Biography • Memoir
Share in the childhood tales of A Girl Named Zippy. Hear Kenneth Branagh read Samuel Pepys' exuberant 17th-century diary. Be transformed by the extraordinary women of Half the Sky. You'll find these and other remarkable life stories under biography and memoir.
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The Girl and the Bombardier
by Susan Tate Ankeny; read by Karen White
A downed B-17 bombardier's unfinished World War II memoir and a box of letters from the French girl who saved him sets a veteran's daughter on a journey, sixty-five years later, to craft their intersecting stories—a true WWII tale of danger, courage, love, and escape. 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
When Blood Breaks Down
by Mikkael A. Sekeres; read by Mike Lenz
A leading cancer specialist tells the compelling stories of three adult leukemia patients and their treatments, the disease itself, and the drugs developed to treat it. Learn More
Keeping Hope Alive
by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.; edited by Grace Ji-Sun Kim; read by Ron Butler
These speeches and sermons, delivered both to the downtrodden and the powerful, from Senegal and Bangkok to Chicago, include the famous speeches Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., delivered at the Democratic Party conventions of 1984 and 1988 following his historic campaigns for the presidential nomination. Learn More
Miracle Country
by Kendra Atleework; read by Cassandra Campbell
Like Wild, Miracle Country is a story of flight and return, bounty and emptiness, and the true meaning of home. But it also speaks to the ravages of climate change and its permanent destruction of the way of life in one particular town. Learn More
Frank Ramsey
by Cheryl Misak; read by Liam Gerrard
When he died in 1930 aged twenty-six, Frank Ramsey had already invented one branch of mathematics and two branches of economics, laying the foundations for decision theory and game theory. Had he lived he might have been recognized as the most brilliant thinker of the century. For the first time Cheryl Misak tells the full story of his extraordinary life. Learn More
Alaric the Goth
by Douglas Boin; read by Chris MacDonnell
Combining vivid storytelling and historical analysis, Douglas Boin reveals the Goths' complex and fascinating legacy in shaping our world. Learn More
Crystal Eastman
by Amy Aronson; read by Elizabeth Wiley
As the first biography of Crystal Eastman, this book gives renewed voice to a woman who spoke freely and passionately in debates still raging today—gender equality and human rights, nationalism and globalization, political censorship and media control, worker benefits and family balance, and the monumental questions of war, sovereignty, and freedom. 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
Black Samson
by Nyasha Junior & Jeremy Schipper; read by David Sadzin
Before Harriet Tubman or Martin Luther King was identified with Moses, African Americans identified those who challenged racial oppression in America with Samson. In Black Samson: The Untold Story of an American Icon, Nyasha Junior and Jeremy Schipper tell the story of how this biblical character became an icon of African American literature. Learn More
Slouching Towards Los Angeles
by Steffie Nelson; read by Eric Jason Martin & Xe Sands
This collection of original essays covers the turf that made Joan Didion a sensation—Hollywood and Patty Hearst; Malibu, Manson and the Mojave; the Summer of Love and the Central Park Five—while bringing together some of the finest voices of today's Los Angeles and beyond. Learn More
Shortlisted
by Renee Knake Jefferson & Hannah Brenner Johnson; read by Kitty Hendrix
The inspiring and previously untold history of the women considered—but not selected—for the US Supreme Court. 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
My Baby First Birthday
by Jenny Zhang; read by Jenny Zhang
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2020 A Best Read of 2020 at Ms. Magazine
Radiant and tender, My Baby First Birthday is a collection that examines innocence, asking us who gets to be loved and who has to deplete themselves just to survive. Learn More
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
I've Been Wrong Before
by Evan James; read by Charlie Thurston
From the award-winning essayist and author of the “shrewd as hell and hysterically funny” (Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties) novel Cheer Up, Mr. Widdicombe comes a moving and unforgettable essay collection about his travels around the globe as he reflects on the power and complexity of human relationships. 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 Firsts
by Jennifer Steinhauer; read by Tanya Eby
A lively, behind-the-scenes look at the historic cohort of diverse, young, and groundbreaking women newly elected to the House of Representatives in 2018 as they arrive in Washington, DC, and start working for change, by a New York Times reporter with sharp insight and deep knowledge of the Hill. 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
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
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