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Biography and Memoir April 2025 |
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| One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El AkkadIn his frank and thought-provoking blend of history and memoir, award-winning novelist Omar El Akkad (American War) examines the West's apathy and inaction toward Israel's ongoing destruction of Gaza. Try this next: The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Available on Libby |
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| Legends and Soles: The Memoir of an American Original by Sonny Vaccaro with Armen KeteyianIn his candid and heartfelt memoir, retired sports marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro dishes on his successful career, including his role in signing Michael Jordan to a shoe deal with Nike and creating the Air Jordan shoe in 1984. For fans of: the 2023 movie Air, in which Matt Damon portrays Vaccaro. Available on Libby and cloudLibrary |
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The Harder I Fight the More I Love You
by Neko Case
The New Pornographers vocalist Neko Case's candid and compelling debut shares how she survived a childhood marked by poverty, abuse, and neglect to become a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter. For fans of: Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams.
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In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some
by Josh Gad
The Book of Mormon and Frozen star Josh Gad dishes on his life and career in his funny and thoughtful debut memoir-in-essays featuring never-before-seen photos. Try this next: Uncle of the Year: & Other Debatable Triumphs by Andrew Rannells, Gad's The Book of Mormon costar.
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Fearless and Free
by Josephine Baker; foreword by Ijeoma Oluo
Originally published in France in 1949, entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker's reflective memoir chronicles her early life, rise to fame, and World War II exploits as a member of the French Resistance. Further reading: Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy by Damien Lewis.
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Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations
by Alton Brown
In his witty memoir-in-essays, James Beard Award-winning Food Network host and food scientist Alton Brown chronicles the ups and downs of his eclectic culinary career. For fans of: Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten.
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Focus on: National Poetry Month
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| Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian BroomeIn his Kirkus Prize-winning debut, poet and screenwriter Brian Broome recounts coming of age Black and gay in 1980s Ohio, detailing his struggles with identity, addiction, and generational trauma. Try this next: No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black & Free in America by Darnell L. Moore. |
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| Poet Warrior by Joy HarjoFormer United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's engaging follow-up to her 2012 memoir Crazy Brave explores her Muscogee upbringing with a poetry-loving mother, who encouraged the author's interest in words, and how she survived abuse from her father and stepfather to find communion with fellow Indigenous writers as a University of New Mexico student in the 1970s. Further reading: When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: An Anthology of Native Nations Poetry edited by Harjo. |
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| Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha TretheweyYears after her mother's murder, Pulitzer Prize winner and former United States Poet Laureate Natasha Tretheway returned to the scene of the crime, where she found long-buried answers to questions lingering from childhood. Readers stirred by this lyrical and unflinching portrait of family violence will want to check out Blood by Allison Moorer. Also available on Libby |
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| The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys Through American Slavery and... by David WaldstreicherNamed a New York Times Notable Book of 2023, historian David Waldstreicher's thought-provoking and richly detailed biography chronicles the trailblazing life and work of Phillis Wheatley, the first known enslaved poet. Further reading: African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song edited by Kevin Young. Also available on cloudLibrary |
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