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Biography and Memoir April 2024
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| There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif AbdurraqibIn his lyrical and engaging latest, MacArthur Fellow and Carnegie Medal winner Hanif Abdurraqib (A Little Devil in America) explores his relationship to basketball and the role it has played throughout his life -- including having a front-row seat to the rise of LeBron James. For fans of: Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated by Shea Serrano. |
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One way back : a memoir
by Christine Blasey
On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which was considering the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court; this is the true behind-the-scenes story of that testimony.
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| Grief is For People by Sloane CrosleyNovelist and essayist Sloane Crosley's (Cult Classic) moving and darkly humorous latest chronicles how she navigated the grief of losing her best friend to suicide in 2019. Try this next: Molly by Blake Butler. |
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Medgar & Myrlie : Medgar Evers and the love story that awakened America
by Joy-Ann Reid
Tracing the extraordinary lives and legacy of two civil rights icons, this gripping account of Medgar and Myrlie Evers is told through their relationship and the work that went into winning basic rights for black Americans, and the repercussions that still resonate today.
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In true face : a woman's life in the CIA, unmasked
by Jonna Mendez
A former female spy for the CIA during the height of the Cold War discusses the challenges of overcoming a prevailing culture of sexism while undertaking dangerous missions all over the globe. 24,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Slow noodles : a Cambodian memoir of love, loss, and family recipes
by Chantha Nguon
Sharing over 20 Khmer recipes, a Cambodian refugee recounts her life after the dictator Pol Pot tore her country apart in the 1970s, showing how she relied on her beloved mother's“slow noodles” approach to healing and to cooking—one that prioritizes time and care over expediency. Illustrations.
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| The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaulDrag queen and pop culture icon RuPaul dishes on his life and career in this candid and empowering follow-up to his 1995 memoir Lettin' It All Hang Out. Try this next: Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag by Craig Seligman. |
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