Biography and Memoir: Summer & Fall 2023 Handout

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Tremendous

Joey "CoCo" Diaz with Erica Florentine

HC: 978-1-63774-261-7

Also Available in eBook Edition

BenBella Books | 75,000

On Sale May 2, 2023

Outsider. Misfit. Criminal. Convict. . . Movie star. Family man. Comedy legend. Joey Diaz has been called every name in the book (and then some). Now, for the first time, he shares the story of his unlikely rise to fame in his own words with no punches pulled.

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Biography & Memoir

Summer & Fall 2023

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Starstruck

Sarafina El-Badry Nance

HC: 978-0-593-18679-4

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Dutton | 25,000

On Sale June 6, 2023

In a beautifully written, sciencepacked, and inspirational memoir, Egyptian-American astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance shares how she boldly carved out a place in the field of astrophysics, grounding herself in a lifelong love of the stars to face life’s inevitable challenges and embrace the unknown.

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Talk of Champions

Kenny Smith

HC: 978-0-385-54805-2

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Doubleday | 125,000

On Sale May 9, 2023

A poignant, humorous, behind-thescenes memoir from Kenny "The Jet" Smith superstar basketball commentator, host of top-rated Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion.

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Wild Dances

William Lee Adams

HC: 978-1-66260-157-6

Also Available in eBook Edition

Astra House | 75,000

On Sale May 23, 2023

A memoir of glitz, glamour, geopolitics, and the power of pop music, following a misunderstood queer biracial kid from small-town Georgia who became the world's foremost Eurovision Song Contest blogger.

Almost Brown

Charlotte Gill

HC: 978-0-593-44301-9

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Crown | 40,000

On Sale June 6, 2023

An award-winning writer retraces her dysfunctional, biracial, globe-trotting family’s journey as she reckons with ethnicity and belonging, diversity and race, and the complexities of life within a multicultural household.

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Better Living Through Birding

Christian Cooper

HC: 978-0-593-24238-4

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Random House | 75,000

On Sale June 13, 2023

Central Park birder Christian Cooper takes us beyond the viral video that shocked a nation and into a world of avian adventures, global excursions, and the unexpected lessons you can learn from a life spent looking up at the birds.

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By All Means Available

Michael G. Vickers

HC: 978-1-101-94770-8

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Knopf | 75,000

On Sale June 20, 2023

A vivid account of a life in intelligence, special operations, and strategy from the Cold War to the war with al-Qa’ida.

The Country of the Blind

Andrew Leland

HC: 978-1-9848-8142-7

Also Available in eBook , DN, & LP Editions

Penguin Press | 40,000

On Sale July 25, 2023

A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own.

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Flirting with Danger

Janet Wallach

HC: 978-0-385-54508-2

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Doubleday | 40,000

On Sale August 8, 2023

The true story of socialite Marguerite Harrison, who spied for U.S. military intelligence in Russia and Germany in the fraught period between the world wars.

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They Called Us Exceptional

Prachi Gupta

HC: 978-0-593-44298-2

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Crown | 50,000 On Sale August 22, 2023

An Indian American daughter reveals how the dangerous model minority myth tears families apart and wrecks mental health in this searing, brave memoir.

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How Far to the Promised Land

Esau McCaulley

HC: 978-0-593-24108-0

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Convergent Books | 75,000 On Sale September 12, 2023

From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black, a riveting intergenerational account of his family's search for meaning and a place to call home in the American South.

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Torrents As Yet Unknown

Wickliffe W. Walker

HC: 978-1-58642-372-8

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Steerforth | 50,000 On Sale September 12, 2023

A dramatic narrative tour of 10 of the world’s most incredible whitewater adventures spanning 5 continents and 40 years guided by a legendary whitewater trailblazer.

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XOXO, Cody

Cody Rigsby

HC: 978-0-593-72253-4

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Ballantine Books | 100,000

On Sale September 12, 2023

The beloved Peloton instructor chronicles his journey from smalltown North Carolina to New York City stardom in an empowering story that reveals his secret to success: not taking yourself or life too seriously.

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Be Useful

Arnold Schwarzenegger

HC: 978-0-593-65595-5

Also Available in eBook , DN, & LP Editions

Penguin Press | 600,000

On Sale October 10, 2023

The seven basic rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone, young and old.

Great Falls, MT

Reggie Watts

HC: 978-0-593-47246-0

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Tiny Reparations Books | 75,000

On Sale October 17, 2023

Comedian, musician, and band leader

Reggie Watts writes his memoir of growing up son of a Black serviceman and French white mother in Great Falls, MT, a place that fostered his identity and creative expression, a place he needed to leave and ultimately to return.

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My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

HC: 978-0-525-42952-4

Also Available in eBook & DN Editions

Viking | 1,000,000

On Sale November 7, 2023

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television.

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