Chasing Light is the sequel to Unsheltered Love, a firsthand report of how the pandemic greatly exacerbated an already dire homelessness situation in New York City.At its core, it’s also a story about hope and how every one of us can make a difference.Unsheltered Love provides an in-depth look at one of the ten characters in the story—a homeless woman named Maggie Wright who adds her perspective, providing a look into the psychology of homelessness, what ...

A Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller. A first-hand account of how the pandemic worsened an already dire homelessness situation in New York City.Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize WinnerIn March 2020, the usually crowded streets of Midtown Manhattan were empty, stores were closing, people were afraid to go out. But homeless people were still on the streets, cold and very hungry, and ...

On the way down a path that leads to death and destruction, LaQue was distined to be a victim of her circumstances. But when a group of men saw value in her that she didn't know she had, she chose a different path. How The Mafia Saved My Lifeis a story about how an unlikely hero showed LaQue hope and strength. She forgave her abusers and rose from the ashes.This story is for all those who are looking for a way out. The mafia saved LaQue's life,and maybe it can save yours too.

Surviving AIDS involves making all the right movesand even then, your life is at risk. David W. Driver knows that well: two years after getting married to his wife, Kari-Ann, he discovered that not only did she have HIV, but she was suffering from full-blown AIDS. The disease came on quickly. First, she began to experience numbness in her right hand, fingers, and mouthand then the numbness spread to her entire right arm. Shortly after being diagnosed she came down with pneumonia, usually a...

“Triumphant, moving, and wildly entertaining. This is an unabashed and completely relatable account of getting clean and getting a life.”—Steve Geng, author of Thick as ThievesThe single glass of wine with dinner . . . the cold beer on a hot day . . . the champagne flute raised in a toast . . . what I’d drink if Hunter S. Thompson wanted to get wasted with me . . . these are my fantasies lately. Too bad I've gone sober.When Sacha Z. Scobli...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNAMED ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR BYSlate • Daily Candy • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Guardian (U.K.)“Novelists get called master storytellers all the time, but Sittenfeld really is one. . . . What might be most strikingly excellent about Sisterland is the way Sittenfeld depicts domesticity and motherhood.”—Maggie Shipstead, The Washington Post“Psychologically vivid . . . Sisterland

"Barnett's prose style is brassy and cleareyed, with echoes of Anne Lamott." --Beth Macy, The New York Times Book Review"Emotionally devastating and self-aware, this cautionary tale about substance abuse is a worthy heir to Cat Marnell's How to Murder Your Life." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)A startlingly frank memoir of one woman's struggles with alcoholism and recovery, with essential new insights...

**From the James Beard Award-nominated author of Tacky, a boldly funny, warts-and-all tour of the bad habits that make Rax King who she is"Most writers are boring people. King, though, seems different: Bettie Page meets Carrie Bradshaw."—Washington Post**With Rax King's trademark blend of irreverent humor and heartfelt honesty comes a new collection of personal essays unpacking bad behavior. Sloppy explores sobriety, begrudging self-improvement, and the ha...

The Simple Guide To Justin Bieber takes a light hearted look at his early years growing up in Stratford, Canada playing soccer and hockey and enjoying ice cream at Scoopers. Do you know his favourite things like, food, drink and music? What else about this amazing talent, who plays guitar left handed, do you know or not know? Do you know his grade average or the name of his body guard? The guide looks at his big break through You Tube and his relationship with "Scooter" and Usher. Justin i...

After surviving nearly a decade of heroin abuse and hard living on the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, Tracey Helton Mitchell decided to get clean for good.With raw honesty and a poignant perspective on life that only comes from starting at rock bottom, The Big Fix tells her story of transformation from homeless heroin addict to stable mother of three—and the hard work and hard lessons that got her there. Rather than dwelling on the pain of addiction, Trace...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD • A “gripping, revelatory” (NPR) memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction, and a lifelong mission to give back—from the late iconic actor beloved for his roles in The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and Lovecraft Country“Williams’s cool rasp leaps off every page, his story told in the direct yet impassioned language that defined his greatest characters.”—Vulture

Amy Caruso was a junior in the nursing program at Boston College and seemed to have everything going for her—brains, beauty, athleticism, career goals, a loving family, and many wonderful friends. But in November of 2009, she admitted she was a heroin addict and voluntarily entered treatment. Five weeks later, she died from an overdose at the treatment facility on the day after Christmas, weeks shy of her twenty-first birthday. Melissa Weiksnar wrote Heroin's Puppet so parents, educators, ...