Personal Memoirs

How to Begin When Your World Is Ending

by Molly Phinney Baskette; read by Molly Phinney Baskette

Moving, witty, and probing, Molly Baskette's practical and spiritual perspective will appeal to readers of Lori Gottlieb's Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and Kate Bowler's Everything Happens for a Reason. Learn More

How to Treat People

by Molly Case; read by Henrietta Meire

A fascinating and poignant memoir of the body and its care, told through the experiences of a young nurse. Learn More

I Dream with Open Eyes

by George Prochnik; read by Malcolm Hillgartner

A journey of reckoning and renewal, this story of family history and future dreams is an examination of the individual imagination as a catalyst for social change. Learn More

I Live a Life Like Yours

by Jan Grue; read by Graham Halstead

A brilliantly rendered essayistic autobiography from an award-winning Norwegian author about life in a vulnerable body. Learn More

Icons and Instincts

by Vincent Paterson; read by Peter Berkrot

For the first time, the choreographer of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Björk, and many others reveals stage stories through his extraordinary journey. Learn More

If I Live to Be 100

Neenah Ellis; read by Neenah Ellis with excerpts from the original radio broadcasts

There are now more 100-year-olds alive—healthy and engaged in the world—than at any other time in history. Join Neenah Ellis as she meets some of them and hears what insights, memories, wisdom, and just plain common sense tips they have to offer. Learn More

Illuminating History

by Bernard Bailyn; read by Tom Parks

The brilliance of a master historian shines through this personal account of a lifetime's work. Learn More

In My Mind's Eye

by Jan Morris; read by Jennifer M. Dixon

Riffing on cats and Brexit, the Royals and the annoyances of aging, the nonagenarian Jan Morris delights with her wickedly hilarious first-ever diary collection. Learn More

In the Country of Women

by Susan Straight; read by Donna Postel

In the Country of Women is a valuable social history and a personal narrative that reads like a love song to America and indomitable women. Learn More

In the Dark of War

by Sarah M. Carlson; read by Teri Schnaubelt

A CIA officer's inside account of how Libya's descent into rampant violence precipitated the harrowing overland evacuation of the entire US mission from Tripoli after being trapped in the city for weeks. Learn More

In the Dream House

by Carmen Maria Machado; read by Carmen Maria Machado

Lambda Literary Award Winner

A revolutionary memoir about domestic abuse by the award-winning author of Her Body and Other Parties. Learn More

Inexplicably Me

by Chelsea Austin Montgomery-Duban Wächter; read by Chelsea Austin Montgomery-Duban Wächter

A hilariously moving and inspirational memoir of a girl with two gay dads, navigating her way through life with joy, love, gratitude, and an excellent sense of humor. Learn More

It Takes Two

by Jonathan Scott and Drew Scott; read by Jonathan Scott and Drew Scott

Publishers Weekly Bestseller

Jonathan and Drew Scott, known for their wildly popular HGTV shows including Property Brothers and Brother vs Brother, follow up their New York Times bestseller, Dream Home, with a highly anticipated memoir. Learn More

It's Not a Rumour

by Frederick Moore; read by Michael Butler Murray

It's Not a Rumour is an unorthodox, hysterical story of survival, and of making it big in music and life without ever making a dime. Learn More

It’s the World’s Birthday Today

by Christian "Flake" Lorenz; read by Shaun Grindell

Flake, the legendary keyboardist for the German band Rammstein, takes listeners on a journey of what it is to be a touring musician. Learn More

Jersey Breaks

by Robert Pinsky; read by Robert Pinsky

Robert Pinsky traces the roots of his work and reflects on how writing poetry helped him make sense of life's challenges, such as his mother's traumatic brain injury, and on his notable public presence, including an unprecedented three terms as United States poet laureate. Learn More

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