Biography and Memoir

Discover the stories of their lives, in recent biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs.
Updated January 20, 2026
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Source Code: My Beginnings
Bill Gates
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 -...
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
Shari Franke
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 hidden abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, and how, in the face of unimaginable pain, she found freedom...
Hope: The Autobiography
Pope Francis
The wish of Pope Francis was for HOPE, on which he has been working for six years, to be published posthumously. However, with the Jubilee Year of Hope coming in 2025 and the pressing needs of our times have urged Pope Francis to share this personal legacy now. HOPE is the...
The Rebel Romanov: Julie of Saxe-Coburg, the Empress Russia Never Had
Helen Rappaport
Paper Book
'What a wonderful book!  The storytelling, the research, the deep love of her subject -- this must be the climax of Rappaport's long and illustrious career'  Lucy Worsley    To Queen Victoria she was Aunt Julie; to Catherine the Great she was Grand...
I Regret Almost Everything
Keith McNally
The entertaining, irreverent, and surprisingly moving memoir by the visionary restaurateur behind such iconic New York institutions as Balthazar and Pastis. A memoir by the legendary proprietor of Balthazar, Pastis, Minetta Tavern, and Morandi, taking us...
Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary
Victoria Amelina
When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina became a war crimes researcher and the chronicler of extraordinary women who joined the resistance. Amelina photographed the ruins of schools and cultural centers; she recorded the testimonies of survivors and eyewitnesses. On June...
Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood's First South Asian Star
Mayukh Sen
Paper Book
Merle Oberon made history when she was announced as a nominee for the Best Actress Oscar in 1936. Hers was a face that "launched a thousand ships," a so-called exotic beauty who the camera loved and fans adored. Her nomination for The Dark Angel marked the first time the Academy recognized a...

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