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What a year it’s been for biographies and memoirs. Our list spans the gamut—from biographies of tech giants and crypto kings to pop stars and Pulitzer Prize winners.

And then there are the memoirs from names you may not know—but, rest assured, they too will make you laugh, think deeply, and expand your awareness of the world.

But there was one that stood out: Jonathan Eig’s monumental and extraordinary biography of Martin Luther King Jr.

I read King on a plane, cover to cover, and when I got off that plane I couldn’t stop talking about it—and I haven’t, six months later. Turns out, my colleagues couldn’t stop talking about it either, which is why we named it our #5 Best Book of the Year and the #1 pick for the Best Biography and Memoir of the Year.

Here are some of our favorites on the list, but be sure to check out our full list of the best biographies and memoirs of the mo