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There are also two unpublished autobiographies by Temple which Tudor is helping the estate get published.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There are also two unpublished autobiographies by Temple which Tudor is helping the estate get published.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
Noun
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The hotel's library is stocked with biographies that pay tribute to its famous past guests, from David Mamet to Caroline Kennedy, which today's guests can borrow or purchase.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Apr. 2026
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In her writings and website biographies, Morganroth extolled the virtues of freedom of speech, of seeking the truth no matter the roadblocks and of adhering to strong ethical values.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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The memoirs are valued above all for their candor, though Jahangir chose to avoid writing about his earlier rebellion against his father, Akbar.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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O’Brien, 86, is a gleeful raconteur who has worked as a director in the theater since the 1960s, picking up four Tony Awards along the way, including for Hairspray, and has enough anecdotes to fill at least two memoirs.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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