Biography & Memoir

The remarkable story of the seven African American soldiers ultimately awarded the World War II Medal of Honor, and the 50-year campaign to deny them their recognition.In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of...

More than 12 million German-speaking civilians in Europe were driven from their homes in the wake of WWII, yet barely anyone noticed or remembersImmediately after the Second World War, the victorious Allies authorized and helped to carry out the forced...

A deep-dive into the unique connections between the two titans of the British cultural psyche—the Beatles and the Bond films—and what they tell us about class, sexuality, and our aspirations over sixty dramatic years.The Beatles are the biggest band in...

(Available after 3-20 days)Create a timeless keepsake that will be treasured by future generations. Tell Me Your Life Story, Grandma is a beautifully designed gift to capture all of Grandma's precious memories and wisdom.   This simple guided journal...

(Available after 3-20 days)Why We Can’t Sleep meets Furiously Happy in this hilarious, heartfelt memoir about one woman’s midlife obsession with Benedict Cumberbatch, and the liberating power of reclaiming our passions as we age, whatever they may be...

“[Smith]...reminds you that you can...survive deep loss, sink into life’s deep beauty, and constantly, constantly make yourself new.” —Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author.The bestselling poet and author...

(Available after March 30th, 2023)For fans of Helen MacDonald’s H is for Hawk and Mary Roach, Erica Berry’s WOLFISH blends science, history, and cultural criticism in a years-long journey to understand our myths about wolves, and track one legendary...

(Available after March 30th, 2023)A Mystery of Mysteries is a brilliant biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author’s life through the prism of his mysterious death and its many possible causes.It is a moment shrouded in horror and...

Marking the centenary of Eliot's modernist masterpiece, Hollis provides a detailed analysis of the seminal poem's gestation, contemporary significance and key themes in this spellbinding work of literary criticism. It is said to describe the moral...

Nick Hornby! Charles Dickens! Prince! Prince? Nick Hornby’s Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius is the dinner party of your dreams. Hornby’s book of essays makes such splendid introductions between Dickens and Prince that we can’t wait to be...

The pitch-perfect sequel to the bestselling The Windsor Knot sees Her Majesty once more playing detective when a stolen painting and a body in the Palace swimming pool require her regal crime-solving skills.   Queen Elizabeth II is having a royal...

Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn’t “look” autistic. But, as he’s quick to point out in this memoir, autism “looks” different for just...

Horrifying, heartbreaking and eye-opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent behind bars. Savage beatings, dirty protests, drug addiction, depression and prisoners desperate to turn their lives...

In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks...

(Available after 3-20 days)An inspiring and moving memoir of the author's turbulent life with 600 rescue animals.Laurie Zaleski never aspired to run an animal rescue; that was her mother Annie’s dream. But from girlhood, Laurie was determined to make the...

“A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains.” —Kathy ReichsA brilliant blend of science and crime, A TASTE FOR POISON reveals how eleven notorious poisons affect the body—through the murders in which they were...

(Available after 3-20 days)The definitive biography of George Michael, offering an expansive look at the troubled life of the legendary singer, songwriter, and pop superstarGeorge Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work...

The definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by a renowned royal biographer.As seen on Good Morning America, CNN, and the BBCShy but with a steely self-confidence; inscrutable despite ten decades in the public eye; unflappable; devout; indulgent;...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Untethered Soul and Living Untethered comes the astonishing true-life story about the spiritual harmony and personal happiness he found when he just let go.“With his hallmark precision and clarity...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s ”compelling” (The Economist) and “substantive” (The Guardian) autobiography, the newly reelected prime minister of Israel tells the story of his family, his path to leadership, and his unceasing...