Polly Evans Polly Evans’s itinerary for China was travel by luxurious high-speed train and long-distance bus, glide along the Grand Canal and hike up scenic mountains. Instead, the linguistically impaired...

Marlena de Blasi When Marlena moves with her husband to the small town of Orvieto to renovate a dilapidated medieval palazzo, she knows that the fastest way into the hearts...

Abbi Jacobson From the co-creator and co-star of the hit series Broad City, a "poignant, funny, and beautifully unabashed" (Cheryl Strayed) New York Times bestselling essay collection about love, loss,...

Lillian Faderman This modern classic of LGBT writing includes an introduction from Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties, and a new afterword from Lillian Faderman.Born in 1940,...

Jean Lucey Pratt In April 1925, Jean Lucey Pratt began writing a journal. She continued to write until just a few days before her death in 1986, producing well over...

Miriam Cohen A Daughter of Two Mothers is the utterly captivating and remarkable story of a young girl s coming-of-age in the years prior to, and during, WWII. This true...

Carrie Hope Fletcher We all know that growing up is hard to do, and sometimes the only thing that makes it better are the reassuring words of someone who has...

Sarah Silverman A real treat for any Sarah Silverman fan. Illustrated with photos. January 1, 2010 by Harper

Jenny Diski Using two cross-country trips on Amtrak as her narrative vehicles, British writer Jenny Diski connects the humming rails, taking her into the heart of America with the track-like...

Patrick Leigh Fermor In 1933, at the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on an extraordinary journey by foot—from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is...

Maxwell Taylor Kennedy A powerful memoir, compiled by Robert Kennedy's youngest son, contains stirring and compassionate writings recorded in the slain politician's personal journals throughout the 1960s. May 4, 1999...

Alastair Campbell The Burden of Power is the fourth volume of Alastair Campbell's diaries, and perhaps the most eagerly awaited given the ground it covers. It begins on September 12,...