Biography and Memoir

Discover the stories of their lives, in recent biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs.
Updated July 29, 2025
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PATRIOT
Navalny, Alexei.
Paper Book
** WINNER OF THE OVERALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AND BEST NARRATIVE NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2024 ** 'Mind-blowing ... one extraordinary read' EMILY MAITLIS 'The greatest political figure of his generation' OBSERVER 'Part memoir,...
The House of My Mother : A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
Franke, Shari
Paper Book
*THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* From eldest daughter Shari Franke, the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog - now the subject of a new Disney+ docuseries - and the...
The harder I fight the more I love you : a memoir
Case, Neko
Paper Book
Source code: my beginnings
Gates, Bill.
Paper Book
Bill Gates is one of the most transformative figures of our age. In Source Code he takes us back to his beginnings. He describes with candour his childhood in Seattle, the centrality of family - his close relationship with his card-playing grandmother and his demanding but caring parents -...
Freedom:Memories 1954 - 2021
Anon, Anon
Paper Book
'A great accomplishment . . . A wonderful reflection of an extraordinary sweep of history' Barack Obama Timely, intimate and important, the long-awaited memoirs from one of the most influential leaders of our times For 16 years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor...
The Third Gilmore Girl
Bishop, Kelly.
Paper Book
Finally sharing the long-awaited story of her fascinating career, Tony-Award winning actress Kelly Bishop takes us on her journey from starring on the stage to the silver screen to our most-streamed TV shows, sharing the wisdom she's learned along the way. Perhaps most famous for...
Brooke shields is not allowed to get old
Shields, Brooke
Paper Book
Sonny Boy
Pacino, Al.
Paper Book
Discover the incredible and revelatory autobiography from one of the most iconic actors in the history of film. *THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* *A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2024* ''A 5 ft 7in Hollywood...
Say Everything
Skye, Ione
Paper Book
Gen X icon Ione Skye bares all in an achingly vulnerable coming-of-age memoir about chasing fame, desire, and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father. "Yep, Ione Skye wrote a memoir. I gobbled it up." - MIRANDA JULY In 1987, sixteen-year-old Ione Skye...
What I ate in one year : (and related thoughts)
Tucci, Stanley
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 Discover the mouthwatering follow-up to Stanley Tucci's bestselling memoir, Taste 'Sharing food is one of the purest human...
Memorial days
Brooks, Geraldine
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller "Brooks tracks the geography of grief with patience and grace as she comes to terms with the ongoing nature of outliving the ones you love most. ... Her memoir is certainly a testament to her own unique loss, but it's moreover a lifeline to others...
You'll never believe me
Ferrell, Kari
Paper Book
Dinner for vampires
Lenz, Bethany Joy
Paper Book
A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade in a cult and her quest to break free. In the early 2000s, after years of hard work and determination to breakthrough as an actor, Bethany Joy Lenz was finally cast as one of...
Kosciuszko
Sharwood, Anthony
Paper Book
Heroes are hard to come by - but there's one man whose legend has stood the test of two centuries, and whose name sits on Australia's highest peak. Tadeusz Kosciuszko: freedom fighter, friend of Thomas Jefferson and champion of liberty on two continents. Bestselling author Anthony Sharwood...
Reagan : his life and legend
Boot, Max
Paper Book
In this "monumental and impressive" biography, Max Boot, the distinguished political columnist, illuminates the untold story of Ronald Reagan, revealing the man behind the mythology. Drawing on interviews with over one hundred of the fortieth president's aides, friends, and family members, as...
Raised by a serial killer : discovering the truth about my father
Balascio, April
Paper Book
The untold story behind the hit true crime podcast The Clearing, this unforgettable memoir traces one daughter's moving quest to understand her larger-than-life childhood as she searches for the truth about her father, the serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards. One evening in...
Kingmaker : Pamela Churchill Harriman's astonishing life of seduction, intrigue and power
Purnell, Sonia
Paper Book
An electrifying re-examination of one of the 20th century's greatest unsung power playersWhen Pamela Churchill Harriman died in 1997, the obituaries that followed were scathing - and many downright sexist. Written off as a social climber, her glamorous social life and infamous erotic...
Second life : having a child in the digital age
Hess, Amanda (Journalist)
Paper Book
One of TIME Magazine's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 . One of LitHub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025. 'Acutely empathetic, thoroughly researched, funny, irreverent and moving' Observer 'What a book! Has the lyricism and intelligence of a...

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