Books by Whoopi Goldberg
“Entertainer Whoopi Goldberg’s raspy timbre and amused tone make her the only person appropriate to narrate her memoir. As listeners hear just a trace of a New York City inflection at the ends of some sentences, the story of Goldberg’s career is skillfully woven into anecdotes featuring her exceptional mother, Emma Johnson, and her unique older brother, Clyde.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Whoopi Goldberg were recommended
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Mother Mary Comes to Me
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107 Days
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All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation
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This is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web
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Raising Hare
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The Minotaur at Calle Lanza
by Zito Madu
New Memoirs
New Memoirs
New memoirs continue to come out hard and fast, testimony to our enduring interest in hearing people tell the stories of their own lives. So far in 2025, these have included candid tales told in painful detail by talented writers, as well as books that combine personal history with other objectives—such as, for example, saving the internet.
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Bits and Pieces
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Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday's Last Year
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John Lewis: A Life
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Profiles in Mental Health Courage
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3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
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What I Ate in One Year
by Stanley Tucci
The Best Biography & Memoir Audiobooks of 2024, recommended by AudioFile Editors
The Best Biography & Memoir Audiobooks of 2024, recommended by AudioFile Editors
From Whoopi Goldberg telling you the story of her life to the biography of a civil rights icon, from the lives of three jazz greats and Billie Holiday’s last year to what Stanley Tucci ate in a year, AudioFile magazine’s best biography and memoir audiobooks of 2024.
The Best Audiobooks of 2024 (so far), recommended by Michele Cobb
For an engrossing read, it doesn’t get much better than a good audiobook. Michele Cobb, publisher of AudioFile magazine, shares her favourite new audiobooks from the first half of 2024—from engaging memoirs narrated by their authors, to dark psychological thrillers and a post-apocalyptic novel set in New Hampshire.
