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Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora
*A Read with Jenna Book Club Pick*
A young poet tells the unforgettable story of his harrowing migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this moving, page-turning memoir hailed as “the mythic journey of our era” (Sandra Cisneros).
“A new landmark in the literature of migration, and in nonfiction writ large.”—Francisco Cantú, author of The Line Becomes a River
“Solito is a stone-cold masterpiece, an absolute masterpiece. I know I used that word twice. That’s how you know I mean it.”—Emma Straub, author of the #1 bestseller This Time Tomorrow
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Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions by Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
A landmark book that reveals, celebrates, and advocates for the special minds and contributions of visual thinkers.
“A powerful and provocative testament to the diverse coalition of minds we’ll need to face the mounting challenges of the twenty-first century.”—Steve Silberman
“An absolute eye-opener.”—Frans de Waal
Available October 11th in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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The Book of Boundaries: Set the Limits That Will Set You Free by Melissa Urban
End resentment, burnout, and anxiety—and reclaim your time, energy, health, and relationships. As the co-founder of the Whole30, Melissa Urban helped millions of people transform their relationship with food. Now, in this powerful and practical guide to setting boundaries, she shows you how to prioritize your needs and revolutionize your relationships.
“Melissa Urban shows the way forward with clarity, vulnerability, and humor.”—Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project and The Four Tendencies
“Helpful as hell and lovingly direct, Melissa Urban is the boundaries big sister we all so desperately need. Through her insightful advice and easy-to-follow scripts, Urban teaches you how to stand up for yourself without walling yourself off from the people you love.”—Tara Schuster, author of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
Available October 11th in Hardcover, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.
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Stay True: A Memoir by Hua Hsu
From the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art.
“This book is exquisite and excruciating and I will be thinking about it for years and years to come.” —Rachel Kushner, two-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Flamethrowers and The Mars Room
“Deep feelings coursed through me as I read Hua Hsu’s story: Grief, nostalgia, pity, terror, mercy . . . Stay True is a crucial, sense-making, healing book.”—Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Woman Warrior
Available September 27th in Hardcover, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.
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Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage by Nathalia Holt
From the New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls comes the never-before-told story of a small cadre of influential female spies in the precarious early days of the CIA—women who helped create the template for cutting-edge espionage (and blazed new paths for equality in the workplace) in the treacherous post-WWII era.
“A sweeping epic of a book . . . spanning continents and decades with impressive skill and impeccable research, yet simultaneously sharing the tender secrets from each woman’s life to make this political history personal . . . A book you won’t regret reading. Five women you won’t forget.”—Kate Moore, author of The Radium Girls and The Woman They Could Not Silence
“Utterly thrilling and meticulously researched, Wise Gals is as much le Carré as it is Hidden Figures — a riveting portrait of the dazzling women who safeguard our world from the shadows.”—Amaryllis Fox, author of Life Undercover
Available September 13th in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise by Pico Iyer
From “one of the most soulful and perceptive writers of our time” (Brain Pickings): a journey through competing ideas of paradise to see how we can live more peacefully in an ever more divided and distracted world.
“Nothing less than a guided tour of the human soul . . . A masterpiece.”—#1 New York Timesbestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert
“Pico Iyer has done the impossible with this book. . . This is a singular offering of magnetic story, deep thinking, truth telling, and spiritual refreshment for our tumultuous young century.”—New York Times bestselling author Krista Tippett
Available January 10th in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri
A Palestinian activist jailed at sixteen after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers illuminates the daily struggles of life under occupation in this moving, deeply personal memoir.
“I cannot even begin to convey the clarity, the intensity, the power, the photographic storytelling of They Called Me a Lioness.”—Ibram X. Kendi, internationally bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist
“An expertly crafted, trenchant memoir from a formidable activist.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder by Edward Humes
A relentless detective and an amateur genealogist solve a haunting cold case—and launch a crime-fighting revolution that tests the fragile line between justice and privacy.
“Some detectives never give up, and in this expert retelling, you’ll follow Jim Scharf as he attempts to crack the coldest of cases . . . This book is that rare thing, terrifying true crime told with a beating heart.”—Maureen Callahan, New York Times bestselling author of American Predator
“Humes’ writing is suspenseful yet also journalistic, providing fascinating details about the case, technological advances in police work, and genetic genealogy. A winner for any fan of true crime.”—Booklist, starred review
Available November 29th in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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Savor: A Chef’s Hunger for More by Fatima Ali
A young chef whose dreams were cut short savors every last minute as she explores food and adventure, illness and mortality in this stunning, lyrical memoir and family story that sweeps from Pakistan to New York City and beyond.
“Savor is moving, heartbreaking, and defiantly hopeful.”—Mohsin Hamid, New York Times bestselling author of The Last White Man and Exit West
Available October 11th in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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Beautiful Country: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood by Qian Julie Wang
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The moving story of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world—an incandescent debut from an astonishing new talent.
“Incredibly important, exquisitely written, harrowing . . . Beautiful Country is timely, yes, but more importantly it is a near-masterpiece that will make Qian Julie Wang a literary star.”—Shondaland
“Heartrending, unvarnished, and powerfully courageous, this account of growing up undocumented in America will never leave you.”—Gish Jen, author of The Resisters
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté, MD with Daniel Maté
By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.
“This riveting and beautifully written tale has profound implications for all of our lives, including the practice of medicine and mental health.”—Bessel A. van der Kolk MD, President, Trauma Research Foundation, Professor of psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Body Keeps the Score
“Wise, sophisticated, rigorous and creative: an intellectual and compassionate investigation of who we are and who we may become. Essential reading for anyone with a past and a future.”—Tara Westover, New York Timesbestselling author, Educated
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The Storm Is Here: An American Crucible by Luke Mogelson
The New Yorker‘s award-winning war correspondent returns to his own country to chronicle its accelerating civic breakdown, in an indelible eyewitness narrative of startling explanatory power.
“Mogelson’s fine reporting is multifaceted . . . including a dazzling account of the January 6 riot from inside the Capitol itself . . . An unflinching, minutely observed, and wholly unsettling portrait of today’s America, begging the question: Can the center hold?”—Booklist, starred review
“A terrifying and essential book . . . Electrifying and inspiring.”—George Saunders
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Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis’ Fortress Prison by Ben Macintyre
The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarkable cast of POWs who tried relentlessly to escape their captors, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spy and the Traitor.
“Riveting . . . This is another engrossing tale of WWII intrigue from a master of the genre.”—Publishers Weekly
“A mixture of derring-do and a vivid, warts-and-all portrayal of the iconic castle.”—Kirkus Reviews
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The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion by Sean Carroll
The most trusted explainer of the most mind-boggling concepts pulls back the veil of mystery that has too long cloaked the most valuable building blocks of modern science. Sean Carroll, with his genius for making complex notions entertaining, presents in his uniquely lucid voice the fundamental ideas informing the modern physics of reality.
“A porthole into another world.”—Scientific American
“Neat, and extremely simple: only a deep thinker such as Sean Carroll could introduce the complexity of Einstein’s general relativity in such a luminous and straightforward manner.”—Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Available September 20th in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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