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Biography and Memoir
May 2026
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American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington by H. W. Brands
American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington
by H. W. Brands

From historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands comes an inspiring portrait of George Washington that examines his unrivaled leadership in the birth of America. 
And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope by Jamie Lynn Sigler
And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope
by Jamie Lynn Sigler

The star of the legendary HBO series The Sopranos and podcast co-host with Christina Applegate, Jamie Lynn Sigler opens up about the vicissitudes of life, from early stardom to heartache and love, motherhood, and illness, offering readers an unflinchingly vulnerable exploration of the experiences that have transformed her life.
Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom by Jet Li
Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom
by Jet Li

Martial arts legend and international movie star Jet Li distills ten powerful insights from his iconic career, his personal life and philosophies, and his thirty-year Buddhist practice.
Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging by Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez
Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging
by Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez

A gay Christian's behind-the-scenes account of evangelical megachurches and eight years in conversion therapy. Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez charts a path to authentic faith beyond religious trauma, and reclaims wholeness after leaving the only world he ever knew.
Elizabeth II: In Private. in Public. Her Story. by Robert Hardman
Elizabeth II: In Private. in Public. Her Story.
by Robert Hardman

A celebration of the life of Queen Elizabeth II on the centenary of her birth.
How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University by Theo Baker
How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University
by Theo Baker

Winner of the George Polk Award for his investigation that brought down Stanford's president, Theo Baker offers a revelatory and gripping account of Silicon Valley hubris.
An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln by Lois Romano
An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
by Lois Romano

A revelatory new biography of one of the most misunderstood and vilified First Ladies in American history: Mary Todd Lincoln.
Kate!: The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen by Christopher Andersen
Kate!: The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen
by Christopher Andersen

The definitive portrait of Kate Middleton, the beloved and private Princess of Wales, tracing her stunning rise from working-class roots to queen-in-waiting.
Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter by Ada Ferrer
Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter
by Ada Ferrer

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cuba: An American History comes a heartbreaking yet redemptive memoir about migration, separation, and the love of one family forcing its way through the fissures of history.
Marilyn and Her Books: The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe by Gail Crowther
Marilyn and Her Books: The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe
by Gail Crowther

Timed to the hundredth birthday of Marilyn Monroe, and with the full cooperation of the Monroe estate, comes an investigation into the literary life of the Hollywood icon and actress.
My Mother's Daughter: Finding Myself in My Family's Fractured Past by Tracy Clark-Flory
My Mother's Daughter: Finding Myself in My Family's Fractured Past
by Tracy Clark-Flory

A tender, revelatory, and deeply moving story of family secrets, sisterhood, and the importance of untangling all that we inherit from our mothers.
This Dark Night: Emily Bronte, a Life by Deborah Lutz
This Dark Night: Emily Bronte, a Life
by Deborah Lutz

Deborah Lutz compellingly captures Emily Jane Brontë, extraordinary poet and author of the incomparable Wuthering Heights, with deep insight and glorious prose.
True Crime: A Memoir by Patricia Cornwell
True Crime: A Memoir
by Patricia Cornwell

#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell finally tells the story that rivals all of the works that precede it: her own.
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