Biography and Memoir
July 2024
New & Upcoming Releases
Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great
by Rachel Kousser

This biography of Alexander the Great's final years focuses on his seven-year journey through the unknown eastern borderlands of the Persian empire to reach Afghanistan and fulfill his quest to rule the world. 
Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (Or Just Me)?: Adventures in Boyhood
by Jay Ellis

The award-winning star of HBO's Insecure recounts how his imaginary best friend helped him navigate his childhood as an only child and military brat who was always the new kid in school.
Feh: A Memoir
by Shalom Auslander

The acclaimed author of Foreskin's Lament returns with a humor and sometime profane memoir of growing up in a dysfunctional Orthodox family and how he learned to escape the rigid religious teachings that defined his lift.
JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography
by RoseMarie Terenzio

Sharing never-before-told stories and insights, JFK Jr.'s closest friends, confidantes, lovers, classmates, teachers and colleagues paint a vivid portrait of one of the most notable figures of the 20th century, revealing how the boy who saluted became the man America came to know and love who still captures public imagination 25 years after his tragic death.
Madoff: The Final Word
by Richard Behar

Fifteen years after Bernie Madoff's arrest, renowned investigative journalist Richard Behar delivers the definitive account of history's largest-and longest-running-financial fraud. Some $65 billion evaporated during Bernie Madoff's epic confidence game. Two people were driven to suicide in the wake of the Ponzi Scheme's exposure. Others went to prison. But there has never been a satisfying accounting for how Bernie got away with so much, for so long. Until now... 
A Season for That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern France
by Steve Hoffman

An American food writer shares his story of moving his family to the French countryside where he learns the true arts of cooking and winemaking from the locals while letting go of the abstract ideas he'd held about France.
The Shape of My Eyes: A Memoir of Race, Faith, and Finding Myself
by Dave Gibbons

A touching, humorous account of the author's cultural reckoning with his Korean heritage and hidden family secrets.
Taylor Swift is Life: A Superfan's Guide to All Things We Love About Taylor Swift
by Kathleen Perricone

Taylor Swift is Life is a beautifully illustrated guide that explores and celebrates the singer and her music.
Tiger, Tiger: His Life, As It's Never Been Told Before
by James Patterson

This first full-scale biography chronicles the impossible life of Tiger Woods whose phenomenal success, despite potentially career-ending injuries and multiple public scandals, led to his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame, becoming a lasting influence who continues to inspire every rising generation.
The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards
by Jessica Waite

A widow's life is turned upside when she uncovers the truth about her late husband in this lyrical, witty, and deeply moving memoir of tragedy and betrayal.
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