In crafting a moving narrative of his father’s life during an era of fear, Maraniss explores themes of patriotism and loyalty, racism and activism.
Neumann’s book is at once a suspenseful tale of survival and a poignant tribute to her father.
Honest, tender and moving, this memoir combines a stranger-than-fiction plotline with insights readers will savor.
The most illuminating parts of The Sediments of Time recount the years Meave Leakey spent hunting for the fossilized remains of our species’ precursors.
Christa Parravani’s new memoir, Loved and Wanted, situates the narrative of her unexpected pregnancy within the context of reproductive journalism and research.
I’ll Be Seeing You is a diary of the decline of Elizabeth Berg’s parents that shines with her signature vulnerability, honesty, humor and grace.
“Recovering” Buddhist priest and “vegetable whisperer” Deborah Madison reveals the heart of a chef in her honest, beguiling memoir, An Onion in My Pocket.
Like Love is Michele Mrano’s collection of autobiographical essays about romantic relationships that are not quite amorous.
Listening to Sophie Heawood’s memoir is like having a gossipy brunch with your wittiest friend.
Debora Harding has not one but two mesmerizing stories to tell, and the emotional honesty of her razor-sharp prose will hook readers on page one.
Laila Lalami braids statistics and historical context with her lived experiences to illustrate how unjust policies can affect individual lives.
David A. Robertson’s Black Water is a family history embedded in a memoir that shimmers with love and pain.
In his 44-year career at the Washington Post, Leonard Downie Jr. was deeply engaged in making critical decisions about what was considered newsworthy.
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