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Biography and Memoir May 2025 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Focus on: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
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| My Life: Growing Up Asian in America by CAPE with an introduction by SuChin PakFeaturing poetry, comics, essays, monologues, and more, this thought-provoking and intimate anthology compiled by the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) offers 30 diverse firsthand accounts of the Asian American experience. |
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| Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park HongWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, Korean American poet Cathy Park Hong's candid and thought-provoking essay collection blends memoir with cultural criticism and explores her complicated relationship with her identity. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Comsewogue Public Library
170 Terryville Road
Port Jefferson Station, New York 11776
(631) 928-1212www.cplib.org |
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