On Memoir, by Blake Morrison, is a compendium of musings and exploration of narrative non-fiction in which he explores its challenges, ethics and charms, and its power to move and change us all.

Gleaned from a lifetime as a passionate reader of others’ lives, his A-Z is a trove of thoughtful literary exploration, amusing observations and fascinating finds.

A  poet, novelist and journalist, his award-winning non-fiction books include And When Did You Last See Your Father (1993), and As If (1997), about the murder of toddler James Bulger in Liverpool in 1993.

His poetry includes the collections Dark Glasses (1984), winner of a Somerset Maugham Award, and Shingle Street (2015). He is a regular literary critic for the Guardian and the London Review of Books.

“Hallelujah! – now is the perfect time for Morrison’s book On Memoir”

The Times

“Lessons in life writing from a master”

The Guardian