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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By Doris Kearns Goodwin
An exquisite ode to a pivotal decade in America.
Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar
By Cynthia Carr
A timely, tragic portrait of a transgender actress whose ambition couldn’t overcome discrimination.
Ringmaster
By Abraham Josephine Riesman
Did the wrestling mastermind really destroy politics in the U.S.?
The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic
By Daniel de Visé
An outstanding chronicle of Belushi and Aykroyd’s magical, comical bond.
Best Minds
By Stevan M. Weine
A young psychiatrist-in-training studies the famed poet.
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir
By Tessa Hulls
Three generations of women navigate life in China and the U.S.
It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me: A Memoir
By Rex Chapman with Seth Davis
A frank, razor-sharp reflection on fame and a spectacular fall.
The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells: Investigations into a Forgotten Mystery Author
By Rebecca Rego Barry
An animated, unpersuasive case for a writer’s resurrection.
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