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Didion & Babitz
by Lili Anolik
In her well-researched follow-up to Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A., Vanity Fair contributing editor Lili Anolik explores the fraught, decades-spanning friendship between Babitz and her mentor and fellow author Joan Didion. Try this next: Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal by Yuval Taylor.
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Fi : a memoir
by Alexandra Fuller
The award-winning New York Times best-selling author of Don't Let's Go to The Dogs Tonight discusses how she faced the sudden and unexpected death of her 21-year-old son and her struggles to not abandon her two surviving daughters.
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Jennie's boy : a misfit childhood on an island of eccentrics
by Wayne Johnston
Recalling a boyhood full of pain, laughter, tenderness and humor, the beloved bestselling novelist shares his experiences during a time when he was known as“Jennie's Boy,” the sickly son of a tiny, ferocious woman and the grandson of a witty, eccentric grandmother.
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The house of my mother : a daughter's quest for freedom
by Shari Franke
Exposes the hidden abuse the author endured from her mother, Ruby Franke, behind the scenes of the popular 8 Passengers YouTube channel, detailing Ruby's strict control, influence from relationship coach Jodi Hildebrandt, and Shari's path to healing after her mother's 2023 arrest for child abuse.
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We will be jaguars : a memoir of my people
by Nemonte Nenquimo
From an internationally acclaimed activist comes an impassioned memoir about an indigenous childhood, a clash of cultures and the fight to save the Amazon rainforest.
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Following Shimun
by Laure Morali
Following Shimun paints a stirring picture of the Innu people, for whom the call of the land exerts a magnetic pull and the spirit of hospitality still dictates how they treat unexpected guests.
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