The most popular biography books of 2021

A biography is the story of a real life, told by someone else. The best are built on letters, interviews and years in the archives, and they show you the person behind the public name. Their subjects are leaders, artists, scientists, athletes and figures history nearly forgot. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Taste
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Taste

Stanley Tucci

Published 2021

302 pages

My Body
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My Body

Emily Ratajkowski

Published 2021

256 pages

Yearbook
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Yearbook

Seth Rogen

2021 · 2023 edition

272 pages

Vanderbilt
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Vanderbilt

Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe

Published 2021

317 pages

Broken Horses
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Broken Horses

Brandi Carlile

2021 · 2022 edition

352 pages

Going There
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Going There

Katie Couric

Published 2021

510 pages

BRAT
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BRAT

Andrew McCarthy

Published 2021

240 pages

Girlhood
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Girlhood

Melissa Febos

Published 2021

336 pages

World Travel
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World Travel

Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever

Published 2021

480 pages

Capote's Women
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Capote's Women

Laurence Leamer

2021 · 2023 edition

368 pages