Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

In this “resplendent” New York Times bestseller (USA Today), the celebrated author of The Prince of Tides reflects on a life spent capturing the American South. “Elegant… It will not disappoint” (The Washington Post).

This inspiring memoir documents the coming-of-age of a young girl living aboard her father’s 45-foot sailboat — and enduring his abuse. On a nautical journey around the world, Leslie must navigate dangerous tensions and find power within herself.

Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham opens up about life, love, and work in this candid, laugh-out-loud memoir. A New York Times bestseller with nearly 18,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

“A culturally rich and rewarding personal chronicle of ethnic faith and intermingled tradition” (Kirkus Reviews): This “entertaining and honest story” (Library Journal) follows a Muslim woman whose arranged marriage took her from Pakistan to the US — and resulted in a life of profound spiritual learning.

From a New York Times bestselling and National Book Award–winning author: This captivating collection of essays paints a vivid portrait of life in 1960s America. An illuminating book with over 17,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.

Witness the ill-fated affair that inspired Doctor Zhivago in this “fascinating and often heartbreaking” tale (O, the Oprah Magazine) of the romance between author Boris Pasternak and his muse, Olga Ivinskaya. A poignant look at love and courage in Communist Russia, from a New York Times bestselling author.

When death swept through a vibrant community in the mid-1990s, a canny insurance investigator and a homicide detective began to track a predator — and sparked a hunt that would span continents before the killer was finally brought to justice.