Biography

Sisters and Rebels

by Jacquelyn Dowd Hall; read by Karen White

2020 PEN America Literary Award Winner

Grounded in decades of research, Sisters and Rebels unfolds an epic narrative of American history through the lives and works of three Southern women. Learn More

Called "a triumphant piece of reporting," Snowblind recounts the exploits of former cocaine smuggler Zachary Swan, chronicling his elaborate scams and outstanding success in the early 1970s. Learn More

So Many Roads

David Browne; read by Sean Runnette

An acclaimed journalist sheds new light on one of rock’s most iconic bands. Learn More

So Much Longing in So Little Space

by Karl Ove Knausgaard; read by Matthew Waterson

A brilliant and personal examination by sensational and bestselling author Karl Ove Knausgaard of his Norwegian compatriot Edvard Munch, the famed artist best known for his iconic painting The Scream. Learn More

So Much Things to Say

by Roger Steffens; read by Roger Steffens

So Much Things to Say is the definitive oral history of Bob Marley by one of the world's foremost reggae scholars. Learn More

Soldier, Priest, and God

by F. S. Naiden; read by Stephen Bel Davies

Soldier, Priest, and God, the first religious biography of Alexander, incorporates recent scholarship to provide a vivid and unique portrait of a remarkable leader. Learn More

Solitude & Company

by Silvana Paternostro, Contributing Author Edith Grossman; read by Robert Fass

An oral history biography of the legendary Latin American writer and Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, brimming with atmosphere and insight. Learn More

Something in the Blood

by David J. Skal; read by James Patrick Cronin

A groundbreaking biography reveals the haunted origins of the man who created Dracula and traces the psychosexual contours of late Victorian society. Learn More

Somewhere Out There

by Don Bluth; read by Don Bluth

After more than five decades in Hollywood, Don Bluth, the man behind some of the most iconic animated films ever made, tells his story. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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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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

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

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