Radio Reads

Biography

Lives examined — memoirs, biographies, and personal histories

392 books

Books

Cover of The Fight of Our Lives

The Fight of Our Lives

by Iuliia Mendel
Book of the Day · NPR · Sep 19, 2022
Cover of Contempt

Contempt

by Ken Starr
Book of the Day · NPR · Sep 15, 2022
Cover of Dinners with Ruth

Dinners with Ruth

by Nina Totenberg
Book of the Day · NPR · Sep 13, 2022
Cover of Without Warning and Only Sometimes

Without Warning and Only Sometimes

by Kit de Waal
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Sep 11, 2022
Cover of I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying

I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying

by Bassey Ikpi
Book of the Day · NPR · Sep 9, 2022
Cover of Path Lit by Lightning

Path Lit by Lightning

by David Maraniss
Book of the Day · NPR · Sep 6, 2022
Cover of The Mamas

The Mamas

by Helena Andrews-Dyer
Book of the Day · NPR · Sep 5, 2022
Cover of Walking Gentry Home

Walking Gentry Home

by Alora Young
Book of the Day · NPR · Aug 19, 2022
Cover of America, a Redemption Story

America, a Redemption Story

by Senator Tim Scott
Book of the Day · NPR · Aug 17, 2022
Cover of Solitary

Solitary

by Albert Woodfox
Book of the Day · NPR · Aug 15, 2022