As and When: Intro to Biographies, Memoirs and Autobiographies - hosted by joemkl

Someone you know of but don't know much about
Read an autobiography, memoir, or biography of someone whose name you know but don't really know anything about.
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Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates by David Cordingly

Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates

David Cordingly

296 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced
Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story by Lynn Ames

Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story

Lynn Ames

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir informative medium-paced
Pageboy by Elliot Page

Pageboy

Elliot Page

8 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

I Am Malala

Malala Yousafzai

9 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Total F*cking Godhead: The Biography of Chris Cornell by Corbin Reiff

Total F*cking Godhead: The Biography of Chris Cornell

Corbin Reiff

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

8 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul

The House of Hidden Meanings

RuPaul

7 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me by Charlamagne Tha God

Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me

Charlamagne Tha God

7 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography psychology self help challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston

A Life in Parts

Bryan Cranston

8 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reflective fast-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

6 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced