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Biographies & Memoirs

Lives, often narrated by the person who lived them.

Across the charts in Biographies & Memoirs

Read 24 Oct
  1. 1— Famesick Lena Dunham Lena Dunham11 hrs 46 min21-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 8Libby No. 3Audible —
  2. 2— Strangers Belle Burden Belle Burden7 hrs 3 min6-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 12Libby No. 1Audible —
  3. 3— Greenlights Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey6 hrs 51 min35-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 5Libby No. 9Audible —
  4. 4— I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy Jennette McCurdy6 hrs 26 min8-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 11Libby No. 7Audible —
  5. 5▲3 Kitchen Confidential Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain8 hrs 37 min55-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 16Libby No. 11Audible —
  6. 6▼1 In the Shadow of Eight Collin Gosselin Collin Gosselin7 hrs 15 min163-day library wait 3 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 1Libby No. 28Audible —
  7. 7▼1 The House of My Mother Shari Franke Shari Franke7 hrs 9 min1-day library wait 3 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 6Libby No. 31Audible —
  8. 8▼1 Swan Song Charles Spencer Charles Spencer9 hrs 46 min76-day library wait 3 libraries sampled4.6 (875)
    On 3 of 3Apple No. 13Libby No. 34Audible No. 23
  9. 9— One Helluva Ride Michael Douglas Michael Douglas19 hrs 16 min108-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 4Libby No. 42Audible —
  10. 10▲2 Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom Mitch Albom3 hrs 51 min45-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 21Libby No. 26Audible —
  11. 11New The Many Lives of Mama Love Lara Love Hardin Lara Love Hardin9 hrs 26 min68-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 25Libby No. 30Audible —
  12. 12▲4 Be Ready When the Luck Happens Ina Garten Ina Garten8 hrs 47 min23-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 22Libby No. 36Audible —
  13. 13▲2 This Is Me Hayden Panettiere Hayden Panettiere8 hrs 47 min58-day library wait 3 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 35Libby No. 23Audible —
  14. 14— Spare Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex15 hrs 39 min17-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 44Libby No. 27Audible —
  15. 15New Hello Boys and Girls! Nicko McBrain Nicko McBrain10 hrs 56 min5.0 (1)
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 49Libby —Audible No. 6
  16. 16▲2 Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl Theo Solomon5 hrs 43 min35-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 14Libby No. 62Audible —
  17. 17▼7 Educated Tara Westover Julia Whelan12 hrs 10 min1-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 71Libby No. 4Audible —
  18. 18New The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls Jeannette Walls10 hrs 25 min5-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 62Libby No. 16Audible —
  19. 19▲1 The Steps Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone9 hrs 4 min87-day library wait 3 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 3Libby No. 91Audible —
  20. 20New Hidden Valley Road Robert Kolker Sean Pratt13 hrs 8 min31-day library wait 4 libraries sampled
    On 2 of 3Apple No. 36Libby No. 56Audible —

Bestsellers in Biographies & Memoirs

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What the most people are listening to right now.

