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NPR's Best Biographies and Memoirs of 2018

NPR's picks for best biographies and memoirs of 2018. Have you already read many of these interesting stories?
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Che: A Revolutionary Life (Jon Lee Anderson and Jose Hernandez)
Che: A Revolutionary Life
1
Jon Lee Anderson and Jose Hernandez
My Own Devices (Dessa)
My Own Devices
2
Dessa
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
3
Michelle Obama
Just the Funny Parts (Nell Scovell)
Just the Funny Parts
4
Nell Scovell
Split Tooth (Tanya Tagaq)
Split Tooth
5
Tanya Tagaq
Deviation (Luce D'eramo)
Deviation
6
Luce D'eramo
My Life as a Goddess (Guy Branum)
My Life as a Goddess
7
Guy Branum
Packing My Library (Alberto Manguel)
Packing My Library
8
Alberto Manguel
On the Other Side of Freedom (Deray McKesson)
On the Other Side of Freedom
9
Deray McKesson
Arthur Ashe: A Life (Raymond Arsenault)
Arthur Ashe: A Life
10
Raymond Arsenault
All You Can Ever Know (Nicole Chung)
All You Can Ever Know
11
Nicole Chung
Famous Father Girl (Jamie Bernstein)
Famous Father Girl
12
Jamie Bernstein
To Throw Away Unopened (Viv Albertine)
To Throw Away Unopened
13
Viv Albertine
Belonging (Nora Krug)
Belonging
14
Nora Krug
Heartland (Sarah Smarsh)
Heartland
15
Sarah Smarsh
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
Heart Berries
16
Terese Marie Mailhot
Leadership in Turbulent Times (Doris Kearns Goodwins)
Leadership in Turbulent Times
17
Doris Kearns Goodwins
Night Moves (Jessica Hopper)
Night Moves
18
Jessica Hopper
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
19
Brittney Cooper
Hiking With Nietzsche (John Kaag)
Hiking With Nietzsche
20
John Kaag
In Pieces: A Memoir (Sally Field)
In Pieces: A Memoir
21
Sally Field
All the Answers (Michael Kupperman)
All the Answers
22
Michael Kupperman
Creative Quest (Questlove)
Creative Quest
23
Questlove
Homelands (Alfredo Corchado)
Homelands
24
Alfredo Corchado
The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath (Leslie Jamison)
The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath
25
Leslie Jamison
Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret (Craig Brown)
Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret
26
Craig Brown
The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles (Gary Krist)
The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles
27
Gary Krist
Crux: A Cross Border Memoir (Jean Guerrero)
Crux: A Cross Border Memoir
28
Jean Guerrero
Who Is Michael Ovitz (Michael Ovitz)
Who Is Michael Ovitz
29
Michael Ovitz
Inseparable (Yunte Huang)
Inseparable
30
Yunte Huang
A Gift From Darkness (Patience Ibrahim)
A Gift From Darkness
31
Patience Ibrahim
Tiger and Tea With Toppy (Barbara Kerley)
Tiger and Tea With Toppy
32
Barbara Kerley
Calypso (David Sedaris)
Calypso
33
David Sedaris
Small Animals (Kim Brooks)
Small Animals
34
Kim Brooks
Hey, Kiddo (Jarrett J. Krosoczka)
Hey, Kiddo
35
Jarrett J. Krosoczka
How to Change Your Mind (Michael Pollan)
How to Change Your Mind
36
Michael Pollan
A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety (Donald Hall)
A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety
37
Donald Hall
The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela (Nelson Mandela)
The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
38
Nelson Mandela
Chasing Hillary (Amy Chozick)
Chasing Hillary
39
Amy Chozick
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
40
Tara Westover
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