Radio Reads

Biography

Lives examined — memoirs, biographies, and personal histories

392 books

Books

Cover of The Last Emperor of Mexico

The Last Emperor of Mexico

by Edward Shawcross
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 27, 2022
Cover of Lessons from the Edge

Lessons from the Edge

by Marie Yovanovitch
Book of the Day · NPR · Mar 25, 2022
Cover of One Damn Thing After Another

One Damn Thing After Another

by William P. Barr
Book of the Day · NPR · Mar 14, 2022
Cover of Manifesto

Manifesto

by Bernardine Evaristo
Book of the Day · NPR · Mar 10, 2022
Cover of Secrets of the Sprakkar

Secrets of the Sprakkar

by Eliza Reid
Book of the Day · NPR · Mar 8, 2022
Cover of Red Roulette

Red Roulette

by Desmond Shum
Book of the Day · NPR · Mar 4, 2022
Cover of How I Survived a Chinese "Reeducation" Camp

How I Survived a Chinese "Reeducation" Camp

by Gulbahar Haitiwaji
Book of the Day · NPR · Mar 4, 2022
Cover of The Splendid and the Vile

The Splendid and the Vile

by Erik Larson
Book of the Day · NPR · Feb 28, 2022
Cover of The Sassoons

The Sassoons

by Joseph Sassoon
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Feb 21, 2022
Cover of Sounds Like Titanic

Sounds Like Titanic

by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
Book of the Day · NPR · Feb 18, 2022