Maya Angelou
If you like literary and poetic writing, try Maya Angelou.
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Maya Angelou–I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Leon Uris
It’s heavy, but if you want to get into the nitty-gritty on such subjects as what life was like in the concentration camps during WWII, or the history and life of the Irish (Trinity), then these will hold your interest.