Biography and Memoir
April 2025
Recent Releases
Yoko : a biography
by David Sheff

The Lennon/Beatles saga is one of the greatest stories ever told, but Yoko’s part has been missing. This definitive biography of Yoko Ono’s life will change that. In this book, Yoko Ono takes centerstage.
In my remaining years
by Jean Grae

This collection of darkly humorous essays explores the complexities of midlife, navigating aging and identity with a unique blend of wit and vulnerability.
This changes everything : a surprisingly funny story about race, cancer, faith, and other things we don't talk about
by Tyler Merritt

The author recounts his journey through cancer diagnosis and treatment, exploring how the proximity of death reshaped his understanding of life, mortality, and time.
What in the world / : A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings
by Leanne Morgan

In her charming southern accent, Morgan brings readers inside her quest to find her voice after spending years trying to figure out what that meant. Along the way, we learn how she grew up as a butcher's daughter, landed a husband with health insurance, honed her stand-up technique selling jewelry at house parties and embraced the glories of aging, 
When the going was good : an editor's adventures during the last golden age of magazines
by Graydon Carter

Graydon Carter's vibrant memoir, sharing his journey to becoming one of the most influential editors in the media world is filled with colorful memories and personal insights into Carter's rise in the editorial world. 
Saving five : a memoir of hope
by Amanda Nguyen

The astronaut and activist details her efforts that helped pave the way for the passage of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act in 2016. 
The Murmur of Everything Moving : A Memoir
by Maureen Stanton

Maureen Stanton's memoir, The Murmur of Everything Moving shares with readers the most sincere and bravest of love stories. It Chronicles a young, working-class couple's navigation of illness, caregiving, compassion, and loss. 
The tell : a memoir
by Amy Griffin

The founder of the investment firm G9 Ventures recounts her efforts to recover from trauma she experienced during childhood. She navigates psychedelic therapy, the judicial system and her Texas roots, ultimately revealing the transformative power of embracing radical truth.
Careless people : a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism
by Sarah Wynn-Williams

A former Facebook executive gives an account of policies and leadership at the social media platform. Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people who made them.
The prosecutor : one man's battle to bring Nazis to justice
by Jack Fairweather

Recounts the story of a Jewish judge who returned to postwar Germany to bring Holocaust criminals to justice and helped force the nation to confront its dark history.
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