Looking for true stories about interesting people? Check this list of the top biographies released in the last months. The Vore selects the top best Biography books of 2016. Which modern authors can compete with Rudiger Safranski, Richard Ellmann & James Boswell in the Biography genre?

Biography	2024
Popular Authors	Boris Johnson, Maggie Nelson & David McCullough
Must-reads	The Churchill Factor, The Argonauts & The Wright Brothers

10 new Biography books 2016 top list

Recent Biography books with reviews, ratings, similar books & download/buy links.

Paul McCartney: The Life (03-05-2016)




Author	Philip Norman (John Lennon: The Life )
Publisher	Little, Brown and Company
Keywords	accurate • biographical • insightful • outstanding •
Country	United Kingdom •
Similar books	Tune In (The Beatles: All These Years, #1) by Mark Lewisohn
Pages	864
Goodreads Review	3.98/5
Link	Official website
Buy/stream it	Amazon - iTunes




Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life (13-10-2015)




Author	Jonathan Bate (Soul of the Age: A Biography of the Mind of William Shakespeare )
Publisher	Harper
Keywords	biographical • brilliant • critically acclaimed •
Country	United Kingdom •
Similar books	Lover of Unreason: Assia Wevill, Sylvia Plath's Rival and Ted Hughes' Doomed Love by Yehuda Koren
Pages	672
Goodreads Review	4.10/5
Link	Official website
Buy/stream it	Amazon - iTunes




Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul (05-04-2016)




Author	James McBride (The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother )
Publisher	Spiegel & Grau
Keywords	big • outstanding • powerful •
Country	United States •
Similar books	The Godfather Of Soul: An Autobiography by James Brown
Pages	256
Goodreads Review	4.03/5
Link	Official website
Buy/stream it	Amazon - iTunes




Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford (03-05-2016)




Author	Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin (Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir )
Publisher	Gallery Books
Keywords	action-packed • excellent • remarkable •
Country	United States •
Similar books	JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and The Emergence of a Great President by Thurston Clarke
Pages	464
Goodreads Review	4.35/5
Link	Official website
Buy/stream it	Amazon - iTunes




James Joyce: Portrait of a Dubliner—A Graphic Biography (03-03-2016)




Author	Alfonso Zapico (Café Budapest )
Publisher	Arcade Publishing
Keywords	amazing • truthful • well-designed •
Country	Spain •
Similar books	Vincent by Barbara Stok
Pages	240
Goodreads Review	3.88/5
Link	Official website
Buy/stream it	Amazon - iTunes

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