The most popular biographical fiction books of 2024

Biographical fiction turns a real life into a novel. The people and the main events are true, and the author imagines the conversations, doubts and private moments that no record kept. It is a vivid way to meet artists, rulers, scientists and forgotten figures from the inside. This list shows the ones first published in 2024.

Cover of A Calamity of Souls

A Calamity of Souls

David Baldacci

2024 · 2025 edition

512 pages

Cover of Becoming Madam Secretary

Becoming Madam Secretary

Stephanie Dray

Published 2024

528 pages

Cover of Finding Margaret Fuller A Novel

Finding Margaret Fuller A Novel

Allison Pataki

Published 2024

416 pages

Cover of Diva

Diva

Daisy Goodwin

Published 2024

336 pages

Cover of Nero

Nero

Conn Iggulden

Published 2024

416 pages

Cover of Jackie A Novel

Jackie A Novel

Dawn Tripp

Published 2024

496 pages

Cover of The Beautiful People

The Beautiful People

Michelle Gable

Published 2024

352 pages

Cover of Scandalous Women A Novel of Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann

Scandalous Women A Novel of Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann

Gill Paul

Published 2024

384 pages

Cover of Ella A Novel

Ella A Novel

Diane Richards

2024 · 2025 edition

384 pages

Cover of What the Mountains Remember

What the Mountains Remember

Joy Callaway

Published 2024

368 pages

Cover of The Romanov Brides

The Romanov Brides

Clare McHugh

Published 2024

384 pages

Cover of Tell

Tell

Jonathan Buckley

Published 2024

160 pages

Cover of Force of Nature

Force of Nature

Ann E. Burg

Published 2024

304 pages

Cover of The Diamond of London A Fascinating Historical Novel of the Regency Based on True History

The Diamond of London A Fascinating Historical Novel of the Regency Based on True History

Andrea Penrose

Published 2024

368 pages

Cover of The Queen of Sugar Hill

The Queen of Sugar Hill

ReShonda Tate

Published 2024

368 pages

Cover of Alphabetical Diaries

Alphabetical Diaries

Sheila Heti

2024 · 2025 edition

224 pages

Cover of The Terrifying Realm of the Possible Nearly True Stories

The Terrifying Realm of the Possible Nearly True Stories

Brett Gelman

Published 2024

272 pages

Cover of Sisters of Fortune

Sisters of Fortune

Anna Lee Huber

Published 2024

320 pages

Cover of Rosalind

Rosalind

Jessica Mills

Published 2024

288 pages

Cover of My Mary

My Mary

Dawn Beecroft Teetzel

Published 2024

283 pages

Cover of The Aziola's Cry A Novel of the Shelleys

The Aziola's Cry A Novel of the Shelleys

Ezra Harker Shaw

Published 2024

372 pages

Cover of To Slip the Bonds of Earth A Riveting Mystery Based on a True History

To Slip the Bonds of Earth A Riveting Mystery Based on a True History

Amanda Flower

Published 2024

288 pages

Cover of Can't We Be Friends A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

Can't We Be Friends A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe

Eliza Knight, Denny S. Bryce

Published 2024

384 pages

Cover of To Slip the Bonds of Earth, SAMPLE

To Slip the Bonds of Earth, SAMPLE

Amanda Flower

Published 2024

43 pages

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