of Styles's career - from his discovery on the X Factor to his rise to a global super star and the next step: conquering th...

In this memoir, Lana Wood investigates the mysterious drowning of her sister, the actress Natalie Wood, and clears up the myths and misconceptions behind one of the most notorious celebrity deaths of our time.

William Feaver, Lucian Freud's collaborator, curator and close friend, knew the unknowable artist better than most; and over many years, Freud narrated to him the story of his life, `our novel'. The result is this electrifying biography, shot through with Freud's own words. In this second volume ...

Lucian Freud (1922-2011) is one of the greatest painters of the 20th and 21st centuries. Though ferociously private, he spoke on the phone for at least an hour a day for almost 40 years to his close confidante and collaborator William Feaver - about painting and the art world, but also about his ...

The great poet Clive James's musical collaborations with songwriting partner Pete Atkin - 200 tracks prolific - gets reflected on from its seventies origins forward. Foreword from Stephen Fry. For the last 50 years, Clive James has been writing remarkable songs - witty, moving, sometimes satirica...

If you are one of the many millions who watched the Oscar-winning film Bohemian Rhapsody you may suppose that Mary Austin was the love of Freddie Mercury's life, the woman who he could never quite let go of. The truth is more complicated. Respected biographer and music journalist, Lesley-Ann Jone...

A heartrending, intimate memoir from Pamela Anderson, the iconic pin-up and Playboy's last great Playmate.