Blonde 20th Anniversary EditionThe 20th anniversary edition of the National Book Award finalist and national bestseller exploring the life and legend of Marilyn Monroe In one of her most ambitious works, Joyce Carol Oates boldly reimagines the inner, poetic, and spiritual life of Norma Jeane Bakerthe child, the woman, the fated celebrity, and idolized blonde the world came to know as Marilyn Monroe. In a voice startlingly intimate and rich, Norma Jeane tells her own story of an

kissing police officers

Trudeau’s narrative is peppered with trenchant observations from Sherman

and save her own life

and church—fugitives with nowhere to hide

the two might just form the kingdom’s unlikeliest friendship—and together

her brazen cousin Ava Dawn’s marital disasters

Told from dual perspectives

Benedict evaluates every single current player in the NBA and his criminal history

Baseball was different in the dead-ball era—tougher

And as they search for answers

Ripken has enjoyed a successful career as a baseball analyst

offering more than two dozen research-backed