Skip to main content

Introducing: Nu Reads, a book sub­scrip­tion series from Jewish Book Council. Jewish books, delivered to your door.

Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, found­ed in 1943, is the longest-run­n­ing orga­ni­za­tion devot­ed exclu­sive­ly to the sup­port and cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish literature.

Get the latest reviews, news, and more in your inbox.

Invalid email address

Items with the category: Autobiography & Memoir | Jewish Book Council

Main navigation

  • Books

    Find the lat­est book reviews, read­ing lists, and edi­tors’ books, and search JBC’s data­base of over 8,000 titles. 

    • Book Search
    • Reading Lists
    • Israel Bookshelf
    • Global Jewish Literary Alliance
    • Review for Us
    • Submit a Book for Review

    Editors' Picks

    Cover of The Book of Lost Hours
    The Book of Lost Hours
    Cover of The Jewish South: An American History
    The Jew­ish South: An Amer­i­can History
  • Book Clubs

    Find the lat­est month­ly picks, dis­cus­sion ques­tions and resource guides, and the lat­est books in paperback.

    • Monthly Picks
    • Starting a Book Club
    • Live Chat
    • Book Club Guides

    October Picks

    Cover of The Gossip Columnist's Daughter
    The Gos­sip Colum­nist’s Daughter
    Cover of Hostage
    Hostage
  • Nu Reads
  • Paper Brigade

    JBC’s annu­al print lit­er­ary jour­nal, Paper Brigade, and its dig­i­tal coun­ter­part, PB Dai­ly, pro­vide a snap­shot of the Jew­ish lit­er­ary land­scape in Amer­i­ca and abroad. 

    • Literary Journal
    • PB Daily

    The Latest Issues

    Paper Brigade Vol­ume 9
    $25.00
    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Eight
    $25.00
  • JBC Authors

    Find infor­ma­tion on becom­ing a tour­ing authors and how to bring an author into your community.

    • Network
    • Read On
    • View All Authors
    • Member Sites
    • Member Site Resources

    Featured Authors

    Photo of Maya Arad
    Maya Arad
    Photo of Benyamin Cohen
    Benyamin Cohen
  • Awards

    Search over 70 years of Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award win­ners and final­ists and find the lat­est Natan Notable Books.

    • National Jewish Book Awards
    • Natan Notable Books
    • Jewish Book Marketing Grants

    Recent Awardees

    Cover of 10/7: 100 Human Stories
    10/7: 100 Human Stories
    Cover of Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel
    Songs for the Bro­ken­heart­ed: A Novel
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Annual Events
    • Jewish Book Month 100
    • Jewish Book Month
    • Past Events

  • About Us
  • Support
Searching...

    Items with the category:

    Autobiography & Memoir

    Cover of Unstill Life: A Daughter's Memoir of Art and Love in the Age of Abstraction
    Non­fic­tion
    Unstill Life: A Daugh­ter’s Mem­oir of Art and Love in the Age of Abstraction
    Gabrielle Selz
    Cover of My Iran: Memories, Mysteries & Myths
    Non­fic­tion
    My Iran: Mem­o­ries, Mys­ter­ies & Myths
    Isaac Yomtov­ian
    Cover of Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found
    Non­fic­tion
    Not Fade Away: A Mem­oir of Sens­es Lost and Found
    Rebecca Ann Alexander
    Cover of Israel: Is It Good for the Jews?
    Non­fic­tion
    Israel: Is It Good for the Jews?
    Richard Cohen
    Cover of A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir
    Non­fic­tion
    A Back­pack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vod­ka: A Memoir
    Lev Golinkin
    Cover of I Believe in Zero: Learning from the World's Children
    Non­fic­tion
    I Believe in Zero: Learn­ing from the World’s Children
    Caryl Stern
    Cover of Promise Land: My Journey through America's Self-Help Culture
    Non­fic­tion
    Promise Land: My Jour­ney through Amer­i­ca’s Self-Help Culture
    Jes­si­ca Lamb-Shapiro
    Cover of The Fixer: The Notorious Life of a Front-Page Bail Bondsman
    Non­fic­tion
    The Fix­er: The Noto­ri­ous Life of a Front-Page Bail Bondsman
    Ira Judel­son
    Cover of The Promise of a Pencil
    Non­fic­tion
    The Promise of a Pencil
    Adam Braun
    Cover of Bless the Bitter and the Sweet: A Sabra Girls's Diary from the Last Days of British Rule and the Rebirth of Israel
    Non­fic­tion
    Bless the Bit­ter and the Sweet: A Sabra Girl­s’s Diary from the Last Days of British Rule and the Rebirth of Israel
    Nao­mi Har­ris Rosenblatt
    Cover of Midnight In Siberia: A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia
    Non­fic­tion
    Mid­night In Siberia: A Train Jour­ney into the Heart of Russia
    David Greene
    Cover of Then Came Life: A Memoir of Living with the Same Courage, Spirit, and Humor That Helped Me Survive Breast Cancer
    Non­fic­tion
    Then Came Life: A Mem­oir of Liv­ing with the Same Courage, Spir­it, and Humor That Helped Me Sur­vive Breast Cancer
    Ger­a­lyn Lucas
    Cover of The Living Memories Project
    Non­fic­tion
    The Liv­ing Mem­o­ries Project
    Meryl Ain, Stewart Ain, and Arthur M. Fischman
    Cover of Both Sides Now: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Bold Living
    Non­fic­tion
    Both Sides Now: A True Sto­ry of Love, Loss, and Bold Living
    Nan­cy Sharp
    Cover of Maybe Not Such a Good Girl: Reflections on Rupture and Return
    Non­fic­tion
    Maybe Not Such a Good Girl: Reflec­tions on Rup­ture and Return
    Susan Reimer-Torn
    Cover of Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me
    Non­fic­tion
    Time­less: Love, Mor­gen­thau, and Me
    Lucin­da Franks
    Pagination
    • Previous page Previous
    • Current page49
    • Next page Next
    Pagination
    • First page 1
    • …
    • Page47
    • Page48
    • Current page49
    • Page50
    • Page51
    • …
    • Last page 83

    Stay Updated with Our Newsletter

    Invalid email address
    Join Us

    Mem­bers receive valu­able ben­e­fits includ­ing spe­cial dis­counts, lit­er­ary gifts, and exclu­sive con­tent, while help­ing JBC to sup­port and cel­e­brate Jew­ish literature.

    Become a Member
    Jewish Book Council

    Footer

    • Donate
    • Book Search
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising
    • FAQ
    • Bookstore Guide
    • Report­ing Anti­semitism
    • Shop
    Connect with Us
    Support Us
    • Amazon Smile
    Jewish Book Council Platinum Transparency Guidestar Candid Seal 2024
    Four-Star seal from Charity Navigator
    Copyright © 2025 Jewish Book Council
    • Accessibility
    • Financials