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Ron Howard, author of The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

“What was it like to grow up on TV?” Ron Howard has been asked this question throughout his adult life. In THE BOYS, he and his younger brother, Clint, examine their childhoods in detail for the first time. For Ron, playing Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show" and Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days" offered fame, joy and opportunity --- but also invited stress and bullying. For Clint, a fast start on such programs as "Gentle Ben" and "Star Trek" petered out in adolescence, with some tough consequences and lessons. With the perspective of time and success --- Ron as a filmmaker, producer and Hollywood A-lister, Clint as a busy character actor --- the Howard brothers delve deep into an upbringing that seemed normal to them yet was anything but.

Week of September 19, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of September 19th include VANDERBILT, a collaboration between journalist Anderson Cooper and historian Katherine Howe, who chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty --- his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts; THE BOYS, a nostalgic, heartwarming and harrowing memoir from award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard and audience-favorite actor Clint Howard, who frankly and fondly share their unusual family story of navigating and surviving life as sibling child actors; BROTHERS AND WIVES, the long-awaited follow-up to Christopher Andersen's DIANA'S BOYS, which explores the last 20 years in the lives of Princes William and Harry and the evolution of their relationship as adults; and FEMLANDIA by Christina Dalcher, a chilling look into an alternate near future where a woman and her daughter seek refuge in a women-only colony, only to find that the safe haven they were hoping for is the most dangerous place they could be.