The Biographers' Club

A peek at some of our wonderful shortlisted authors for The Hatchards First Biography Prize 2025! @Hatchards

Hatchards and The Biographers’ Club are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Hatchards First Biography Prize 2025! To see who our wonderful authors are please click below thebiographersclub.com/the-hatchards-…

@Hatchards and The Biographers’ Club are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Hatchards First Biography Prize 2025! thebiographersclub.com/hatchards-and-…

The Biographers’ Club is delighted to announce the shortlist for the Elizabeth Buccleuch Prize 2025! The winner will be announced at the Biographers’ Club Christmas Party on 10 December 2025. For the full list of our brilliant authors see below. thebiographersclub.com

We are excited to announce that the Elizabeth Buccleuch Prize 2025 is Launched! The prize awards £2,000 to the best proposal for an uncommissioned first biography. To enter click on the link below thebiographersclub.com/the-elizabeth-…

Hatchards and the Biographers’ Club are delighted to announce the launch of the 2025 Hatchards & Biographers’ Club First Biography Prize! @Hatchards The second year of Hatchards’ sponsorship of the Biographers’ Club celebrated Best First Biography prize thebiographersclub.com/the-hatchards-…

One of our top prizes the Elizabeth Buccleuch Prize 2025 is Launched! To Enter please click on the link below thebiographersclub.com/the-elizabeth-…

We are excited to announce that Michael Nott wins Hatchards first biography prize for Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life (Faber). Nott received the £2,500 prize at a reception yesterday evening (4 March) at Hatchards Piccadilly. So many congratulations to our winner!

Elizabeth Buccleuch Prize shortlist! Congratulations to Jane Anson, David Campbell, Penelope Jarvis, Harley Mitford, Mark Nayler, Alan Stewart. thebiographersclub.com/the-elizabeth-…

Lesley Downer launched The Shortest History of Japan ('a model of clarity and expertise') at Daunt Books in Marylebone. Pictured with old friends Robert Rigby (the Lord Mayor of Westminster) and his wife Emiko. @LesleyDowner @OSpublishing #japanhistory

Anne Sebba (left) and Clare Mulley were a dream team at @hatchardspiccadilly, where they discussed Mulley's gripping new book Agent Zo (@wnbooks).

This will be marvellous! @claremulley will be discussing #AgentZo - the incredible story of WWII resistance fighter Elżbieta Zawacka - with @annesebba, biographer of #EthelRosenberg Some tkts still available for Thursday! @BiographersThe @orionbooks

We're looking forward to this event on September 12th with the @BiographersClub and @claremulley about her acclaimed book 'Agent Zo'. Tickets available here: …areMulleyAtHatchards.eventbrite.co.uk

9 days to go! Come and hear Clare Mulley discuss her latest book, 'Agent Zo', with Anne Sebba. At Hatchards, 6.30pm on 12 September. @wnbooks @claremulley

The bestselling books of the past 50 years? Hmmm...

New book by Biographers' Club member and prize-shortlisted Jay Prosser: Black Spring Press publishes TLP-shortlisted Jay Prosser | The Biographer's Club (thebiographersclub.com) @JayDProsser

Come and hear Clare Mulley talk about her new book Agent Zo with Anne Sebba @Hatchards - 6.30pm, 12 September. @claremulley @wnbooks eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-biograph…

Just 2 days to go! See below for booking details.

Darren Coffield is to give a talk, 'Queens of Bohemia' Fabled Femmes of the French House', at the French House in Soho on Monday, 24 June. The event is free, and starts at 6.30pm. frenchhousesoho.com; frenchhousereservations@gmail.com.

On 25 June - the day of George Orwell's birthday - join us at @ucl to celebrate new books from @arianebankes and @djtaylorwriter which shed new light on Orwell's life and influential friends. We'll also raise a glass to the man himself! 🕘6pm 25 June 🎟️at bit.ly/orwellcircle