Biography and Memoir
August 2025
Recent Releases
Coming Up Short: A Memoir of America
by Robert B. Reich

The former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton tracks decades of political, economic and cultural shifts and attacks rising inequality, corporate power and democratic decline while offering a hopeful vision for a more just and inclusive American future.
Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time: How Mamie Fish, Queen of the Gilded Age, Partied Her Way to Power
by Jennifer Wright

In Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time, readers will learn all about how Mamie Fish and her friends shaped the line of history, exerting their influence on business, politics, family relationships, and social change through elaborate social gatherings.
Gwyneth: The Biography
by Amy Odell

New York Times bestselling author Amy Odell takes readers inside the world of one of the most influential and polarizing celebrities of the modern era—complete with exclusive new stories about her childhood, acting career, romances, and her lifestyle brand Goop.
This Happened to Me: A Reckoning
by Kate Price

Price describes how she broke free of that which had defined her childhood and went on to create a purpose-driven life and family, on her own terms. Eventually returning to the same Appalachian community to use her education and advocacy to help ensure children are given the attention, protection, and services that she never received.
The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership that Rocked the World
by Peter Guralnick

Draws on unpublished correspondence to examine the complex, evolving relationship between Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker, tracing their bond of trust through rising fame and eventual decline, while offering new insight into the personal and professional dynamics behind Presley's meteoric career.
The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne
by Chris Sweeney

The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world's first forensic ornithologist - Roxie Laybourne, who broke down barriers for women, solved murders, and investigated deadly airplane crashes with nothing more than a microscope and a few fragments of feathers.
Baldwin: A Love Story
by Nicholas Boggs

Drawing on new archival material, original research and interviews, a new biography reveals how profoundly James Baldwin's personal relationships shaped his life and work.
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
by Susana M. Morris

A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.
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