Autobiography

Join us for the launch of Autobiography

There is no past, and no future. Everything exists in the present. All our speculations of the future are hosted by the present moment, and what we know of the past is sustained by memories and what physical evidence survives. How long is the present? Is it a twentieth of a second, the time it takes to blink? Or three minutes, the duration of a pop song, the time it takes to recognise something new? Or is it longer still? The present moment could encompass your whole life, from the time you were conceived till your last breath. Only you know what’s in it. And an autobiography is a portrait of that lifelong present moment.

The author Paul Shepheard lives in London. His previous publications include Slogans and Battlecries (2020, Canalside Press), Artificial Love (2003) and What is Architecture? (1994, MIT Press). He has taught at international and Uk universities, including the Architectural Association School of Architecture.

Ruby Warrington, daughter of Paul Shepheard and featured in Autobiography, is an accomplished author and creator of the term Sober Curious. Author of the 2018 book of the same title, her work has spearheaded a global movement to re-evaluate our relationship to alcohol.

We are delighted to welcome Paul and Ruby to the AA Bookshop for an informal interview of the author to mark the launch of this new book.

The book will be sold at a special launch price of £12 (RRP £15).