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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2003
Kirkus Star THE PLEASURE OF MY COMPANY: A NOVELLA
by Steve Martin
"As compassionate as it is funny, and never overstays its welcome."
The lighter side of obsessive-compulsive behavior. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 16, 2010
Kirkus Star DECODED
by Jay-Z
"Heartfelt, passionate and slick--an essential hip-hop book."
Hip-hop's renaissance man drops a classic. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 5, 2011
BOSSYPANTS
by Tina Fey
"Highly recommended, even for those who have already read the excerpts in the New Yorker. Fey is one of the funniest people working today."
One of the world's cleverest comedy writers debuts with a frequently hilarious memoir. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 13, 2011
HAPPY ACCIDENTS: A MEMOIR
by Jane Lynch
"Achingly sad and sweetly comic at the same time."
A triumphant memoir recounting the inner struggles of one of the most versatile actresses working today. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 7, 2012
ALI IN WONDERLAND: AND OTHER TALL TALES
by Ali Wentworth
"A smart, often-funny memoir."
Comedienne Wentworth revisits her privileged and precocious early years. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 14, 2012
WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU
by Molly Ringwald
"This is a beautiful exploration of how the heart's irrational responses to love and betrayal can stand in the way of forgiveness."
Everyone hopes that love will last forever, that only other people's loves will fail. But what if the unthinkable happens to you? Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 12, 2012
Kirkus Star HOW MUSIC WORKS
by David Byrne
"Highly recommended--anyone at all interested in music will learn a lot from this book."
From the former Talking Heads frontman, a supremely intelligent, superbly written dissection of music as an art form and way of life. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
Kirkus Star CYNDI LAUPER: A MEMOIR
by Cyndi Lauper, Jancee Dunn
"A moving story of an American musical original."
With the assistance of Dunn (Why Is My Mother Getting a Tattoo?: And Other Questions I Wish I Never Had to Ask, 2009, etc.), Lauper tells her alternately harrowing, hopeful and hilarious life story. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
MY MOTHER WAS NUTS: A MEMOIR
by Penny Marshall
"Bold and irrepressibly sassy."
Actress, producer and director Marshall's frank and funny memoir about the path that led her from an ordinary childhood in New York City to Hollywood stardom. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012
Kirkus Star THE DANGEROUS ANIMALS CLUB
by Stephen Tobolowsky
"A copiously examined life rendered with humor and heart."
Veteran character actor Tobolowsky, perhaps best known for his role in Groundhog Day, offers a beguiling collection of autobiographical essays detailing his experiences in and out of show business. Read full book review >