Ru Marshall’s investigative literary biography "American Trickster" illuminates author Carlos Castaneda’s life and the controversy over the truthfulness of his books. Castaneda published a series of popular books from the late 1960s... Read More

Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil, the wife of the infamous French writer Marquis de Sade, is the subject of Margaret Crosland’s illuminating biography Sade’s Wife. De Montreuil’s 1763 betrothal to the marquis was orchestrated by her... Read More

An admiring family memoir, "Maud and Pearl" is about how multiple generations navigated a changing American landscape. Pearl Allen Andree’s engrossing memoir "Maud and Pearl" balances family pride with personal and historical context.... Read More