Memoirs, YA, essays and more.
The Outrun by Amy Liptrot
Amy Liptrot's stunning memoir was shortlisted for this year's Wellcome Book Prize. The Outrun transitions from Liptrot's childhood in Orkney and relationship with her father and his mental illness to her own adult struggles with alcoholism.
Canongate
Lowboy by John Wray
John Wray's novel offers a singular glimpse into paranoid schizophrenia. It's the story of 16-year-old Will, who runs away from home on a quest to save the world from global warming, and of his mother and a detective's quest to save him.
Picador
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
In her second memoir, Jenny Lawson speaks candidly, brutally, and hilariously about her lifelong struggle with mental illness. Furiously Happy explores crippling depression and anxiety with an openness and sense of humour that will make you cry and laugh in equal measure.
Picador
My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga
This debut YA novel from Jasmin Warga tackles teen depression and suicide in the Internet Age with no holds barred. Sixteen-year-old Aysel meets Roman online, through a website that helps people make suicide pacts, and as the pair grow closer in the planning, they have to decide if they've really found someone to die with or someone to live for.
Harper Collins
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