Biography & Memoir
Self-Portrait in Black and White: Family, Fatherhood, and Rethinking Race
Paperback
A Time “Must-Read” Book of 2019
“[Williams] is so honest and fresh in his observations, so skillful at blending his own story with larger principles, that it is hard not to admire him.” —Andrew Solomon, New York Times Book Review (front page)
Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix
Hardback
New York Times Book Review • "The Best Books to Give This Year"
A shattering new biography of rock music’s most outrageous—and tragic—genius.
Publishers Weekly • Best Books of the Year (Nonfiction)
Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
Paperback
Featuring a new introduction and a “Back Home” afterword, Shortest Way Home is Pete Buttigieg’s inspirational story that challenges our perception of the typical American politician.
The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War
Hardback
Michael Gorra, one of America’s most preeminent literary critics, asks how we read William Faulkner in the twenty-first century.
If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future
Hardback
The Simulmatics Corporation, launched during the Cold War, mined data, targeted voters, manipulated consumers, destabilized politics, and...