Mary Astor’s Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936

The legendary illustrator delivers a rip-roaring fan bio that reminds us coitus isn't a recent invention.

Tippi: A Memoir

By Tippi Hedren

Tippi: A Memoir

A starlet's tale of overcoming adversity — including sexual harassment at the hands of a powerful director.

The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy

This slim recollection of America's first family suffers from a lack of fresh material.

Raif Badawi, The Voice of Freedom: My Husband, Our Story

By Ensaf Haidar with Andrea C. Hoffmann

Raif Badawi, The Voice of Freedom: My Husband, Our Story

A harrowing account of the price of freedom in Saudi Arabia.

A Life Everlasting: The Extraordinary Story of One Boy’s Gift to Medical Science

This earnest narrative about a mother’s greatest loss blends memoir and investigative journalism.

Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North

A memoir set against a bleak, frigid backdrop refuses to be yet another landmark in contemporary feminist literature.

Riverine: A Memoir from Anywhere But Here

Moving away from one man and toward another, a woman seeks to make peace with her past.

I’m Supposed to Protect You from All This: A Memoir

This heartfelt recollection would benefit from a few more decades of life experience.