This isn’t the self we’ve built up in response to our surroundings, or the self we manufacture to please the people around us, but instead, our most intimate self, the one we visit in dreams, the one that calls to us from a glimmering future. …

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism and courage: the special Japanese-American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe; their families, incarcerated back home; and a young man who refused to surrender his constitutional…

Do you feel like your life is an endless to-do list? Do you find yourself mindlessly scrolling through Instagram because you’re too exhausted to pick up a book? Are you mired in debt, or feel like you work all the time, or feel pressure to take whatever gives you joy…

For readers gripped by In Cold Blood and I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, We Keep the Dead Close is both a haunting true crime narrative of an unsolved 1969 murder at a prestigious institution and a lyrical memoir of obsession and love for a girl who dreamt of rising…

New York Times bestselling author and award-winning comedian Mike Birbiglia shares observations on the rollercoaster ride that is being a new parent—for anyone who has ever raised a child, been a child, or refuses to stop acting like a child. Jen and I are so nervous about her hypermobile hips…

In this unflinching account of her parenting journey, Nefertiti Austin examines the history of adoption in the African American community, faces off against stereotypes of single, Black motherhood, and confronts the reality of raising children of color in racially charged, modern-day America. “Come on, August, grab your pullover.” I waited…

In summer 1999, Moby released the album that defined the millennium, PLAY, which catapulted him to superstardom. Suddenly he was hanging out with David Bowie and Lou Reed, Christina Ricci and Madonna, taking ecstasy for breakfast (most days), drinking litres of vodka (every day), and sleeping with super models (infrequently)…

Judith Leyster aims to be the first woman accepted into the prestigious Haarlem artist’s guild — featuring illustrious members such as Rembrandt — but it is not an easy road to tread. From a stolen painting to the murder of one of her painting subjects, Judith remains steadfast in her…

Dessa writes about her life in the van as a hard-touring musician, her struggle to fall out of love, and more. I have come to New York because back in Minneapolis I have been asked to write an opera — a thing that I have no idea how to do…