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Biography and Memoir December 2023 |
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| Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education by Stephanie LandStephanie Land follows up her bestselling memoir Maid with a compelling exploration of the intersections between poverty and higher education, chronicling her attempts to attain a college degree (and financial stability) in her mid-30s. Try this next: Acceptance by Emi Nietfeld. |
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| Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs by Willie NelsonGrammy Award-winning country music superstar Willie Nelson shares the stories behind the lyrics to 160 of his songs (grouped thematically rather than chronologically) in this candid and engaging memoir laced with intimate insights and wry humor. For fans of: Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton. |
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| The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation by Raquel WillisJournalist and trans activist Raquel Willis chronicles her journey toward self-empowerment in this affecting and life-affirming memoir. For fans of: Redefining Realness by Janet Mock; I Have Always Been Me by Precious Brady-Davis. |
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| Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry WinklerBeloved Emmy Award-winning Happy Days and Barry actor Henry Winkler dishes on his rocky path to stardom in his heartwarming and self-deprecating memoir. Try this next: My Days: Happy and Otherwise by Marion Ross. |
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Owner of a Lonely Heart
by Bich Minh Nguyen
In this memoir about parenthood, absence and the condition of being a refugee, the author, who fled Saigon for America at the end of the Vietnam War, while her mother stayed behind, tells a coming-of-age story spanning her Midwestern childhood, her first meeting with her mother and becoming a parent herself.
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| Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Et Cetera by Jena FriedmanComedian and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Jena Friedman (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) dishes on her rise in the comedy scene and explores topics including cancel culture, workplace sexism, and celebrity worship in this irreverent essay collection that is "insightful and humorous in equal measure" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West. |
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| An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America by Edwin Raymond with Jon SternfeldFormer New York Police Department (NYPD) lieutenant and first generation Haitian American Edwin Raymond shares how he became a police reform activist and whistleblower in this thought-provoking memoir exploring how American policing reinforces systemic racism and dehumanization. Further reading: Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence by Keith Ellison; Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City by Rosa Brooks. |
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Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
by Liz Cheney
The House Republican leader who dared to take a stand against the January 6th insurrection, which she witnessed first-hand, and then helped lead the ensuing investigation, tells the story of this perilous moment in our history, the betrayal of the American people and the Constitution and the risks we still face.
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| Warrior: My Path to Being Brave by Lisa GuerreroInside Edition investigative journalist and former sportscaster Lisa Guerrero reflects on pivotal moments in her life and career in her incisive memoir. For fans of: Uphill by Jemele Hill. |
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