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To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul
By Tracy K. Smith
A searing, soaring lament to our better angels.
Transplant: A Memoir
By Bernardine Watson
A poignant account of enduring kidney disease while Black.
Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans
By Kenneth Womack
Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
By Elizabeth R. Varon
An absorbing look at the brave soldier who rejected the original “Big Lie.”
Listen, World!
By Julia Scheeres and Allison Gilbert
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Meet an early-20th-century feminist who blazed her own trail.
Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton & Me
By Bernie Taupin
A 1970s songwriting virtuoso looks back — and forward.
Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy
By Charles Busch
A playful, poignant look at the life of a renowned drag queen.
A food-filled recollection of growing up brown in suburban New York.
