Biography & Memoir bestsellers

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

A Memoir

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

“Ina Garten has such a fascinating story filled with heart, hard-work and more. The audiobook is even better because you get to hear it in her own voice. Highly recommend! Read more

The Third Gilmore Girl

A Memoir

By: Kelly Bishop
Narrated by: Kelly Bishop
Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

“Any fan of Gilmore Girls with a strong attachment to the characters would LOVE this memoir. Highly recommend Read more

I'm Glad My Mom Died

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

“The descriptions of what the author suffered through as a child stayed with me after finishing the book. A good reminder that we really don't know what goes on in someone's life behind their outward appearance. 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

From eldest daughter Shari Franke, the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog and the hidden abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, and how, in the face of unimaginable pain, she found freedom and healing.

Shari Franke’s childhood was a constant battle for survival. Her mother, Ruby Franke, enforced a severe moral... Read more

The Anthropocene Reviewed

Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

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

“A beautiful collection of essays written about humans on our funny little planet. John Green tells stories from his life and connects them to bigger ideas that make you stop and think as you’re reading. This was the first audiobook I ever read on Libro.Fm, and it was a great starting point to get me hooked on nonfiction again! Read more

Crying in H Mart

A Memoir

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

“In Crying in H Mart Michelle Zauner goes into detail about her mothers cancer, the nights she spent next to her bed, the secrets she learned about her later on, the small yet wonderful moments she remembers with clarity, and of course the raw emotion that goes with losing a mother. I had gotten over halfway through when I fell asleep listening... 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

“Over the course of eight years, master thief Stephane Breitwieser carried out over 200 brazen heists of fine art from museums and cathedrals across Europe! Amassing a private art collection with an estimated value of two billion dollars (in the top floor of his mother's home where he lived with his girlfriend and accomplice), Breitwieser saw... 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

“This account of the Challenger disaster is thorough and absolutely fascinating! I have always been obsessed with the space program so I went into it thinking I knew the story pretty well. But Adam does a great job adding extra details and perspectives not normally shared! The narrator is fantastic and you will definitely find yourself binging... Read more

Wintering

The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

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

“When we all started our own ‘winters’ in March, some of us were more prepared than others. May writes delicately of the struggles of life and the ways we may be able to prepare ourselves for such times, something I feel we all need to learn in order to survive the emotional winter that is a worldwide pandemic. Grab a cup of tea, find a cozy... 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

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

“Through the help of audiotapes and rough drafts, Riley Keough presents an unbelievable telling of her mother's, Lisa Marie Presley, life. I found myself completely fascinated by her childhood at Graceland, having Elvis and Priscilla as parents, and her indescribable teen years and adult life. Her memoir is a tortured telling of love, loss,... Read more

In Gad We Trust

A Tell-Some

By: Josh Gad
Narrated by: Josh Gad, Sacha Baron Cohen, Mel Brooks & Ron Howard
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

A heartfelt and hilarious collection of essays from the comedian and entertainer known for voicing Olaf in the phenomenon Disney franchise of Frozen, and for his award-winning turn as Elder Cunningham in the Broadway smash hit The Book of Mormon.

For the first and possibly last time, Josh Gad dives into a wide array of personal topics: the... Read more

Doppelganger

A Trip into the Mirror World

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

“What an evocative book, especially as read by the author! Come for the critical cultural analysis and stay for Klein's thoughtful, generous, hopeful conclusions. 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 first of Stanley Tucci’s books that I’ve read. I highly recommend the audio version as Stanley’s narration makes the book. While food is the focus, this book is about much more than food. It’s about family, friends, life, death, and how cooking together and communing around a table of food is one of life’s greatest pleasures.  Read more

Sociopath

A Memoir

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

“WOW. This memoir was absolutely riveting and the author's narration was incredible. I found myself looking for chores to do and walks to take just to continue listening to the author's story. For anyone who loves a good memoir, is interested in mental health issues, or wants an audiobook that will keep them glued to their earbuds, Sociopath is... 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

Educated

A Memoir

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

“This memoir is unlike anything I've ever read, yet I fear that there are others who were raised in circumstances like Tara Westover. Westover documents her childhood devoid of education beyond the family's radical, extreme, doomsday religion with chilling detail as if investigating herself as a case study will help explain how she escaped.... 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

Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old

Thoughts on Aging as a Woman

By: Brooke Shields
Narrated by: Brooke Shields
Length: 9 hours 1 minute

This program is read by the author.

