The Greatest Autobiography Books Since 2018
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2415 | Educated | Tara Westover | 2018 | American | English | |
| 3944 | In The Dream House | Carmen Maria Machado | 2019 | American | English | |
| 4381 | How To End A Story | Helen Garner | 2021 | Australian | English | |
| 6194 | Know My Name | Chanel Miller | 2019 | American | English | |
| 7212 | Question 7 | Richard Flanagan | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 8229 | Solito | Javier Zamora | 2022 | Unknown | English | |
| 8426 | Sad Tiger | Neige Sinno | 2023 | Unknown | French | |
| 8782 | Mother Mary Comes To Me | Arundhati Roy | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 8938 | Memorial Drive | Natasha Trethewey | 2020 | American | English | |
| 10376 | How To Say Babylon | Safiya Sinclair | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 10450 | The Cost of Living | Deborah Levy | 2018 | British | English | |
| 10450 | A Promised Land | Barack Obama | 2020 | American | English | |
| 10547 | Pageboy | Elliot Page | 2023 | Canadian | English | |
| 10596 | The Harder I Fight The More I Love You | Neko Case | 2025 | American | English | |
| 10599 | Book Of Lives | Margaret Atwood | 2025 | Canadian | English | |
| 10677 | A Living Remedy | Nicole Chung | 2023 | American | English | |
| 10680 | My Name Is Barbra | Barbra Streisand | 2023 | American | English | |
| 10901 | Before I Forget | Anne Pauly | 2019 | French | French | |
| 11137 | The Undying | Anne Boyer | 2019 | American | English | |
| 11295 | A Year | Brian Eno | 2022 | British | Unknown | |
| 11354 | The Girl In The Green Dress | Jeni Haynes | 2019 | Unknown | English | |
| 11441 | Readme.Txt | Chelsea Manning | 2022 | American | English | |
| 12121 | Toni At Random | Dana A. Williams | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12125 | The Season | Helen Garner | 2024 | Australian | English | |
| 12308 | The Hollow Half | Sarah Aziza | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 12458 | The Collected Schizophrenias | Esmé Weijun Wang | 2019 | American | English | |
| 12894 | The Golden Hour | Matthew Specktor | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12915 | How To Lose Your Mother | Molly Jong-Fast | 2025 | American | English | |
| 12936 | A Mind Of My Own | Kathy Burke | 2025 | British | English | |
| 13013 | The Tell | Amy Griffin | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 13101 | Art Work | Sally Mann | 2025 | American | English | |
| 13113 | The Running Ground | Nicholas Thompson | 2025 | Unknown | English | |
| 13126 | We Did Ok, Kid | Sir Anthony Hopkins | 2025 | British | Unknown | |
| 13127 | Vagabond | Tim Curry | 2025 | British | English | |
| 13128 | Truly | Lionel Richie | 2025 | American | English | |
| 13130 | Frankly | Nicola Sturgeon | 2025 | Scottish | English | |
| 13131 | A Different Kind Of Power | Jacinda Ardern | 2025 | New Zealander | English | |
| 13961 | Belonging | Nora Krug | 2018 | German | English | |
| 14025 | Heart Berries | Terese Marie Mailhot | 2018 | Canadian | English | |
| 14078 | Ordinary Girls | Jaquira Díaz | 2019 | American | English | |
| 14831 | Everything Happens For A Reason | Kate Bowler | 2018 | American | English | |
| 14984 | Me | Elton John | 2019 | British | English | |
| 14984 | Spare | Prince Harry | 2023 | British | English | |
| 14984 | They Called Us Enemy | George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott | 2019 | American | English | |
| 14984 | The Happiest Man On Earth | Eddie Jaku | 2020 | Unknown | English | |
| 15563 | The Ride Of A Lifetime | Robert Iger | 2019 | American | English | |
| 15563 | The Moment Of Lift | Melinda Gates | 2019 | American | English | |
| 15563 | From The Ground Up | Howard Schultz | 2019 | American | English | |
| 15563 | Prepared | Diane Tavenner | 2019 | American | English | |
| 15612 | Play Nice But Win | Michael Dell | 2021 | American | English | |
| 15638 | Surrender | Bono | 2022 | Irish | English | |
| 17131 | No One Is Too Small To Make A Difference | Greta Thunberg | 2019 | Swedish | English | |
| 17131 | And Away… | Bob Mortimer | 2021 | British | English | |
| 17131 | Behind The Mask | Tyson Fury | 2019 | British | English | |
| 17131 | The Salt Path | Raynor Winn | 2018 | British | English | |
| 17131 | Lady In Waiting | Anne Glenconner | 2019 | British | English | |
| 17131 | Airhead | Emily Maitlis | 2019 | British | English | |
| 17131 | Mudlarking | Lara Maiklem | 2019 | British | English | |
