Memoirs and personal history
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The Woman in Me
Spears, BritneyGallery Books 2023Named a Best Book of the Year by Elle, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, NPR, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, and more! "In Britney Spears's memoir, she's stronger than ever." —T...
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The Art Thief : A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Finkel, MichaelKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2023NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. •...
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Why We Read : On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
Reed, ShannonHanover Square Press 2024*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* *A Good Housekeeping Reads pick*A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a "beloved and wonderful writer" (George Saunders), teacher,...
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The Comfort of Crows : A Backyard Year
Renkl, MargaretSpiegel & Grau 2023USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK * INDIE NEXT PICK From the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a...
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Untamed
Doyle, GlennonRandom House Publishing Group 2020#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Over one million copies sold! “Packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today.”—Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club x Hello...
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Crying in H Mart : A Memoir
Zauner, MichelleKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2021#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“i...
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Solito : A Memoir
Zamora, JavierRandom House Publishing Group 2022New York Times Bestseller • Read With Jenna Book Club Pick as seen on Today • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiography • Winner of the American...
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Tastes Like War : A Memoir
Cho, Grace M.The Feminist Press at CUNY 2021Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for NonfictionWinner of the 2022 Asian/Pacific American Award in LiteratureA TIME and NPR Best Book of the Year in 2021This evocative memo...
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Black Friend : Essays
ZiweABRAMS 2023From the writer crowned one of the smartest, funniest voices in modern America, this hotly anticipated debut collection of essays offers âa precious glimpse into how Ziweâs un...
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The Underworld : Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
Casey, SusanKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2023NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its...
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Stay True : A Memoir (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Hsu, HuaKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2022PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art, by the New Yorker st...
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Can't Hurt Me : Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
Goggins, DavidBookBaby 2018New York Times Best Seller Over 5 million copies sold For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare - poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights....
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When Breath Becomes Air
Kalanithi, PaulRandom House Publishing Group 2016#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young...
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Born a Crime : Stories from a South African Childhood
Noah, TrevorRandom House Publishing Group 2016#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • More than one million copies sold! A “brilliant” (Lupita Nyong’o, Time), “poignant” (Entertainment Weekly), “soul-nourishing” (USA Today) memoir abou...
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Greenlights
McConaughey, MatthewCrown 2020#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the life-changing memoir that has inspired millions of readers through the Academy Award®–winning actor’s unflinching honesty, unconventiona...
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Ducks : Two Years in the Oil Sands
Beaton, KateDrawn & Quarterly 2022Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beaton, specifically Mabou, a tight-knit seaside c...
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These Precious Days : Essays
Patchett, AnnHarperCollins 2021The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett's prose is s...
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The Vast Wonder of the World : Biologist Ernest Everett Just
Mangal, MélinaLerner Publishing Group 2018"A must-purchase picture book biography of a figure sure to inspire awe and admiration among readers."—School Library Journal (starred review) Extraordinary illustrations and lyri...
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How to Be an Antiracist
Kendi, Ibram X.Random House Publishing Group 2019#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a “groundbreaking” (Time) approach to understanding and uprooting rac...
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I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki : The cult hit everyone is talking about
Sehee, BaekBloomsbury Publishing 2022_______________ THE PHENOMENAL KOREAN BESTSELLER TRANSLATED BY INTERNATIONAL BOOKER SHORTLISTEE ANTON HUR 'Will strike a chord with anyone who feels that their public life is at od...