Bill Buford’s true passion for food makes his descriptions a pleasure to hear, even when it’s a dish I wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot fork.
Sitting with Gail Caldwell’s memoir Bright Precious Thing feels like an invitation into her own heart and soul.
Searingly honest and deftly written, Mercy is Marcia Trahan’s story of a unique psychological journey that ends in satisfying self-revelation.
David Adjmi’s vibrant, scenic memoir, Lot Six, ushers readers into fundamental questions of identity, community and belonging.
Action Park is a wild up-close portrait of a New Jersey amusement park that was horrible or wonderful, depending on your perspective.
‘Notes on a Silencing’ is a ghastly account, beautifully told, of a teenage girl learning that people in power often value reputation above all else.
Hearing Laymon’s words in his own voice was even more affecting than reading them on the page.
Author Ben Widdicombe shares lessons about the world’s wealthiest people gleaned from working at three of the biggest outlets in gossip.
In the hilarious and intimate The Hungover Games, Sophie Heawood chronicles her bumpy journey from woman-about-town to single parent.
Betsy Bonner explores her sister’s unsettling life and death with laser-sharp prose in The Book of Atlantis Black.
Literary critic Rachel Cohen’s incisive memoir explores her immersion into Jane Austen’s work during a fraught period in her personal life.
Rockaway, Diane Cardwell’s memoir of the ways that surfing launched her into a new life, is as invigorating as waxing up your board and getting in the water.
In The Madwoman and he Roomba, Sandra Tsing Loh chronicles her 55th year of life with let-it-all-hang-out charm.
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