Indie memoir and biography

Indie memoir and biography, straight from their authors.

Real lives, told by the people who lived them or by others: memoir, biography, family history and personal essays. Every book here comes straight from its author.

Every book here was listed by its author, newest first. Browse the blurb, tropes and details, try chapter 1, then decide for yourself.

Tropes in memoir & biography here

What the authors of these books ticked, most used first.

What you'll find here

Memoir. A stretch of the author's own life, told as a story.
Biography. Someone else's life, researched and told.
Family history. Where a family came from, and what it carried.
Personal essays. Shorter pieces around one life or one question.

Finding your next one

Read the first chapter. Many books here let you read chapter 1 free: a few pages tell you whether the voice is for you.
Try "Most finished". Books ranked by how many readers finish the free first chapter. Nobody can pay to be there.
Talk to the author. Every book has its own thread in the forum.

Writing memoir or biography?

List your book free and add your first chapter: it shows readers how you write, which a description can't. How to write a blurb has worked examples for the description box.