Biography & Memoir

A #1 New York Times bestseller!   One year ago, the Joker limped off the streets of Gotham, mutilated and scarred when someone had taken the pale white skin right off of his face.  But now, the Dark Knight’s greatest foe has returned but for once, Batman...

Plutarch’s vivid and engaging portraits of the Spartans and their customs are a major source of our knowledge about the rise and fall of their remarkable Greek city-state between the sixth and third centuries BC. Through his Lives of Sparta’s leaders and...

Now a major motion picture, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, and Michael Cera—the true story of "Hollywood’s poker princess" who gambled everything, won big, then lost it all.   Molly Bloom...

A triumphant memoir chronicling Arundhati Roy’s journey to becoming an award-winning author. Written after the death of her mother, Roy delicately pieces together how their powerful relationship helped shape her into the celebrated writer she is...

This accessible and actionable survey of the Curry way is especially great for fans, but even fans who have been felled by Curry's jumper will find wisdom that speaks to them. Shot Ready is a powerful distillation of Stephen Curry’s...

WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRY.WINNER OF THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY.WINNER OF THE 2022 PEN/VOELCKER AWARD FOR POETRY COLLECTION.WINNER OF THE 2021 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR POETRY. A resplendent life in...

A window into a life of insatiable desire and uninhibited sex - this is Parisian art critic Catherine M.'s account of her sexual awakening and her unrestrained pursuit of pleasure. From the glamorous singles clubs of Paris to the Bois de Boulogne, she...

From the Academy Award–winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Greenlights comes an inspiring, faith-filled, and often hilarious collection of personal poetry and prayers about navigating the rodeo of life and...

A fraught relationship between two iconic women. You know their names — and their stories — but how well did they know each other?NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Named a Best Book of the Year by Time, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Air...

The complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath—essential reading for anyone who has been moved and fascinated by the poet's life and work."A genuine literary event.... Plath's journals contain marvels of discovery." —The New York...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • We all have dreams—things we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi’s dream and of the nightmare that made it come true.A KIRKUS...

Memoir and self-help blend together in this meaningful exploration of mental health — as witty, and at times hilarious, as it is deeply introspective.Translated by International Booker shortlistee Anton Hur, the sequel to the phenomenal South...

The first novel from Izumi Suzuki to be published in English: a candid, intimate exploration of passion, music and transgression.Hope I’m in for a good time, I thought. Even if it’s just for tonight.Set in the underground bar and club scene...

AS SEEN ON NETFLIX'S AT HOME WITH THE FURYSTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR** TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR **DOUBLE WINNER: BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY&BEST OVERALL SPORTS BOOK OF...

'I like eating cold, clammy wraps from big pharmacies that are open late and sell just a few foods like protein bars and powders.' Flower is a book of realistic admissions, likes, dislikes, memories and no-brainer observations, treating...

Courtney didn’t set out to become a “cat lady” — but she’s found meaning and purpose in doing so. Here she shares the tragedies and triumphs of her years tending to the unexpected strays in her own yard and spreading her...

From the debris of her troubled early life, Lidia Yuknavitch weaves an astonishing tale of survival. It is a life that navigates, and transcends, abuse, addiction, self-destruction and the crushing loss of a stillborn child. A kind of memoir that is also...

Coming at you from the Pope himself, this personal narrative is reflective of the world around us, with insights and anecdotes for everyone.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pope Francis originally intended this exceptional memoir to appear only...

Whether this is your first time reading Joan Didion (welcome!) or your hundredth, this is an essential exploration of the human condition from an irreplaceable voice. Deeply personal yet objectively universal, it’s as much a lens into...

Women in Dark Times begins with three remarkable women: revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg; German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon; and film icon Marilyn Monroe. The story of these women, bound together by their struggles against iniquity, blazes a...