Diaries of Note: 366 Lives, One Day at a Time by Shaun Usher

What is more intimate than the diary? Across human history, people have kept these repositories of their most unvarnished truths, poignant hopes, hidden desires and deepest fears. In this engrossing collection curated by the creator of the globally bestselling Letters of Note, Shaun Usher brings together 366 captivating diary entries—one for each day of the year—each written by a different hand. From world leaders, artists, scientists and icons of film and music—including Alan Rickman, Frederick Douglass, Virginia Woolf, Louis Theroux and Emma Thompson—to those whose names never made headlines but whose writings reveal them as extraordinary, the diary welcomes all to its pages.

Beautifully illustrated throughout, Diaries of Note is a testament to the power of personal narrative. Each entry captures a moment in time with an intimacy and candour rarely found in published writing, encapsulating our deepest—and often most secret—emotions. Richard E. Grant observes that these entries 'capture moments in time like nothing else,' whilst Stephen Fry calls the collection 'completely fascinating and inspiring. Completely addictive.' Whether you dip in daily or read from cover to cover, this is a volume to treasure, to sigh over, and to discover in the private words of the famous and unknown alike the profound truths that unite us all.

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Date Published: 09/10/2025

ISBN: 9780571390229

Number of pages: 480

Binding:

• Paperback

Book genres:

• History
• Memoirs
• Biography

Target audience:

• Adults