Biography/Memoir

Discover the stories of writers, artists, musicians, politicians, taste-makers, and others whose lives invite reflection on our concepts and experiences of culture; what (and who) it includes; and how it changes.

Updated June 6, 2024
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The Rebel's Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives Of Frantz Fanon
Shatz, Adam.
Paper Book
Longlisted for The Baillie Gifford Prize 2024 Frantz Fanon was born in Martinique, a French colony, in 1925. As a young man, he volunteered to fight in de Gaulle's army for the liberation of France, and trained to become a doctor and psychiatrist. His experiences as a black...
What have we here? : portraits of a life
Williams, Billy Dee
Paper Book
WHAT HAVE WE HERE? follows Billy Dee Williams from his childhood growing up in Harlem to his days on Broadway and in Hollywood before landing the role in George Lucas' space opera that would win him everlasting fame. Over a 60-year career spanning Broadway, music, movies, and...
Rental Person Who Does Nothing
Morimoto, Shoji
Paper Book
Profiled in The Times, The Independent and by BBC ReelsI'm starting a service . . . available for any situation in which all you want is a person to be there. Maybe there's a restaurant you want to go to, but you feel awkward going on your own.Maybe a game you want to play, but you're one person...
Finding me
Davis, Viola
Paper Book
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * A HARPERS BAZAAR BEST BOOK OF 2022 * A PARADE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK * A MARIE CLAIRE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK "It's clear from the first page that Davis is going to serve a more intimate, unpolished account than is typical of the average (often ghost-written)...
Rememberings
O'Connor, Sinéad
Paper Book
Sinead O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made her famous by the age of twenty-one. Her landmark recording of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U made her a global icon. She outraged millions when she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on American television. Unapologetic and...
Pageboy : a memoir
Page, Elliot
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER | INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A New York TimesBook of the Year and TimeMagazine Must-Read Book of 2023 Shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards andBooks Are My Bag Readers Awards 2023 ...
Small fry
Brennan-Jobs, Lisa
Paper Book
A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs.
I'm glad my mom died
McCurdy, Jennette
Paper Book
* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD! A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating...

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