From the face of a generation comes a voice of experience, honesty and truth. Brooke Shields narrates a powerful account of her aging experience. A master storyteller, Brooke delivers a remarkable narration with humor and grace. Be prepared to listen, laugh and learn as she flips the script on the idea of what... 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’s gift is taking lesser known historical events and providing nail-biting descriptions that entertain and inform. This one focuses on the five months between Lincoln’s election and inauguration and events leading up to the firing on Fort Sumter. He tells us how General Anderson and his men “hold the fort” for the federal government while... Read more

Taste

My Life Through Food

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

“Taste is a perfect blend of food nerdiness and family memoir all tossed together with wonderful recipes, history, hardship, and a whole lot of love. I liked Tucci before I read this book. I absolutely adore him now (especially after hearing Tucci read the audio version on Libro.fm!) Read more

The Age of Magical Overthinking

Notes on Modern Irrationality

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

“Imagine if your best friend could channel Mary Roach to explain psycho-social phenomena, and you’d have Amanda Montell. Her explanations of cognitive biases are clear and relatable, and make this book not just a fascinating read, but a compass for our turbulent times. Read more

Dirtbag Queen

By: Andy Corren
Narrated by: Andy Corren
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

“Touching, gritty and so freaking funny, no one will be forgetting this wholly unique misfit family anytime soon! Read more

Dinner for Vampires

By: Bethany Joy Lenz
Narrated by: Bethany Joy Lenz
Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Includes exclusive audio cameos from One Tree Hill cast members Tyler Hilton, Paul Johansson, James Lafferty, and Chad Michael Murray!

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
*A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF 2024*
*NAMED ONE OF PEOPLE’S BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIRS OF 2024*

A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade... Read more

This Changes Everything

A Surprisingly Funny Story About Race, Cancer, Faith, and Other Things We Don't Talk About

By: Tyler Merritt
Narrated by: Tyler Merritt, Jerrie Merritt, David Tieche & Dr. Marcus Tan
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

A cancer diagnosis caused Tyler Merritt—beloved author of I Take My Coffee Black—to realize that there was no time for anger, unforgiveness, foolishness, or lost friendships. None of us have any time to waste.

When Tyler Merritt was diagnosed with cancer, everything he thought he knew about what mattered in life changed. Though he made it... 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

A Well-Trained Wife

My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

By: Tia Levings
Narrated by: Tia Levings
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

“How do you write a review to say you loved a book that is about the absolute worst experience of a person’s life? Tia Levings story gave me goosebumps, made me want to vomit, and brought me to tears as I tried to imagine how she endured so much and found the strength to save herself and her children. In the vein of Exvangelicals, this is an... 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

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

How to Say Babylon

A Memoir

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

“The author's growing understanding of her childhood isolation and the world around her helped turn her pain into poetry as she broke free. After reading this memoir I am now interested in reading some of her award winning poetry. Read more

A Walk in the Park

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

“This story of Fedarko's and McBride's multiple attempts at the canyon that 'will kill you', as people like to say, is like sitting down in camp after a long day hiking, or on the river, and listening to one of the best raconteurs ever. Fedarko just writes that way....like you could be right next to him while he tells you about his bleeding feet... Read more

The Woman in Me

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

“I have a feeling we all don't know as much about Britney Spears as we thought we did, and listening to The Woman in Me reframed her story for me. With a bit of Britney to start, the narration is handed to Michelle Williams who gives grounding, a bit of sass, and a balance of the strong and gentle woman Britney seems to be. The story is intense... 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

