Biography & Memoir

In the wide realm of Shakespeare worship, the house in Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 – known colloquially as the 'Birthplace' – remains the chief shrine. It's not as romantic as Anne Hathaway's thatched...

The inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers—until their scheme unraveled, putting them at the center of a landmark criminal trial. • THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PAIN...

New Yorker Best Book of the Year."A fascinating story brilliantly told.”—The Boston Globe * "A non-fiction masterpiece."—Philadelphia InquirerThe astounding, never-before-told story of how an audacious Ghanaian con artist...

Narrative non-fiction doesn’t get much better than Patrick Radden Keefe. If you’re familiar with Keefe from his book-length deep dives, then this anthology of collected works is a treat. And, if you know him from The New York...

The Manson family is more than a little intriguing, and this book brings fresh insights to the spectrum. From Hollywood stars to government operatives, Tom O'Neill's narrative is as fascinating as it is genuinely surprising.A journalist's twenty-year...

One Nation Under Blackmail is a damning indictment of the consequences resulting from the nearly century old relationship between both US and Israeli intelligence and the organized criminal network known as the National Crime Syndicate. This book...

A DEBUT COLLECTION OF FIERCE, FUNNY ESSAYS ABOUT GROWING UP THE DAUGHTER OF INDIAN IMMIGRANTS IN WESTERN CULTURE, ADDRESSING SEXISM, STEREOTYPES, AND THE UNIVERSAL MISERIES OF LIFEOne of NPR's Best Books of the YearIn One Day We’ll All Be Dead...

Maid set the bar incredibly high for Stephanie Land, opening up a whole discourse on working conditions and the lives of those with the chips stacked against them. Class sees that bar, and raises it. Weaving together themes of motherhood...

An intimate portrait of a great American writer, The World According to Joan Didion explores the inspiration and the structure of Didion's writing, making it a unique window into her process, as well as a veritable how-to writing book. Great...

Selma Blair has played many roles: Ingenue in Cruel Intentions. Preppy ice queen in Legally Blonde. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best as … a mean baby. In...

Life is tough. Steve-O’s stint on Jackass never made it easy. Remember, Steve-O took the kicks for us. We think there’s a thing or two we can learn from his choices.Stephen "Steve-O" Glover—social media icon, comedy-touring...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of...

A new translation of a great historical epic, recounting the turbulent life and times of Chinggis Khan'Bear the sword andHew asunder high and haughty necksSlash apart all strong and self-willed shoulders'Born poor into a world of dangers and hardships,...

Laughing out loud at the collapse of a marriage? Quietly sobbing while witnessing the pain of being human and in relationship? This funny, touching memoir is a genuine spiritual and human excavation of the soul and the puzzle of love, belonging, and...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A timely, urgent portrait of working-class American women.”—Gabrielle UnionIn her highly anticipated memoir Tell Me Everything, Minka Kelly shares a story as powerful as it is page-turning.Fans...

Now a major cultural icon, Julia Fox’s life story is riveting, and she’s here to tell it all in Down the Drain. Great for fans of Emily Ratajkowski and Jennette McCurdy, it is unique, yet universal; singular, yet expansive. A NEW...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Eloquent and enthralling..." —Washington Post"The emergence of our true selves is all of our life's work. Pageboy helps chart the course." —Jamie Lee Curtis"Searing, deeply moving, and...

'One of the most successful MI5 undercover surveillance officers of his time.' - SunTom.Marcus spent years of his life working covertly against those who want to do us harm. Now, for the first time, he tells the full story of what it is like to live your...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • “A searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact” (The Boston Globe),...

The first modern biography of one of the most influential yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra.“A vibrant, fascinating portrait of a great woman who deserves her place in the pantheon of...