as in biographies
an account of a person's life written by the person it is about
I read her autobiography last year and it was surprisingly honest retelling of her rise to fame.
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Recent Examples of autobiographies
When women came to write spiritual texts—autobiographies, meditations, letters—their own bodies provided an imagery to describe the contours of their belief.
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Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
Some who had won their freedom, among them Frederick Douglass, wrote powerful autobiographies that were also devastating critiques of slavery.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Co-owner Jesi Gutierrez said the books in the shop are curated to include wide range of subjects like activism, autobiographies, music, romance and spirituality.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
There are also two unpublished autobiographies by Temple which Tudor is helping the estate get published.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Snow shared that many of her go-to books — primarily nonfiction titles, autobiographies and self-help books — have propelled her through hard moments in her life, including her divorce and her father's Alzheimer's diagnosis.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Wrapped in millennial pink while sporting desk plaques reading #girlboss and #bossbabe, she was sold through autobiographies, TED Talks, and Instagram feeds promising that hustle could turn anyone into a CEO.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
That sounds unremarkable now in a landscape of public diaries, memories, and celebrities reading the audiobooks of their autobiographies, but Pepys was something of a groundbreaking force in the genre.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
Some who had won their freedom, among them Frederick Douglass, wrote powerful autobiographies that were also devastating critiques of slavery.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Co-owner Jesi Gutierrez said the books in the shop are curated to include wide range of subjects like activism, autobiographies, music, romance and spirituality.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
There are also two unpublished autobiographies by Temple which Tudor is helping the estate get published.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Snow shared that many of her go-to books — primarily nonfiction titles, autobiographies and self-help books — have propelled her through hard moments in her life, including her divorce and her father's Alzheimer's diagnosis.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Wrapped in millennial pink while sporting desk plaques reading #girlboss and #bossbabe, she was sold through autobiographies, TED Talks, and Instagram feeds promising that hustle could turn anyone into a CEO.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
That sounds unremarkable now in a landscape of public diaries, memories, and celebrities reading the audiobooks of their autobiographies, but Pepys was something of a groundbreaking force in the genre.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobiographies
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The detailed biographies of every correspondent make, in themselves, a whole picture of the cultural and political life of the early twentieth century.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Curators pop up in famous artists’ biographies all the time, usually as handmaidens to the creator’s genius, opening a door to a gallery here or supporting a grant application there.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Along with her extensive acting history, Spelling is also known for her six memoirs, one of which was a New York Times bestseller.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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And 2026 is already off to a bright start, with a buzzy debut novel from Jennette McCurdy, plenty of celebrity memoirs and sci-fi spectaculars.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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