Book Riot’s 2022 Read Harder Challenge - hosted by bookquill

Read a biography of an author you admire
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The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth by Ken Krimstein

The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth

Ken Krimstein

240 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World by Neil Gaiman

Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World

Neil Gaiman

112 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction art essays hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula by David J. Skal

Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula

David J. Skal

672 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography history horror informative lighthearted slow-paced
Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas by Alexi Pappas

Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas

Alexi Pappas

8 hours, 58 minutes • missing pub info (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography memoir self help sports emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
My Name is Why by Lemn Sissay

My Name is Why

Lemn Sissay

5 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging emotional sad medium-paced
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Anne Lamott

237 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reference informative inspiring medium-paced
Three Cups Of Tea by Greg Mortenson

Three Cups Of Tea

Greg Mortenson

349 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir informative inspiring slow-paced
The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist by Ben Barres, Nancy Hopkins

The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist

Ben Barres, Nancy Hopkins

160 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography lgbtqia+ science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays

Alexander Chee

280 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced