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Biography and Memoir June 2025 |
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| Mark Twain by Ron ChernowIn his well-researched latest, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow (Alexander Hamilton) offers a nuanced and richly detailed portrait of writer Mark Twain that's been deemed a "monumental achievement" (Booklist) and "essential reading" (Kirkus Reviews). For fans of: Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin. Also available on Libby |
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Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth)
by Markus Zusak
Bestselling novelist Markus Zusak (The Book Thief) turns to memoir in this funny and moving account of his family's adoption of three rowdy rescue dogs, poignantly sharing the lessons each pup taught them. For fans of: Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney Boylan.
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Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live
by Susan Morrison
New Yorker editor Susan Morrison's richly detailed biography of Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels was published to coincide with the series' 50th anniversary and offers insights the author gleaned from shadowing Michaels during production of a 2018 episode. Try this next: From Saturday Night to Sunday Night: My Forty Years of Laughter, Tears, and Touchdowns in TV by Dick Ebersol.
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| A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining by Rachel E. CargleBlack queer activist Rachel E. Cargle's empowering blend of self-help and memoir reveals how she created her knowledge, empathy, and action (KEA) framework to dismantle oppressive systems and create healing ones in their place. Further reading: How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir by Shayla Lawson. |
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| I Was Better Last Night by Harvey FiersteinThis witty memoir from four-time Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein explores the author's coming out and commitment to gay rights activism, his creative process and artistic coming of age, and working on Broadway hits including Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage aux Folles, and Kinky Boots. Try this next: Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming. Also available on Libby |
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| Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah GadsbyAward-winning comedian Hannah Gadsby's bestselling "can't-miss" (Library Journal) memoir-in-essays chronicles their fraught coming-of-age in 1980s Tasmania, surviving sexual abuse, the evolution of their stand-up comedy, and more. Try this next: Save Yourself by Cameron Esposito. Also available on Libby |
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| The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari ShapiroThis debut memoir-in-essays from NPR's All Things Considered co-host and former White House correspondent Ari Shapiro offers an incisive behind-the-scenes look at the stories behind Shapiro's reportage and is equal parts amusing and affecting. For fans of: All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists by Terry Gross. Also available on Libby and cloudLibrary |
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