Biography & Memoir

Freedom's Gate: Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone Live at the New York Nightclub that Shaped the Civil Rights Movement
Hardback
An illuminating portrait of five Black woman artists and the New York nightclub that helped inspire the civil rights movement.

Living in the Present with John Prine
Paperback
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
One of Billboard's "Ten Essential Music Books That Make Great Gifts"
“Part buddy comedy, part road story, part meditation on mortality.” —Bob Mehr, New York Times
A vivid, joyful, moving window onto the life and heart of an American icon.
Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run
Paperback
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Financial Times: Best Books of 2025
“We made what seemed like an impossible dream come true.” —Paul McCartney

Mahalia Jackson, Moving On Up a Little Higher: The Story of an American Civil Rights Pioneer
Hardback
“Mahalia Jackson was the greatest gospel singer of her time and an overlooked leader in the Civil Rights Movement. Her voice seemed born of heaven.” – Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival
Paperback
In repressive Elizabethan England, artists are frightened into dull conventionality; foreigners are suspect; popular entertainment largely consists...