Patriot

A Memoir

By: Alexei Navalny
Narrated by: Matthew Goode
Length: 16 hours 46 minutes

“A powerhouse of a memoir. Learn about Navalny's metamorphosis from ordinary Soviet citizen to activist who took on the corruption and treachery of Putin's regime, and as a result, was almost fatally poisoned. Navalny's is a tale of caution of what happens to a country when we allow autocrats and oligarchs to have complete rule which ultimately... Read more

My Name Is Barbra

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

“This is SUCH a beautiful book! It's like you're sitting down with Barbra in a coffee shop (for hours) listening to her life story and then the song clips really are the icing on the cake! Yes, the print book has the photos and the smell of the book pages, but there is just something about listening to this story in Barbra's voice. Give yourself... 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 Comfort of Crows

A Backyard Year

By: Margaret Renkl
Narrated by: Margaret Renkl
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

“Oh, my what a joyous read. The author reflects on the changes that take place in the wild from season to season beginning in winter ending with autumn. Her yard in Nashville, local parks and a cabin on the Cumberland Plateau are her main areas of observation. She also writes about growing up on a farm in Alabama. The language is so beautiful... 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

“I was absolutely riveted to this beautiful book. This story is fascinating and seamlessly threaded into the author's own struggles. It made me pause, rewind, start over, cry, laugh.....it's just one of the best memoirs I've ever read. 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

From a beloved Grammy-nominated musician, a "heartbreaking and funny" memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desires, and indispensable friendships that reflects on the way art and music and a deep connection to nature guided her journey towards stardom (Maggie Smith, NYT bestselling author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful). ... Read more

Beyond the Wand

The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard

By: Tom Felton
Narrated by: Tom Felton
Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

From the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, get a backstage pass into Tom Felton’s life on and off the big screen in this #1 New York Times bestseller.   Tom Felton’s adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame in beloved films like The Borrowers catapulted him into the... 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

Finding Me

A Memoir

By: Viola Davis
Narrated by: Viola Davis
Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

“A powerful story about self-understanding and determination to seizing the life you want. Read more

Just Kids

By: Patti Smith
Narrated by: Patti Smith
Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

“Patti Smith's finest piece of nonfiction, brimming with love and dedication for Robert Mapplethorpe. Read more

In the Dream House

A Memoir

By: Carmen Maria Machado
Narrated by: Carmen Maria Machado
Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

“A masterful look at the complexity of the queer experience. Machado employs a kaleidoscope approach to examine her relationship with an old partner, a woman who verbally, physically and emotionally assaulted her, her own personal experiences that led her to stay “in the dream house” of abuse, and society’s role in the oppression and devaluation... Read more

CABIN

Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman

By: Patrick Hutchison
Narrated by: Patrick Hutchison
Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

“A delightful afternoon escape! Perfect for readers who want something light, fun, and uplifting. The audiobook has some lovely little aural touches to bring you into the woods with the author. 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

“Great history/biography. The actual speeches are a great addition to a thoroughly enjoyable revisit to the 60’s political scene from insiders. Read more

There's Always This Year

On Basketball and Ascension

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

“You need not be a basketball aficionado to have your heart profoundly captured by this incredible work of nonfiction. Part cultural commentary and part memoir, Abdurraqib's writing is poetic and distinct, making you feel like you are watching a cherished friend perform spoken word. Structured like the four quarters of a basketball game,... Read more

What My Bones Know

A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

By: Stephanie Foo
Narrated by: Stephanie Foo
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

“Stephanie Foo, formerly of This American Life, shares her story of abuse and the lessons she learns about living with complex post-traumatic stress. 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: 8 hours 59 minutes

“Read by the author and you get a real sense of her struggles and redemption! Read more

Solito

A Memoir

By: Javier Zamora
Narrated by: Javier Zamora
Length: 17 hours 8 minutes

“Solito follows the journey of nine-year-old Javier Zamora, a boy from El Salvador, as he attempts to cross into the United States on his own. Though Zamora is supported and loved by his family in El Salvador, they are unable to make the voyage with him, meaning that he must face the challenges and unfamiliar terrain with a group of strangers... Read more