Biography & Memoir bestsellers

Careless People

A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

By: Sarah Wynn-Williams
Narrated by: Sarah Wynn-Williams
Length: 13 hours 15 minutes

“Read the book Mark Zuckerberg doesn't want you to read! You might already know that Facebook is not a good company, but this fast-paced memoir will show you just how bad they really are. Wynn-Williams's smart, conversational style is utterly riveting as she reveals the damning details of her time at Facebook. Don't miss this one if you want to... Read more

I'm Glad My Mom Died

By: Jennette McCurdy
Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy
Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

“Ah, the book that everyone is talking about. I had to try it. As a person who had a troublesome relationship with my own mother (not as troubling at Jeanette's), I took comfort in Jeanette's journey into learning to heal and make peace with mother's actions. It is a hard book to listen to, but Jeanette's honest and head-on approach made me keep... Read more

The Tell: Oprah's Book Club

A Memoir

By: Amy Griffin
Narrated by: Amy Griffin
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

“A heartbreaking and powerful memoir that women know far too well. Sharing and bringing to light stories like this will change lives. I highly recommend. Read more

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

By: Omar El Akkad
Narrated by: Omar El Akkad
Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

“This may be one of the most devastatingly personal audiobooks I've ever listened to. You can hear El Akkad's anger rise so clearly as he describes his disgust with the current world order. His perspective is invaluable as we clearly go through shifts of conscious, morality, and power over the coming years. Read more

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

A Memoir

By: Ina Garten
Narrated by: Ina Garten
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

“Honestly one of the best memoirs I’ve ever read. Ina has lived a full and captivating life. Her life off screen is one full of love and adventure. It makes me want to support her even more. I could read 4 more books with stories from her life Read more

The Anthropocene Reviewed

Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

By: John Green
Narrated by: John Green
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

“If you need to feel less alone, or if you feel like everything's terrible, listen to this book. It won't fix your problems, but it will hold your hand while you despair over the state of humanity and marvel at sycamore trees. Read more

Crying in H Mart

A Memoir

By: Michelle Zauner
Narrated by: Michelle Zauner
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

“This is a beautiful memoir and it totally lives up to the hype! Zauner offers an honest account of her struggle with her Korean American upbringing and her relationship with her dying mother, and what the loss of her meant in the end. The shared experience of cooking and enjoying Korean food was central to their relationship, and her vivid... Read more

The Third Gilmore Girl

A Memoir

By: Kelly Bishop
Narrated by: Kelly Bishop
Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

“I absolutely loved this book. It was a deeply personal read that I plan on recommend in my store. Read more

Challenger

A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

By: Adam Higginbotham
Narrated by: Jacques Roy
Length: 17 hours 9 minutes

“Insightful, fascinating, deeply researched and fast paced. A great listen! Read more

The House of My Mother

A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

By: Shari Franke
Narrated by: Shari Franke
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Heart-wrenchingly personal…dizzying.” —Rolling Stone

From eldest daughter Shari Franke, the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog—now the subject of a new Hulu docuseries—and the hidden abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, and how, in the face of unimaginable pain, she... Read more

Paper Doll

Notes from a Late Bloomer

By: Dylan Mulvaney
Narrated by: Dylan Mulvaney
Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

"Dylan makes me laugh and makes me brave. I love Paper Doll, and I love this woman.”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed Actress and content creator Dylan Mulvaney’s honest account of her journey through girlhood When Dylan Mulvaney came out as a woman online, she was a viral sensation almost overnight, emerging as a... Read more

The Age of Magical Overthinking

Notes on Modern Irrationality

By: Amanda Montell
Narrated by: Amanda Montell
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

“Part pop psychology, part memoir, the book examines modern cultural phenomena (standom, the proliferation of unlicensed mental health “gurus” on instagram) as well as Montell’s own life’s path by making reams of scientific studies accessible and relatable. I most enjoyed the chapters where she puts herself under the lens. I think this could... Read more

Doppelganger

A Trip into the Mirror World

By: Naomi Klein
Narrated by: Naomi Klein
Length: 14 hours 47 minutes

“After constantly being mistaken for a right-wing extremist, the author takes a deep dive into the weird and frightening world of deep fakes,  conspiracy theories, anti vaxxers and more. Highly informative and occasionally deeply disturbing. This is a terrific book for anyone looking for a way out of the online jungle. Highly recommended Read more

