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Biography and Memoir May 2025 |
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| When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of... by Graydon CarterJournalist and former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter dishes on his 25 years working for the iconic periodical in this gossipy and self-deprecating "paean to the big, glossy, influential magazines of yore" (Booklist). For fans of: Dilettante: True Tales of Excess, Triumph, and Disaster by former Vanity Fair deputy editor Dana Brown. |
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| The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward by Melinda French GatesIn her bestselling blend of memoir and self-help, Melinda French Gates candidly reflects on some of the major transitions in her life (including becoming a parent and leaving the Gates Foundation) and offers guidance on how readers can navigate change and thrive. For fans of: What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey. |
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| Matriarch by Tina KnowlesIn her intimate and empowering debut, Tina Knowles, the mother of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles, recounts her coming of age in 1950s and '60s Texas, raising and influencing two Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriters, navigating love and heartbreak, and more. Try this next: Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou. |
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| Yoko by David SheffDavid Sheff (Beautiful Boy) draws on decades' worth of his interviews with Yoko Ono, including a 1980 interview for Playboy conducted shortly before John Lennon's murder, to deliver a nuanced portrait of the often misunderstood artist and activist. Further reading: We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me by Elliot Mintz. |
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Focus on: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
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| Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew AfualoIn her debut memoir/manifesto, influencer and podcaster Drew Afualo offers an impassioned and inspiring takedown of the patriarchy that's an "unapologetically energizing reading experience" (Kirkus Reviews). Try this next: Foolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and Humiliation by Sarah Cooper. |
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***Acceptance
by Emi Nietfeld
What it is: a page-turning coming-of-age memoir from Harvard-educated software engineer Emi Nietfeld, who fought many hard-won battles on her unlikely path to success.
Is it for you? Nietfeld's unflinching debut tackles difficult topics, including her parents' abuse and her placement in foster care, periods of homelessness, and suicide attempts.
Reviewers say: "a radical probe into our society's insistence on resiliency through unthinkable struggles" (Booklist).
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