The best new biographies books of 2026 (chosen by biographies authors)

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Ootlin

By Jenni Fagan ,

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This Incredible Longing

By Blair Glaser ,

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I'll Try Anything Twice

By Carly Schwartz ,

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A World Appears

By Michael Pollan ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

A Long Way from Anywhere

By Norah Esty ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

A Long Way from Anywhere

By Norah Esty ,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

A Long Way from Anywhere

By Norah Esty ,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

A Long Way from Anywhere

By Norah Esty ,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

By Judith Lissauer Cromwell ,

Jane Fonda

By Marilyn S. Greenwald ,

The Life of the Author

By Glynis Ridley ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

A Long Way from Anywhere

By Norah Esty ,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

By Judith Lissauer Cromwell ,

Jane Fonda

By Marilyn S. Greenwald ,

The Life of the Author

By Glynis Ridley ,

Ortiz's War

By Nicholas Reynolds , Katie Sanders,

Judith Resnik

By Marlene Targ Brill ,

The Duty of Memory

By Vicki Olsen ,

A Psychiatrist's Journey

By Brian Barraclough,

Snapshots

By Maggie Humm ,

The best new biographies books of 2026

The books our community loved the most.

Ootlin

This Incredible Longing

I'll Try Anything Twice

A World Appears

New books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

The Twenty

New books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

The Twenty

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

New books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

The Twenty

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

A Long Way from Anywhere

New books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

The Twenty

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

A Long Way from Anywhere

Born to be Brave

New books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

The Twenty

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

A Long Way from Anywhere

Born to be Brave

Swimming with Lord Byron

I Live You For Ever

New books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

The Twenty

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

A Long Way from Anywhere

Born to be Brave

Swimming with Lord Byron

I Live You For Ever

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

Jane Fonda

The Life of the Author

New books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

The Twenty

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

A Long Way from Anywhere

Born to be Brave

Swimming with Lord Byron

I Live You For Ever

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

Jane Fonda

The Life of the Author

Ortiz's War

Judith Resnik

The Duty of Memory

A Psychiatrist's Journey

Snapshots