How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the most successful storyteller in the world? This "fizzing, funny, often deeply moving" (Daily Mail) #1 New York Times bestselling memoir is “damn near addictive. I loved it . . . that Patterson guy can write!” (Ron Howard)

On the morning he was born, he nearly died.

His dad grew up in the Pogey– the Newburgh, New York, poorhouse.

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Bestselling author Laura Lippman, a journalist for many years, collects here her recent essays exploring motherhood as an older mom, her life as a reader, her relationships with her parents, friendship, and other topics.

Presents a memoir told entirely in seventeen near-death experiences stemming from a dangerous childhood illness, accidents, an encounter with a disturbed person, and the author's daily efforts to protect her daughter from the vulnerabilities of a high-risk condition.

Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art-and finding the strength to stand up again.

With the warmth and humor we've come to know, the creator and host of A Prairie Home Companion shares his own remarkable story.

An award-winning author, in this mesmerizing meditation, sets his own encounter with late middle age against the last days and last works of writers, painters, footballers, musicians and tennis stars who’ve mattered to him throughout his life.

Author Ann Patchett, examines her deepest commitments -- to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband -- creating a resonant portrait of her life.

This rich and illuminating book tells the story of a major American icon through the objects he touched, the moments he saw, the thoughts he had every day.

Throughout her childhood, Safiya Sinclair's father, a volatile reggae musician and militant adherent to a strict sect of Rastafari, became obsessed with her purity, in particular, with the threat of what Rastas call Babylon, the immoral and corrupting influences of the Western world outside their home. This stunning story of the author’s struggle to break free of her strict Rastafarian upbringing ruled by a father whose rigid beliefs, rage and paranoia...

After having recently celebrated her eightieth birthday, the internationally best-selling author of the Guido Brunetti mysteries, confronting the dual challenges and pleasures of aging, tells her own adventurous life story, vividly describing her decades-long love affair with Italy and how its extraordinary beauty and magic still captivate her.