Biography and Memoir

Timestamp: Musings of an Introverted Black Boy

Publication Date: 09/17/2019

I’m a twenty-two-year-old Black introvert who overthinks everything, can’t get a date, yet somehow managed to graduate from Harvard. My story is probably not like yours. I’m a Black boy from the Midwest. I’ve never been kissed. I’m desperately in love with two women: Aretha and Whitney. I struggle with…

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Billion Dollar Dimebag: An Insider’s Account of America’s Legalish Cannabis Industry

Publication Date: 09/17/2019

Experience the Green Rush through the eyes of Jackson D. Tilley—the sober twenty-something who climbed the ladder at a small vape company while it grew into the nation’s leading cannabis distributor. “At once funny, enlightening, and timely, Tilley’s is a deftly-executed debut.” — Bethany McLean, New York Times bestselling co-author…

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Madness, Miracles, Millions

Publication Date: 09/03/2019

Every family has a story to tell—some are just more extraordinary than others. In the father/son-authored memoir Madness, Miracles, Millions, Joseph and Larry Semprevivo tell their family’s story, and in doing so, they demonstrate that with real sacrifice and hard work, anyone can realize their dreams. This book tells the story…

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The Tragic Secret Life of Jayne Mansfield

Publication Date: 08/06/2019

Having spent ten years as Jayne Mansfield’s press secretary, Raymond Strait knows intimately both the public image and the private person that were Jayne Mansfield. Sitting through hundreds of hours of interviews and private conversations—not only with Jayne but also with her husbands, her lovers, and her children—gave Ray the…

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Alan Alda

Publication Date: 08/06/2019

Best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce on the award-winning TV series M*A*S*H, Alan Alda has made his way into Hollywood’s spotlight while keeping remarkably free of its whirlwind parties and endless gossip. He remains a private man—an actor whose personal life and politics are far different from the…

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A Curious Life: From Rebel Orphan to Innovative Scientist

Publication Date: 08/06/2019

The funny, moving, and surprising story of how Thomas Haines—who grew up in the famed Graham School orphanage—became a prominent scientist, social activist, New York City landlord, educator, and founder of the City University of New York Medical School. A Curious Life chronicles the remarkable life of preeminent biochemist Thomas Haines.…

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Disassembly Required: A Memoir of Midlife Resurrection

Publication Date: 07/30/2019

After a small-town southern girl turned New Yorker watches her American Dream implode, she musters the courage to begin again—resurrecting the powerful woman her daughters had glimpsed during their family’s darkest times. I scrolled to voicemail on my husband’s cell phone. Instantly I heard a woman’s voice I’d never heard…

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Finding Joseph I: An Oral History of H.R. from Bad Brains

Publication Date: 07/23/2019

A thoroughly uncensored rollercoaster ride through the riotous, tumultuous and utterly singular life and career of one of rock's most enigmatic singers—now updated with new material and a new foreword by Randall J. Blythe of Lamb of God. A Rough Trade Book of the Year (2017) “Must-read for any fan…

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Bumping Down Highways: From the Boardroom to Back Roads in an RV

Publication Date: 07/09/2019

From boardrooms to backroads…this is the life-changing adventure of a woman in her forties who hit the road in an RV on her own.  That’s exactly what Prada heel-wearing, running-through-airports, successful business woman and entrepreneur, Jenni Edwards did. Even with all her achievements, she discovered something was missing in her…

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Made to Change the World: How Ordinary People Are Called To Do Extraordinary Work, The Story of Project 615

Publication Date: 07/09/2019

The remarkable story of a T-shirt company that sparked a global movement to aid people living in poverty. All his life, Derek Evans felt a spiritual pull to be a part of something greater than himself, but it wasn’t until he and a friend embarked on a transformational trip to…

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