Autobiography 2026

Updated April 30, 2026
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All the Way to the River : Love, Loss, and Liberation
Gilbert, Elizabeth.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK "A delicious mashup of narrative that's by turns harrowing and healing." -People "Entertaining, insightful, wrenching ... punch-to-the-gut powerful." -The Washington Post
Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts
Atwood, Margaret.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD * NAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WASHINGTON POST * How does the greatest writer of our time tell her own story? "The most spectacular,...
Careless People : A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Wynn-Williams, Sarah.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, AP, THE ECONOMIST, SLATE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE!
Bread of angels : a memoir
Smith, Patti
Paper Book
'Smith's eye for life's everyday transcendence rarely fails her' Sunday Times, 'Books of the Year' 'A triumph' Joseph O'Connor, Irish Times, 'Books of the Year' 'Quietly sacred, utterly beautiful' Service95 A radiant...
Mother Mary comes to me
Roy, Arundhati
Paper Book
Named One of The New York Times Book Review's Top Ten Books of the Year Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography | Finalist for the Kirkus Prize | Nominated for the Women's Prize for Nonfiction One of the best-reviewed books of the...
A truce that is not peace : life and death so far
Toews, Miriam
Paper Book
THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2025 'The best memoir you will read all year' NICK HORNBY 'A triumph - a meditation on writing, suicide, guilt and silence' GUARDIAN 'Curious and idiosyncratic and enjoyable'...
The house of my mother : a daughter's quest for freedom
Franke, Shari
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*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...
Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction May 2025
Renner, Jeremy.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The gripping and inspiring story of acclaimed actor Jeremy Renner's near-fatal accident, and what he learned about inner strength, endurance and hope as he overcame insurmountable odds to recover, one breath at a time. Two...
Raising Hare : The Heart-Warming True Story of an Unlikely Friendship
Dalton, Chloe.
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION, HATCHARDS AND BIOGRAPHERS' CLUB FIRST...
Things in nature merely grow
Li, Yiyun
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIR 2026 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025 'The best book I have read this year' DAVID NICHOLLS 'Masterly ... I'm in awe' SALMAN RUSHDIE 'Beautiful' DOUGLAS STUART 'Extraordinary' SARAH MOSS ...
We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning
NoiseCat, Julian Brave.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE TADEUSZ BRADECKI PRIZE A SERVICE95 BOOKCLUB HYPE READ + HARPERS BAZAAR BEST BOOK OF AUTUMN 2025'Extraordinary' ROXANE GAY'Astonishing' FRANCIS SPUFFORD'A powerful, beautiful, wrenching masterpiece' REBECCA SOLNIT'The book I've been waiting my whole life to read' TOMMY ORANGEAn...
Semi-well-adjusted despite literally everything : a memoir
Stoner, Alyson
Paper Book
Actor-dancer Alyson Stoner's revelatory and incisive memoir--from family violence and betrayal, to eating disorders and religious trauma--may begin in Hollywood, but its chilling relatability will resonate with anyone navigating identity, privacy, purpose, and mental health in a digital age.Raised...
Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They're Too Much
Erivo, Cynthia
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Sister Wife : A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom
Brown Woolley, Christine.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From TLC's Sister Wives star Christine Brown Woolley, a groundbreaking and heartfelt memoir about living in a family like no other and finding the strength to leave polygamy--and the only life she's known--behind.
Stories from a Stranger : Every Person Has a Story
Prosper, Hunter.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A collection of one hundred deeply personal stories--covering love and heartbreak, growth and resilience--brought to life by the creator of the wildly popular TikTok account @HunterProsper. Every person has a...
Trejo : my life of crime, redemption, and Hollywood
Trejo, Danny
Paper Book
For the first time, the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo's journey from crime, prison, addiction, and loss to unexpected fame as Hollywood's favorite bad guy with a heart of gold. On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at...

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