Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

The #1 New York Times bestseller that inspired the feature film: Immerse yourself in the lives and work of the extraordinary Black women whose mathematical advances made space missions possible. This “tender account of genuine transcendence and camaraderie” (The New York Times) is top-rated on BookBub.

With nearly 1,500 five-star Goodreads ratings! Celebrate the remarkable achievements of women throughout history with this guide to almost 100 female warriors, spies, and more. From a princess turned pirate to a legendary Mongolian wrestler, these stories are sure to captivate and inspire.

Young Hanna fled East Germany for the United States — but her family remained trapped behind the Iron Curtain. Decades later, her daughter would cross the Berlin Wall as a Cold War intelligence officer for the US Army. A “poignant and engrossing” intergenerational memoir (Kirkus Reviews).

This “genre-defying mix of history, biography, and memoir” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) explores the legacy of Emmett Till’s death in relation to the fate of Till’s father, who was executed in Italy during World War II. “A searching tale of loss, recovery, and déjà vu” (The Washington Post).

In this “powerful, provocative, and universally lauded” NPR Best Book of 2018 (Entertainment Weekly), Kiese Laymon lays bare his experience growing up Black in Mississippi. “You won’t be able to put [this memoir] down” (The Atlantic).

New York Times Bestseller “A soaring and gorgeous American story” (Karen Abbott) from the author of the New York Times…

Written with an exciting combination of narrative flair and historical authority, this interpretation of the tragic life of Catherine Howard,…

In this cogent, accessible biography, Andy Stafford offers a new picture of the man and his work, one that helps…

The second book in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s treasured Little House series—now available as an ebook! This digital version features Garth…

When New York Times bestselling author Tom Ryan adopted a deaf, nearly blind, and fearful elderly dog, he didn’t anticipate the challenge that lay ahead. But with patience and perseverance, the two would help each other thrive. An uplifting memoir with nearly 700 five-star ratings on Goodreads.