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Andrew Sansom: A Life in Conservation

This essential biography holds valuable lessons for teams and leaders working for change in their communities.

Apostle of Liberation: AME Bishop Paul Quinn and the Underground Railroad

This essential title expertly educates readers about the early development of the AME church, Quinn, and his efforts to preach literacy and to ensure that people were safe from enslavement.
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Doc Watson: A Life in Music

The combination of meticulous research and fluent writing makes this title important for anyone interested in Doc Watson or the evolution of old-time, traditional, and folk music over the past 90 years.
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I Dream of Joni: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell in 53 Snapshots

Alford’s smart prose will captivate readers and leave music fans with thoughtful questions about Mitchell and her musical influence.
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Mitzi Gaynor: Her Life and Career

Gaynor’s recent passing and the lack of other biographies on her should generate some interest in this volume, but it is primarily a surface-level recounting of her life and work.
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Hitler’s People: The Faces of the Third Reich

This superb audiobook concisely outlines the steps taken by ambitious individuals who were instrumental to the Nazi cause. The riveting biographies invite listeners to consider the human toll that is exacted when an allegedly civilized nation self-destructs.

Francis of Assisi: The Life of a Restless Saint

Easily the most comprehensive and scholarly work ever written on Francis of Assisi, this highly recommended work belongs in all religious collections.
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Robert Hooke’s Experimental Philosophy

A highly detailed book about Hooke and his significant contributions to science and research; includes numerous historical illustrations, a bibliography, and references. Best for scholars.

Biography & Memoir | Prepub Alert, June 2025 Titles

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Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest

For larger public libraries where patrons have an interest in books about race in the United States or product biographies.

Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People

A rigorously researched and exceptionally narrated biography revealing the complexity of a storied U.S. icon.
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Fighting the Night: Iwo Jima, World War II, and a Flyer’s Life

Hendrickson’s account will appeal to listeners interested in World War II and the psychological aftereffects of war.
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A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune

Listeners will find Rooks’s personal yet scholarly work fascinating.
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Becoming Elizabeth Arden: The Woman Behind the Global Beauty Empire

Cordery’s well-researched biography, illustrating how Arden’s strategies continue to shape the beauty industry, is highly recommended for aspiring business leaders or anyone interested in cosmetics and fashion.
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Off the Ground: Paul McCartney in the 1990s

A must-read for fans of ’90s music and Beatlemaniacs.
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Where Madness Lies: The Double Life of Vivien Leigh

With a wealth of unpublished juicy material that celebrity mavens will devour, this is a moving and tragic story of how mental illness derailed a stellar career.
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The Life and Music of Booker “Bukka” White: Recalling the Blues

A welcome and long-overdue biography of an important blues figure, for fans, musicians, and researchers.
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Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love

Drawing on both primary sources and academic theory, Maxwell makes a compelling argument that is both relevant and moving. This book will appeal most to advanced readers and researchers interested either in Carson’s life and work or the interplay between queer and environmental theory.

Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins

A distinctive, memorable story that powerfully shows what it takes to survive as a political prisoner in the U.S. Pair with Better, Not Bitter by Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park Exonerated Five.
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Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History’s Greatest Arctic Rescue

This highly recommended adventure narrative makes for great reading.
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Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest To Shape Our World

A highly informative look at one of the most important business and technological leaders of today.

Biography & Memoir | Prepub Alert, May 2025 Titles

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Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers: Her Life, the Imperial Ideal, and the Politics and Turmoil That Shaped Her Extraordinary Reign

Highly recommended to readers of British history and particularly those interested in the political life of Britain during Victoria’s reign.

Shirley Chisholm in Her Own Words: Speeches and Writings

This introduction to Chisolm’s writings and speeches is enlightening, highly relevant, and well-crafted.
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Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England’s Greatest Warrior King

Recommended for general readers who enjoy swift-paced historical biographies. Those seeking the heroic and the romantic will find much to enjoy.
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Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music

Pop confectionery with surprising depth, much like its subject. For Swift fans and those who love them.
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Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician

Strongly recommended for readers who love history. Bradley is scrupulously fair in his judgment of Van Buren.
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Prisoner of Lies: Jack Downey’s Cold War

An informative, if somewhat overlong consideration of the Cold War and a spy who was caught in the middle.

Carson the Magnificent

Filled with tidbits such as the origin of the famous golf swing and humanizing stories of regret over losing his first wife to divorce and his son to a car accident, Zehme expertly fully captures a full portrait of Carson.
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Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly

Other than Perkins’s own 1996 autobiography, little has been published about him, and Apter admirably fills the gap with this detailed and emotionally charged biography.
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One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg

An enjoyable account of Diana Rigg’s accomplished career.
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Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon

A wonderful read for NBA fans or people interested in the story of a teenager who left his home to pursue his dreams.

