Biography & Memoir
The Language of Thieves: My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate
Hardback
Tracking an underground language and the outcasts who depended on it for their survival.
This Is the Night Our House Will Catch Fire: A Memoir
Hardback
A searing memoir from critically acclaimed author Nick Flynn, on how childhood spills into parenthood.
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.