If you have shied away from biographies, autobiographies and memoirs for fear of them being too dry, we sympathize. It is a genre that is tough to measure up to thrills of reading a chilling thriller or mystery or even a historical fiction (or science fiction/ fantasy) that can carry you away to a different world. But biographies, autobiographies and memoirs can bring history to life and tell a story that is both compelling and dynamic.
Interested in checking out other biographies, autobiographies and memoirs? Check out our What's New in Autobiographies, Biographies, & Memoirs booklist and be sure to check out the rest of our Staff Curated Book Lists.
Bright Precious Thing by Gail Caldwell
From the New York Times bestselling author of Let's Take the Long Way Home comes a moving memoir about how the women's movement revolutionized and saved her life, from the 1960s to the #MeToo era.
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The Second Life of Tiger Woods by Michael Bamberger
An intimate and extraordinary comeback story, in which the iconic golfer—his game, body, and life in shambles—makes not only a triumphant return to the winner’s circle but discovers along the way more widespread love and admiration than he had ever known before. |
The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain by Mark Salter A deeply personal and candid remembrance of the late Senator John McCain from one of his closed and most trusted confidants, friends, and political advisors. |
Chasing the Light by Oliver Stone
An intimate memoir by the controversial and outspoken Oscar-winning director and screenwriter about his complicated New York childhood, volunteering for combat, and his struggles and triumphs making such films as Platoon, Midnight Express, and Scarface. |
Austen Years: A Memoir in Five Novels by Rachel Cohen Download the audiobook via eZone
A deeply felt and sensitive examination of a writer's relationship to reading, and to her own family, winding together memoir, criticism, and biographical and historical material about Austen herself. |
My Life as a Villainess by Laura Lippman Download the audiobook via eZone
A collection of essays exploring motherhood as an older mom, Lippman's life as a reader, her relationships with her parents, friendship, and other topics that will resonate with a large audience. Her voice is wry and relatable, her takes often surprising. |
This list compiled by Reference Staff at Barrington Public Library. Please contact us at 401-247-1920 x2 with any questions or if you would like help placing a hold on one of these titles.