2024 Round Up: Favourite Biographies & Memoirs

Immerse yourself in a new perspective. Here are our top personal stories from 2024.

Updated January 8, 2025
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At the edge of empire a family's reckoning with China
Wong, Edward, 1972- author. 
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One of The Washington Post's 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of 2024 "A sprawling, complex morality tale, sweeping us along." --The Wall Street Journal "In telling this personal story about family memory, exile and return, the book also takes in the breadth of...
Be ready when the luck happens a memoir
Garten, Ina 
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten--aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon--shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table....
Invisible prisons Jack Whalen's tireless fight for justice
Moore, Lisa, 1964- author. 
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FINALIST FOR THE 2024 HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE The Globe and Mail's Best Books of 2024 * CBC's Best Canadian Non-Fiction of 2024 Riveting nonfiction from multi-award-winning author Lisa Moore, based on the shocking true story of a teenaged boy who endured abuse...
Knife meditations after an attempted murder
Rushdie, Salman 
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#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD * LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * Named one of the Best Books of the Year by The New Yorker * The Globe and Mail * The Guardian * Winnipeg Free Press * NPR...
Sonny boy a memoir
Pacino, Al, 1940- author. 
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The Instant New York Times Bestseller * One of People Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year "The rare celebrity memoir that's also a literary read. As funny as it is reflecive, it shares stories behind Pacino's hardscrabble upbringing, classic films and journey to icon...
The war we won apart the untold story of two elite agents who became one of the most decorated couples of WWII
Ayed, Nahlah 
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INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Love, betrayal, and a secret war- the untold story of two elite agents, one Canadian, one British, who became one of the most decorated couples of WWII. On opposite sides of the pond, Sonia Butt, an adventurous young British woman, and...
We will be jaguars a memoir of my people
Nenquimo, Nemonte 
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REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Named one of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year by Library Journal "An unforgettable memoir about fighting for your home and your heart." --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club November '24 Pick) ...

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