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Read by the author, Ruthie Henshall. From much-loved West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall, The Showgirl and the Prince is a funny, honest and touching real-life Cinderella story – if Cinders is a lycra-clad chorus girl from Bromley who drinks and smokes too much. In 1988, Ruthie was at...

Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867–1934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide acclaim and was, indeed, one of the great scientists of the twentieth century. Written by Curie’s daughter, the renowned international activist Eve Curie, this biography chronicles Curie’s legendary achievements in science, including her pioneering efforts in the study of radioactivity and her two Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry.

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD IN BIOGRAPHY FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY “Marvelous . . . An act not only of recovery, but of world building.” —The...

This is not your mother's memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch expertly moves the listener through issues of gender, sexuality, violence, and the family from the point of view of a lifelong swimmer turned artist. In writing that explores the nature of memoir itself, her story traces the effect of extreme grief on a young woman's developing sexuality that some define as untraditional because of her attraction to both men and women.

AN AUDIBLE MOST ANTICIPATED LISTEN, Read by the Author Herself *AUDIOBOOK READ BY BRANDY!* The iconic, multiplatinum, Grammy Award–winning performer Brandy brings us a raw, intimate portrait of her life, charting her journey from Mississippi churches to Hollywood spotlights From the moment...

This program is read by the author. A bold, innovative biography that offers a new understanding of the life, work, and enduring impact of Audre Lorde. We remember Audre Lorde as an iconic writer, a quotable teacher whose words and face grace T-shirts, nonprofit annual reports, and campus...

A personal meditation on, examination of, and tribute to Black single motherhood, unapologetically told through poignant essays and candid interviews by a celebrated cultural critic “Jamilah Lemieux is one of the most important feminist writers of the twenty-first century.”—Brittney Cooper...

Es la pintora mexicana y latinoamericana más importante de todos los tiempos, por el tratamiento original de su obra. Ella construye de manera tal su visión del arte, involucrada en su propia vida, simbolizados en diversas miradas como en un espejo, en medio centenar de autorretratos y dibujos...

Samantha Rose, a New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, steps out of the shadows to unravel the mystery surrounding her mother's suicide. What begins as a solitary journey of grief shifts form when her mother emerges from the darkness beyond to reconcile her irreversible choice. Raw, resilient, and with surprising humor, Giving Up the Ghost explores the layered complexity of mental health, the love between mothers and daughters, and how, in the aftermath of inconceivable loss, we can release our inner ghosts and write a new story for ourselves.

An unforgettable memoir from New York City’s first female lifeguard chief, this coming-of-age story plunges into the rough-and-tumble, sun-soaked world of Rockaway Beach in the 1970s and 1980s. The first time I ever saw a lifeguard get horned was in the summer of 1974. So begins the singular...

Elena Poniatowska cree que le habría beneficiado dejar el periodismo para dedicarse a la novela, pero no pudo hacerlo porque su profesión la atrapó. En varias tardes de té con el periodista Gustavo Borges en Chimalistac, compartió esta y otras confesiones sobre su oficio. La crónica Tardes de té con Elena, seleccionada por la Fundación Gabo para un taller de Martín Caparrós en 2023, no es una biografía ni una apología, sino un retrato de perfil de la influyente autora mexicana. Gustavo Borges presenta los momentos clave de la obra de Poniatowska con un enfoque agudo y emotivo.

Brought to you by Penguin. “I’m not sure anyone knows who I really am. So here it is.” The real highs. The real lows. The Real Girl. Mutya Buena was only thirteen when she became one third of the original line-up of the iconic girl band Sugababes. As she launched into fame, her life became...

Julianna Glasse was an influential Christian pop star and author who sang at President Trump’s first National Prayer Breakfast, as well as an exemplary Christian wife. But when, out of curiosity, she began reading Plato’s Republic, something inside her shifted. She began asking questions and hungered to read more, hiding the forbidden books under her bed, in her linen closet, wherever they wouldn’t be found—books by Emerson, Dickinson, Rumi, de Beauvoir.

A brave survivor tells the harrowing story of her and her sons' journey through abuse-and how she survived and then thrived after her trauma. RISING ABOVE †¢ The Trauma of Abuse by June Sheehan Berlinger is a powerful memoir that offers deep insight into the complexity of abuse and the path to healing. Through unflinching honesty, Berlinger shares her personal experiences with childhood trauma, incest, rape, and domestic violence-both as a survivor and as a mother fighting to protect her sons from the same horrors. Yet through the extreme pain came life-changing transformation.

From bestselling author and royal commentator Ingrid Seward, an inside look at the lives and loves of Diana and Catherine, the Princesses of Wales A title in use for over 700 years, the Princess of Wales is one of the most senior positions in the British royal family. In a new book, bestselling...

A powerful, inspirational true story for anyone who has ever fought to rise, recover, and begin again. In the shadowed hollows of 1950s and '60s Appalachia, a young girl learned to survive long before she ever learned there was life outside of fear. In "Hey Vic," Phyllis E. Pyles shares her remarkable true story through the voice of autobiographical "Victoria," an unforgettable heroine shaped by cruelty, courage, and a fierce will to rise above a life she never deserved.

Enough, As I Am is a collection of daily journal entries written in real time during a season of deep self-reckoning. These pages do not offer answers or instructions; they simply tell the truth as it unfolded. This book is about sitting with uncertainty, learning to listen inward, and slowly discovering what it means to be enough without proving, fixing, or becoming anything else. It is offered as companionship for anyone finding their way back to themselves. This book is a collection of verbatim journal entries written during a period of profound self-examination and change.

Women’s work is calling. Will you answer the phone? In the 1960s, women telephone operators did more than simply connect calls. These female voices soothed the anxieties of the modern age—charming infatuated suitors, informing curious residents, and saving lives ahead of natural disasters...

A Boston Globe journalist reframes the pressures of midlife and maps a more fulfilling way forward for Gen X and Millennial women. When Kara Baskin found herself losing her mom while working full time and caring for young children, she sought out a book that would put her experience—which hit...

Verdadeira celebração do poder das memórias, livro de estreia de Genevieve Kingston conta sua experiência de luto pela mãe. Dez dias antes de Gwen Kingston completar doze anos, sua mãe faleceu após uma árdua batalha contra o câncer. Ela deixou dois baús cheios de presentes e cartas embrulhados com cuidado, que representavam os marcos que perderia na vida dos dois filhos: o momento em que tirariam a carteira de motorista, as formaturas, todos os aniversários até os trinta anos.