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  1. The Best New Biographies and Memoirs to Read in 2024

    Haring (1958-1990) is the subject of writer Brad Gooch's deft biography, Radiant, a book that mines new material from the archive along with interviews with contemporaries to reappraise the ...

  2. 20 Best New Biography Books To Read In 2024

    Delve into the captivating biography of one of America's most revered heroes. "Sergeant Alvin C. York: From the Hills of Tennessee to the Battlefields of World War I" offers an intimate portrayal of York's remarkable journey from the rugged hills of rural Tennessee to the trenches of World War I. Born into humble beginnings in Pall Mall, Tennessee, York's upbringing instilled in him the values ...

  3. 19 Best New Autobiography Books To Read In 2024

    A list of 19 new autobiography books you should read in 2024, such as Karma, Making It So, Autobiography and UP FROM SLAVERY. Categories Experts Newsletter. BookAuthority; BookAuthority is the world's leading site for book recommendations, helping you discover the most recommended books on any subject. Explore; Home; Best Books; New Books ...

  4. 15 Memoirs and Biographies to Read This Fall

    Friends, Lovers and the Terrible Thing: A Memoir, by Matthew Perry. Perry, who played Chandler Bing on "Friends," has been candid about his substance abuse and sobriety. In this memoir, he ...

  5. The Best Memoirs and Autobiographies of 2023

    All together, it becomes something expansive — an insightful personal history but also a brilliant philosophical text about the very nature of sacrifice and autonomy. In Vitro: On Longing and ...

  6. The Best New Biographies of 2023

    The books included in this list have all been released as of writing, but biography lovers still have plenty to look forward to before the year is out. A few to keep your eye out for in the coming months: The World According to Joan Didion by Evelyn McDonnell (HarperOne, September 26) Einstein in Time and Space by Samuel Graydon (Scribner ...

  7. Best Biographies & Memoirs of 2023

    Booklovers everywhere will love our lineup of best biographies and memoirs of 2023. From personal narratives of empowerment and self-realization such as Kerry Washington's Thicker than Water to biographies and memoirs of the great artists of our time such as Barbra Streisand's My Name is Barbra, these are the best biographies and memoirs of the year 2023.

  8. The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2022

    Memoir. 1. We Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'Toole (Liveright) 17 Rave • 4 Positive • 1 Mixed • 1 Pan "One of the many triumphs of Fintan O'Toole's We Don't Know Ourselves is that he manages to find a form that accommodates the spectacular changes that have occurred in Ireland over the past six decades, which happens to be his life span … it is not a memoir, nor is it an ...

  9. The Best Memoirs: The 2024 NBCC Autobiography Shortlist

    Here she offers us a tour of the five memoirs that made their 2024 shortlist. Interview by Cal Flyn, Deputy Editor. Winner 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography. How to Say Babylon: A Memoir. by Safiya Sinclair. 1 I Would Meet You Anywhere: A Memoir by Susan Kiyo Ito. 2 Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation and the ...

  10. 24 best autobiographies you have to read in 2024

    Whether you're a long-time lover of non-fiction or you're new to the world of autobiographies, this is our list of the 24 best autobiographies you've got to read in 2024. Going Out Holidays

  11. 5 New Biographies to Read This Season

    Doubleday, Nov. 9. ' A Life of Picasso: The Minotaur Years 1933-1943 ,' by John Richardson. This book concludes Richardson's four-volume biography of Picasso, and comes two years after ...

  12. The Best Memoirs: The 2022 NBCC Autobiography Shortlist

    If you are the interviewee and would like to update your choice of books (or even just what you say about them) please email us at [email protected]. Best Biographies Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 The Best Books of 2022 The Best Memoirs and Autobiographies Book Awards NBCC shortlists. Marion Winik. The best recent memoirs: the finalists for ...

  13. 9 Captivating New Autobiographies and Memoirs

    Unbound. By Tarana Burke. In this powerful new autobiography, Tarana Burke - the activist who founded the Me Too movement - shares her story of struggle, strength, and advocacy. Burke bravely chronicles her life story, documenting the sexual abuse she suffered as a child and the inspiration she found in supporting young Black and brown girls.

  14. 25 Best Autobiographies to Read in 2024

    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass. For fans of: Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedomby David W. Blight and The Souls of Black Folkby W.E.B Du ...

  15. New Biographies and Memoirs To Read This Year

    From New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, and bestselling author Nicholas D. Kristof, an intimate and gripping memoir about a life in journalism. This is a candid memoir of vulnerability and courage, humility and purpose, mistakes and learning — a singular tale of the trials, tribulations, and hope to be found in a life dedicated ...

  16. The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years

    The New York Times's book critics select the most outstanding memoirs published since 1969. ... I used to think that autobiography was a form of weakness, and perhaps I still do. But I also ...

  17. New Releases in Biographies & Memoirs

    New Releases in Biographies & Memoirs. #1. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War. Erik Larson. 107. Kindle Edition. 1 offer from $14.99. #2. Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World.

  18. New Releases: Biography & Memoir Books

    Peter Hessler. Never Enough. Andrew Wilkinson. The Fire Next Time; Nobody Knows My Name; No Name in the Street; The Devil Finds Work. James Baldwin. I Can Give You Anything But Love. Gary Indiana. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow. Peter Garrett and Lillian Hoddeson.

  19. PEOPLE's Picks for the Best Books of July 2024

    'JFK Jr: An Intimate Oral Biography' by RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil. Simon & Schuster. 25 years after his tragic death, John F. Kennedy Jr. is back in the spotlight in this intimate, first ...

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    Amazon Prime Day is offering a free 3-month membership for new audible users, with extra deals on select books. Shop the best 13 Audible Prime Day deals available now.

  21. 20 Best Autobiography Books of All Time

    The 20 best autobiography books recommended by Tim Cook, Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Emma Watson, Jimmy Fallon, Tony Robbins and others.

  22. Biographies & Autobiographies

    Biography Books & True Stories. It is human nature to be fascinated by other people and the very best memoirs and biographies draw readers into lives either truly unique or eminently relatable. Classic autobiographies like Cider With Rosie or I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings evoke both their author's inner lives and a specific time and place ...

  23. Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

    100 Best Books of the 21st Century: As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers — with a little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review ...

  24. Eminem Comic Book 2024: Buy $8 'Orbit: Eminem' Rapper Biography Online

    A new unofficial Eminem comic book has dropped, with illustrated pages detailing the rapper's early years and career. Eminem Comic Book 2024: Buy $8 'Orbit: Eminem' Rapper Biography Online

  25. New Carolyn Bessette Biography Unveils JFK Jr. Marriage Issues

    Image Credit: Getty Images. Details about John F. Kennedy Jr.'s relationship with Carolyn Bessett have come to light in a new book. According to author Elizabeth Beller's new book, Once Upon a ...

  26. Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, JFK Jr. revisited, 25 yrs later in book

    Remembering John F. Kennedy Jr., 25 years after his death A Q&A with the authors of the book 'JFK Jr. An Intimate Oral Biography,' which looks back at the fantastic life, tragic loss, and ...