  1. 1New On Jokes Amanda Baker, Abi Grant Jimmy Carr7 hrs 43 min5.0 (1) Where to buy
  2. 2New The Angels Among Us Dr. Marc Siegel Dr. Marc Siegel6 hrs 20 minunrated Where to buy
  3. 3New The Sound of Purpose Nia Long 9 hrsunrated Where to buy
  4. 4New Cutting Ties Jessi Draper 9 hrs 46 minunrated Where to buy
  5. 5New My Book of Days Eric Dane Jacob Elordi5 hrs 53 minunrated Where to buy
  6. 6New Hello Boys and Girls! Nicko McBrain Nicko McBrain10 hrs 56 min5.0 (1) Where to buy
  7. 7New Drive Christian Horner Christian Horner9 hrs 30 minunrated Where to buy
  8. 8New In My Own Time Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd9 hrs 17 minunrated Where to buy
  9. 9New I Chose To Be Here: A Memoir of Loyalty, Lies and Leaving The Con Sarah Lopez Sarah Lopez7 hrs 34 minunrated Where to buy
  10. 10New And I Will Tell You Mine Sophia Bush Sophia Bush9 hrs 43 minunrated Where to buy
  11. 11New Love Letters to the Dirty South Thao Hà Thao Hà12 hrs 11 min5.0 (1) Where to buy
  12. 12New Refusing a Crown Richard M. Lim Aaron M. Miller6 hrs 33 min4.0 (2) Where to buy
  13. 13New Not from a Nice Family Diana Keough Diana Keough3 hrs 58 min4.8 (711) Where to buy
  14. 14New CUT FREE: A Hells Angel’s Ride to Redemption George "Joby" Walters George "Joby" Walters6 hrs 9 minunrated Where to buy
  15. 15New Bet on Yourself Tamron Hall Tamron Hall6 hrsunrated Where to buy
  16. 16New Daddy Issues Sofia Franklyn Sofia Franklyn6 hrs 19 minunrated Where to buy
  17. 17New Napoleon and His Marshals Andrew Roberts Justin Avoth28 hrs 12 minunrated Where to buy
  18. 18New Masters of Meditation and Miracles Tulku Thondup Nikko Odiseos12 hrs 9 min5.0 (1) Where to buy
  19. 19New Smart Mouth Jean Smart 9 hrs 45 minunrated Where to buy
  20. 20New Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea Barbara Flynn10 hrs 15 minunrated Where to buy

Highest rated in Biographies & Memoirs

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The ones listeners scored highest — narration included.

  1. French & Saunders: Titting About (Series 7) Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders French & Saunders: Titting About Dawn French2 hrs 55 min5.0 (50) Where to buy
  2. Not from a Nice Family Diana Keough Diana Keough3 hrs 58 min4.8 (711) Where to buy
  3. Stephen Fry's Royal Secrets: The Elizabethans John Woolf, Nick Baker Stephen Fry8 hrs 27 min4.8 (257) Where to buy
  4. Beneath the Cards Garrett Adelstein Garrett Adelstein11 hrs 15 min4.8 (86) Where to buy
  5. Swan Song Charles Spencer Charles Spencer9 hrs 46 min4.6 (875) Where to buy

New releases in Biographies & Memoirs

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Out in the last three months.

  1. On Jokes Amanda Baker, Abi Grant Jimmy Carr7 hrs 43 min5.0 (1) Where to buy
  2. Hello Boys and Girls! Nicko McBrain Nicko McBrain10 hrs 56 min5.0 (1) Where to buy
  3. The Live Autopsy Chris Wells Chris Wells3 hrs 59 min5.0 (3) Where to buy
  4. I Chose To Be Here: A Memoir of Loyalty, Lies and Leaving The Con Sarah Lopez Sarah Lopez7 hrs 34 minunrated Where to buy
  5. CUT FREE: A Hells Angel’s Ride to Redemption George "Joby" Walters George "Joby" Walters6 hrs 9 minunrated Where to buy
  6. Love Letters to the Dirty South Thao Hà Thao Hà12 hrs 11 min5.0 (1) Where to buy
  7. Masters of Meditation and Miracles Tulku Thondup Nikko Odiseos12 hrs 9 min5.0 (1) Where to buy
  8. MeatEater's American History: The Alaskans (1896-1941) Steven Rinella MeatEater's American HistoryBook 4 Steven Rinella7 hrs 13 min4.8 (19) Where to buy
  9. In the Shadow of Eight Collin Gosselin Collin Gosselin7 hrs 15 min5.0 (3,056) Where to buy
  10. Out of the Shadows Jay Stratton Hal Puthoff9 hrs 38 min4.8 (278) Where to buy
  11. Severed Minds RAW TV Limited Niall Breslin3 hrs 57 min4.8 (25) Where to buy
  12. Refusing a Crown Richard M. Lim Aaron M. Miller6 hrs 33 min4.0 (2) Where to buy
  13. One Helluva Ride Michael Douglas Michael Douglas19 hrs 16 min4.7 (196) Where to buy
  14. The Steps Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone9 hrs 4 min4.9 (699) Where to buy
  15. A Great Book with Barack Obama Barack Obama, Higher Ground Tom Hanks5 hrs 38 min4.8 (811) Where to buy
  16. Swan Song Charles Spencer Charles Spencer9 hrs 46 min4.6 (875) Where to buy
  17. Actually, Nevermind Taylor Tomlinson Taylor Tomlinson5 hrs 31 min4.8 (326) Where to buy
  18. Not from a Nice Family Diana Keough Diana Keough3 hrs 58 min4.8 (711) Where to buy
  19. Stephen Fry's Royal Secrets: The Elizabethans John Woolf, Nick Baker Stephen Fry8 hrs 27 min4.8 (257) Where to buy
  20. My Story John C Lennox John C Lennox22 hrs 23 min5.0 (27) Where to buy