| 17131 | This Much Is True | Miriam Margolyes | 2021 | British | English | |
| 17131 | Somebody's Daughter | Ashley C. Ford | 2021 | American | English | |
| 17131 | Finding Me | Viola Davis | 2022 | American | English | |
| 17131 | My Body | Emily Ratajkowski | 2021 | American | English | |
| 17131 | The Terrible | Yrsa Daley-Ward | 2018 | British | English | |
| 17131 | Hollywood Park | Mikel Jollett | 2020 | American | English | |
| 17131 | The Line Becomes A River | Francisco Cantú | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17131 | Dog Flowers | Danielle Geller | 2021 | American | English | |
| 17131 | A Heart That Works | Rob Delaney | 2022 | British | English | |
| 17131 | Finding Freedom | Erin French | 2021 | American | English | |
| 17131 | Greenlights | Matthew McConaughey | 2020 | American | English | |
| 17131 | V13 | Emmanuel Carrère | 2024 | French | French | |
| 17131 | Can't Hurt Me | David Goggins | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17131 | The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17131 | Between Two Kingdoms | Suleika Jaouad | 2021 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | We Both Laughed In Pleasure | Lou Sullivan | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17131 | The Woman In Me | Britney Spears | 2023 | American | English | |
| 17131 | All The Worst Humans | Phil Elwood | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Connie | Connie Chung | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | I Just Keep Talking | Nell Irvin Painter | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | No One Gets To Fall Apart | Sarah LaBrie | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Coming Home | Brittney Griner, Michelle Burford | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Never Leave The Dogs Behind | Brianna Madia | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | How Not To Be A Politician | Rory Stewart | 2024 | British | English | |
| 17131 | Crimes Of The Cross | Anne Manne | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Faith Hope And Carnage | Nick Cave, Sean O'Hagan | 2022 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | I'm Mostly Here To Enjoy Myself | Glynnis MacNicol | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Everything I Know About Love | Dolly Alderton | 2018 | British | English | |
| 17131 | Room To Dream | David Lynch | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17131 | Gender Queer | Maia Kobabe | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17131 | Hits, Flops, And Other Illusions | Ed Zwick | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Sounds Like Titanic | Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17131 | Easily Slip Into Another World | Henry Threadgill, Brent Hayes Edwards | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Sink | Joseph Earl Thomas | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Up Home | Ruth J. Simmons | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | My Life | IllumiNative | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Bitterroot | Susan Devan Harness | 2018 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Horse Barbie | Geena Rocero | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Joyful Recollections Of Trauma | Paul Scheer | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | We Were Dreamers | Marjorie Liu | 2022 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Svolení | Vanessa Springora | 2020 | French | French | |
| 17131 | Owner Of A Lonely Heart | Beth Nguyen | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | George | Frieda Hughes | 2023 | British | English | |
| 17131 | Toy Fights | Don Paterson | 2023 | British | English | |
| 17131 | The Price Of Peace | Zachary D. Carter | 2020 | American | English | |
| 17131 | Never Finished | David Goggins | 2022 | American | English | |
| 17131 | Sonic Life | Thurston Moore | 2023 | American | English | |
| 17131 | A Memoir Of My Former Self | Hilary Mantel | 2023 | British | English | |
| 17131 | Being Henry | Henry Winkler | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Everything/Nothing/Someone | Alice Carrière | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17131 | Run Towards The Danger | Sarah Polley | 2022 | Canadian | English | |
| 17131 | Sing Backwards And Weep | Mark Lanegan | 2020 | American | English | |
| 17131 | Maid | Stephanie Land | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17131 | Easy Beauty | Chloé Cooper Jones | 2022 | British | English |