Biography * Memoir: Women & Persons of Color

A Ghost in the Throat

by Doireann Ní Ghríof; read by Siobhan McSweeney

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
Longlisted for the 2021 Republic of Consciousness Prize
A Buzzfeed Recommended Summer Read
A Book Riot Best Book of 2022
An NPRBest Book of 2021

Moving fluidly between past and present, quest and elegy, poetry and those who make it, A Ghost in the Throat is a shapeshifting book: a record of literary obsession; a narrative about the erasure of a people, of a language, of women; a meditation on motherhood and on translation; and an unforgettable story about finding your voice by freeing another's. Learn More

Gandhi

by Ramachandra Guha; Derek Perkins

New York Times Notable Books 2018
Kirkus Best of 2018 Nonfiction

The second and concluding volume of the magisterial biography that began with the acclaimed, Gandhi Before India: the definitive portrait of the life and work of one of the most abidingly influential—and controversial—men in world history. Learn More

From Junkie to Judge

by Mary Beth O'Connor; read by Nikki Zakocs

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

From a junkie addicted to methamphetamines to a federal judge, Mary Beth O'Connor's memoir shares her inspiring journey from rock bottom to resilience as she forged a personal path to recovery from trauma and addiction. Learn More

Free Thinker

by Kimberly A. Hamlin; read by Emily Durante

A story of transgression in the face of religious ideology, a racist and sexist scientific establishment, and political resistance to securing women's right to vote.
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A Fool's Errand

by Lonnie G. Bunch III; read by JD Jackson

AudioFile Earphones Winner

Founding Director Lonnie Bunch's deeply personal tale of the triumphs and challenges of bringing the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture to life. His story is by turns inspiring, funny, frustrating, quixotic, bittersweet, and above all, a compelling listen. Learn More

Fly Girls

by Keith O'Brien; read by Erin Bennett

New York Times Bestseller
Amazon's Best Book of the Month
Shelf Awareness Best Books of the Year 2018

Like Hidden Figures and Girls of Atomic City, Fly Girls celebrates a little-known slice of history wherein tenacious, trail-blazing women braved all obstacles to achieve greatness. Learn More

Flight of the Diamond Smugglers

by Matthew Gavin Frank; read by Jonathan Yen

Blending elements of reportage, memoir, and incantation, Flight of the Diamond Smugglers is a rare and remarkable portrait of exploitation and greed in one of the most dangerous areas of coastal South Africa. Learn More

Five

by Hallie Rubenhold; read by Louise Brealey

Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
Amazon Editors' Pick

Five devastating human stories and a dark and moving portrait of Victorian London—the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper. 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

First Ladies

by Betty Boyd Caroli; read by Susan Ericksen

Betty Boyd Caroli's engrossing and informative First Ladies is an essential resource for anyone interested in the role of America's First Ladies. Learn More

The First 50

by Natascia Tornetta-Mallin; read by Jean Ann Douglass

A proudly humanist portrayal of sexual impulse and impropriety in the City of Angels, The First 50 is a chronological recapitulation of fifty erotic encounters that take place between the ages of thirteen and thirty-three. Columbine, 9/11, The Iraq War, and The Great Recession set the stage as a young woman navigates the ambient decadence that has long defined Los Angeles. Learn More

Fire Road

by Kim Phuc Phan Thi, translated by Ashley Wiersma; read by Emily Woo Zeller

2018 Audie Winner
AudioFile Earphones Award Winner

Fire Road is a story of horror and hope, a harrowing tale of a life changed in an instant―and the power and resilience that can only be found in the power of God's mercy and love. Learn More

Finding My Place

by Elizabeth Pipko; read by Elizabeth Pipko

Elizabeth Pipko has been described by many as a rising star in the Conservative movement, but how did she get here? And more importantly, did she ever plan to? Learn More

Feuding Fan Dancers

by Leslie Zemeckis; read by Christa Lewis

Leslie Zemeckis continues to discover the forgotten feminist histories of the golden age of entertainment, turning her sights on the lost stories of Sally Rand and Faith Bacon—icons who each claimed to be the inventor of the notorious fan dance.
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Father James Page

by Larry Eugene; read by Terrence Kidd

This first-of-its-kind biography tells the story of Rev. James Page, who rose from slavery in the nineteenth century to become a religious and political leader among African Americans as well as an international spokesperson for the cause of racial equality. Learn More

Empress

by Ruby Lal; read by Suzanne Toren

Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Her legend still lives, but her story was lost—until now. Learn More

Einstein's Wife

by Allen Esterson & David C. Cassidy; read by Elizabeth Wiley

Was Einstein's first wife his uncredited coauthor, unpaid assistant, or his unacknowledged helpmeet? The real “Mileva Story.” Learn More

The Dogs of Avalon

by Laura Schenone; read by Esther Wane

In this David versus Goliath story (including the rescue of her own dog, Lily), Laura Schenone takes us into a complex world of impassioned people who stood up for millions of animals. Learn More

The Doctors Blackwell

by Janice P. Nimura; read by Laural Merlington

2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography
One of Apple's Most Anticipated Books of Winter 2021

From Bristol, Paris, and Edinburgh to the rising cities of antebellum America, this richly researched new biography celebrates two complicated pioneers who exploded the limits of possibility for women in medicine. Learn More

Do Everything

by Christopher H. Evans; read by Elizabeth Wiley

NEW! Now Available

The first biography of Frances Willard to be published in over thirty-five years, Do Everything explores Willard's life, her contributions as a reformer, and her broader legacy as a women's rights activist in the United States. Learn More

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