New Biography & Memoir: February 2026
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Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha Ackmann
Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton
by Martha Ackmann

A larger-than-life new biography of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton.
Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture by Samantha Ellis
Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture
by Samantha Ellis

A life-affirming memoir about resilience, language, and the healing power of our ancestor's music, stories, and recipes.
Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History by Andrew Burstein
Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History
by Andrew Burstein

The deepest dive yet into the heart and soul, secret affairs, unexplored alliances, and bitter feuds of a generally worshipped, intermittently reviled American icon.
Finding My Way: A Memoir by Malala Yousafzai
Finding My Way: A Memoir
by Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate and New York Times bestselling author of I Am Malala, shares the most private journey of her young life—a story of friendship and first love, of mental illness and self-discovery, and of trying to stay true to yourself when everyone wants to tell you who you are. 
Me Here, You There: My Three Decades Overnight, Under the Covers, Schmoozing S-P-O-R-T-S as Captain Midnight for Wfan by Steve Somers
Me Here, You There: My Three Decades Overnight, Under the Covers, Schmoozing S-P-O-R-T-S as Captain Midnight for WFAN
by Steve Somers

A captivating memoir of New York sports radio from the legendary host who saw it all.
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

The unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre offers an unsparing account of her time with Epstein and Maxwell, who trafficked her and others to prominent men. She remade her life from scratch and summoned the courage to not only hold her abusers to account but also advocate for other victims. The pages of this book preserve her voice—and her legacy—forever.
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
by Belle Burden

Burden revisits her marriage after her husband suddenly announces he is leaving, searching for clues that her husband was not who she always thought he was. As she examines her relationship through a new lens, she reckons with her own family history and the lessons she intuited about how a woman is expected to behave in the face of betrayal. Through all of it, she is transformed. The discreet, compliant woman she once was—someone nicknamed “Belle the Good”—gives way to someone braver, someone determined to use her voice.
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