“ Anne Lamott returns to offer us a new gift: a step-by-step guide on how to write and on how to manage the writer’s life. The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture.” Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott “ In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman of color while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years and commenting on the state of feminism today. “ autobiography constitutes a self-portrait no biography can match for its candor and liveliness, its wisdom, tolerance, and breadth of view-a self-portrait of one of the greatest American humanitarians of our time.” Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay “ From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin.” The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt by Eleanor Roosevelt “ From Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to the Dry Tortugas, Vowell visits locations immortalized and influenced by the spilling of politically important blood, reporting as she goes with her trademark blend of wisecracking humor, remarkable honesty, and thought-provoking criticism.” As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride by Cary Elwes and Joe Laydon Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts is a genre-bending memoir, a work of ‘autotheory’ offering fresh, fierce, and timely thinking about desire, identity, and the limitations and possibilities of love and language. “ An intrepid voyage out to the frontiers of the latest thinking about love, language, and family.
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