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“[An] elegantly executed memoir” (Publishers Weekly) from a New York Times bestselling author: Jacqueline Winspear shares moving stories of her family’s experiences during and after World War II — from her mother’s evacuation during the London Blitz to her soft-spoken father’s assignment on an explosives team.

A “marvelous…compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of literary icon Henry Adams–one of America’s most prominent writers and…

The moving story of the life of the woman behind A Raisin in the Sun, the most widely anthologized, read,…

“If you love Sherlock Holmes, you’ll love this book…the best account of Baker Street mania ever written.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington PostWinner…

A New York Times bestseller, this raw and powerful memoir traces the story of a Pulitzer Prize–winning poet, including her mother’s shocking murder by her stepfather and its lasting impact on her writing. “Luminous and searing” (The Boston Globe).

The timeless, fearless, #1 New York Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Lovely Bones–a powerful account of her…

In this New York Times bestseller, Augusten Burroughs chronicles his bizarre yet hilarious boyhood experiences in the home of a crazed psychiatrist. “Amazing” (The Washington Post) with over 69,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

On August 3, 1845, young Emily Dickinson declared, “All things are ready” and with this resolute statement, her life as…

The first and definitive biography of one of the great American novelists of the postwar era, the author of Dog…

“A surprising, joyful story” (Booklist): The life of the writer responsible for beloved online personality Duchess Goldblatt unfolds in this “unforgettable memoir” with “a remarkable vulnerability and candor that reminds us that we are not alone in our struggles” (New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb).