• Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen

    In this irresistible memoir, the New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen writes about looking back and ahead—and celebrating it all—as she considers marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, faith, loss, all the stuff in our closets, and more.

  • Yours in Truth by Jim Himmelman

    An intimate portrait of a fixture on the American scene for nearly half a century—a close friend to John F. Kennedy; the center of D.C. social life; and a crusty, charismatic editor whose decisions at the helm of the Post during Watergate changed the course of history.

  • Dear Marcus by Jerry McGill

    Written as a letter to the man who shot him, whom he decides to call Marcus, Dear Marcus is a reflection on McGill’s childhood, the event that changed his life in an instant, the challenges of living with a disability, and the importance of optimism, forgiveness, and making the most of our gifts.

  • Next to Love by Ellen Feldman

    A story of love, war, loss, and the scars they leave, Next to Love follows the lives of three young women and their men during the years of World War II and its aftermath.

  • An intimate memoir

    by one of America’s most acclaimed—and beloved—actors. Learn more

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Author and Editor discuss YOURS IN TRUTH, buzzed-about biography of Ben Bradlee

Author and Editor discuss YOURS IN TRUTH, buzzed-about biography of Ben Bradlee

Readers learned more about YOURS IN TRUTH, an intimate portrait of Ben Bradlee, the legendary former executive editor of The Washington Post during a Twitter chat with author Jeff Himmelman and his Random House editor.
Granted unprecedented access to Ben Bradlee and his colleagues, friends and private files,  Himmelman drew on never-before-seen internal Post [...]

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Celebrate Mom during Twitter Event on May 8

To honor moms everywhere, Lands’ End is partnering with New York Times bestselling author, mother and grandmother Nancy Thayer to host a Mother’s Day celebration on Tuesday, May 8 from 8-10 pm EST on Twitter at #landsend.
“Nancy explores the fulfilling and challenging aspects of women’s lives – including motherhood – in her novels.  We’re huge [...]

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Enter for the chance to win THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY by Rachel Joyce

Enter for the chance to win THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY by Rachel Joyce

“Marvelous! I held my breath at his every blister and cramp, and felt as if by turning the pages, I might help his impossible quest succeed.”—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he [...]

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Enter to win an advanced copy of Kurt Andersen’s TRUE BELIEVERS

Enter to win an advanced copy of Kurt Andersen’s TRUE BELIEVERS

In TRUE BELIEVERS, Kurt Andersen—the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Heyday and Turn of the Century—delivers his most powerful and moving novel yet. Dazzling in its wit and effervescent insight, this kaleidoscopic tour de force of cultural observation and seductive storytelling alternates between the present and the 1960s—and indelibly captures the [...]

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Win an advanced copy of THE AGE OF MIRACLES by Karen Thompson Walker

Win an advanced copy of THE AGE OF MIRACLES by Karen Thompson Walker

“It still amazes me how little we really knew. . . . Maybe everything that happened to me and my family had nothing at all to do with the slowing. It’s possible, I guess. But I doubt it. I doubt it very much.”

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOUIE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOUIE!

On January 26, 2012 Louie Zamperini, World War II veteran, American Olympic track star, and subject of Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling book, UNBROKEN – will turn 95 years old.

Help us wish Louie Happy Birthday! Visit Laura’s Facebook page to leave your birthday greeting.

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Enter to win a copy of THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES by Jim Robbins

Enter to win a copy of THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES by Jim Robbins

Lost Groves, Champion Trees, and an Urgent Plan to Save the Planet

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Enter to win PARIS IN LOVE by Eloisa James

“What a beautiful and delightful tasting menu of a book: the kids, the plump little dog, the Italian husband. Reading this memoir was like wandering through a Parisian patisserie in a dream. I absolutely loved it.” -Elizabeth Gilbert

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