The Secret History of the Rape Kit

A True Crime Story

By: Pagan Kennedy
Narrated by: Claire Danes
Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

“The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy is a hard read, especially if you're a survivor, but it's such a necessary book. It's a history of how the rape kit came to be, but it's also an examination of the flaws in the system around it. And by the end, you do get to see where they're trying to come up with a better way, so there's some... Read more

How to Stand Up to a Dictator

The Fight for Our Future

By: Maria Ressa
Narrated by: Maria Ressa & Rebecca Mozo
Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

From the recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize comes an impassioned and inspiring memoir that chronicles her career fighting fascism, filled with insights and advice for standing against authoritarian bullies and confronting disinformation and lies. It includes a foreword by Amal Clooney.Maria Ressa is one of the most renowned international... Read more

Educated

A Memoir

By: Tara Westover
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

“Raised by Mormon fundamentalists, mistrustful of the medical community while having never stepped foot in a classroom setting, Tara Westover's memoir, "Educated" is excruciatingly painful at times. From witnessing devastating destruction deep in the woods of Idaho to enduring an abusive bi-polar brother to becoming ostracized by her survivalist... Read more

How to Be an Antiracist

By: Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Ibram X. Kendi
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

“Among the multi-faceted array of antiracist literature newly published in the last two years, Ibram X. Kendi’s How To Be an Antiracist stands alone as a definitive source of history and socio-political critique, while offering a new paradigm of thought aimed at paving the way for correcting centuries of social injustice. Hearing this visionary... Read more

Sociopath

A Memoir

By: Patric Gagne
Narrated by: Patric Gagne
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

“This is a fascinating story from Patric Gagne outlining a life as a sociopath. For anyone interested in mental health, family relationships, and hearing life stories of fascinating people. Read more

Memorial Days

A Memoir

By: Geraldine Brooks
Narrated by: Geraldine Brooks
Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

“I finished the book, the day after Ms. Brooks was in San Diego on tour at University of San Diego. My bookstore, Warwicks, partners with USD to sell the books. I am deeply moved by Memorial Days, its advice and its retelling of a life lost so quickly. Read more

Food for Thought

Essays and Ruminations

By: Alton Brown
Narrated by: Alton Brown
Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

“I'm a big fan of Alton Brown and really love his enthusiasm and clever use of language in describing food and more. As I finished reading each essay, I would think, "That's my favorite one." I laughed, cried (octopus essay), or nodded my head in agreement to what Brown so eloquently stated. Turns out every essay was my favorite one! Looking... Read more

Spare

By: Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
Narrated by: Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
Length: 15 hours 37 minutes

“This is a tale of the reality of people's lives. It shows that we are all alike, no matter what our positions, titles, or economic status are. I loved this very real story of life with it's ups and downs. It's time to realize that everyone goes through hard times and good times...it's a simple fact that we have to all accept. Sharing all the... Read more

A Promised Land

By: Barack Obama
Narrated by: Barack Obama
Length: 29 hours 9 minutes

“No one really needs my blurb to help sell this book, but I wanted to give it anyway, especially for the audiobook, narrated by Barack Obama himself. If you want to know his incredible knowledge and wisdom that guided him through major decisions, and also hear him drop a few F-bombs, you need to listen to this fantastically written book. Read more

The Art Thief

A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

By: Michael Finkel
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Michael Finkel
Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

“This true crime story seemed so much like a thrilling novel, it was difficult to believe that it is actually all true! If you appreciate bizarre, fast-paced nonfiction, this is a great one to pick up! Read more

I'll Have What She's Having

By: Chelsea Handler
Narrated by: Chelsea Handler
Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In hilarious and tender essays, Chelsea Handler shares her unforgettable story of becoming the woman she always wanted to be.

“A raw and raucous exploration of Handler’s ongoing search for self . . . [She’s] disarming us with humor to get at our softest selves and meeting us with her own.”—Oprah Daily

There’s a... Read more

A Walk in the Park

By: Kevin Fedarko
Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
Length: 14 hours 40 minutes

“Read by the author, Kevin, this book is full of adventure and humanity, humility and history. Read more

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

Unabridged Selections

By: Alice Wong
Narrated by: Alejandra Ospina & Alice Wong
Length: 8 hours 1 minute

“Containing dozens of personal stories, this is an absolute must-read for anyone looking to learn about the breadth, diversity, and history of disabled experience(s) from disabled folks themselves. Read more

Say Everything

A Memoir

By: Ione Skye
Narrated by: Ione Skye
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Gen X icon Ione Skye bares all in an achingly vulnerable coming-of-age memoir about chasing fame, desire, and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father.

