Akashic Books
Paradoxia: A Predator's Diary (Sept., $13.95) by Lydia Lunch. A punk musician and underground filmmaker presents an uncensored account of her acts of sexual aggression. 15-city author tour.
Algonquin Books
Rock On: An Office Power Ballad (Feb., $14.95) by Dan Kennedy exposes office life at a major record label. 10-city author tour.
Alyson
Nightlight: A Memoir (Sept., $19.50) by Janine Avril chronicles a childhood shadowed by the loss of her mother to cancer and the discovery that her father had AIDS.
Anova/Robson Books
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Anthony Hopkins: A Three Act Life (Sept., $14.95) by Michael Feeney Callan traces the actor's 50-year career.
Atria/Strebor Books
The Day I Stopped Being Pretty: A Memoir (Oct., $14) by Rodney Lofton charts the events leading up to the author's failed suicide attempt as a young, black gay male. Ad/promo.
Birlinn/Polygon
(dist. by Interlink)
William Wallace (Nov., $12.95) by Andrew Fisher investigates the life of one of Scotland's most brutish historical figures.
Curbstone Press
My Brother's Madness (Oct., $15.95) by Paul Pines details a sibling's struggle with mental illness.
Da Capo Press
A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants (Feb., $16) by Jaed Coffin portrays the author's experiences living in Thailand during the rainy season.
Ebury Press
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Inside Little Britain (Oct., $13.95) by Matt Lucas and David Williams, with Boyd Hilton. The two comedic performers share road tour stories.
FItzhenry & Whiteside
Dreamers, Schemers, Lovers and More (Oct., $19.95) by Nancy and Ted Liss collects the stories of hometown American heroes who overcame poverty to achieve success.
Focus on the Family
Small Town, Big Miracle (Oct., $13.99) by Bishop W.C. Martin considers the tale of a smalltown church that adopted 72 kids from a Texas foster care program.
Good Books
Of This Earth: A Mennonite Boyhood in the Boreal Forest (Nov., $15.95) by Rudy Wiebe shares the Canadian author's memories of growing up in frontier Saskatchewan.
Harper Perennial
Not Quite What I Was Planning (Jan., $13.95) by Larry Smith collects six-word memoirs from a diverse group of writers. 35,000 first printing.
Headline/Hodder & Stoughton
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Call of the Wild: My Escape to Alaska (Sept., $14.95) by Guy Grieve chronicles a year of living alone in the Alaskan wilderness.
Hesperus Press
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Anton Chekhov (Dec., $13.95) by Patrick Miles studies the Russian playwright, author and physicist.
Henry Holt
The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa (Sept., $14) by Josh Swiller recounts the deaf author's sojourn in a remote African village.
Multnomah
Naked on God's Doorstep (Nov., $13.99) by Marion Duckworth relates her story of abandonment and healing.
Thomas Nelson
Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose (Sept., $14.99) by Robin McGraw encourages women to make choices leading to more meaningful lives.
New Harbinger
ADHD & Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table (Feb., $14.95) by Blake E. Taylor describes the author's teenage struggle with this condition. Ad/promo.
Ohio Univ. Press/Swallow Press
Evidence of My Existence (Oct., $14.95) by Jim Lo Scalzo describes the author's attempts to balance his personal life with his work as a U.S. News & World Report photojournalist.
Pallas Athene
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Lives of Velásquez (Sept., $17.95) by Francesco Pacheco and Antonio Palomino contains two of the most important biographies of the painter.
Rayo
Dijiste Que Me Querias (Oct., $14.95) by Maria Antonieta Collins exposes, in Spanish, the author and TV star's devotion to her dying husband despite his deceit.
Rodale
Confessions of a Carb Queen (Jan., $25.95) by Susan Blech with Caroline Beck examines how the author dropped 250 pounds without diet aids or surgery.
Short Books
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
Hazlitt in Love: A Fatal Attachment (Sept., $19.95) by Jon Cook recounts Hazlitt's obsession with his landlady's daughter that inspired his book Liber Amoris.
State Univ. of New York Press
Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma (Sept., $24.95) by Paul Grondahl traces the tale of Albany, N.Y.'s “mayor for life.”
Struik Publishers
Through the Darkness: A Life in Zimbabwe (Sept., $28) by Judith Garfield Todd describes the problems of Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu Party.
Sunstone Press
Whispering Smith (Oct., $24.95) by Allen P. Bristow highlights the life of the Wild West railroad detective.
Thunder's Mouth Press
Reese Witherspoon: The Biography (Sept., $14.99) by Lauren Brown chronicles the actress's rapid rise and high-profile marriage.
Univ. of Arizona Press
Crossing the Yard: Thirty Years as a Prison Volunteer (Oct., $17.95) by Richard Shelton depicts the author's experiences helping those behind bars.
Univ. of Texas Press
Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen (Sept., $25) by Ira B. Nadel captures the life of the lauded poet and songwriter.
Univ. Press of Mississippi
Stepping into the Picture: Cartoon Designer Maurice Noble (Feb., $20) by Robert McKinnon studies the life of the artist who worked for Disney, Warner Bros. and Dr. Seuss.
Villard
Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do with My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab (Sept., $13.95) by Melissa Plaut follows the author's stint as a suburban, college-educated New York City cabbie.
WaterBrook Press
A Walk with Jane Austen: A Journey into Adventure, Love, and Faith (Oct., $13.99) by Lori Smith. The author views her own life through the lens of Austen's England.
Wiley
The Hollywood Book of Extravagance: The Totally Infamous, Mostly Disastrous, and Always Compelling Excesses of America's Film and TV Idols (Sept., $16.95) by James Robert Parish dishes the dirt on indulgent stars.
Soraya: A Life of Music, A Legacy of Hope (Oct., $18.95) by Soraya illuminates breast cancer awareness through the last words of the Latin singer who died in 2006.
