Radio Reads

Biography

Lives examined — memoirs, biographies, and personal histories

392 books

Books

Cover of Black. Single. Mother.

Black. Single. Mother.

by Jamilah Lemieux
Fresh Air · NPR · Mar 10, 2026
Cover of Young Man in a Hurry

Young Man in a Hurry

by Gavin Newsom
Book of the Day · NPR · Mar 9, 2026
Cover of Frog

Frog

by Anne Fadiman
Book of the Day · NPR · Mar 6, 2026
Cover of The Irish Goodbye

The Irish Goodbye

by Beth Ann Fennelly
Book of the Day · NPR · Mar 6, 2026
Cover of Hated by All the Right People

Hated by All the Right People

by Jason Zengerle
Book of the Day · NPR · Mar 3, 2026

Part of the Story

by Margaret Busby
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Mar 2, 2026
Cover of Work in Progress

Work in Progress

by James Martin
Book of the Day · NPR · Feb 27, 2026
Cover of Love's Labour

Love's Labour

by Stephen Grosz
Book of the Day · NPR · Feb 27, 2026
Cover of Who's Watching Shorty?

Who's Watching Shorty?

by Reshona Landfair
Book of the Day · NPR · Feb 26, 2026
Cover of Wild Swans

Wild Swans

by Jung Chang
Book of the Day · NPR · Feb 24, 2026