In 1987, sixteen-year-old Ione Skye landed the breakout role of Diane Court, the dream girl who inspires John Cusack’s iconic boombox serenade in the... Read more

Untamed

By: Glennon Doyle
Narrated by: Glennon Doyle
Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

“I read this book non-stop for a week, underlining, reading passages to my friends & recommending it to anyone with a pulse. There are many great stories inside, but their charm & power, really, is all Glennon. She is a spiritual seeker & leader who loves reality tv, a formidable activist on the global scale who gets anxiety sweats... Read more

The Harder I Fight the More I Love You

A Memoir

By: Neko Case
Narrated by: Neko Case
Length: 7 hours 1 minute

“In Neko Case I found a kindred spirit. She taught me that life can throw everything it has at you and you can still come out the other side. This memoir will leave you with open eyes and a full heart. Read more

The Woman in Me

By: Britney Spears
Narrated by: Michelle Williams
Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

“Britney fans will appreciate this candid memoir - her story is deeply personal and sad, and it's fascinating to peer inside her mind. (For a special treat, listen to the audiobook, masterfully read by Michelle Williams!) Read more

How We Fight For Our Lives

By: Saeed Jones
Narrated by: Saeed Jones
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

“Saeed Jones is supremely talented, so I expected his memoir to be great. I did NOT expect, however, to be left immobile in my chair after reading that final paragraph, processing the beauty of his words and those indelible sentences he’s generous enough to share with us. How We Fight for Our Lives is a moving and intimate portrait of the writer... Read more

Greenlights

By: Matthew McConaughey
Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

#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

Cher: Part One

The Memoir

The Cher Memoir: Book #1

By: Cher
Narrated by: Cher & Stephanie J. Block
Length: 15 hours 47 minutes

Cher: The Memoir, Part One promises to be an engaging and exciting audiobook experience, befitting this incredible book. Read in part by Cher herself, the book is introduced, and each chapter launched, by the author. Rounding out each chapter as she continues the narrative is celebrated stage actor Stephanie J. Block.?Stephanie starred on... Read more

An Unfinished Love Story

A Personal History of the 1960s

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Narrated by: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Length: 17 hours 37 minutes

“Pulitzer winner Kearns Goodwin’s magnificent work describes experiences that she and her husband Dick Goodwin shared and their personal influence on sweeping issues and events of the 1960’s. As Dick hits age 80, they go through boxes of items from those days and treat us to amazing memories, quotes, conversations and even the stories behind... Read more

Raising Hare

A Memoir

By: Chloe Dalton
Narrated by: Louise Brealey
Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

“I am increasingly moved by works of literature that hone in on the complexity and sacredness of the natural world. Dalton had an intense personal experience with the nature of her back yard and shares with us the beauty of that encounter in the hopes that we too can pull our awareness back to the earth. Read more

Taste

My Life Through Food

By: Stanley Tucci
Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

“Hilarious and full of heart, this audiobook, read by the fabulous author Stanley Tucci, will make you laugh, make you hungry, and make you not want to stop listening until the very end. This book will be one I recommend to anyone and everyone. Read more

From Here to the Great Unknown: Oprah's Book Club

A Memoir

By: Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough
Narrated by: Riley Keough & Julia Roberts
Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

“This is a "warts and all" memoir written by Lisa Marie Presley, later completed by her daughter after her death. It's a non-sentimental look at her life with drugs, addition and depression. Engrossing. Read more

Wintering

The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

By: Katherine May
Narrated by: Rebecca Lee
Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

“Katherine May uses 'winter' as a metaphor for life’s darker seasons in this poetic memoir about retreating from the demands and expectations of a pressuring society. She encourages the reader to explore the quiet and restorative moments in life that help us to grow, relax, and heal from difficult times. Lyrical, reflective, and comforting; this... Read more

