Biography & Memoir audiobooks

Filter audiobooks

See all genres

Sort

Filter

  • Featured
  • Genres
  • Audience
  • Length
  • Format
  • Language
Bookseller pick
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Careless People
Sarah Wynn-Williams
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People

By: Sarah Wynn-Williams

Narrated by: Sarah Wynn-Williams

Length: 13 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times Bestseller

Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she also delivers the goods." -Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times

“When one of the world’s most powerful media companies tries to snuff out a book — amid other...
Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

By: Jennette McCurdy

Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
Omar El Akkad
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

By: Omar El Akkad

Narrated by: Omar El Akkad

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values

"[A] bracing memoir and manifesto."—The New York Times

“I can’t think of a more important piece of writing to read right now. I found hope here, and help, to face...
Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
The Anthropocene Reviewed
John Green
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

The Anthropocene Reviewed

By: John Green

Narrated by: John Green

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

“Masterful. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a beautiful, timely book about the human condition—and a timeless reminder to pay attention to your attention.” —Adam Grant, #1 bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast Re:Thinking

The instant #1 bestseller from John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down, is...
Read more

View audiobook
New release
Matriarch: Oprah's Book Club by Tina Knowles
Matriarch: Oprah's Book Club
Tina Knowles
Matriarch: Oprah's Book Club by Tina Knowles

Matriarch: Oprah's Book Club

By: Tina Knowles

Narrated by: Tina Knowles, Beyoncé, Solange, Kelly Rowland &...

Length: 17 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A revealing personal life story like no other—enlightening, entertaining, surprising, empowering—and a testament to the world-making power of Black motherhood

“A fascinating memoir of Tina Knowles’s journey to become the global figure she is today.”—Oprah Winfrey


“You are Celestine,” she... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
Be Ready When the Luck Happens
Ina Garten
Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

By: Ina Garten

Narrated by: Ina Garten

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon—shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table.
 
Here, for the first time, Ina Garten presents an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Crying in H Mart
Michelle Zauner
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

By: Michelle Zauner

Narrated by: Michelle Zauner

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.

In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far... Read more

View audiobook
New release
Big Dumb Eyes by Nate Bargatze
Big Dumb Eyes
Nate Bargatze
Big Dumb Eyes by Nate Bargatze

Big Dumb Eyes

By: Nate Bargatze

Narrated by: Nate Bargatze

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of the hottest stand-up comedians, Nate Bargatze brings his everyman comedy to the page in this hilarious collection of personal stories, opinions, and confessions.  Nate Bargatze used to be a genius. That is, until the summer after seventh grade when he slipped, fell off a cliff, hit his head on a rock, and “my skull got, like, dented... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
The Third Gilmore Girl
Kelly Bishop
The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop

The Third Gilmore Girl

By: Kelly Bishop

Narrated by: Kelly Bishop

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

INCLUDES A FOREWORD WRITTEN AND READ BY GILMORE GIRLS CREATOR, AMY SHERMAN-PALLADINO!

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A Goodreads Choice Awards Winner

“Come for the Gilmore Girls anecdotes, stay for the revealing truths about what it takes to build a lifelong career in and out of Hollywood” (The A.V. Club) in this candid and captivating memoir... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
A Promised Land
Barack Obama
A Promised Land by Barack Obama

A Promised Land

By: Barack Obama

Narrated by: Barack Obama

Length: 29 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND PEOPLE

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post •...
Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
Educated by Tara Westover
Educated
Tara Westover
Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

By: Tara Westover

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University

“Extraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention.”—The New York... Read more

View audiobook
New release
A Physical Education by Casey Johnston
A Physical Education
Casey Johnston
A Physical Education by Casey Johnston

A Physical Education

By: Casey Johnston

Narrated by: Casey Johnston

Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

From the most visible woman writing about weightlifting today, a "profoundly engrossing" memoir and manifesto about how lifting helped dissolve her allegiance to diet culture; taught her to be at home in her body; and led her to grow every kind of strength (Elizabeth Greenwood).

In A Physical Education, Casey Johnston recounts how she ventured... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

How to Be an Antiracist

By: Ibram X. Kendi

Narrated by: Ibram X. Kendi

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a “groundbreaking” (Time) approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society and in ourselves—now updated, with a new preface.

