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TRUE WEST: SAM SHEPARD'S LIFE, WORK, AND TIMES
Written by Greenfield, Robert
An intimate portrait of the iconic playwright, actor, and director Sam Shepard, whose wide-ranging and enduring body of work places him at the center of the American canon, from an award-winning biographer True West: Sam Shepard's Life, Work, and Times is the story of an American icon, a lasting portrait of Sam Shepard as he really was, revealed by those who knew him best.
GEORGE VI AND ELIZABETH: THE MARRIAGE THAT SAVED THE MONARCHY
Written by Smith, Sally Bedell
A revelatory account of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's loving marriage saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal Archives--from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen and Prince Charles. Granted special access by Queen Elizabeth II to her parents' letters
HAPPILY: A PERSONAL HISTORY-WITH FAIRY TALES
Written by Mark, Sabrina Orah
A beautifully written memoir-in-essays on fairy tales and their surprising relevance to modern life, from a Jewish woman raising Black children in the American South--based on her acclaimed Paris Review column Happily The literary tradition of the fairy tale has long endured as the vehicle by which we interrogate the laws of reality.
ROUGH SLEEPERS: DR. JIM O'CONNELL'S URGENT MISSION TO BRING HEALING TO HOMELESS PEOPLE
Written by Kidder, Tracy
The powerful story of an inspiring doctor who made a difference, by helping to create a program to care for Boston's homeless community--by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains "I couldn't put Rough Sleepers down.
WINNIE AND NELSON: PORTRAIT OF A MARRIAGE
Written by Steinberg, Jonny
From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
LILIANA'S INVINCIBLE SUMMER: A SISTER'S SEARCH FOR JUSTICE
Written by Rivera Garza, Cristina
A haunting, unforgettable memoir about a beloved younger sister and the painful memory of her murder, from one of Mexico's greatest living writers (Jonathan Lethem). Can you enjoy yourself while you are in pain? The question, which is not new, arises over and over again during that eternity that is mourning.
HIJAB BUTCH BLUES: A MEMOIR
Written by H, Lamya
"A masterful, must-read contribution to conversations on power, justice, healing, and devotion from a singular voice I now trust with my whole heart." --GLENNON DOYLE, author of Untamed A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from stories in the Quran in this daring, provocative, and radically hopeful memoir. When fourtee
DYSCALCULIA: A LOVE STORY OF EPIC MISCALCULATION
Written by Felix, Camonghne
An epic meditation on loving yourself in the face of heartbreak, from the acclaimed author of Build Yourself a Boat, longlisted for the National Book Award When Camonghne Felix goes through a monumental breakup, culminating in a hospital stay, everything--from her early childhood trauma and mental health to her relationship with mathematics--shows up in the tapestry of her healin
LOST & FOUND: REFLECTIONS ON GRIEF, GRATITUDE, AND HAPPINESS
Written by Schulz, Kathryn
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE - A "profound and beautiful" (Marilynne Robinson) account of joy and sorrow from one of the great writers of our time, The New Yorker's Kathryn Schulz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - "I will stake my reputation on you being blown away by Lost & Found."--Anne Lamott, author of
NOTHING STAYS PUT: THE LIFE AND POETRY OF AMY CLAMPITT
Written by Spiegelman, Willard
An evocative portrait of the beloved and acclaimed poet, whose late-in-life success took the literary world by storm. With the publication of her first book of poems at the age of sixty-three, Amy Clampitt rose meteorically to fame, launching herself from obscurity to the upper ranks of American poetry all but overnight, and living a whirlwind eleven years, until her death in 1994.
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