Altbook

The Best Memoir & Biography Books

Updated 2026-07-25 · 30 books

Editorial introduction coming soon.

  1. 1 Cover of The Constitution is MY Home

    The Constitution is MY Home

    Rsati Na Life in Law

    Non-fictionAutobiography
  2. 2 Cover of Not Quite Family

    Not Quite Family

    Khalid Mohamed

    Non-fictionMemoir
  3. 3 Cover of A Room in Bombay a Memoir Manil Suri

    A Room in Bombay a Memoir Manil Suri

    Non-fictionMemoir
  4. 4 Cover of D.D. Kosambi

    D.D. Kosambi

    Ram Ramaswamy

    Non-fictionBiography
  5. 5 Cover of Aryan Pasha

    Aryan Pasha

    Apra Kuchhal

    BiographyLgbtq
  6. 6 Cover of Souls of Someone

    Souls of Someone

    Shino Cherian

    PhotobookMemoirTravelogue
  7. 7 Cover of Love MY Amma Vasudhendra Winner

    Love MY Amma Vasudhendra Winner

    Non-fictionMemoir
  8. 8 Cover of The Next Mountain

    The Next Mountain

    Avinash Kaul

    Non-fictionAutobiography
  9. 9 Cover of The Night Manager

    The Night Manager

    Nakul Anand

    Non-fictionAutobiography
  10. 10

    My little epiphanies

    Aisha Chaudhary

    HealthSevere combined immunodeficiencyBiography
  11. 11

    These Precious Days

    Ann Patchett

    American literatureBooks and readingAuthorship
  12. 12

    Satyajit Ray : the Inner Eye

    Andrew Robinson

    Motion picture producers and directorsBiographyBiography: arts & entertainment
  13. 13 Cover of World Travel

    World Travel

    Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever

    CooksBiographyVoyages and travels
  14. 14 Cover of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

    How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

    Alexander Chee

    AuthorshipAmerican AuthorsBiography
  15. 15

    Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

    Amy Chua, Amy Chua

    East and WestChinese American womenMothers
  16. 16 Cover of Walking to Listen

    Walking to Listen

    Andrew Forsthoefel

    Description and travelHikingSocial psychology
  17. 17 Cover of Socrates in Love

    Socrates in Love

    Armand D'Angour

    SocratesPhilosophersGreece
  18. 18 Cover of Midnight in Siberia

    Midnight in Siberia

    David Greene

    Journeys In BurmaRailroad travelInterviews
  19. 19 Cover of Florence

    Florence

    David Leavitt

    Journeys In BurmaSocial life and customsDescription and travel
  20. 20 Cover of Dylan Thomas

    Dylan Thomas

    Hannah Ellis

    ThomasDylanCriticism and interpretation
  21. 21

    Mountain Man

    James Forrest

    Owns UsMountaineersGreat britain
  22. 22

    Travelling to Infinity

    Jane Hawking

    Owns UsPhysicists' spousesPatients
  23. 23 Cover of Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground and Nico (Thirty Three and a Third series)

    Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground and Nico (Thirty Three and a Third series)

    Joe Harvard

    Really Determines SuccessRock musiciansBiography
  24. 24

    Joy Ride

    John Lahr

    Theatrical producers and directorsDramatistsBiography
  25. 25

    Daddykins

    Kalpana Mohan

    FatherhoodFathers and daughtersIndia
  26. 26

    Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt

    Ken Krimstein

    PhilosophersBiographyComic books
  27. 27 Cover of How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America

    How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America

    Kiese Laymon

    American essaysAfrican American teachersAfrican American novelists
  28. 28 Cover of Naked in the Promised Land

    Naked in the Promised Land

    Lillian Faderman

    JewsLesbiansScholars
  29. 29 Cover of A Fine Brother The Life Of Captain Flora Sandes

    A Fine Brother The Life Of Captain Flora Sandes

    Louise Miller

    Women soldiersWorld warCampaigns
  30. 30 Cover of Havana

    Havana

    Mark Kurlansky

    CivilizationAmericansDescription and travel

At a glance

# Book Author
1 The Constitution is MY Home Rsati Na Life in Law
2 Not Quite Family Khalid Mohamed
3 A Room in Bombay a Memoir Manil Suri
4 D.D. Kosambi Ram Ramaswamy
5 Aryan Pasha Apra Kuchhal
6 Souls of Someone Shino Cherian
7 Love MY Amma Vasudhendra Winner
8 The Next Mountain Avinash Kaul
9 The Night Manager Nakul Anand
10 My little epiphanies Aisha Chaudhary
11 These Precious Days Ann Patchett
12 Satyajit Ray : the Inner Eye Andrew Robinson
13 World Travel Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever
14 How to Write an Autobiographical Novel Alexander Chee
15 Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Amy Chua, Amy Chua
16 Walking to Listen Andrew Forsthoefel
17 Socrates in Love Armand D'Angour
18 Midnight in Siberia David Greene
19 Florence David Leavitt
20 Dylan Thomas Hannah Ellis
21 Mountain Man James Forrest
22 Travelling to Infinity Jane Hawking
23 Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground and Nico (Thirty Three and a Third series) Joe Harvard
24 Joy Ride John Lahr
25 Daddykins Kalpana Mohan
26 Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt Ken Krimstein
27 How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America Kiese Laymon
28 Naked in the Promised Land Lillian Faderman
29 A Fine Brother The Life Of Captain Flora Sandes Louise Miller
30 Havana Mark Kurlansky

Prefer a plain-text version of this list? You can find one here.