Fiona Sturges

The bestselling author champions female trailblazers in an enjoyable anthology for all ages

A law professor leaves his failing marriage and faltering career and hits the open road in this Booker-shortlisted novel of midlife turmoil

Richard E Grant narrates the restaurateur’s candid memoir about his life’s highs, lows and biggest regrets – including barring James Corden

Sent from San Francisco to report on the war in late-19th century Chile, a young writer embarks on a journey of self-discovery in this tale of love, loss and liberation

The Nobel winner explores the dynamics of her relationship with a student 30 years her junior in an intimate, taboo-breaking memoir

A chatty, self-deprecating memoir recalls the podcaster’s start in TV and his lifelong friendship with comedian and film-maker Joe Cornish

A mother reflects on the breakdown of her marriage as she attends her daughter’s wedding, in a novella that brilliantly depicts family dynamics

The first novel from the Send Nudes author moves from a Brighton club to baby feeding

The novelist’s final work tells a remarkable tale of resilience, based on the life of Samuel Àjàyí Crowther, who was kidnapped by slavers but won his freedom

What happens to a boy called Gordon, Julian or Bear? Irish actor Dervla Kirwan narrates this smart tale about a how a boy’s name influences his life

The journalist’s memoir of events leading up to her diagnosis, aged 61, is a moving account of a life slowly unravelling

This harrowing account of a British doctor and his shocking experiments on young women includes a testimony from the actor Celia Imrie, who was one of his patients

Sarah Naudi reads the Booker-prize-winning novel about the daily lives of astronauts on the International Space Station

This warm, funny account of a mercurial talent gone to waste teems with love for its subject

In this frank, exposing memoir, Jong-Fast reflects on her dysfunctional upbringing as her family falls apart

To soundtrack those long, lazy afternoons try Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s torrid love affair, a real-life pirate of the Caribbean or Peter Dinklage as Hercule Poirot

The seaside town’s seedy underbelly is vividly evoked in this timeless tale of murder, romance and revenge

The actor warmly narrates this intimate account of his rise to stardom, from the traumas that shaped his childhood to the epiphany that would lead to his glittering career

Successful podcasters are filming their shows, putting traditional platforms under pressure. Does it add value or reflect YouTube’s increasing might?

Facing homelessness and incurable illness, a couple sets out on a 630-mile hike in this lyrical memoir read by the author