by Patti Smith (2010)
National Book Award winner. Patti Smith recounts her fateful romance and lifelong creative pact with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in downtown New York, living as penniless bohemians at the legendary Hotel Chelsea.
Ron Chernow
Grant is a 2017 biography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, written by American historian and biographer Ron Chernow. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War, served two terms as president, from 1869 to 1877. Chernow asserts that both Grant's command of the Overland campaign and his presidency have been seen in an undeservedly negative light.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Rise of the Black Panther is a celebrated work by Ta-Nehisi Coates (National Book Award Winner, MacArthur Fellow), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.
Edmund Morris
Dutch is a celebrated work by Edmund Morris (Pulitzer Prize Winner, National Book Award Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.
Robert A. Caro
Extraordinary Lives is a celebrated work by Robert A. Caro (Double Pulitzer Winner, National Book Award Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.