Biography & Memoir
In the East: How My Father and a Quarter Million Polish Jews Survived the Holocaust
Paperback
The extraordinary true story of Polish-Jewish child refugees who escaped the Nazis and found refuge in Iran.
Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning
Paperback
A Pulitzer Prize–winning critic reflects on the meaning and emotional impact of a Bach masterwork.
One Friday in April: A Story of Suicide and Survival
Hardback
A searing and brave memoir that offers a new understanding of suicide as a distinct mental illness
The Beauty of Living: E. E. Cummings in the Great War
Paperback
An incisive biography of E.E. Cummings’ early life, including his First World War ambulance service and subsequent imprisonment, inspirations for his inventive poetry
A Splendid Intelligence: The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick
Hardback
The first biography of the extraordinary essayist and short story writer Elizabeth Hardwick, author of the semi-autobiographical novel Sleepless Nights