Don’t miss the best new biographies and memoirs from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! We’ve rounded up this month’s biggest and buzziest biographies and memoirs — including a gripping account of a journalist in World War II–era Paris, a rollicking true story about a treasure hunt off the coast of Colombia, and more!

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	An American reporter, a German serial killer, and the looming threat of war in 1920s Paris WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Discover the untold story of Janet Flanner, a pioneering Paris correspondent for The New Yorker, who covered both a killer on the loose and the impending political terror on the horizon “Part biography, part true crime narrative,” this “significant work of nonfiction” (Kirkus Reviews) takes readers to Europe on the brink of World War II Hailed as “endlessly compelling” by The New York Times Book Review Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Her best friend died on her wedding day — and then her husband, Salman Rushdie, was attacked WHY IT’S READWORTHY: This New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice is “a memoir of duality, of intoxicating love and excruciating loss” (Geraldine Brooks, author of Memorial Days) An acclaimed poet grapples with grief, love, and the rebuilding of the self in the wake of trauma “This profoundly felt account moves between the raw, the lyrical, and the elegiac as it seeks the light of healing” (Kirkus Reviews starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Centuries after a shipwreck off Colombia’s coast, one man set out to find its billion-dollar treasure… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A New York Times bestselling author follows diver Roger Dooley’s obsessive hunt for the Spanish galleon San José and its bounty of gold and silver “A rollicking historical mystery and a beguiling human drama rolled into one” (Publishers Weekly starred review) “Full of heroism, greed, piracy, sunken treasure, and adventure on the high seas… It’s even more remarkable because it’s true” (New York Times bestselling author Eric Schlosser) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Highly anticipated by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, and more WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In 1984, Bernie Goetz shot four Black teens in a New York City subway and became a vigilante celebrity. This unflinching read recenters the story on his victims: Darrell Cabey, Barry Allen, Troy Canty, and James Ramseur A Pulitzer Prize–winning author draws on never-before-seen archival materials, legal documents, and more “A timely, brilliantly documented reexamination of the 1980s and the lingering hostility to the civil rights movement” (Bryan Stevenson) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘A great gift to readers, rescuing a fascinating character from the mist of history’ (Jonathan Eig) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: As World War II erupted, Reed Peggram — a young American scholar in Paris — found romance, fled with his lover, and escaped the Nazis’ grasp Inspired by a collection of Peggram’s letters, an award-winning historian shares his untold story “A vivid glimpse of queer Black life at an exceptionally tumultuous historical moment” (Publishers Weekly starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Chart the singular political rise of a young Bernie Sanders WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “This amusing, provocative, painstaking, and wide-ranging political biography is sure to appeal to a wide audience” (Booklist starred review) It all goes back to Burlington, Vermont, where Sanders stood by his socialist platform and won over diverse communities that were usually at odds with each other Named a most anticipated book of 2026 by Kirkus Reviews and Literary Hub Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A ‘winning blend of natural history and fraught personal memoir’ (Kirkus Reviews) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: While journalist Fatima was caught in the throes of grief and a toxic relationship, her beloved dog, Coco, provided a lifeline as she reclaimed her voice With praise from Alexander Chee, Kaveh Akbar, and Rupi Kaur, who says, “I saw myself in this story and I know many others will, too” A tender, deeply personal read from an author longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers An unforgettable coming-of-age story in modern Africa WHY IT’S READWORTHY: With complexity and intimacy, Patrice Nganang reflects on the joys and tumult of his childhood in Cameroon “Gorgeous… This elegant portrayal of finding grace and beauty amid upheaval will captivate readers” (Publishers Weekly starred review) Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah says, “It portrays the cultural and linguistic complexity of the nation with wit and humor” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A ‘full-throated memoir’ (The Washington Post) of connection — between siblings and species WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Fans of H Is for Hawk will devour this read that “goes straight to the heart” (Publishers Weekly starred review) An environmental journalist unspools the parallels between her complex family dynamics and her coexistence with bears Takes place in the boreal forest of Canada