Bridges A South-Central Odyssey
Dick Russell, Romeo Keyes
Published 2026
336 pages
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.
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Sermons from the Early Restoration Years (1669-1675) (Volume 20)
John Owen
Published 2026
448 pages
Walter Benjamin's Ark A Departure in Biography
John Schad
Published 2026
260 pages
Maysoon Zayid, the Girl Who Can Can
Seema Yasmin
Published 2026
80 pages
Killing the Kingfish
Jack B. McGuire
Published 2026
824 pages
Memphis Grizzlies
Elliott Smith
Published 2026
64 pages
Roy Orbison King of Hearts
Jeff Apter
Published 2026
304 pages
Something We Said Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word and Me
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
Published 2026
288 pages
Alice Piper Speaks Up
Sage Andrew Romero, Loralee Sepsey
Published 2026
112 pages
The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram The Man Who Stared Down World War II in the Name of Love
Ethelene Whitmire
Published 2026
320 pages
Wrong Friend
Charise Mericle Harper
Published 2026
256 pages
The Lives of Cato the Younger from Ancient Rome to Modern America
Thomas E. Strunk
Published 2026
276 pages
Dolly Parton Ultimate Fan Edition Little Golden Book Biography 22 Bonus Pages! Stickers!
Deborah Hopkinson, Monique Dong
Published 2026
48 pages
Kwame Nkrumah Warrior King
Nancy Loewen
Published 2026
32 pages
Thomas Jefferson Survives
Peter S. Onuf, Francis D. Cogliano
Published 2026
256 pages
Smarter about Sports
Andrew Brandt
Published 2026
288 pages
Framed, F*cked, and Freed
Rod Blagojevich
Published 2026
480 pages
Confederate General D. H. Hill A Military Biography
Chris J. Hartley
Published 2026
608 pages
The Village on the Edge of the World Writing and Surviving Ceausescu's Romania
Herta Müller
Published 2026
288 pages
Half-Jew—Full Life The Unlikely Journey of a Voluntary Jew from Nazi Persecution to the American Dream
Georgette Bennett
Published 2026
384 pages
Composing Olana
Annik LaFarge
Published 2026
208 pages
Mondrian
Erik de Graaf
Published 2026
328 pages
San Antonio Spurs
Derek Moon
Published 2026
64 pages
Weird But True! Know-It-All U.S. Presidents, Updated & Expanded
National Geographic Kids
Published 2026
200 pages