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Biography and Memoir July 2025 |
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The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career
by L. M. Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery, the creator of Anne of Green Gables and many other popular children's stories penned this memoir during World War I and it is often considered the best account of her childhood on Prince Edward Island and her first years as a writer. The Alpine Path references her long and difficult journey to become a full-fledged writer and describes, in charming detail, her childhood in rural Prince Edward Island during the closing years of the 1800s.
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| How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir by Molly Jong-FastMolly Jong-Fast, the daughter of Fear of Flying author Erica Jong, chronicles her "wildly conflicted" relationship with her mother, whose neglect spurred Jong-Fast's battles with addiction and whose dementia diagnosis in 2023 helped the two reconnect. For fans of: Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden. |
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Clint: the Man and the Movies
by Shawn Levy
From the acclaimed film critic and New York Times bestselling biographer of Paul Newman, the definitive biography of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, the most prolific and versatile actor-director in the history of the medium, and an indelible fixture of American culture.
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The Story of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover
by Jan Gradvall
Through exclusive interviews and over a decade of deep research, a renowned music journalist explores the secrets to ABBA's success.
With remarkable intimacy, Gradvall's sensational book brings readers closer than ever to one of the world's most notoriously private groups
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Books You Might Have Missed
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| Bibliophobia by Sarah ChihayaBook critic and essayist Sarah Chihaya plumbs her bookish obsessions in this thought-provoking memoir exploring how literature shaped her identity as a Japanese American in a predominantly white Ohio suburb, helped her navigate mental health woes and destructive relationships, and bolstered her career as an academic. Thy these next: Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me by Glory Edim; Asian/Other: Life, Poems, and the Problem of Memoir by Vidyan Ravinthiran. |
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You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
by Sherman Alexie
The National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian presents a literary memoir of poems, essays and intimate family photos that reflect his complicated feelings about his disadvantaged childhood on a Native American reservation with his siblings and alcoholic parents.
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Naomi's Houses
by Rosalie I. Tennison
Sad, funny, heartbreaking, and life-affirming, Naomi’s Houses is a fascinating portrait of Prairie life, family turmoil, societal shifts, and the enticing pull of a bigger, faster-paced world. Reflecting on her life from the comfort of a home Naomi could scarcely have imagined, Rosalie leaves readers with an unforgettable story of familial love and perseverance.
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Cooler Than Cool: the Life and Work of Elmore Leonard
by C. M. Kushins
Over the course of his sixty-year career, Elmore Leonard, "the Dickens of Detroit," published forty-five novels that have had enduring appeal to readers around the world. Revered by Martin Amis, Margaret Atwood, Raymond Carver, and Stephen King, his books were innovative in their blending of a Hemingway--inspired noir-ish minimalism and a masterful use of realistic dialogue over exposition--a direct evolution spurred by his years as a screenwriter.
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