Biography & Memoir | Prepub Alert, April 2025 Titles

Malcolm Before X

Parr never overreaches or preaches. He doesn’t slight Malcolm’s rigidities but he enriches readers’ appreciation of one of the most influential spokespersons of a tumultuous age.
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The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham

Hughes-Hallett vividly describes the politics and culture of the era in this fascinating biography for readers of British history.
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A Few Words in Defense of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman

A laudatory biography that is a must-read for any fan of Randy Newman, popular culture, and the creative process.

The Jesuit Disruptor: A Personal Portrait of Pope Francis

Filled with vignettes and details revealing Higgins’s insider view of life at the Vatican, this highly recommended book often has the friendly and joyous feel of someone talking about a dear friend. Pair with Elisabetta Piqué’s Pope Francis: Life and Revolution or Francis: A Pope for Our Time by Luis Rosales and Daniel Olivera.
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American Flygirl

Though the audio suffers from some narratorial flaws, Ankeny’s book is a fascinating study of a courageous Chinese American aviator.
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Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs

A highly recommended, refreshing, and hilarious counterpoint to the often-negative stereotypes associated with aging. Pair with Nora Ephron’s I Feel Bad About My Neck or Steven Petrow’s Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old.

Biography & Memoir | Prepub Alert, March 2025 Titles

See Me Rolling: On Disability, Equality and Ten-Point Turns

This gripping title will appeal to readers interested in how the lives of people with disabilities are impacted by architecture, access, clothing, employment, transportation, and mobility. It will also interest people working with or providing services as caregivers, social workers, think tanks, and more.
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First Lady of Laughs: The Forgotten Story of Jean Carroll, America’s First Jewish Woman Stand-Up Comedian

Well-written and thoroughly researched using numerous primary and family sources. Readers who enjoy comedy and entertainment history will find this particularly absorbing.

Sidney Poitier: The Great Speeches of an Icon Who Moved Us Forward

Poitier’s unmistakable voice shines through in this emotional time capsule.

Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words

Great reading for more than music lovers. This will be the definitive book on Ira for a long time.

Under the Ivy: The Life and Music of Kate Bush

This updated biography adds to the currency of Bush’s work and will interest her fans and fans of music biographies.

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JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography

While several bios about Kennedy are on the market, this collection of eyewitness tales feels fresh and heartfelt.
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Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt’s Journey to His Musical Language

A remarkable tale that’s enriched with few words and plenty of neutral-toned illustrations. It beautifully spotlights movement and the music of Pärt.
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Becoming Elizabeth Arden: The Woman Behind the Global Beauty Empire

This well-researched biography is recommended for business history collections. A fun related read, Louise Claire Johnson’s Behind the Red Door, offers insight from an Arden intern who worked there in the early 2000s.
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Pat Metheny: Stories Beyond Words

Recommended for both jazz enthusiasts and readers exploring any of the music genres that have evolved from jazz over the past six decades.
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Cocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette

This volume includes fascinating stories about Wynette and Jones, but fans might wish for more of those and fewer digressions in the first part of the book. For comprehensive country music collections.
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Moguls: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck

This illuminating book sheds light on brothers at least as influential as the Warners, but lesser known in cinematic popular culture.

Mary C. McCall Jr.: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood’s Most Powerful Screenwriter

Smyth deftly spotlights a sardonically witty woman and film pioneer whose contributions are little known. Film students and biography readers will be delighted.
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Ink: The Indelible J. Mayo Williams

A good biography that also reveals a lot about the music industry and early 20th-century football.

"It" Women of the Silver Screen

Biography & Memoir | Prepub Alert, January 2025 Titles

‘The Piano Player of Budapest: A True Story of Survival, Hope, and Music’ by Roxanne de Bastion | LJ Review of the Day

Show Me Justice: The Happy Life Journey of Alvin Lee Sykes; An Autobiography

A motivational, recommended autobiography of a remarkable civil rights activist. Pair with Gal Beckerman’s The Quiet Before.
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To Be a Problem: A Black Woman’s Survival in the Racist Disability Rights Movement

A frank critique of the disability rights movement. Recommended for readers interested in activism and social justice.

The Piano Player of Budapest: A True Story of Survival, Hope, and Music

A most moving, memorable memoir that expertly incorporates sensory details. Readers will be able to easily envision de Bastion’s grandfather, his love of music and great talent for it, his strength and resilience during the war, and the power of his music to keep him alive.

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The Story of Elvis: The Rise and Fall of the Undisputed King of Rock ’n’ Roll

This lavishly illustrated book with stunning, oversized photos gives a straightforward, accurate, but often-told synopsis of the life and music of the man known as the King of Rock and Roll. Will appeal to Elvis fans, music lovers, and readers who enjoy perusing titles with strong and plentiful images.
PREMIUM

The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon: The Life and Times of Washington’s Most Private First Lady

An enjoyable, detailed biography about a first lady perceived to be highly mysterious and private.
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Starring Joan Crawford: The Films, the Fantasy, and the Modern Relevance of a Silver Screen Icon

An enjoyable read that stands out among the numerous books written about Crawford over the years.

