Personal Memoirs
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Kompromat
by Giorgi Rtskhiladze; read by Bruce Mann
Kompromat is Giorgi Rtskhiladze's story of growing up in Soviet Georgia, emigrating to the US, and his dealings with Donald Trump. Learn More
The Gamesmaster
by Flint Dille; read by Eric Michael Summerer
Flint Dille's memoir is an entertaining blend of pop culture, social history, and reportage about the exciting, groundbreaking 1980s, and the parts he and his colleagues, collaborators, employers, and friends played in making it a genuine Golden Age. Learn More
The Golden Flea
by Michael Rips; read by Peter Berkrot
An enchanting tale of the search for forgotten treasures at one of the greatest flea markets on earth. Learn More
The Unexpected Guest
by Michael Konik; read by George W. Sarris
An inspirational memoir about a Los Angeles couple that takes in a homeless man, and the transformational effect the experience has on all three of their lives. Learn More
Losing Jon
by David Parrish; read by Jonathan Yen
A PopSugar Best True Crime Book of 2020
David Parrish was in disbelief when he learned that nineteen-year-old Jon Bowie's body had been found hanged from a backstop at the local high school's baseball field and the death declared a suicide. However, when David learned how Jon's body was found, he felt compelled to find the facts behind this incomprehensible tragedy. Learn More
Sonic Warrior
by Lou Brutus; introduction by Corey Taylor; read by Lou Brutus
Sonic Warrior is a collection of insane-but-true stories from the career of rock radio legend Lou Brutus. Learn More
What Is the Grass
by Mark Doty; read by Jonathan Yen
Effortlessly blending biography, criticism, and memoir, National Book Award–winning poet and bestselling memoirist Mark Doty explores his personal quest for Walt Whitman. Learn More
Square Haunting
by Francesca Wade; read by Corrie James
Nestled in the heart of Bloomsbury, Mecklenburgh Square has borne witness to the lives of some of the century's most revolutionary cultural figures—many of whom were extraordinary women. Square Haunting is a glorious portrait of five of the square's inhabitants: Hilda Doolittle, Dorothy Sayers, Jane Harrison, Eileen Power, and Virginia Woolf. Learn More
The Los Angeles Diaries
by James Brown; read by Charles Constant
Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
Plagued by the suicides of both his siblings, heir to alcohol and drug abuse, divorce and economic ruin, James Brown lived a life clouded by addiction, broken promises and despair. In The Los Angeles Diaries he reveals his struggle for survival, mining his past to present the inspiring story of his redemption. Learn More
Becoming Odyssa
by Jennifer Pharr Davis; read by Jennifer Pharr Davis
A must-listen memoir from the author of Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph. Learn More
This River
by James Brown; read by Charles Constant
Award-winning author James Brown gained a cult following after chronicling his turbulent childhood and spiraling drug addiction in The Los Angeles Diaries. This River picks up where Brown left off in his first memoir, describing his tenuous relationship with sobriety, telling of agonizing relapses, and tracking his attempts to become a better father. Learn More
Half Broke
by Ginger Gaffney; read by Christa Lewis
Resonant, smart, and beautifully written, Half Broke tears at the heart of what it takes to find wholeness after years of trauma and addiction and offers profound insight on how working with animals can satisfy our universal need for connection. 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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At the Center of All Beauty
by Fenton Johnson; read by Sean Runnette
From Fenton Johnson, a profound meditation on accepting and celebrating one's solitude. Learn More
Spirit Run
by Noe Alvarez; read by Ramon de Ocampo
Library Journal 2020 Title to Watch •New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice 2020 Amazon Editors Pick Best Nonfiction 2020
The electrifying debut memoir of a son of working-class Mexican immigrants who fled a life of labor in fruit-packing plants to run in an Indigenous marathon from Canada to Guatemala, reimagining North America and his place in it. Learn More
Apology to the Young Addict
by James Brown; read by Charles Constant
Haunting and hopeful, Apology to the Young Addict is a reinvention of the recovery memoir and a lasting testimony from a master writing at his peak. Learn More
Living in Color
by Tommy Davidson; read by Tommy Davidson
In this revealing memoir, Tommy Davidson shares his unique perspective on making it in Hollywood, being an integral part of television history, on fame and family, and on living a life that has never been black and white—just funny and true. 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
Better Days Will Come Again
by Travis Atria; read by David Sadzin
Better Days Will Come Again, based on groundbreaking research and including unprecedented access to Arthur Briggs's oral memoir, is a crucial document of jazz history, a fast-paced epic, and an entirely original tale of survival. Learn More
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