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Biography and Memoir April 2025 |
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Mainline mama : a memoir
by Keeonna Harris
Is a devastating, triumphant memoir about creating self-love and community—crucial acts of radical resistance against a prison industrial complex that is designed to dehumanize and to separate and shut away incarcerated individuals and their loved ones from the world.
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Care and feeding : a memoir
by Laurie Woolever
This witty and candid memoir of the food writer chronicles her chaotic journey through the food world, navigating toxic dynamics, bold mentors and personal struggles, while seeking purpose and balance between career ambition and motherhood. 75,000 first printing.
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| Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson... by Mallory O'MearaMallory O'Meara's (The Lady from the Black Lagoon) engaging latest chronicles the life and career of Helen Gibson, Hollywood's first professional stunt woman, whose start in silent films included appearances in the long-running adventure serial The Hazards of Helen, from which she took her stage name. Further reading: Nobody's Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood by J.E. Smyth. |
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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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| Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose by Nikki GiovanniRenowned poet Nikki Giovanni's final published collection before her 2024 death poignantly explores aging, grief, injustice, and resilience. Booklist calls it "timeless and profoundly resonant for both poetry aficionados and casual readers." Further reading: This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets edited by Kwame Alexander. |
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I'll love you forever : notes from a K-pop fan
by Giaae Kwon
This essay collection explores how a Korean-American author's love for K-pop shaped her identity, blending personal reflections on K-pop idols with insightful cultural critiques of South Korea, touching on topics like plastic surgery and female sexuality. 40,000 first printing.
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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. |
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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. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Mary Riley Styles Public Library
120 N. Virginia Ave, Falls Church, Virginia 22046 703-248-5030 (TTY 711) www.mrspl.org
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