Biographies & Autobiographies books

A forthcoming Bodley Head publication brought to you by Penguin Random House, on sale January 2026  Read More >>

The gripping firsthand account of the courage it takes to change a nation, from the Rev. James Lawson Jr-peer of...  Read More >>

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Let go of negativity, rediscover your inherent worth, and unlock your true potential How To Breathe While Suffocating...  Read More >>

Run, Bucky, Run!  Read More >>

An extraordinary chronicle of youth that evokes the paradoxes of modern Africa - complex, contradictory, and full...  Read More >>

A larger-than-life new biography of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton.  Read More >>

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This life story of Bernard Lievegoed (1905-1992), skillfully crafted by Frans Lutters, uses Lievegoed's own writings...  Read More >>

From the sinking of the Titanic to the heroic rescue at Dunkirk, Charles H. Lightoller's life was anything but ordinary....  Read More >>

Reginald Bacon was no Drake, Hawke or Nelson, yet in a naval career that spanned four decades of critical change...  Read More >>

Faith in Wild Places is a true story of courage, surrender, and divine healing. When faced with a cancer diagnosis,...  Read More >>

The inspiring memoir of a singer whose voice carried her around the world  Read More >>

An intimate look at the life and mind of one of America's most fearless investigative journalists and cultural historians...  Read More >>

Natalie Oceanheart chronicles her family's survival of the dangerous turbulence between Russia and Ukraine, from...  Read More >>

How a comics-obsessed kid and fanzine creator rose up to transform the Marvel Universe  Read More >>

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My father’s heart, and my mother’s, can still break. In this most essential way, they are still themselves. They...  Read More >>

In Sophia Peabody Hawthorne: A Life, Patricia Dunlavy Valenti presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's spouse on her own terms,...  Read More >>

This first-ever anthology of poetry by First Ladies features captivating poems by fifteen of these remarkable women,...  Read More >>

The most complete biography of the powerhouse tenor and architect of soul, doo-wop, and early rock 'n' roll  Read More >>

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PLUTARCH AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHY WINNER OF THE ASJA AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY A riveting...  Read More >>

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A raw and urgent memoir-meets-manual that exposes the brutal realities of addiction and mental illness, told through...  Read More >>