Collection: Autobiography & Memoir

Award-winning poet and performer Saul Williams explores how artists today must respond to systemic violence and injustice--in the words of Paul Robeson, by choosing sides.Songs...

Past and present collide in this posthumous, semiautobiographical masterpiece by the author of Beetlecreek.“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author...

A beautifully edition of Frederick Douglass’s groundbreaking autobiography, one of the most powerful and enduring works in American literature. Elegantly designed for collectors, students, and...

The true story of how Laila Ali went from being the daughter of the beloved boxing champion Muhammad Ali to being an undefeated boxer herself,...

A profound exploration of the art and magic of writing by New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende.In this deeply personal and insightful book, Isabel Allende delves...

A dazzlingly inventive account of kinship and dispossession by a two-time Minnesota Book Award–winning authorIn his first work of nonfiction, poet chaun webster blends memoir,...

A portrait of Black life in the Great Plains, written by a key figure in the Chicago Renaissance and decades-long editor of Ebony. Era Bell Thompson...

In this biography, literary giant Maryse Condé recounts her early adult years in Guinea, Ghana, and Sénégal, set against the backdrop of their struggles for...

An updated and revised biography of Patrice Lumumba, former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Patrice Lumumba (1926-61) is perhaps the most...

A moving reflection on the author's father—plus a cat!—this is a beautiful short work of family history from one of our most beloved, iconic writers.Originally...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Burden’s searing, probing memoir explores . . . what she learned about intimacy and her own spirit.”—People“A beautifully written instant...

  Part autobiography, part reportage, part cultural criticism, a fierce and memorable new book by the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer.The letter was written in his strong...

  A new reissue of the acclaimed collection of essays blurring cultural criticism, memoir, even nonfiction itself, from the beloved Pulitzer Prize winner.White Girls is about,...

The inspiring memoir of a brilliant young man who, sentenced to life in prison, refused to surrender his future--a story so powerful that it transformed...

In this deeply personal book, Elizabeth Alexander gives us profound and galvanizing lessons from culture and life to move through challenging times. In close readings...

Booklist Editor's Choice FRIENDSHIP IS THE GREAT LOVE STORY WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR. Friendship is good for your health. Studies show that loneliness is as...

New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Nance tells the swashbuckling story of his life as a modern-day spy. For over thirty-five years, Malcolm Nance served his...

In her first nonfiction book, New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Xochitl Gonzalez traces her own history from working class Brooklyn to the corridors...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this remarkably candid and courageous memoir, the King of Pop tells the story of his life in his...

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...