Collection: Autobiography & Memoir

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...

The instant New York Times bestseller!Writing from the perspective of a friend, Frederick Joseph offers candid reflections on his own experiences with racism and conversations with prominent...

In the tradition of The Glass Castle, a deeply felt memoir from Whiting Award–winner Nadia Owusu about the push and pull of belonging, the seismic emotional...

Profiles and portraits of 50 artists and art entrepreneurs challenging the status quo in the art world Confidently curated by Jasmin Hernandez, the dynamic founder of...

A passionate, magnetic memoir that explores writer and podcast host Nichole Perkins's obsession with pop culture and the challenges of navigating relationships as a Black...

A collection of Jackson's letters from prison, Soledad Brother is an outspoken condemnation of the racism of white America and a powerful appraisal of the prison system...

Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther, and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been...

Tina Turner—beloved living legend—returns with a deeply personal and inspiring book that reveals the wisdom behind her journey to joy and provides a practical guide...

A Scenario Based on Alex Haley's The Autobiography of Malcolm X —  A rare, lucidly composed screenplay from one of America’s greatest writers, based on...

An extraordinary history of the turbulent sixties and early seventies that displays James Baldwin's fury and despair more deeply than any of his other works,...

Never before available, the unexpurgated last interview with James Baldwin & other conversations “I was not born to be what someone said I was. I was...

In the tradition of Notorious RBG, a lively, beautifully designed, full-color illustrated celebration of the life, wisdom, wit, legacy, and fearless style of iconic American Congresswoman...

The New York Times Bestseller from the author of Our Time Is Now "In a time when too many folks are focused simply on how to win an election,...

From US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, one of America's most inspiring political leaders and Joe Biden’s pick for his 2020 running mate, a book about...

A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm...

This first cultural biography of rap superstar and "master of storytelling" (The New Yorker) Kendrick Lamar explores his meteoric rise to fame and his profound...

An intimate and rousing memoir by progressive trailblazer Ilhan Omar—the first African refugee, the first Somali-American, and one of the first Muslim women, elected to...

A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, this memoir of one woman's later in life career change is “a smart, funny and compelling...

At last, the Academy, Tony, and three-time Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer, Cicely Tyson, tells her stunning story, looking back at her six-decade career and...

A poetic memoir about coming-of-age in the AIDS era, and its effects on life and art. "She is a writer for the future, in that...

In After the Rain, celebrated self-care storyteller Alexandra Elle delivers 15 lessons on how to overcome obstacles, build confidence, and cultivate abundance.Part memoir and part guide,...

From comedian Quinta Brunson comes a deeply personal and funny collection of essays featuring anecdotes about trying to make it when you’re broke, overcoming self-doubt...

National Book Club Conference ‘Book of the Year’ Award Winner From her more than three hundred appearances for film and television, stage and cabaret, performing...

Young Latinos across the United States are redefining their identities, pushing boundaries, and awakening politically in powerful and surprising ways. Many of them—Afrolatino, indigenous, Muslim,...