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September 2026
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Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story by Haruki Murakami
Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story
by Haruki Murakami

A moving reflection on the author's father--plus a cat --this is a beautiful short work of family history from one of our most beloved, iconic writers.
Alexander: God, King, Man by Edmund Richardson
Alexander: God, King, Man
by Edmund Richardson

An enthralling new biography of Alexander the Great, written as an intimate, present portrait of the way his world saw him and the price he paid to become history's greatest military mind.
American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump by Kai Bird
American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
by Kai Bird

Pulitzer Prize winner Bird and researcher Goldmark present an astonishing biography of lawyer and fixer Roy Cohn.
Between Chapters: How I Started Over, Took Some Chances, and Found the Plot by Zibby Owens
Between Chapters: How I Started Over, Took Some Chances, and Found the Plot
by Zibby Owens

Dispatches from the life of an original: a "stay-at-home mom" who became a publisher. 
Dreams of a White Snow Lion: The Remarkable Life, Vision, and Deeds of the Dalai Lama by Mariateresa Bianca
Dreams of a White Snow Lion: The Remarkable Life, Vision, and Deeds of the Dalai Lama
by Mariateresa Bianca

The definitive biography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama--a singular portrait of one of the most influential spiritual and political leaders of our time. 
Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy by Kerry Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy
by Kerry Kennedy

When her husband Robert F. Kennedy was killed in 1968, Ethel Skakel Kennedy—then pregnant with their eleventh child—drew national attention for her grace, dignity, and resolute commitment to furthering his work in human rights, even in her grief. But as her daughter Kerry witnessed, Ethel was so much more than a dutiful wife and keeper of Robert's legacy of service. She was courageous, curious, compassionate, boisterous, and witty, always guided by faith and an instinct for speaking truth to power.
The Girl Who Would Be Marilyn Monroe: An Intimate Portrait of the Young Norma Jeane by Tony Castro
The Girl Who Would Be Marilyn Monroe: An Intimate Portrait of the Young Norma Jeane
by Tony Castro

A thoughtful glimpse into the childhood of Norma Jeane Mortenson and how it shaped her into the iconic Marilyn Monroe for the 100th anniversary of her birth.
I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism by Nadia Murad
I Choose My Beginning: A Story of Courage and Activism
by Nadia Murad

A Nobel Peace Prize laureate and genocide survivor forges her identity beyond her activist persona. 
One Helluva Ride by Michael Douglas
One Helluva Ride
by Michael Douglas

A boy lost in the shadow of his father's legacy. A gifted artist dismissed as just a TV actor. A first-time film producer who stunned the world by winning an Oscar at 31. A maverick who changed Hollywood and became a global movie star. Hollywood icon Michael Douglas tells the unfiltered story of his life for the first time. 
Never Say Die: A Memoir by Ke Huy Quan
Never Say Die: A Memoir
by Ke Huy Quan

In this stunning and compulsively readable memoir, the Oscar-winning star of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Goonies, and Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ke Huy Quan, tells the story of his journey from Vietnamese refugee to 80s child star to the most inspiring comeback in Hollywood history. 
The Steps: A Memoir by Sylvester Stallone
The Steps: A Memoir
by Sylvester Stallone

A gritty, inspiring, heart-wrenching memoir by the Academy Award-winning legend and icon Sylvester Stallone, about his unlikely path to stardom and the creation of the greatest underdog story ever told. 
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Swan Song
by Charles Spencer

Beautiful. Beloved. Hunted. The extraordinary life and death of Diana, as told by her brother, Charles. 
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