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Biography and Memoir May 2020
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| Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney BoylanWhat it is: a funny and moving ode to the dogs that have helped author Jennifer Finney Boylan navigate pivotal moments in her life, including the death of her father and her gender transition.
Want a taste? "Everything I know about love I learned from dogs."
Is it for you? Readers unfamiliar with Boylan's life and work may want to start with her bestselling memoir She's Not There, which chronicles her transition in greater depth. |
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| I Want You to Know We're Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir by Esther Safran FoerWhat it's about: As the child of Holocaust survivors reticent to discuss their experiences, Esther Safran Foer grew up with lingering questions about her family history. After learning that her father's first family (including Esther's half-sister) had been killed by Nazis, Esther traveled to Ukraine in search of answers -- and catharsis.
Read it if: you liked Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer, a fictionalization of his mother's heartwrenching journey to Ukraine. |
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| Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert KolkerWhat it is: a haunting and compassionate family biography that explores the relationship between biology and mental illness.
Starring: the Galvins, a Colorado family with 12 children, six of whom were diagnosed with schizophrenia in the 1970s.
Book buzz: This "exceptional, unforgettable, and significant work" (Booklist) was recently named an Oprah's Book Club Pick. |
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| Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person by Anna Mehler PapernyWhat it is: journalist Anna Mehler Paperny's candid memoir about her experiences with depression.
What's inside: a well-researched investigation that explores stigma, treatment, and mental health care biases.
Who it's for: This informative guide will resonate with readers who have grappled with depression, though discussions of the author's suicide attempts may be triggering. |
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| Always Home: A Daughter's Recipes & Stories by Fanny SingerWhat it's about: author Fanny Singer's coming of age as the daughter of famed Chez Panisse restaurateur and food activist Alice Waters.
Read it for: Singer's lush writing and heartwarming relationship with her mother.
Recipes include: egg fettuccine; garlicky noodle soup; persimmon pudding; quince meringue ice cream. |
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Motherland : a memoir of love, loathing, and longing
by Elissa Altman
A gay, taciturn writer and her narcissistic Manhattan singer mother are forced to navigate their codependent relationship when an accident places the latter in the former’s care. The James Beard Award-winning blogger and author of Poor Man’s Feast.
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Untamed
by Glennon Doyle
An activist, speaker and philanthropist offers a memoir wrapped in a wake-up call that reveals how women can reclaim their true, untamed selves by breaking free of the restrictive expectations and cultural conditioning that leaves them feeling dissatisfied and lost.
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Dorothy Day : dissenting voice of the American century
by John Loughery
An authoritative portrait of the radical pacifist and activist includes coverage of her early suffrage demonstrations, conversion to orthodox Catholicism, imprisonment for her Vietnam War protests and recognition by Pope Francis I.
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I'll show you
by Derrick Rose
I’ll Show You is an honest, intimate conversation with one of the world’s most popular athletes, a star whose on-court brilliance is matched only by his aversion to the spotlight. Written with New York Times bestselling author Sam Smith, Rose opens himself up to fans in a way they’ve never seen before, creating a document that is as unflinching—and at times as uncomfortable—as a personal diary.
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And many more! Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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