The definitive biography of the impoverished child, abandoned by his parents, who became the famous writer, notorious libertine, and self-invented... Read More

An in-depth look at one of the twentieth century's star reporters and his biggest story. Thanks to one reporter’s skill,... Read More

The Peregrine family’s lives are turned upside down one summer when so-called “art experts” appear on the doorstep of their... Read More

Despite her innate ambition and Summa Cum Laude smarts, Kate Pearson has turned into a major slacker. After being unceremoniously... Read More

A film-centric portrait of the extraordinarily gifted movie director whose decades-long influence on American popular culture is unprecedented “Everything about... Read More

“A beautiful and disturbing memoir of a beloved sister who died at the age of thirty-nine in circumstances that strongly... Read More

Magdalena has an unsettling gift. She sees the truth about people written on their skin--names, dates, details both banal and... Read More

In 1984, Phillip Lopate sat down with his mother, Frances, to listen to her life story. A strong, resilient, indomitable... Read More

Acclaimed biographer Patricia Bosworth recalls her emotional coming of age in 1950s New York in this profound and powerful memoir,... Read More