Biography

What if your child isn't the problem...What if your childhood is?In A Little Bit of Therapy and a Whole Lotta God, Mieshia invites readers into a deeply personal journey through motherhood, trauma, faith, and emotional healing.When her daughter's...

In this unflinching and vulnerable book, psychologist Nicole Wordlaw exposes the impact of intergenerational trauma and internalized race and gender narratives, through the lens of a Black woman seeking spiritual freedom on her own terms. Waking Up Alone...

An American sports legend offers a sweeping Black history of boxing, celebrating the trailblazing athletes who fought in the ring and against racial injustice. Features a 16-page photo insert. Here is Peter Jackson, a free-born Black tradesman and boxer...

A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work. As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science...

From Slate staff writer Aymann Ismail comes an exquisite memoir about fatherhood, religion, and the search for identity in an ever-shifting world. "Aymann Ismail is one of the most insightful reporters of his generation. In this beautiful memoir, he uses...

The story of Jackie Robinson's prodigious talent, his courageous journey, and his influence on both the game of baseball and American society writ large has been told well and often. What hasn't been told is the full story of his first season in the...

"An engaging, introspective view of poet Langston Hughes and curates a compelling narrative of Hughes as an activist, advocate, and champion of justice through his poetry." --Library Journal "By resisting a sanitized version of Hughes, My America...

One of the world's greatest bassists lays down the heart of Black music, revealing how its rhythmic structures and the long history of the African diaspora made it the world's most popular form. "An insightful, revelatory, and informative read."...

An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller!From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life. Includes a new foreword by bestselling author Adriana Trigiani. If it weren't...

From New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin, the definitive exploration of the final years of Michael Jackson's life. In late December 2008, Ian Halperin told the world that Michael Jackson had only six months to live. His investigations into...

From a former Gonzaga basketball player and current University of Washington Dean and Vice Provost comes a memoir steeped in the universal truths and human pursuits of love, grace, forgiveness, and continued growth.Ed Taylor takes readers on a journey...

A major biography of Duke Ellington from the acclaimed author of Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was the greatest jazz composer of the twentieth century--and an impenetrably enigmatic personality whom no one, not...