The most popular biography books of 2026

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 2026.

Cover of Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

Charlie Beattie

Published 2026

64 pages

Cover of Waiting in the Wings

Waiting in the Wings

Salima Hashmi

Published 2026

256 pages

Cover of Mr. Moonlight

Mr. Moonlight

Philip Norman

Published 2026

400 pages

Cover of Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz

Brendan Flynn

Published 2026

64 pages

Cover of The Story of the Miami Marlins

The Story of the Miami Marlins

Michael E. Goodman

Published 2026

32 pages

Cover of Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!

Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!

Liza Minnelli

Published 2026

448 pages

Cover of Churchill As Warlord in WWI The Admiralty, Tanks, Gallipoli and Munitions

Churchill As Warlord in WWI The Admiralty, Tanks, Gallipoli and Munitions

Rex Bashford

Published 2026

224 pages

Cover of Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns

Luke Hanlon

Published 2026

64 pages

Cover of Travis Hunter NFL Star

Travis Hunter NFL Star

Luke Hanlon

Published 2026

24 pages

Cover of Soccer Dad

Soccer Dad

David Murray

Published 2026

140 pages

Cover of World Soccer Kings

World Soccer Kings

Charles R. Smith Jr.

Published 2026

48 pages

Cover of Foote Was First! How One Curious Woman Connected Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change

Foote Was First! How One Curious Woman Connected Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change

Jen Bryant

Published 2026

40 pages

Cover of Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

Nicole de las Heras

Published 2026

24 pages

Cover of Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli

Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli

Phil Stamper

Published 2026

24 pages

Cover of Jenna Ortega

Jenna Ortega

Heather E. Schwartz

Published 2026

24 pages

Cover of ABBA

ABBA

Jeneanne DeBois

Published 2026

24 pages

Cover of The Typewriter and the Guillotine An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII

The Typewriter and the Guillotine An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII

Mark Braude

Published 2026

432 pages

Cover of Carlotta's Special Dress How a Walk to School Changed Civil Rights History

Carlotta's Special Dress How a Walk to School Changed Civil Rights History

Lisa Frazier Page, Carlotta Walls LaNier

Published 2026

48 pages

Cover of The ABCs of Asian American History A Celebration from A to Z of All Asian Americans, from Bangladeshi Americans to Vietnamese Americans

The ABCs of Asian American History A Celebration from A to Z of All Asian Americans, from Bangladeshi Americans to Vietnamese Americans

Renee Macalino Rutledge

Published 2026

48 pages

Cover of Spitballer Stan Coveleski and the 1920 Cleveland Indians

Spitballer Stan Coveleski and the 1920 Cleveland Indians

William C. Kashatus

Published 2026

256 pages

Cover of Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

Connor Stratton

Published 2026

64 pages

Cover of Music and Silence The Passion and Protest of Pablo Casals

Music and Silence The Passion and Protest of Pablo Casals

Christy Mihaly

Published 2026

56 pages

Cover of The Power of Place August Wilson and Pittsburgh

The Power of Place August Wilson and Pittsburgh

Laurence A. Glasco

Published 2026

416 pages

Cover of Bloomsbury to Barkerville The Life of Florence Wilson

Bloomsbury to Barkerville The Life of Florence Wilson

Marion McKinnon Crook

Published 2026

288 pages

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