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Biography and Memoir March 2023 |
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| Reckoning by V, formerly Eve EnslerWhat it is: a powerful, decades-spanning collection of essays, poems, journal entries, and articles penned by V (formerly Eve Ensler), the Tony Award-winning playwright of The Vagina Monologues.
Is it for you? V's impassioned chronicle frankly addresses difficult topics including grief, addiction, reproductive justice, sexual violence, and more.
Book buzz: This "elegant and timely book" (Kirkus Reviews) was named a Top 10 Memoir of the Season by Publishers Weekly. |
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Fall down 7 times, get up 8 : raising and teaching self-motivated learners, K-12
by Debbie Silver
"Recent research has shown - and a few popular books have been written about - how important concepts like self-regulation, persistence, and a growth mindset are in raising and educating independent and successful learners. Visible Learning highlights the importance of appropriately challenging goals (ES = 0.59), self-verbalization and questioning (0.59), selfregulation (0.52), and meta-cognitive strategies (0.55) in increasing student achievement. If our goal is to raise learners who understand how to learn and who contribute meaningfully to society, these attributes will help them succeed. It seems common sense, and yet educators still struggle with finding practical ways to instill these important qualities in their students. Many of the strategies educators often try (like using rewards systems, or telling students that failure isn't an option) end up backfiring. Eight years after publication, Debbie Silver has continued to add practical, research-backed strategies to her toolbox and is ready to share them in a new edition of this much-beloved book. This book is written for teachers, parents, and other student advocates who want to help students become autonomous, enthusiastic lifelong learners"
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| Love & Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts by Maya Moore Irons and Jonathan Irons; foreword by Bryan StevensonWhat it's about: In 2007, future WNBA player Maya Moore met wrongfully convicted Jonathan Irons via a prison ministry program, and the two developed a connection while Irons served his sentence.
What happened next: In 2019, Moore retired from the sport to help secure Irons' release; the pair later married, welcoming a son in 2022.
Don't miss: letters and poems the pair penned over the years. |
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| Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the... by Peggy OrensteinWhat it's about: how bestselling author Peggy Orenstein (Boys & Sex) found solace in the "enforced pause" of the COVID-19 pandemic by undertaking a unique project.
What she did: Orenstein learned how to knit a sweater from scratch, which involved shearing a sheep, spinning and dyeing its wool, and creating her own patterns.
Read it for: a funny and reflective account of a difficult period in Orenstein's life, which saw the death of her mother, her father's declining health, and her daughter leaving for college. |
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| B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie TateWhat it's about: Group author Christie Tate's lifelong difficulties maintaining female friendships.
Why you might like it: Tate's warts-and-all chronicle sees her reckoning with mistakes of the past to find fulfilling relationships now.
Further reading: For another book about the transformative power of friendship, read Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman. |
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| The Love You Save by Goldie TaylorWhat it is: Daily Beast editor Goldie Taylor's compelling memoir detailing how she persevered in the face of her traumatic coming-of-age.
Is it for you? Though Taylor's account ends on a hopeful note, her journey toward healing included grappling with rape, pregnancy and miscarriage, suicide attempts, and her father's murder.
Book buzz: The Love You Save was named one of The Root's Most Anticipated Books of January, a Good Morning America Best Book of January, and an Essence Must Read Book of the Year. |
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Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce
by Colm Tóibín
What it's about: how 19th-century Irish authors Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats, and James Joyce grappled with their respective daddy issues in their lives and work.
Book buzz: Written by the award-winning author of Brooklyn, this concise group biography of three bad dads was originally a series of lectures presented at Emory University.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Quinte West Public Library
7 Creswell Drive
Trenton, Ontario K8V 5R6
613-394-3381www.QWPL.ca |
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