Biography and Memoir
June 2025
Recent Releases
Big Dumb Eyes: Stories From a Simpler Mind
by Nate Bargatze

From one of the hottest stand-up comedians, Nate Bargatze brings his everyman comedy to the page in this hilarious collection of personal stories, opinions, and confessions.
How To Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir
by Molly Jong-Fast

A darkly funny and deeply honest memoir exploring a daughter's complex relationship with her famous, elusive mother, the impact of dementia, blending humor, heart and raw reflection on loss, family and identity.
Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without...
by Dave Barry

Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and novelist Dave Barry (Swamp Story) offers freewheeling reflections on his life and literary career in his first memoir. For fans of: David Sedaris.
Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television
by Todd S. Purdum

Chronicles the life of a trailblazing Cuban American who revolutionized television and brought laughter to millions as Lucille Ball's beloved husband on I Love Lucy, leaving a legacy that continues to influence American culture today.
Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson
by Mark Kriegel

An acclaimed New York Times bestselling author whose coverage of Mike Tyson and his inner circle dates back to the 1980s offers a magnificent noir epic about fame, race, greed, criminality, trauma, and the creation of the most feared and mesmerizing fighter in boxing history.
The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
by John Seabrook

One of The New Yorker’s most acclaimed storytellers unravels the riveting saga of the Seabrook family. At the heart of the narrative is a multi-generational succession battle. It’s a tale of family secrets and Swiss bank accounts, of half-truths, of hatred and passion—and lots and lots of liquor. The Seabrooks’ colorful legal and moral failings took place amid the trappings of extraordinary privilege. But the story of where that money came from is not so pretty.
Wildfire Days: A Woman, a Hotshot Crew, and the Burning American West
by Kelly Ramsey

An adventure-filled memoir of one woman's struggle to succeed as a wildland firefighter on an elite, male-dominated crew as they battle some of the fiercest wildfires in the West.
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