Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for June 26, 2025

A Silicon Valley love story, a memoir on growing up undocumented, a woman alone on an island whose dark past comes back to haunt her, and more of today's best book deals Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

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Navigating the unknown: Jon Gluck on his cancer journey and embracing uncertainty

This week on The Most Innovative Podcast, Josh and Yaz sit down with Fast Company senior editor Jon Gluck to discuss his powerful memoir that explores the unexpected twists and emotional terrain of his battle with cancer. This week on The Most Innovative Podcast, Josh and Yaz sit down with Fast... Continue reading at Fast Company

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Book Deals: Week of June 30, 2025

A celebrity-heavy week of deals—Bob Dylan! Eric Idle!—also saw Putnam pick up a nostalgic debut romance, a collision of indie publishing legends in Scott McClanahan’s new book for Rose Books, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Miriam Toews’s True Story

In her first memoir in two decades, the author looks back on the writing life and family tragedies with grace and subtle humor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for June 26, 2025

A Silicon Valley love story, a memoir on growing up undocumented, a woman alone on an island whose dark past comes back to haunt her, and more of today's best book deals Continue reading at Book Riot

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Mark Peploe obituary

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How Alison Bechdel Wrote a Memoir That Wasn’t a Memoir

The author’s new comic novel is almost a memoir of her life in Vermont. But not quite. Continue reading at Slate

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“Fidelity to Both Pleasure and Humiliation.” On M.F.K. Fisher’s Feminist Realism

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for June 21, 2025

A cookbook writer+ handyman rom-com, the history of House Targaryen, a heart-pounding thriller in rural Nebraska, and more of today's best book deals Continue reading at Book Riot

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In ‘Comedy Samurai,' the Writer-Director Larry Charles Tells Tales of Working on ‘Borat’ and ‘Curb’

In his candid memoir “Comedy Samurai,” the writer-director Larry Charles explains his comfort with failure and analyzes why creative collaborations end. Continue reading at The New York Times

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‘You Couldn’t Stop Me from Writing This Book’: PW Talks with E. Jean Carroll

St. Martin’s Press unexpectedly released journalist E. Jean Carroll’s irreverent memoir about suing Donald Trump, Not My Type, on June 17. PW spoke with Carroll about why she wrote the book and why she never shies away from a fight. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of June 23, 2025

William Morrow brings Paul Tremblay’s sci-fi horror road novel to life, Erewhon saddles up New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir’s unicorn fantasy, Gallery gets winning! with a Charlie Sheen memoir, and more in this week’s book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Review: ‘Fake Work,’ by Leigh Claire La Berge

Leigh Claire La Berge’s memoir looks back at her stint as a consultant for a Fortune 500 company at the turn of the millennium: “Is this how companies are put together?” Continue reading at The New York Times

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Female Hotshot firefighter brings California mega blazes to life in moving memoir

Kelly Ramsey fought California's first gigafire as a member of a Hotshot crew in the state. Her new memoir chronicles her experiences on that blaze — and other major conflagrations. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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This Week’s Bestsellers: June 16, 2025

Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Atmosphere sits atop our hardcover fiction list. Plus Molly Jong-Fast’s staggering new memoir explains How to Lose Your Mother, and our children’s fiction list welcomes several new YA releases. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of June 16, 2025

The author of We Have Never Been Woke brings a follow-up to Princeton University Press, a Black chef cooks up a book on Chinese American cuisine for AUWA, and more in this week’s book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Lit Hub Daily: June 12, 2025

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In Geoff Dyer's U.K. childhood, a Cadbury Milk Tray meant everything

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How England’s southwest coast has been a healing refuge for centuries

Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir ‘The Salt Path,’ which has now been made into a film, explores a centuries-old tradition of healing along the southwest coast. Moth Winn was diagnosed with a terminal illness at the age of 53 and in the same week he and his wife, Raynor, lost their home. As the... Continue reading at Fast Company

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Book Deals: Week of June 9, 2025

Michelle Obama sells a new book to Crown, Grove picks up the next novel from Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart, Jeneva Rose moves to William Morrow, and more in this week’s book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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