Coming soon in Biographies & Memoirs

Read 24 Oct

Announced, dated, and not out yet.

  1. Man & Horse John Egenes 9 hrsOut Preorder options
  2. The Filth Dani Filth 10 hrsOut Preorder options
  3. Lewis Hamilton: Still I Rise Jonathan McEvoy 12 hrsOut Preorder options
  4. We're Probably Not Leaving in Five Minutes Daniel Tosh, Carly Hallam Tosh Daniel Tosh8 hrsOut Preorder options
  5. The Man of My House Layla Taylor 9 hrsOut Preorder options
  6. When Murder Rode the Train Benjamin Carter Hett 9 hrs 30 minOut Preorder options
  7. Life's Little Surprises Rubén Blades 12 hrsOut Preorder options
  8. Caldecott & Co. Maurice Sendak Dan Bittner5 hrs 5 minOut Preorder options
  9. Pancho Tony Castro 7 hrs 46 minOut Preorder options
  10. Everything Is Everything Lalah Hathaway, David Ritz 8 hrsOut Preorder options
  11. Gold's Fools Menachem Kaiser 12 hrsOut Preorder options
  12. The Secret Life of Your Third-Grade Teacher Micaela Blei 12 hrsOut Preorder options
  13. Unbreakable Tsgabu Grmay, Daniel Friebe 6 hrsOut Preorder options
  14. You Never Know What You're Hauling Donal Logue 8 hrsOut Preorder options
  15. From Virginia Mychal Denzel Smith 8 hrsOut Preorder options
  16. Thank You for the Trauma Rashema Melson 6 hrsOut Preorder options
  17. Yankee Doodle Memoir Joseph Plum Martin, Eric Metaxas - introduction Out Preorder options
  18. Where Are My Glasses? Samantha Bee 8 hrs 30 minOut Preorder options
  19. Because of You Danny Bennett 12 hrsOut Preorder options
  20. American Girl, American Dreams Jane Petty TBD12 hrsOut Preorder options

Charted here before

Off the charts today. The pages stay, and so does the record of where each one stood.

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  3. Seven Princesses Joanne Lee Molinaro Joanne Lee Molinaro10 hrsunrated Where to buy
  4. Cher: Part Two Cher The Cher MemoirBook 2 unrated Where to buy
  5. On Duty with the Royals Dickie Arbiter Dickie Arbiter9 hrs 37 minunrated Where to buy
  6. Once Upon a Trainwreck Christy Carlson Romano Christy Carlson Romano9 hrs 17 min4.7 (64) Where to buy
  7. Uniting the States Brian Kilmeade Brian Kilmeade6 hrs 14 min4.3 (3) Where to buy
  8. Bloodlines Joe Manganiello Joe Manganiello8 hrs 42 min4.6 (21) Where to buy
  9. Ethel Kennedy Kerry Kennedy Kate Mulgrew11 hrs 53 min5.0 (2) Where to buy
  10. The Best Kind of American Kim Ghattas Nan McNamara17 hrs 39 minunrated Where to buy
  11. The Last Flight Captain W. Russell Webster, Theresa M. Webster Will Damron6 hrs 11 min5.0 (2) Where to buy
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