Biography

Teenage Diaries

Radio Diaries; hosted by Joe Richman

Since 1996, the Teenage Diaries series has given tape recorders to young people around the country. Learn More

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

Kate Summerscale; read by Simon Vance

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A provocative work of nonfiction that reads like a Victorian thriller, and in it author Kate Summerscale has fashioned a brilliant, multilayered narrative that is as cleverly constructed as it is beautifully written. Learn More

summertime

by Richard Crawford; read by David Colacci

Acclaimed music historian Richard Crawford traces the arc of Gershwin's remarkable life, seamlessly blending colorful anecdotes with a discussion of Gershwin's unforgettable oeuvre.
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Strong Ties

by Katharine Ogden Michaels; read by Janet Metzger

An in-depth look at the life of Oakland, California native, Barclay Simpson, Strong Ties focuses on the set of convictions and leadership qualities that allowed Simpson to build a successful business from nothing and to become one of the major philanthropists in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn More

Street Poison

Justin Gifford; read by J. D. Jackson

The first and definitive biography of one of America's bestselling, notorious, and influential writers of the twentieth century: Iceberg Slim, nee Robert Beck, author of the multimillion-copy memoir Pimp and such equally popular novels as Trick Baby and Mama Black Widow. Learn More

The Story of Motown

by Peter Benjaminson; read by Sean Crisden

A re-release of the first book ever published in America about the legendary Motown Record Company, with a new foreword by legendary music journalist Greil Marcus.
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The Storm

by Christopher Zyda; read by Paul Boehmer

Christopher Zyda confronts the long-buried and painful memories of his harrowing fifteen-year journey in The Storm: One Voice from the AIDS Generation, a heart-wrenching love story and coming-of-age tale during the early years of the AIDS crisis in Los Angeles. Learn More

The Statesman and the Storyteller

Mark Zwonitzer; read by Joe Barrett

In the tradition of the bestselling historical works of David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Stephen Ambrose, and Walter Isaacson, award-winning documentarian Mark Zwonitzer brings two extraordinary American figures—and friends—into the spotlight at a time when their country was taking center stage in the world. Learn More

Stand Up Straight and Sing!

by Jessye Norman; read by Mia Ellis

In Stand Up Straight and Sing!, Jessye Norman recalls in rich detail the strong women who were her role models, from her ancestors to family friends, relatives, and teachers. Learn More

A Spy Named Orphan

by Roland Philipps; read by Jonathan Cowley

A Spy Named Orphan is the first full biography of one of the most intriguing and important spies of the twentieth century. Learn More

Spillane

by Max Allan Collins and James L. Traylor; read by Michael Butler Murray

The first-ever biography of the most popular and most influential pulp writer of all time, written by the collaborator who knew him best. Learn More

South with the Sun

Lynne Cox; read by Christine Williams

Roald Amundsen, “the last of the Vikings,” left his mark on the Heroic Era as one of the most successful polar explorers ever. Learn More

Sonny

by S.J. Peddie; read by Tanya Eby

Based on exclusive interviews before his death in 2020 at age 103, Sonny is the first and only authorized biography of legendary mob boss John "Sonny" Franzese, the head of the Colombo crime family and financier of the infamous film Deep Throat. Learn More

The Song Poet

Kao Kalia Yang; read by Kao Kalia Yang

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist

From the author of The Latehomecomer, a powerful memoir of her father, a Hmong song poet who sacrificed his gift for his children's future in America. Learn More