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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Unbound
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Unbound

Tarana Burke

Published 2021

272 pages

Sex Cult Nun
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Sex Cult Nun

Faith Jones

2021 · 2022 edition

400 pages

E. R. Nurses
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E. R. Nurses

James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Chris Mooney, Erin Bennett, Will Collyer, Betsy Foldes Meiman, Christine Lakin, Mela Lee, Tracey Leigh, Roxana Ortega, Sterling Sulieman, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Rick Zieff

2021 · 2022 edition

304 pages

Unfinished
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Unfinished

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Published 2021

256 pages

Rememberings
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Rememberings

Sinéad O'Connor

2021 · 2022 edition

285 pages

Bourdain
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Bourdain

Laurie Woolever

Published 2021

464 pages

Trejo
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Trejo

Danny Trejo, Donal Logue

Published 2021

288 pages

Aftershocks
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Aftershocks

Nadia Owusu

Published 2021

320 pages

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