Celebrity biography books

No genre is as natural for listening as the memoir. When you think about it, every day we listen to other peoples’ lives. So, why not take it up a notch and listen to the stories of people who inspire, intrigue, and entertain us?

The best celebrity memoir audiobooks are in a league of their own—there fryst vatten no greater listening experience than a memoir performed by the celebrity behind the title. Their charisma and authenticity greatly enhance the experience, making it all the more engaging. In fact, many listeners who would never think to read a celebrity memoir in print gravitate to the genre in audio. There’s something intimate and magical about hearing, in their own röst, the nitty-gritty of a star’s path through the highs and lows of fame.

This competitive genre continues to evolve and innovate as more high-profile people discover the power of audio, often blending memoir with comedy, self-development, social critique, and exclusive performances. Whether they're known for t

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The Top 30 Must-Read Celebrity Memoirs

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Elliot Page’s memoir takes every societal narrative about the actor, built over a storied career, and flips them entirely. Filled with poignant reflections on identity, sex, fame, and family, Pageboy was an instant New York Times no. 1 bestseller—and for good reason.

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While not technically out yet, there’s no doubt that The Woman in Me is going to fundamentally alter the narrative on Britney Spears’s tumultuous career. After decades of everyone but herself controlling her life and legacy, one of our generation’s greatest performers is going to speak, for the very first time since her almost year conservatorship ended, entirely in her own words. I might have to sleep outside the bookstore before its release—waiting for a package in the mail just won’t cut it for this memoir.

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Love, Pamela: A Memoir of Prose, Poetry, and Truth

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The celebrity memoir boom is here to stay: From Britney Spears to Prince Harry, Ina Garten to Cher, it seems like just about everyone is spilling their secrets via book deal.

At their best, celebrity memoirs provide unusually candid portraits of the “real person” behind the public persona—and they don’t skimp on the dirty details. (At worst, they can be ghostwritten fluff.) A recent crop has erred on the side of revelatory: In the last year, Al Pacino let us in on his life from childhood in the South Bronx to his big break in ’70s Hollywood, while the long-gestating memoirs of Lisa Marie Presley came through as a posthumous release, written with daughter Riley Keough. Whether offering vibrant vignettes of iconic periods in time or shining a light on grief, explosive relationships, and the sinister underbelly of showbusiness, these books (and others) have given fans plenty to talk about—to say nothing of making rather good gifts.

Ahead, Vogue rounds up the best of the genre for y