Personal Memoirs

Blow Your House Down

by Gina Frangello; read by Hillary Huber

A Rumpus Most Anticipated Book of Next Year

In Blow Your House Down, Gina Frangello uses her personal story to examine the place of women in contemporary society: the violence they experience, the rage they suppress, the ways their bodies often reveal what they cannot say aloud, and finally, what it means to transgress "being good" in order to reclaim your own life. Learn More

Bob Goes to Jail

by Rob Sedgwick; read by Roger Wayne

Rob Sedgwick presents his hilarious and touching memoir, Bob Goes to Jail. Learn More

Body Leaping Backward

by Maureen Stanton; read by Coleen Marlo

Body Leaping Backward is the haunting and beautifully drawn story of a self-destructive girlhood, of a town and a nation overwhelmed in a time of change, and of how life-altering a glimpse of a world bigger than the one we come from can be. Learn More

The Bomb Doctor

by Kirk Yeager, PhD, and Selene Yeager; read by Paul Bellantoni

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July

A rare peek behind the curtain into boots-on-the-ground, in-the-lab scientific bomb forensics—told with humanity, heart, and even a bit of humor. Learn More

Border

by Kapka Kassabova; read by Corrie James

Baillie Gifford Prize Shortlist
Saltire Literary Awards Shortlist
Kirkus Best of 2017 2018 National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalist

Border is a scintillating, immersive travel narrative that is also a shadow history of the Cold War, a sideways look at the migration crisis troubling Europe, and a deep, witchy descent into interior and exterior geographies. Learn More

The Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness

by Graham Caveney; read by Jonathan Cowley

An enthralling, emotional memoir that recounts the ups and downs of coming-of-age, set against the music and literature of the 1970s. Learn More

Broken

by Paul LeBlanc; read by Adam Barr

Many of the systems built to serve people instead do more harm than good. In Broken, Dr. Paul LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University, draws on his experience working in one such system—education—to reconnect us to the human facets of serving people. In doing so, he charts a course for rebuilding and reinhabiting better systems across education, healthcare, criminal justice, government, and more. Learn More

Burning Butch

by R/B Mertz; read by R/B Mertz

R/B Mertz's must-listen debut memoir. Learn More

Callings

Dave Isay; read by the author

2016 Voice Arts Award Nominee

Stories of passion, courage, and commitment, following individuals as they pursue the work they were born to do, from StoryCorps founder Dave Isay. Learn More

Camgirl

by Isa Mazzei; read by Isa Mazzei

Entertainment Weekly Biggest Fall Books

From the "former sex worker taking Hollywood by storm" (The Daily Beast), comes a candid and hilarious memoir of sex work, shame, and self-discovery set in the colorful world of live-streaming camgirls. Learn More

Christopher and His Kind

Christopher Isherwood; read by James Clamp

An engrossing look into the literary, social, and political life of this literary icon during Isherwood’s formative Berlin years (1929-1939). Learn More

Chronic

by Rebecca Dimyan; read by Devon Sorvari

In this powerful debut, Rebecca Dimyan details her experience with endometriosis, a chronic disease which effects one in ten women worldwide. Learn More

Climbing Out of the Wreck

by Christine Stein; read by Almarie Guerra

Climbing Out of the Wreck: A Survivor's Tale is an inspiring, beautifully told account of individual courage. Learn More

The Cobbler

by Steve Madden; read by Steve Madden

Everyone knows Steve Madden's name and his shoes, but few are familiar with his story. In The Cobbler, listeners are treated to the wild ride though his rise, fall, and comeback. But they will also walk away uplifted by a man who has owned up to his mistakes and come back determined to give back and use his hard-won platform to create positive change. Learn More

Combat Love

by Alisyn Camerota; read by Alisyn Camerota

NEW! Now Available

Two-time Emmy-award-winning CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota retraces her steps down an often gritty path toward her dream of becoming a journalist. At times heartbreaking and pulse-pounding, Combat Love is an inspiration for anyone who's ever searched for that elusive place called home. Learn More

The Cost of Living

by Deborah Levy; read by Henrietta Meire

AudioFile 2018 Best Audiobook
AudioFile Earphones Winner

A searching examination of all the dimensions of love, marriage, mourning, and kinship from two-time Booker Prize finalist Deborah Levy. Learn More

Cougars on the Cliff

by Maurice Hornocker; with David Johnson; read by Joel Richards

Maurice Hornocker is recognized worldwide as the first scientist to unravel the secrets of America's most enigmatic predator—the mountain lion. A story of redemption, this book is a memoir about the never-before-told adventures, challenges, and controversies surrounding Hornocker's groundbreaking study of cougars in the remote reaches of the Idaho Primitive Area. Learn More

Counterpoint

by Philip Kennicott; read by Paul Heitsch

A Pulitzer Prize–winning critic reflects on the meaning and emotional impact of a Bach masterwork. Learn More

The Covent Garden Ladies

by Hallie Rubenhold; read by Lucy Rayner

The Covent Garden Ladies tells the story of Samuel Derrick, Jack Harris, and Charlotte Hayes, whose complicated and colorful lives were brought together by the publication of Harris's List, an infamous guidebook of prostitutes which detailed addresses, physical characteristics, and "specialties." Learn More

The Critic's Daughter

by Priscilla Gilman; read by Priscilla Gilman

AudioFile Earphone Award Winner

An exquisitely rendered portrait of a unique father-daughter relationship and a moving memoir of family and identity. Learn More

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