Collection: Autobiography & Memoir

In this modern-day Pursuit of Happyness, Tiki Davis details his rise from a neglectful childhood in Odessa, Texas, and a derailing imprisonment to becoming a successful...

The little-known heroes behind Motown’s greatest hits are finally heard in this moving memoir filled with the rich historical atmosphere and emotional resonance of Hidden Figures,...

A New York Times Notable BookThe Pulitzer Prize–winning critic investigates the roles of race and sex in his own life and in literary history.Daring and fiercely original, The...

The award-winning, legendary producer, global hype-master, and King of Crunk, Lil Jon, on the story of his life and his transformation into the high-volume showman...

“A deeply felt memoir of race and history that defies social erasures of the diasporic Palestinian experience, They Told Me Back Home Would Be Beautiful boldly explores...

Emmy-winning comedian Katt Williams delivers a raw, unfiltered memoir that takes readers on a wild ride from homelessness to Hollywood, revealing the resilience, faith, and...

In a manifesto for our time, the accomplished CEO, investor, and African queen explores the roots of fearlessness and offers a roadmap from the civil...

"Exquisitely deep in vogue." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Kicking off a picture book series of LGBTQ+ biographies is this inspiring story of the incomparable dancer Willi Ninja,...

All-new, mesmerizing true stories from the edge of modern sex and dating, compiled by Alyssa Shelasky, in the style of her wildly popular New York Magazine column,...

A Coretta Scott King 2026 Illustrator Honor Book★ "Fashion king Talley is brought to tender, glorious life by the award-winning team of Weatherford and Sanders"—Booklist, starred...

The soul-stirring intersectional biography of the most famous Islamic woman scholar working today, from the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist author of If the Oceans Were Ink and Home,...

Pulitzer Prize–winning former Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson tells our nation’s torturous racial history through his own family’s story, starting with his great-grandfather’s freedom from slavery and...

An urgent and deeply affecting account of America's failure to provide meaningful support to its chronically ill and disabled citizens and our resulting reliance on...

The New York Times bestselling memoir now adapted for young adults! Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court,...

Both an epic history and an intimate family story, a startling account of the lives of Black cops in one Midwestern city.In the wake of...

WINNER OF THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION “An elegant meditation on the complexities of the American South—and thus of America—by an esteemed daughter...

The lauded bartender behind Bar Goto, reveals his unique creative process for making classic and iconic cocktails, showcasing the techniques and 100 recipes that make...

A riveting, kaleidoscopic exploration of the American compulsion toward cruelty and its expression through rituals of degradation for citizen and immigrant alike—from an award-winning writer...

Gloria Steinem offers an inspiring and candid memoir of her early life and the journey that made her one of the world’s most influential activists...

From award-winning chef, author, television personality, and activist Melissa King comes an intimate, captivating memoir about family, food, and finding her voice as a queer...

A moving illustrated biography of Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American Hollywood star, and her hardships, triumphs, successes, and scandals, by the leading Anna...

Actress, comedian and mother Tisha Campbell (Martin, My Wife and Kids) shares her entertaining, emotional, and sometimes comical journey navigating her son’s Autism diagnosis, offering...

Newbery Honor and Pura Belpré Medal Winner Margarita Engle and New York Times bestselling illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara bring to light the life of Cuban artist Wifredo Lam,...

A much-needed, empathetic guide for untangling the complex world of parenting a neurodivergent child One diagnosis can change everything. That is what Nefertiti Austin discovered...