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Never Shut Up: The Life, Opinions, and Unexpected Adventures of an NFL Outlier

Marcellus Wiley · Dutton
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Ex-NFL player, gentleman scholar, and Fox Sports personality Marcellus Wiley sucks you into a world of inner-city violence, Ivy League intrigue, and pro-football escapades that's one part touching, one part hilarious, and all parts impossible to put down.Marcellus Wiley has never had a problem...
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Cole and Sav: Our Surprising Love Story

Cole and Savannah LaBrant · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A chance meeting, a kiss, and the surprise of a lifetime ... Millions around the world followed the fairytale love story of viral YouTube stars Cole and Savannah LaBrant and watched as they said "I do." Their subsequent YouTube channel, dedicated to family and faith, garners...
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Rock-and-Roll Woman: The 50 Fiercest Female Rockers

Meredith Ochs · Sterling
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate the women who rock, with this fully illustrated tribute to 50 iconic female musicians and bands. Award-winning radio personality Meredith Ochs takes an insightful look at 50 rock icons who indelibly shook up the music scene, whether solo or in a band. Profiling women from the 1950s...
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Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

Dani Shapiro · Knopf
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed and beloved author of Hourglass now gives us a new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets--a real-time exploration of the staggering discovery she recently made about her father, and her struggle to piece together the hidden story of her own life.What makes us who we are?...
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The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll

Ian S. Port · Scribner
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A riveting saga in the history of rock 'n' roll: the decades-long rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar's amplified sound - Leo Fender and Les Paul - and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton...
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need

Jessica Brody · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success.Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat!...
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Go Ask Ali: Half-Baked Advice

Ali Wentworth · Harper
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Ali Wentworth offers her hilarious and unique advice on surviving the absurdity of modern life in her third collection of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes.Ali Wentworth's first two books, Ali in Wonderland and Happily Ali After, were lauded by readers, critics,...
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Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl from Somewhere Else

MAEVE HIGGINS · Penguin Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

A timely essay collection about life, love, and becoming an American from breakout comedy star and podcaster Maeve Higgins "Maeve Higgins is hilarious, poignant, conversational, and my favorite Irish import since U2. You're in for a treat." - Phoebe Robinson, New York Times bestselling...
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