There's Always This Year

On Basketball and Ascension

By: Hanif Abdurraqib
Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

“A native son of Columbus reflects on the era of Ohio basketball that produced legends like Lebron James but left countless others behind in this brilliant and beautiful book. Like most of Abdurraqib's writing, it is ostensibly about one thing--in this case, basketball--but truthfully is about so much more. It is a profound, lyrical, and... Read more

What I Ate in One Year

(and related thoughts)

By: Stanley Tucci
Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

“This was the most wonderful listen. It soothed my soul and inspired me to appreciate food and cooking more. I loved the recipes interspersed throughout, and Tucci himself reading it added another delightful layer to the narrative. Such a fun listen that I would recommend to anyone, but especially someone who wants something relaxing and... Read more

Broken Horses

A Memoir

By: Brandi Carlile
Narrated by: Brandi Carlile
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

“For Brandi Carlile fans, her memoir Broken Horses is an intimate look into her life and her music. I always pull up songs mention in books I am reading, but in this case, the Libro.fm audiobook makes it even better. Brandi not only reads, but sings throughout the book. Read more

How to Say Babylon

A Memoir

By: Safiya Sinclair
Narrated by: Safiya Sinclair
Length: 16 hours 46 minutes

“This book is a true account of a girl growing up under her father's strict Rastafarian beliefs, which turned to fanaticism. Smoking weed was acceptable; eating meat was forbidden. The main tenets of the sect are disdain for 'Babylon,' white people’s influence and Western ways. Yet even in their homeland of Jamaica, Safiya and her siblings were... Read more

The Demon of Unrest

A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson
Narrated by: Will Patton & Erik Larson
Length: 17 hours 17 minutes

“Larson tells the story of the chaotic five months leading up to the Confederate bombing of Fort Sumter. The abolitionists enraged the Southerners, who feared losing their free labor, and were led by fanatics and members of the planter class who assumed political positions. Lincoln was elected president in November, however the officiating... Read more

The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club)

A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing

By: Lara Love Hardin
Narrated by: Lara Love Hardin
Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

“A very well written memoir about addiciton (and overcoming it), feeling lost and powerless, and taking control over one's own life. Read more

Becoming

By: Michelle Obama
Narrated by: Michelle Obama
Length: 19 hours 1 minute

“I adore our former president and I miss him. Yet I cannot help but be ecstatic that Michelle is coming out with a book about her own life so that I can learn more about this powerful, intelligent, and singularly awesome woman. Barack would be the first to say that his wife is a superstar, and I can’t wait to get my hands on Becoming to read... Read more

The Barn

The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

By: Wright Thompson
Narrated by: Wright Thompson
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

“Unequivocally one of the most compelling non-fiction books I've ever read. Thompson's research not only reveals the depth of depravity and barbarity of Emmett Till's murderers, but illuminates the commitment to collective forgetting by the white townspeople. Told with great humanity, this book is critical to the historical record, and with the... Read more

My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand
Narrated by: Barbra Streisand
Length: 48 hours 7 minutes

“I am a diehard Streisand fan and was over the moon when she finally released her memoir. I started with the physical hardcover but found it was literally too heavy to read comfortably. I decided to download the audiobook for an upcoming drive and no decision has ever made me happier! This is audio perfection. From snippets of the songs she is... Read more

Know My Name

A Memoir

By: Chanel Miller
Narrated by: Chanel Miller
Length: 15 hours 24 minutes

“Wow! Everybody should read this book. A stunning memoir about a devastating subject. It was eye opening, gut wrenching, powerful and brave. Chanel Miller writes with such honesty and vulnerability–I immediately felt that I knew her and she had me walking in her shoes throughout the entire book. I’m still reeling from the roller coaster of... Read more

Why Fish Don't Exist

A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

By: Lulu Miller
Narrated by: Lulu Miller
Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

“This is a book that is going to stay with me for a long time. Miller, motivated by her relationship with her father, and a lifelong search for meaning, closely examines David Starr Jordan, the larger-than-life father of American Ichthyology and founding president of Stanford University. If you ever wondered how fish identification and eugenics... Read more

Sucker Punch

Essays

By: Scaachi Koul
Narrated by: Scaachi Koul
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

“This was my first encounter with Scaachi Koul’s work and wow!! Reflective and honest while keeping a humorous bite, Koul delves into her long relationship with fighting. We’re centered around her divorce to her ex-husband, but Koul traces how fighting has been a part of her life, her entire life; she likes it that way! We see the ways she fights... Read more