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New Biographies & MemoirsSeptember 2025 |
Our Librarians have selected some of the newest biographies in the collection. |
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This Dog Will Change Your Life by Elias Weiss FriedmanWeaving together stories of the many dogs Elias has been lucky enough to know, both in his personal life and while doing his Dogist work, he employs a light tone that does not shy away from more serious issues in this exploration of the ways that dogs are not just our family and our friends, but also irreplaceable beings capable of generating boundless love and restoring balance to our lives.
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Not My Type: One Woman Vs. a President by E. Jean CarrollThe journalist and advice columnist who has authored five books, written for Rolling Stone, Outside, Vanity Fair, Esquire, New York and The Atlantic and named one of Time's Most Influential People in the World in 2024 uses quick asides, charming anecdotes, goofball humor and court transcripts to detail her fight against the most powerful man in America, Including transcripts of testimony in the defamation trial against Donald Trump.
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How To Be a Good Girl: A Miscellany by Jamie HoodIn this re-issue of the inventive and hybrid work of self-making, mingling diary entries, poetry, literary criticism and love letters to interrogate the archetype of the "good girl" and the ideas of femininity, passivity, desire and trauma that come with it, Hood journeys from the ice age to our modern-day climate crisis, having devoured texts as expansive as Levinas and Plath to the Ronettes and after-school specials, all the while asking: What pound of flesh must a woman pay to be seen as "good"?
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A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting by Casey JohnstonJohnston traces her journey of calorie restriction and obsessive cardio to finding healing through the practice of lifting weights, questioning how she has treated her body and understanding how the mainstream messaging she received about women's bodies has seeped into almost every other area of her life - in this love letter to the science of female strength.
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The Theory & Practice of Rivers by Jim Harrison Returning to print as a celebratory, stand-alone volume, this poetry collection is both an elegy, inspired by the death of Harrison's teenage niece, and a memoir of thoughts and images, recalling myriad experiences, places and encounters filled with "moving water, the search for consolation and meaning in the sublime rightness of wild landscape" (Outside magazine).
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Vegas: A Memoir of a Dark Season by John Gregory DunnePanicked by his own mortality and despondent over his many failings as a writer and a man, Dunne left his wife and three-year old child for the solitude of a crummy apartment off the Vegas Strip, where he composed a work of fiction which recalls time both real and imagined, capturing a low point in American culture and in one American life with rare vitality, honesty and perception - in this sad, powerful and wildly funny memoir.
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Tart: Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef by Slutty CheffAfter leaving a corporate career to chase her culinary passion, the anonymous author navigates the grueling yet exhilarating world of London fine dining, navigating gender dynamics, long hours and personal awakenings as she seeks fulfillment, connection and purpose in and beyond the kitchen.
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Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free by Elizabeth Evitts DickinsonDickinson showcases the trailblazing designer who revolutionized womenswear by introducing practical and stylish innovations, like ballet flats and mix-and-match separates, demonstrating how she championed women's freedom in both clothing and life and challenged male dominance in the industry and society.
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107 Days by Kamala HarrisFor the first time, and with surprising and revealing insights, Kamala Harris tells the candid story of one of the wildest and most consequential presidential campaigns in American history - from the unique perspective of the first woman in U.S. history to be elected vice president and to then carry on the mantle of Democratic presidential candidate.
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Joyride: A Memoir by Susan OrleanThis vibrant memoir tracing the celebrated writer's creative journey (The Library Book and The Orchid Thief) blends personal stories with reflections on curiosity, discovery and the writing life while offering inspiration and practical insights for anyone pursuing a path shaped by wonder and imagination.
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