Biography & Memoir | Prepub Alert, December 2024 Titles

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Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega

This biography’s candid photos and collections of images present an intimate glimpse into Vega’s life, work, and influence as an artist and performer.
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Catherine de’ Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen

An intriguing, highly recommended look at a powerful queen and her life.
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Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner

Reed’s elegant delivery and diction enhance Dykstra’s delightful portrait of a visionary Gilded Age art collector. Recommended for art history buffs and those who enjoyed Douglass Shand-Tucci’s The Art of Scandal.
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A Surgeon and a Maverick: The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub

A remarkable biography of a gifted surgeon whose professional journey took off at a time when many his age were already looking back on their careers. Yacoub’s story embodies what one determined individual can do by pushing boundaries and advocating for those in need.
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Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women’s Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau

An unflinching, focused story of the Holocaust, seen through the lens of Mandl’s brutal actions and subsequent trial and execution. Devastating but worth every minute.

Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided

The Little Tramp’s triumphs and shortcomings will captivate listeners who want to know what led to his professional exile from the U.S. during the Red Scare years.
PREMIUM

Ian Fleming: The Complete Man

A captivating account of Fleming’s covert operations during World War II and his Bond-like personal life. Recommended for history buffs, particularly those with an interest in WWII espionage.
PREMIUM

The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells: Investigations into a Forgotten Mystery Author

Mystery lovers will thoroughly enjoy this captivating account.
PREMIUM

August Wilson: A Life

A definitive debut, recommended for larger audio collections where biographies by acclaimed writers, such as Ron Chernow and Doris Kearns Goodwin, are popular.
PREMIUM

Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong

This excellent exploration of an important actor’s life may appeal to those fascinated by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong’s When Women Invented Television or Nghi Vo’s Wong-inspired fantasy novel The Siren Queen.
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The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust

A portrait of bravery and selflessness set against the harrowing backdrop of WWII. Listeners interested in WWII and the stories of heroic women will want to check this one out.
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Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

A fascinating but ultimately tragic account of the rise and fall of an athlete who could not abandon his self-destructive habits or take responsibility for his actions. Those who followed Pete Rose back in the day will want to check this out.
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Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday’s Last Year

Although the audio is somewhat flawed, music aficionados will find much food for thought in this impressive biography of a remarkable artist and performer.

That Voice: In Search of Ann Drummond-Grant, the Singer Who Shaped My Life

This witty, resonant, beautifully written book will appeal to many, especially readers with musical or artistic aspirations, grappling with understanding who they are and what they are meant to do professionally.

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Biography & Memoir | Prepub Alert, November 2024 Titles

Zora Neale Hurston

An excellent mix of biography and literary criticism, this book is recommended for both academic and public libraries.
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Peerless: Rouben Mamoulian, Hollywood, and Broadway

Fans of well-told film biographies will relish the film synopses, newspaper critics’ contemporary observations, and the striking photographs.

I Can’t Remember If I Cried: Rock Widows on Life, Love and Legacy

A wide range of readers and book clubs will appreciate this moving, healing, and absorbing memoir/music history.

Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell

Experiencing this book is more akin to wandering down a scenic path than traveling a timeline of someone’s life, and there is no other musician better suited for this style of biography than the ever-changing Mitchell. Powers’s highly anticipated title lives up to the hype and is sure to be on many lists of the best books of the year.

Dear Readers and Riders: The Beloved Books, Faithful Fans, and Hidden Private Life of Marguerite Henry

Legions of fans will be enthralled by this biography of a beloved children’s author. Essential for all public and academic libraries.
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Double Click: Twin Photographers in the Golden Age of Magazines

Brentan’s inviting narration enhances this fascinating book, offering a unique glimpse into the rise of fashion magazines. Share with listeners seeking to learn more about the challenges women artists faced as they fought against conventional expectations in pursuit of their dreams.
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The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him

A riveting story, laying bare the brutality of nature and the perseverance and passion of a gifted athlete.

Biography & Memoir | Prepub Alert, October 2024 Titles

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A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up

A satisfying portrait of Luke Perry that’s presented as a hybrid narrative.
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American Diva: Extraordinary, Unruly, Fabulous

A poetic and inspiring treatment of the diva. Best paired with a discography and a playlist of music by the profiled divas.
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Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy

This family saga educates, entertains, and fascinates as a study of the Indian and Ismaili Muslim diasporas and of immigrants’ countless contributions to their new homelands.

The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn

A fast-paced, fascinating tell-all that’s a previously untold account of the seamy side of Hollywood, politics, and mob activity.
PREMIUM

Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall

This big biography of Cohen will appeal to a wide variety of readers, especially the philosophically minded.

Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius

The writing in this book is whip-smart and funny. It produces a fully realized portrait of a mysterious film genius.
PREMIUM

Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography

A captivating portrait of a rap icon who inspired artists and activists alike.

MeatEater’s American History: The Long Hunters (1761–1775)

Compelling storytelling, animated narration, and well-researched information combine to create a superb listening experience for anyone interested in early American history.
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Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel

An entertaining and enlightening study of Brando’s impressive influence.
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