Ability Quote by Elizabeth Kostova

“Between Two Harbors, Reflections of a Catalina Island Harbormaster, tells of my involvement in the death of Natalie Wood, to the many unique and…

— Doug Oudin

“Through real-life stories, Kristin Kaufman illustrates the core idea of being present in the moment and opening oneself up to new ideas in order…

— Stephen R. Covey

“I write about what life was like for typical young women of the sixties—not the type that made headlines, the Hanoi Janes or Angela…

— Kay Kendall

Like Sylvia Plath, Natalie Jeanne Champagne invites you so close to the pain and agony of her life of mental illness and addiction, which…

— Andy Behrman

Mary Kay was the wholesome personification of the American dream. For women everywhere, she brought the impossible dream to life by making it a…

— Zig Ziglar

Sharona Muir has written a gripping personal memoir about her odyssey to rediscover and reclaim her father. Along the way she uncovers some hard…

— Edmund White

It's a rare memoir that can tell a story that seems brand new, but Nina Here Nor There does it. This one-of-a-kind narrator undertakes…

— K. M. Soehnlein

I think that the audience feels a real connection with Zoe Kazan because she's so instantly lovable.

— Holly Hunter

Julie Orringer is the real thing, a breathtaking chronicler of the secrets and cruelties underneath the surface of middle-class American life. These are terrific…

— Dan Chaon

“Beyond a certain degree of hardship or misery, life often revives and heals the scars. As time passed, deportation [to the concentration camps for…

— Nicolas Bouvier

“The beach was empty, no footprints in the sand, and yet they were all there: the dead, the night and the sea. The sea…

— Nina George

Intelligent, heartfelt stories that tell a whole new set of truths about growing up American. Julie Orringer writes with virtuosity and depth about the…

— George Saunders