# Best 2025 Biographies Books

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## Transcendent  
A four-time Emmy-nominated actress and transgender rights activist, Cox elaborates on a journey that’s been filled with joyful and challenging moments and, ultimately, liberating experiences. The book is split into three parts, each representing an era in the author’s evolution.

[Transcendent](/content/book/Transcendent--by--Laverne-Cox--731297/index.html) by [Laverne Cox](/content/books--written-by--Laverne-Cox/index.html) Jun 2026

## Something We Said  
Part memoir by the daughter of the iconic comedian Richard Pryor, part exploration of the historical and contemporary use of the N-word, this hybrid book peels back the curtain on the life of Pryor.

[Something We Said](/content/book/Something-We-Said--by--Elizabeth-Stordeur-Pryor--731300/index.html) by [Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor](/content/books--written-by--Elizabeth-Stordeur-Pryor/index.html) Jun 2026

## View from the East Wing  
Included in "The Nonfiction Books Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer" —The New York Times. A novelist once wrote, “There are stories one must tell, and years when one must tell them.”

[View from the East Wing](/content/book/View-from-the-East-Wing--by--Dr.-Jill-Biden--741388/index.html) by [Dr. Jill Biden](/content/books--written-by--Dr.-Jill-Biden/index.html) Jun 2026

## Tonight the Music Seems So Loud  
The story of the life and music of a pop superstar and a kaleidoscopic window into fame, homophobia, the 80s and 90s, creative genius, and addiction.

[Tonight the Music Seems So Loud](/content/book/Tonight-the-Music-Seems-So-Loud--by--Sathnam-Sanghera--731374/index.html) by [Sathnam Sanghera](/content/books--written-by--Sathnam-Sanghera/index.html) Jun 2026

## The Traveler  
Step into the life and times of George Forster, the eighteenth-century naturalist who sailed the world and made waves with his revolutionary ideas about humanity and freedom.

[The Traveler](/content/book/The-Traveler--by--Andrea-Wulf--743891/index.html) by [Andrea Wulf](/content/books--written-by--Andrea-Wulf/index.html) Jun 2026

## My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein  
A contemporary exploration of the life and work of Gertrude Stein: a subversive imagining of a truly subversive female artist.

[My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein](/content/book/My-Year-in-Paris-with-Gertrude-Stein--by--Deborah-Levy--733281/index.html) by [Deborah Levy](/content/books--written-by--Deborah-Levy/index.html) Jun 2026

## Trash!  
A Montreal garbageman's sharp and funny memoir/exposé, attempting to convince people about the reality of garbage disposal.

[Trash!](/content/book/Trash!--by--Simon-Pare_Poupart--729308/index.html) by [Simon Pare-Poupart](/content/books--written-by--Simon-Pare_Poupart/index.html) coming soon

## A Voice Like Mine  
Former cabinet secretary, organizer, congresswoman, and Democratic nominee Deb Haaland shares her story, offering a powerful and personal look at what it means to be “the first" in a position.

[A Voice Like Mine](/content/book/A-Voice-Like-Mine--by--Deb-Haaland--731298/index.html) by [Deb Haaland](/content/books--written-by--Deb-Haaland/index.html) Jun 2026

## Auden  
Peter Ackroyd’s compelling portrait of W. H. Auden, a significant English poet of the twentieth century.

[Auden](/content/book/Auden--by--Peter-Ackroyd--729326/index.html) by [Peter Ackroyd](/content/books--written-by--Peter-Ackroyd/index.html) Jun 2026

## Communion  
An intimate account of why Vice President JD Vance strayed from the Christianity of his youth and what led him back to faith.

[Communion](/content/book/Communion--by--J.-D.-Vance--737242/index.html) by [J. D. Vance](/content/books--written-by--J.-D.-Vance/index.html) coming soon

## Decoding the Devil  
The shocking true story of two segregated codebreaking units racing to unlock Stalin’s atomic secrets.

[Decoding the Devil](/content/book/Decoding-the-Devil--by--Sarah-Valentine--731312/index.html) by [Sarah Valentine](/content/books--written-by--Sarah-Valentine/index.html) Jun 2026

## Paul Foot  
A portrait of a brilliant journalist and tireless campaigner for justice.

[Paul Foot](/content/book/Paul-Foot--by--Margaret-Renn--681767/index.html) by [Margaret Renn](/content/books--written-by--Margaret-Renn/index.html) Sep 2024

## Chain Reaction  
An entertaining and revealing tour of the chemical bonds that shape our everyday lives and provide the infrastructure for our chaotic world.

[Chain Reaction](/content/book/Chain-Reaction--by--Ijeoma-Uchegbu--729565/index.html) by [Ijeoma Uchegbu](/content/books--written-by--Ijeoma-Uchegbu/index.html) Jun 2026