Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon offers a compilation of pieces about literature--age-old classics as well as his own--that presents a unique look into his literary origins and influences.
Biographies and autobiographies
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Author:Chabon, MichaelSummary: - Author:Carri'n', JorgeSummary:
Jorge Carri'n collects bookshops: from Gotham Book Mart and the Strand Bookstore in New York City to City Lights Bookshop and Green Apple Books in San Francisco and all the bright spots in between (Prairie Lights, Tattered Cover, and...
- Author:Morgan, RobertSummary:
Often obscured by myth and folklore, Daniel Boone is as fascinating a character as any other American son. Here, Robert Morgan chronicles the life life of the frontier legend.
- Author:Segal, HughSummary:
For more than four decades, Hugh Segal has been one of the leading voices of progressive conservatism in Canada. A self-described Red Tory warrior who disdained "boot strap" approaches to poverty, he has always promoted policies,...
- Author:Vonk, LeviSummary:
Axel Kirschner was all Queens hustle and bravado. But he was harboring a secret: he was a hacker. His abilities would ensnare him in an underground network of human traffickers, corrupt priests, and anti-government guerillas.
- Author:Johanne LavoieSummary:
Borderline mais pas folle, c'est mon histoire. C'est celle d'une fille qui en a eu assez de broyer du noir et d'avoir toujours mal à l'âme, d'être sans cesse à la limite entre vivre et mourir, de se...
- Author:Noah, TrevorSummary:
One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars tells his wild coming of age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Noah provides something deeper than traditional...
- Author:Harpur, TomSummary:
The search for meaning in our time of change and upheaval continues unabated. Tom Harpur, the bestselling author of The Pagan Christ and Water Into Wine, has been at the forefront of this modern challenge to humankind's spiritual...
- Author:Viloria, HidaSummary:
Hida Viloria was raised as a girl but discovered early on that he/r body was different. It wasn't until s/he was twenty-six and encountered the term intersex. In this book, Hida describes her search for authentic identity and love in a...
- Author:Baruchel, JaySummary:
In Born Into It, Baruchel’s lifelong memories as a Canadiens’ fan explode on the page in a collection of hilarious, heartfelt and nostalgic stories that draw on his childhood experiences as a homer living in Montreal and the enemy...
- Author:Lourd, BlaineSummary:
In the tradition of the modern classics The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer and The Liars' Club by Mary Karr, Blaine Lourd's meaningful debut Born on the Bayou is a powerful gothic memoir set in the bayous and oil towns of 1970s Louisiana...
- Author:Thomson, KeithSummary:
A riveting account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific, a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England.
- Author:Springsteen, BruceSummary:
In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's half-time show. The experience was so exhilarating that Bruce decided to write about it. That's how this extraordinary autobiography began. Over...
- Author:Mulgrew, KateSummary:
We know Kate Mulgrew for the strong women she's played--Captain Janeway on Star Trek; the tough-as-nails "Red" on Orange Is the New Black. Now, in her memoir, we meet the most inspiring and lovable character of all: herself.
- Author:Fey, TinaSummary:
For the first time, one of the most powerful and beloved women in entertainment takes her writing talent to the pages of a book. From her disastrous honeymoon cruise to the oversold joys of breastfeeding, Fey puts her unique and...
- Author:Brookes, ChrisSummary:
This two-hour series is a revealing personal and professional portrait of Canadian singer and composer Joni Mitchell.
- Author:Abedin, HumaSummary:
In this beautifully written and propulsive memoir, Huma Abedin-Hillary Clinton's famously private top aide and longtime advisor-emerges from the wings of American political history to take command of her own story. The daughter of...
- Author:Goldberg, AlisonSummary:
The inspiring biography of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui whose handmade sculptures, created from discarded bottle tops, have received international acclaim and been showcased around the world. "If you touch something, you leave a charge on...
- Author:Woolever, LaurieSummary:
An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best. When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had...
- Author:Humber, WilliamSummary:
William Humber’s Bowmanville: A Small Town at the Edge is an extraordinarily detailed, often affectionate and occasionally critical account of a modern small town on the edge of a rapidly expanding metropolitan region. The book recounts...
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