The most popular biography books of 2025

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 2025.

Cover of The Best Kings of the Middle Ages

The Best Kings of the Middle Ages

Phil Bradford

Published 2025

505 pages

Cover of Mobbed!

Mobbed!

S. E. MILLER

Published 2025

197 pages

Cover of Disease Is a Mirror A Lyric Memoir

Disease Is a Mirror A Lyric Memoir

Emily Greenquist

Published 2025

256 pages

Cover of Joan Mitchell and Her Dogs (Amigos Forever)

Joan Mitchell and Her Dogs (Amigos Forever)

Laura Morris

Published 2025

80 pages

Cover of Al-Rashidun

Al-Rashidun

IlmForum

Published 2025

160 pages

Cover of The Unforgiving Hours

The Unforgiving Hours

Shannon Hogan

Published 2025

304 pages

Cover of The Diary of Rosemary's Baby

The Diary of Rosemary's Baby

Skyla Barilaro

Published 2025

173 pages

Cover of Iron Will

Iron Will

Roderick Sewell

Published 2025

224 pages

Cover of Best Men's Soccer Players (Soccer Mania (Lerner Sports Rookie))

Best Men's Soccer Players (Soccer Mania (Lerner Sports Rookie))

Cara Krenn

Published 2025

24 pages

Cover of Angela Davis A Biography

Angela Davis A Biography

Zest Books

Published 2025

112 pages

Cover of American Wings Iranian Roots

American Wings Iranian Roots

Kristin Orloff

Published 2025

292 pages

Cover of Long Journey Home

Long Journey Home

Jim Burger

Published 2025

92 pages

Cover of Untitled HOMM

Untitled HOMM

Shari Franke

Published 2025

240 pages

Cover of Diary of a Zoo Vet Panda Checkups, Escaping Chimps and Life in the Wildest Clinic on Earth

Diary of a Zoo Vet Panda Checkups, Escaping Chimps and Life in the Wildest Clinic on Earth

Tim Bouts

Published 2025

224 pages

Cover of The Book of Awesome Latinas

The Book of Awesome Latinas

Mirtle Peña-Calderón, Ashley Ojeda

2025 · 2026 edition

182 pages

Cover of Dear Mrs. Smith

Dear Mrs. Smith

Julia Novak Smith

Published 2025

266 pages

Cover of Becoming Baba Fatherhood, Faith, and Finding Meaning in America

Becoming Baba Fatherhood, Faith, and Finding Meaning in America

Aymann Ismail

Published 2025

272 pages

Cover of I Don't Remember

I Don't Remember

Hilton Als

Published 2025

320 pages

Cover of Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con la Papa Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con la Papa Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert

Sara Andrea Fajardo, Juana Martinez-Neal

Published 2025

40 pages

Cover of The long obedience

The long obedience

Alex Mouton

Published 2025

336 pages

Cover of 5 Wealthy Research Topics and Changes for the Future

5 Wealthy Research Topics and Changes for the Future

Christopher Kenyatta Sese-Khalid Jr.

Published 2025

199 pages

Cover of The Georgian 'Establishment'

The Georgian 'Establishment'

James Hobson

Published 2025

232 pages

Cover of ‘The Angel of Kings Cross’

‘The Angel of Kings Cross’

Anne Sarzin

Published 2025

384 pages

Cover of "Memories-Anecdotes of a Modern-Day Saint"

"Memories-Anecdotes of a Modern-Day Saint"

Siddhanta Das

Published 2025

416 pages

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