By Bart Van Es. The story of a man's search for the truth about his family's past.
The Cut Out Girl homepage
Raja Shehadeh reflects on a 40-year friendship forged across the Israel-Palestine border.
Where the Line is Drawn homepage
A meditation on modern life, inspired by the death of author Laurence Scott's parents.
Picnic Comma Lightning homepage
Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinene explore what it means to be a black British woman.
Slay in Your Lane homepage
Masih Alinejad's account of her upbringing under the shadow of the Islamic Revolution.
The Wind in My Hair homepage
Damian Le Bas sets out on a journey to discover his traveller family's past.
The Stopping Places homepage
Christie Watson's compassionate account of her 20-year nursing career.
The Language of Kindness homepage
Michelle Dean charts the social and political progress of women through the 20th century.
Sharp - The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion homepage
Hans Rosling asks why we are convinced that the world is more hopeless than it really is.
Factfulness homepage
John Lewis-Stempel tells the story of a year in the life of Cockshutt Wood in Shropshire.
The Wood homepage
Wide-ranging, lyrical and personal history of Yorkshire by Richard Morris.
Yorkshire homepage
Author Miriam Darlington immerses herself in a world of owls.
Owl Sense homepage
The experience of having Alzheimer's as told by someone living with the condition.
Somebody I Used to Know homepage
Francoise Frenkel's compelling story of flight from Berlin on the 'night of broken glass'
No Place to Lay One's Head homepage
Geert Mak travels through Europe reflecting on the history of the last 100 years.
Reading Europe: Geert Mak's In Europe homepage
Biography by prize-winning writer and poet Fiona Sampson. Read by Stella Gonet
In Search of Mary Shelley homepage
Journalist Alan Taylor's memoir of a friendship with Muriel Spark.
The Vital Spark: Appointment in Arezzo homepage
Five letters from South African writers about life there in the week of the ANC elections.
Letters from South Africa homepage
Journalist and cricket commentator Henry Blofeld reads his autobiography.
Over and Out homepage
By Anthony DeCurtis. Revealing biography of the groundbreaking rock musician.
Lou Reed: A Life homepage
Tina Brown recalls her time as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair magazine, 1983 to 1992.
The Vanity Fair Diaries homepage
By Maya Jasanoff. The story of author Joseph Conrad, abridged by Katrin Williams.
The Dawn Watch homepage
Portrait of Anthony Powell, author of the 12-volume cycle A Dance to the Music of Time.
Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time homepage
Five essays by Philip Pullman on the art of storytelling.
Daemon Voices homepage
Sarah Millican reads from her frank and funny memoir. Abridged by Kirsteen Cameron.
How to Be Champion homepage
Lydia Wilson reads from the letters of Sylvia Plath, abridged by Caitlin Crawford.
The Letters of Sylvia Plath homepage
Joan Didion's account of a road trip she took through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
South and West homepage
By Lizzie Collingham. A culinary journey through history. Read by Melody Grove.
The Hungry Empire homepage
Svetlana Alexievich documents the experiences of Soviet women during the Second World War.
The Unwomanly Face of War homepage
By Morten Stroksnes. Two friends embark on a wild pursuit of the elusive Greenland shark.
Shark Drunk homepage
