The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians edited by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney James Patterson, best known for his prodigious output of thrillers, is also an […]
That Librarian
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones The biggest challenge facing America’s most famous librarian, Marian, was fending off the amorous attentions of Robert Preston! […]
Taste
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci In this culinary memoir, Stanley Tucci’s life experiences, from his childhood in Westchester County, New York, to film sets around the world, […]
The Hare with Amber Eyes
The Hare with Amber Eyes, A Family’s Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal Telling the story of the Ephrussis family through their exquisite collection of Japanese netsuke […]
Shanghai Diary
Shanghai Diary by Ursula Bacon For those who wanted out of Nazi Germany in the Spring of 1939, the options were limited, dangerous, and expensive. The only country who had […]
Save Me the Plums
Save Me the Plums, My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl I hate to cook, but I would gladly have worked at Gourmet magazine under the editorial leadership of Ruth Reichl. […]
Lady in Waiting
Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner Anne Glenconner had an idyllic childhood. In her memoir, Lady in Waiting, she describes growing up at Holkham, the 27,000-acre estate of her father, […]
Just Mercy
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Before the feature film Just Mercy starring Michael B. Jordan, before the HBO documentary True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality, before the TED talk […]