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Crying in H Mart : a memoir
by Michelle Zauner
What it's about: The Japanese Breakfast indie pop star presents a full-length account of her viral New Yorker essay to share poignant reflections on her experiences of growing up Korean-American, becoming a professional musician and caring for her terminally ill mother.
Reads like: All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung and The Unwinding of the Miracle by Julie Yip-Williams.
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Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie : the Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR
by Lisa Napoli
What it's about: Tells the story of four pioneering women—Susan Stamberg, Cokie Roberts, Nina Totenberg and Linda Wertheimer—whose work fighting the male chauvinism of 1970s journalism helped defined the character and voice of National Public Radio.
Reviewers are saying: "Readers interested in feminism, women's history, and biography will be rewarded with a great story that deserves to be widely known"--Library Journal
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Broken Horses
by Brandi Carlile
What it's about: Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, fourteen times in as many years.
Why you might like it: In Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile takes readers through the events of her life that shaped her very raw art-from her start at a local singing competition where she performed Elton John's "Honky Cat" in a bedazzled white polyester suit, to her first break opening for Dave Matthews Band, to many sleepless tours over fifteen years and six studio albums, all while raising two children with her wife.
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While Justice Sleeps : a novel
by Stacey Abrams
What it's about: Plunged into an explosive role she never anticipated, Avery Keene, now the legal guardian of power of attorney for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, must unravel the clues he left behind in regards to a dangerous conspiracy that has infiltrated the highest power corridors of Washington.
Reads like: The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer and Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke.
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Master of Ceremonies : a memoir
by Joel Grey
What it's about: The Broadway star and Academy Award-winning performer best known for his iconic role as the irascible emcee in Cabaret traces his remarkable life story, documenting his Jewish-American upbringing in 1930s Cleveland, childhood roles, rise to fame and challenging losses.
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Life is like a Musical : How to Live, Love, and Lead like a Star
by Tim Federle
What it's about: Tim Federle shares 50 tips for getting ahead in life that he learned backstage, onstage, and in between gigs working as a back-up dancer at the Super Bowl, a polar bear at Radio City, and a card-carrying chorus boy on Broadway.
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| Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution by Todd S. PurdumWhat it's about: the fruitful creative partnership between composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, whose collaborations ushered in the Golden Age of musical theater in the mid-20th century.
Why you might like it: This evocative, occasionally gossipy chronicle captures the pair's creative process, tracking career highs (Pulitzer Prize wins for Oklahoma! and South Pacific), lows (flops like 1947's Allegro), and frequent personality clashes.
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