From a preeminent King scholar, the origin story of the man, minister, and civil rights hero who would lead the nation and change the world.We know who Martin Luther King, Jr. became, but who was he at the beginning of his life? How did his youth inform his outlook and his approach to activism and service?Before Martin...
The Case for America: An Argument...
Author: Bret Baier
Publisher: Mariner Books
Can the Founders' ideals still inspire and unite the nation 250th years after the Declaration of Independence? Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor and #1 bestselling author Bret Baier makes the case for America, an inspiring defense of our history, values, and national character.The impossible dream of the United...
In the Days of My Youth I Was Told...
Author: Tom Junod
Publisher: Doubleday
From two-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, a searching, brilliantly stylized memoir about a charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image, the many secrets he hid, the son's obsessive quest to uncover them, and ultimately, the true meaning of manhoodBig Lou Junod dominated every...
Hubris: Pericles, the Parthenon,...
Author: David Stuttard
Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint...
A new perspective on ancient Athens at the height of its powers, reinterpreting the city's supposed "Golden Age" as a period of ruinous culture wars.The age of Pericles, in the fifth century BC, is often described as the Golden Age of Athens. The city witnessed a flowering of philosophy, art, and architecture...
Delusions: Of Grandeur, of Romance,...
Author: Cazzie David
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
In this sharp and darkly funny new essay collection from the New York Times bestselling author, Cazzie David explores the irony and existential crises of leaving youth behind.With her thirtieth birthday fast approaching, Cazzie reflects on the delusions that laid waste to her twenties and reckons with their consequences...
Driven
Author: Susie Wolff
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Instant Sunday Times bestsellerAn inside look at the competitive world of Formula One and trailblazer Susie Wolff's 20-year career, taking readers from the driver's seat and the F1 paddock all the way to the future of the sport.As a young girl, Susie Wolff dreamed of one day racing Formula One cars -- the fastest...
This Dark Night: Emily Bronte,...
Author: Deborah Lutz
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Deborah Lutz compellingly captures Emily Jane Bronte, extraordinary poet and author of the incomparable Wuthering Heights, with deep insight and glorious prose.Emily Bronte (1818-1848) was only twenty-seven-years old when she began work on one of the most important novels in the English language. Two years later in 1847,...
Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific...
Author: Andrew McCarthy
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
A moving and provocative exploration of male friendship and loneliness, from New York Times bestselling author, filmmaker, and actor Andrew McCarthy as he crisscrosses the country to reconnect with his friends. "You don't really have any friends, do you, Dad?" A seemingly innocuous, if direct, question from...
Fonda on Film: The Political Movies...
Author: Nelson Pressley
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
As much coverage as Jane Fonda has elicited through the years, the stories often skim past her prime filmmaking core. Fonda on Film spotlights the signature political films Fonda generated in the 1970s - Coming Home, The China Syndrome, 9 to 5 and more - that are still underappreciated even as Fonda endures as one of the world's...
Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from...
Author: Jeannine A. Cook
Publisher: Amistad
The author of It's Me They Follow chronicles the improbable true story of how she left an abusive past to build a bookshop that survived the Covid pandemic and become an international sensation.Jeannine Cook always thought she'd open a bookshop in her old age. Raised by a blind librarian, books were integral to her life,...
Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A '90s...
Author: Melissa Auf der Maur
Publisher: Da Capo
A remarkably open-hearted, clear-eyed memoir of the '90s Alternative era by the bassist of Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins. Even the Good Girls Will Cry begins with Melissa Auf der Maur's bohemian upbringing in Montreal, where her early, deep connection to art and music gave her entry to the colorful and thriving...
The Wanderers: A Story of Exile,...
Author: Daniela Gerson
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
An immigration journalist and her wife trace their family's intertwined past to unearth a history of how hundreds of thousands of Polish Jews survived Hitler's Holocaust at the brutal hands of Stalin - a story that sheds light on the enduring power of hope and love. Daniela Gerson and her wife, Talia Inlender, met at a picnic...
Tojo: The Rise and Fall of Japan's...
Author: Peter Mauch
Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint...
The definitive biography of Tojo Hideki, the controversial general who redefined military leadership in Showa-era Japan before his downfall during World War II.The military general who became Emperor Hirohito's prime minister, Tojo Hideki is most often remembered as an iron-fisted leader who dragged Japan into World...
No New York: A Memoir of No Wave...
Author: Adele Bertei
Publisher: Beacon Press
Named one of the most anticipated nonfiction books of 2026 by the New York Times "I loved this book. ... A revelatory perspective on a formidable artistic movement whose history has been left to a handful of (male) gatekeepers." - Tanya Pearson, author of Pretend We're Dead "A riveting and beautiful...
Making Art and Making a Living:...
Author: Mason Currey
Publisher: Celadon Books
"Mason Currey is the undisputed master of finding, in the messy lives of great artists and thinkers throughout time, deeply human lessons about cultivating meaning in our current age." -- Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Slow Productivity and Deep WorkDaily Rituals author Mason Currey weaves...
Judy Blume: A Life
Author: Mark Oppenheimer
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large...
The definitive, all-access biography of one of the world's most beloved literary voices, showcasing a life as triumphant and inspiring as the stories she crafted.To know the name Judy Blume is to know and love literature. Her influential novels turned classics - including Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Tales...
True Crime: A Memoir
Author: Patricia Cornwell
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell finally tells the story that rivals all of the works that precede it: her own. Patricia Cornwell is best known for her international bestselling thriller series about forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Every story comes from somewhere, and Scarpetta's began...
The Hero Next Door: Stories of Patriotism...
Author: Martha Raddatz
Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon...
The beloved Emmy Award-winning face of ABC News and New York Times bestselling author Martha Raddatz shares ten stories of American warriors and their families, whose superhuman sacrifice and resilience - on and off the battlefield - show that true courage comes in many forms.Martha Raddatz has seen the uncommon courage...
Levitating the Pentagon and Other...
Author: Nancy Kurshan
Publisher: Three Rooms Press
PW EDITOR'S PICK!! "Equal parts revealing memoir, valuable historical document, and galvanizing guide to following one's beliefs." - Publishers WeeklyA bold, unflinching memoir from the front lines of American protest by lifelong activist Nancy Kurshan.In Levitating the Pentagon and Other Uplifting Stories,...
