Biography & Memoir

The Pure and the Impure
Hardback
Journey through the sexual underworld of Belle Époque Paris in the first new English translation of Colette’s masterpiece in nearly sixty years
The Absent Woman: The Genius of Janet Malcolm
Hardback
An illuminating critical biography of one of our most influential nonfiction authors, New Yorker journalist Janet Malcolm.

The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
Paperback
The riveting saga of the Seabrook Family, by one of The New Yorker’s most acclaimed storytellers

The Blue Box: Ed Link and the Birth of Modern Aviation
Paperback
The story of Ed Link—the unsung engineer who opened the skies for aspiring pilots—and an ode to the art of ingenuity

Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood's First South Asian Star
Paperback
A beautiful reclamation of a pioneering South Asian actress captures her glittering, complicated life and lasting impact on Hollywood


