Biographies and autobiographies

  • The red parts : autobiography of a trial

    Creator

    Nelson, Maggie

    Abstract

    Late in 2004, Maggie Nelson was looking forward to the publication of her book Jane: A Murder, a narrative in verse about the life and death of her aunt, who had been murdered thirty-five years before. The case remained unsolved, but Jane was assumed to have been the victim of an infamous serial killer in Michigan in 1969. Then, one November afternoon, Nelson received a call from her mother, who announced that the case had been reopened; a new suspect would be arrested and tried on the basis of a DNA match.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Graywolf Press

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Graywolf Press

    Not specified
  • The widow Clicquot : the story of a champagne empire and the woman who ruled it

    Creator

    Mazzeo, Tilar J.

    Abstract

    Soon to be a major motion picture starring Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge, and Sam Riley! "Narrative history that fizzes with life and feeling." — Benjamin Wallace, New York Times bestselling author of The Billionaire's Vinegar The New York Times bestselling biography of the visionary young woman who built a champagne empire, became a legend, and showed the world how to live with style. Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury. In The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperCollins e-books

    New York

    HarperCollins e-books

    Not specified
  • There was a little girl : the real story of my mother and me

    Creator

    Shields, Brooke

    Abstract

    The perfect gift for Brooke Shields fans, There Was a Little Girl explores Brooke's relationship with her unforgettable mother, Teri, in this extraordinary, heartfelt memoir that became a New York Times bestseller. Brooke Shields never had what anyone would consider an ordinary life. She was raised by her Newark-tough single mom, Teri, a woman who loved the world of show business and was often a media sensation all by herself.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Plume

    New York

    Plume

    Not specified
  • unSweetined

    Creator

    Sweetin, Jodie

    Abstract

    In this "explosive" (Us Weekly) and "brutally honest" (E! Online) memoir, Jodie Sweetin, once Danny Tanner's bubbly daughter on America's favorite family sitcom, takes readers behind the scenes of Full House and into her terrifying--and uplifting--real-life story of addiction and recovery. How rude! Jodie Sweetin melted our hearts and made us laugh for eight years as cherub-faced, goody-two-shoes middle child Stephanie Tanner.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Gallery Books

    New York

    Gallery Books

    Not specified
  • What remains : a memoir of fate, friendship, and love

    Creator

    Radziwill, Carole

    Abstract

    A stunning, tragic memoir about John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and his cousin Anthony Radziwill, by Radziwill's widow. What Remains is a vivid and haunting memoir about a girl from a working-class town who becomes an award-winning television producer and marries a prince, Anthony Radziwill. Carole grew up in a small suburb with a large, eccentric cast of characters. At nineteen, she struck out for New York City to find a different life.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Scribner

    New York

    Scribner

    Not specified
  • Why not me

    Creator

    Kaling, Mindy

    Abstract

    #1 New York Times bestseller • From the author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and creator of The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever comes a hilarious collection of essays about her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life. “This is Kaling at the height of her power.”—USA Today.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Crown Archetype

    New York

    Crown Archetype

    Not specified
  • Year of yes : how to dance it out, stand in the sun, and be your own person

    Creator

    Rhimes, Shonda

    Abstract

    The instant New York Times bestseller from the creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder shares how saying YES changed her life. "As fun to read as Rhimes's TV series are to watch" (Los Angeles Times). She's the creator and producer of some of the most groundbreaking and audacious shows on television today. Her iconic characters live boldly and speak their minds. So who would suspect that Shonda Rhimes is an introvert? That she hired a publicist so she could avoid public appearances?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books

    New York

    Simon & Schuster

    Not specified
  • Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive

    Creator

    Land, Stephanie

    Abstract

    "A single mother's personal, unflinching look at America's class divide." (Barack Obama). This New York Times bestselling memoir is the inspiration for the Netflix limited series, hailed by Rolling Stone as "a great one." At 28, Stephanie Land's dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer quickly dissolved when a summer fling turned into an unplanned pregnancy. Before long, she found herself a single mother, scraping by as a housekeeper to make ends meet.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Legacy Lit

    New York

    Hachette Books

    Not specified
  • Master slave husband wife : an epic journey from slavery to freedom

    Creator

    Woo, Ilyon

    Abstract

    Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Biography. "A rich narrative of the Crafts, an enslaved couple who escaped from Georgia in 1848, with light-skinned Ellen disguised as a disabled white gentleman and William as her manservant, exploiting assumptions about race, class, and disability to hide in public on their journey to the North, where they became famous abolitionists while evading bounty hunters." —The Pulitzer Prizes. Named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, The New Yorker, Time, NPR, Smithsonian Magazine, and Oprah Daily.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    37 Ink

    New York

    Simon & Schuster

    Not specified
  • Me : Elton John official autobiography

    Creator

    John, Elton

    Abstract

    Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller. In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend. Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt, and boots with wings.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Henry Holt and Co.

    [New York]

    Henry Holt and Co.

    Not specified