Personal Memoirs

Of Bears and Ballots

by Heather Lende; read by Karen White

The writer whom the Los Angeles Times calls “part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott,” now brings her quirky and compassionate take on holding local office. Learn More

On Our Way Home from the Revolution

by Sonya Bilocerkowycz; read by Sonya Bilocerkowycz

In these linked essays, Sonya Bilocerkowycz invites listeners to meet a swirling cast of post-Soviet characters, including a Russian intelligence officer who finds Osama bin Laden a few weeks after 9/11; a Ukrainian poet whose nose gets broken by Russian separatists; and a long-lost relative who drives a bus into the heart of Chernobyl. On Our Way Home from the Revolution muddles our easy distinctions between innocence and culpability, agency and fate. Learn More

On the Big Blackfoot

Norman Maclean; read by John Maclean and Norman Maclean

On the Big Blackfoot is Norman Maclean's memoir about his Montana youth that inspired his beloved story, A River Runs Through It. Learn More

On Whale Island

Daniel Hays; read by Bruce Altman

As chronicled in the bestselling book My Old Man and the Sea, the thirst for living an unconventional life led Daniel Hays to sail around Cape Horn with his father in a boat they built themselves. Learn More

One Last Time

John Edward; read by John Edward

John Edward is a renowned psychic medium whose talents are matched by only a handful of people in the world. One Last Time is his remarkable story. Learn More

Ordinary Girls

by Jaquira Diaz; read by Almarie Guerra

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Oprah Magazine's 33 Must-Read Books of Fall 2019

A fierce, beautiful, and unflinching memoir from a wildly talented debut author. Learn More

Our Revolution

by Honor Moore;Read by Honor Moore

A daughter's memoir of her mother evolves beautifully into a narrative of the far-reaching changes in women’s lives in the twentieth century.
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Overcome

by Amber van de Bunt; read by Amber van de Bunt

With humor, alacrity, and profound insight, Amber van de Bunt reveals her deepest, darkest secrets and pulls no punches—least of all with herself. Learn More

Overlooking the Border

By Dana Hercbergs; read by Christina Delaine

Overlooking the Border: Narratives of Divided Jerusalem by Dana Hercbergs continues the dialogue surrounding the social history of Jerusalem. Learn More

The Pact

George Jenkins, Sampson Davis, and Rameck Hunt with Lisa Frazier Page; read by George Jenkins, Sampson Davis, and Rameck Hunt

The Pact is an extraordinary testament to the power of male friendship. Learn More

Parenting is Hard AF

by Jamal J. Myrick, EdD; read by Bill Andrew Quinn

In a world where the journey of parenting is both beautiful and challenging, Parenting is Hard AF: 53 Affirmations for Black Parents Who Struggle stands as a guiding light, offering a collection of powerful affirmations designed specifically for Black parents. Learn More

Paris to the Moon

Adam Gopnik; read by Adam Gopnik

Weaving the magical with the mundane, New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik offers a wholly delightful, often hilarious look at what it was to be an American family man in Paris at the end of the twentieth century. Learn More

Passage to Juneau

Jonathan Raban; read by Jonathan Raban

Acclaimed travel writer Jonathan Raban invites us aboard his boat, a floating cottage cluttered with books, curling manuscripts, and dead ballpoint pens. Learn More

People We Meet: Unforgettable Conversations

NPR; hosted by David Greene

The beauty, genius and heroism of the human spirit shines throughout this collection of encounters with exceptional individuals, selected and presented by NPR personalities whose lives have been enriched by a single conversation. Learn More

Pepys' Diary

Samuel Pepys; read by Kenneth Branagh

An astonishing first-hand account of life in 17th-century London, read with wit and style by actor Kenneth Branaugh. Learn More

Permanent Damage

by Mercy Fontenot, Lyndsey Parker; read by Natasha Soudek

Mercy Fontenot was a Zelig who grew up in the San Francisco Haight-Ashbury scene, where she crossed paths with Charles Manson, went to the first Acid Test, and was friends with Jimi Hendrix (she was later in his movie Rainbow Bridge). Written just prior to her death in 2020, Permanent Damage shows us the world of the 1960s and 1970s music scene through Mercy's eyes. Learn More

Playing Dead

by Monique Faison Ross, with Gary M. Krebs; read by Janina Edwards

Monique Faison Ross presents her must-listen memoir Playing Dead. Learn More

Playing God

by Anthony Youn, MD with Alan Eisenstock; read by Kyle Tait

In this thrilling and moving memoir, Dr. Anthony Youn reveals that the true metamorphosis from student to doctor occurs not in medical school but in the formative years of residency training and early practice. Learn More

The Pledge to America

by Drago Dzieran; read by Joel Richards

Retired Navy SEAL Drago Dzieran takes listeners behind the scenes of his incredible life, from an impoverished childhood in Communist-controlled Poland to his time as a political prisoner, to his twenty years as a member of the United States military's most elite fighting force. Learn More

Pop Song

by Larissa Pham; read by Cindy Kay

National Book Critics Circle Award John Leonard Prize Finalist
A Buzzfeed Most Anticipated Book of the Year
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One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of the Year

Like a song that feels written just for you, Larissa Pham's debut work of nonfiction captures the imagination and refuses to let go. Learn More

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