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New Nonfiction Releases May, 2023 |
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Camera Girl: The Coming of Age of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy
by Carl Sferrazza Anthony
Set primarily during the years from 1949 to 1953, this biography of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy covers her early years in Paris, her life as a writer and photographer and her romance with John F. Kennedy.
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The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up
by Andy Cohen
The host and executive producer of "Watch What Happens Live" takes readers on a behind the scenes of living the so-called glamorous life where late-night parties have been replaced by early mornings with his children, drama at the playground and the musings of a single dad trying to navigate having it all.
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Don't Call Me Home
by Alexandra Auder
This memoir from the daughter of one of Andy Warhol's superstars recalls her early life on the road, the seedy glory of living in the infamous bohemian hangout the Chelsea Hotel and her emergence as a successful person on her own.
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Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir
by Lucinda Williams
The three-time Grammy winner discusses her traumatic childhood in the Deep South, how she fought through years of music industry anonymity and hostility, and the events that helped shaped her music.
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King: A Life
by Jonathan Eig
Drawing on recently declassified FBI files, this first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon reveals the courageous and often emotionally troubled man who demanded peaceful protest but was rarely at peace with himself, while showing how his demands for racial and economic justice remain just as urgent today.
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Life B: Overcoming Double Depression
by Bethanne Kelly Patrick
Dismantling the stigmas surrounding mental health challenges, this intimate portrait of the author's lifelong struggle with depression is a life-affirming blueprint of how to accept and transcend the limitations of mental illness.
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A Life of One's Own: Nine Women Writers Begin Again
by Joanna Biggs
A divorced writer examines both her own journey toward intellectual freedom as well as those of other women writers such as Sylvia Plath, Mary Wollstonecraft, Virginia Woolf, George Eliot and Toni Morrison.
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Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself
by Luke Russert
After his news legend father died unexpectedly, the Emmy Award-winning journalist embarked on a three-plus-year odyssey across six continents to discover the world and, ultimately, find himself, in this poignant reflection offering encouragement to examine our choices, take risks and discover our truest selves.
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Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City
by Jane Wong
In this delightful memoir in essays, Chinese American poet Wong (How to Not Be Afraid of Everything) reflects on her experiences growing up on the Jersey Shore as the child of immigrants and later life as an English professor.
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Oh My Mother!: A Memoir in Nine Adventures
by Connie Wang
Exploring her complicated relationship with her mother through the“oh my god” moments in their travels together around the world, a journalist relates their many adventures, revealing the true story of two women who became comfortable with the feeling of not belonging and experienced something almost like freedom.
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Tell Me Everything: A Memoir
by Minka Kelly
An established actress and philanthropist, the author reveals for the first time her troubled childhood, her relationship with her father, Aerosmith's Rick Dufay, and her rise to fame, starting with the role of a lifetime on Friday Night Lights.
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This Isn't Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew
by Daniel Wallace
In this part love story, part true crime, part desperate search for the self and how little we really can know one another, an acclaimed novelist goes down a dark path after his multi-talented longtime friend and brother-in-law--his biggest hero and inspiration--commits suicide.
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Top Billin': Stories of Laughter, Lessons, and Triumph
by Bill Bellamy
The MTV trailblazer, stand-up comedian and actor, in this original and outrageous tour through the eternally iconic world of‘90s pop culture, provides an all-access backstage pass to his career and life, showing how he broke color and class barriers during one of the most exciting and innovative periods.
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Uncle of the Year: & Other Debatable Triumphs
by Andrew Rannells
In essays drawn from his life and career, the star of The Book of Mormon, Girls and Big Mouth reflects on anxiety, ambition and the uncertain path to adulthood, challenging us to take a long look at who we're pretending to be, who we know we are and who we want to become.
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What It Takes to Save a Life: A Veterinarian's Quest for Healing and Hope
by Kwane Stewart
Full of warm and inspiring stories of human-animal relationships, this unforgettable and powerful memoir follows a struggling veterinarian's nine-year journey caring for pets and their humans who are living on the streets, showing animals provide more than companionship, they offer love, hope and a sense of security.
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When the World Didn't End: A Memoir
by Guinevere Turner
An acclaimed screenwriter, drawing from the diaries she kept throughout her youth, tells the story of her childhood growing up with the infamous Lyman Family cult and how she was unexpectedly thrust into the world she'd been raised to believe was evil, facing challenges and horrors she couldn't have imagined.
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Women We Buried, Women We Burned
by Rachel Louise Snyder
An award-winning journalist, in this necessary story of family struggle, female survival and the passionate drive to bear witness, relates her personal journey from teenage runaway to reporter on the global epidemic of violence against women.
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Wonder Boy: Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley
by Angel Au-Yeung
Drawing on hundreds of interviews with people whose lives he touched, two journalists craft a rich portrait of Zappos visionary Tony Hsieh, whose radical business strategies revolutionized both the tech world and corporate culture, but led to the constant pressure to succeed, mental health issues and addiction.
