Gilliamesque: A Pre-Posthumous Memoir

The Python-turned-director ponders his mortality but still tilts at windmills.

Brief Candle in the Dark

By Richard Dawkins

Brief Candle in the Dark

The provocative biologist's latest work may please his current fans but is unlikely to win him any new ones.

Common People: In Pursuit of My Ancestors

A masterful chronicle of what it means to unearth one's past.

How’s Your Faith? An Unlikely Spiritual Journey

The former host of "Meet the Press" chronicles his move from rudderless to rooted.

The Lost Landscape: A Writer’s Coming of Age

A revered storyteller writes something of a "love letter" to her parents.

A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea

By Eunsun Kim with Sébastien Falletti; translated by David Tian

A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea

A gripping glimpse into the horrors of life under the Kim regime and the dangers facing those who flee.

God and Jetfire: Confessions of a Birth Mother

An honest, unflinching look at the unhealed wounds from adoption.

Barefoot to Avalon: A Brother’s Story

An unflinching memoir about a violent childhood, mental illness, and scars that won't heal.