“The most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind.”—The... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy
The Secret History of the Rape Kit
Pagan Kennedy
The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy

The Secret History of the Rape Kit

By: Pagan Kennedy

Narrated by: Claire Danes

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Marty Goddard dreamed up a new crime-solving tool—a kit that could help rape survivors fight for justice. This thrilling investigation tells the story of the troubled, heroic woman who kicked off a feminist revolution in forensics, and then vanished into obscurity.

"Astonishing . . . Marty Goddard takes her rightful place as a visionary thanks to...
Read more

View audiobook
New release
My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner
My Next Breath
Jeremy Renner
My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner

My Next Breath

By: Jeremy Renner

Narrated by: Jeremy Renner

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed actor Jeremy Renner narrates his gripping and inspiring story of a near-fatal accident and what he learned about inner strength, endurance and hope as he overcame insurmountable odds to recover, one breath at a time. This program includes a note written and read by his daughter, Ava.

“Renner’s description of his recovery is life... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
The Tell: Oprah's Book Club by Amy Griffin
The Tell: Oprah's Book Club
Amy Griffin
The Tell: Oprah's Book Club by Amy Griffin

The Tell: Oprah's Book Club

By: Amy Griffin

Narrated by: Amy Griffin

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • An astonishing memoir that explores how far we will go to protect ourselves, and the healing made possible when we face our secrets and begin to share our stories

The Tell encourages us to recognize that sometimes you must understand your own pain to fully experience life’s greatest joys—and...
Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
The Demon of Unrest
Erik Larson
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson

The Demon of Unrest

By: Erik Larson

Narrated by: Will Patton & Erik Larson

Length: 17 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this “riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult” (Los Angeles Times).

“A feast of historical insight and narrative verve . . . This is Erik Larson at his best,... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
Maria Bamford
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

By: Maria Bamford

Narrated by: Maria Bamford

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

From “weird, scary, ingenious” (The New York Times) stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, an instant New York Times bestselling, brutally honest, and “laugh-out-loud funny” (Jennette McCurdy, #1 New York Times bestselling author) memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfort of rigid belief systems—from Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
The Art Thief
Michael Finkel
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

The Art Thief

By: Michael Finkel

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Michael Finkel

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser.

In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser’s strange world—unlike most thieves, he never stole for...
Read more

View audiobook
New release
Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones
Ordinary Time
Annie B. Jones
Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones

Ordinary Time

By: Annie B. Jones

Narrated by: Annie B. Jones & Emily P. Freeman

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In her first book, the popular From the Front Porch podcast host and independent bookstore owner challenges the idea that loud lives are the ones that matter most, reminding us that we don't have to leave the lives we have in order to have the lives of which we've always dreamed.Can life be an adventure, even when it’s just . . . ordinary?Annie... Read more

View audiobook
On sale
Finding Me by Viola Davis
Finding Me
Viola Davis
Finding Me by Viola Davis

Finding Me

By: Viola Davis

Narrated by: Viola Davis

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2023 Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording!Audie Award Winner for Audiobook of the Year!Narrated by Viola DavisIn my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

Greenlights

By: Matthew McConaughey

Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE! Now with exclusive new content from the paperback edition, the life-changing memoir that has inspired millions of readers through the Academy Award–winning actor’s unflinching honesty, unconventional wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater... Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
Challenger by Adam Higginbotham
Challenger
Adam Higginbotham
Challenger by Adam Higginbotham

Challenger

By: Adam Higginbotham

Narrated by: Jacques Roy

Length: 17 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 Kirkus Nonfiction Prize • Shortlisted for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • A New York Times Notable Book of 2024

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Stunning…A heart-pounding thriller…Challenger is a remarkable book.” —The Atlantic •...
Read more

View audiobook
Bookseller pick
Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
Spare
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

Spare

By: Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

Narrated by: Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

Length: 15 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the global phenomenon that tells an unforgettable story of love, loss, courage, and healing.

“Compellingly artful . . . [a] blockbuster memoir.”—The New Yorker (Best Books of the Year)

It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s... Read more

View audiobook