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Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World
by Theresa MacPhail
A medical anthropologist makes a holistic examination of the increasing amount of allergies in our modern world, from the first medical description in 1819 to the latest biologics and immunotherapies and discusses the impact created by pollution and climate change.
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The Cat's Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa
by Jonathan B. Losos
A leading evolutionary biologist and cat lover explores how researchers today are unraveling the history and secrets of the world's most popular and beloved pet, past and present, using all the tools of modern technology, and suggests what the future may hold for both Felis catus and Homo sapiens.
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Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
by Warren Zanes
A Grammy-nominated producer and New York Times best-selling author of a Tom Petty biography describes the fascinating story behind the creation of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska album, which consists of a series of dark, stark songs he recorded by himself.
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The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel's Battle for Its Inner Soul
by Isabel Kershner
Drawing on her 30 years of working in Israel--the last 15 for The New York Times--a correspondent, in this moving narrative and with on-the-ground reporting, decodes Israel today at its 75th anniversary, examining the ways in which the country has both exceeded and failed the ideals and expectations of its founders.
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The Lost Sons of Omaha: Two Young Men in an American Tragedy
by Joe Sexton
Exploring the complex political and racial mistrust and division of today's America, an award-winning journalist examines two linked and tragic deaths stemming from the 2020 George Floyd protests– a 22-year-old Black protestor and young father--and his killer, a Marine veteran who turned the gun on himself after being indicted.
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Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of Latino
by Héctor Tobar
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, sharing his personal experiences as the son of Guatemalan immigrants and the stories told to him by his Latinx students, offers a spirited response to racist ideas about Latino people, investigating topics that include the U.S.-Mexico border “wall,” urban segregation and gangs.
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The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them
by Peter Wohlleben
Sharing emerging scientific research about how forests shape climates both locally and across continents, the international bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how ancient forests pass their wisdom through generations and why our future lies in protecting them.
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The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
by Ned Blackhawk
The author interweaves five centuries of Native and non-Native histories, from Spanish colonial exploration to the rise of Native American self-determination in the late twentieth century. Blackhawk's retelling of U.S. history acknowledges the enduring power, agency, and survival of Indigenous peoples, yielding a truer account of the United States and revealing anew the varied meanings of America.
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Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
by Evan Thomas
This thrilling, meticulously researched account of the three men who were intimately involved with America's decision to drop the atomic bomb--and Japan's decision to surrender draws on their diaries to bring these critical events to life and contemplate the immense weight of their historic decision.
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The Trial of the Century
by Gregg Jarrett
Meticulously researched, this riveting and comprehensive history of the famed liberal attorney Clarence Darrow who defended John Scopes in a blockbuster legal proceeding that caught the attention of the nation calls upon our past to unite Americans in the defense of the free exchange of ideas, especially in this divided time.
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Undaunted: How Women Changed American Journalism
by Brooke Kroeger
Chronicling the lives of journalists and newsroom leaders in every medium, this essential history of American women in journalism, including Margaret Fuller, Ida B. Wells, Joan Didion and Cokie Roberts, discusses the huge and singular impact they have had on a vital profession still dominated by men.
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The yellow pad : making better decision in an uncertain world
by Robert Edward Rubin
The former U.S. Treasury Secretary and co-chairman of Goldman Sachs, armed with his most trusted tool--a simple yellow legal pad--offers this essential guide for anyone looking to make better decisions in life, work and public policy against the backdrop of a fundamentally uncertain world.
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American Childhood: A Photographic History
by Todd Brewster
American Childhood is a carefully edited, photographic record of the lives of American children, accompanied by brief, thoughtful essays on aspects of their experiences.
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Going Remote: A Teacher's Journey
by Adam Bessie
A searingly honest graphic memoir dispatch from a community college professor who cares deeply for his students and family while also combating personal health issues from the frontlines of public education during the pandemic.
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Lessons Learned and Cherished: The Teacher Who Changed My Life
by Deborah Roberts
Curated by an award-winning ABC News journalist, this collection of essays and reflections from contributors such as Oprah Winfrey, Robin Roberts, Octavia Spencer, and Misty Copeland share how teachers changed them, imparted life lessons and helped them get to where they are today.
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Memento Mori
by Tiitu Takalo
A moving graphic memoir about life, art, and the search for happiness after surviving a cerebral hemorrhage at age thirty-eight.
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The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos
by Jaime Green
One of the most powerful questions humans ask about the cosmos is: Are we alone? While the science behind this inquiry is fascinating, it doesn't exist in a vacuum. It is a reflection of our values, our fears, and most importantly, our enduring sense of hope. In The Possibility of Life, acclaimed science journalist Jaime Green traces the history of our understanding, from the days of Galileo and Copernicus to our contemporary quest for exoplanets.
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Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
by Jamie Loftus
In a book that is part travelogue, part cultural history, a popular comedian embarks on a cross-country road trip researching the landscape of American hot dogs as they're served today, weighing in on the reality of hot dog production, the best hot dog in the U.S. and critically overlooked bun infrastructure problems.
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