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Biography and Memoir March 2022 |
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| Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become... by Wajahat AliWhat it's about: Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area by Pakistani Muslim parents, journalist and playwright Wajahat Ali spent his life dodging racist and xenophobic comments, becoming an "accidental activist" in the wake of 9/11.
What's inside: A witty and self-deprecating "guide" on how to be an American, featuring insights on Ali and his family's immigrant experience; tongue-in-cheek chapter titles including "Be Moderate So America Will (Maybe) Love You (Conditionally) One Day (Inshallah)." |
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| Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor's Fight for Fairness by Laura CoatesWhat it's about: How CNN senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Laura Coates' time in the courtroom and her lived experience as a Black woman have informed her perspective on America's flawed criminal justice system.
Read it for: "A personal, heartfelt, eloquent, and sobering examination of the nexus of justice and humanity" (Booklist Reviews). |
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| Putting the Rabbit in the Hat by Brian CoxWhat it is: A candid memoir from renowned actor Brian Cox, currently garnering praise for his role in TV's Succession.
Topics include: Cox's working-class upbringing in Dundee, Scotland; his career beginnings in theater; the toll his professional life has taken on his personal one.
Don't miss: Cox's gossipy, headline-making reflections on the projects he's worked on and his relationships with co-stars and industry peers. |
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| Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage by Heather HavrileskyWhat it is: A laugh-out-loud memoir exploring the joys and pressures of modern married life, "the world's most impossible endurance challenge."
About the author: "Ask Polly" advice columnist Heather Havrilesky is the author of How To Be A Person in the World.
Who it's for: Perceptive and insightful, Harvilesky's sardonic ode to (and critique of) the institution of marriage will appeal to partnered readers and singletons alike. |
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| Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun by Charles J. ShieldsWhat it is: A well-researched biography chronicling the life and career of playwright and social activist Lorraine Hansberry.
Featuring: Correspondence and diary entries written by Hansberry; interviews with her loved ones and colleagues. |
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| Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals by Laurie ZaleskiWhat it's about: Laurie Zaleski's mother, domestic violence survivor Annie, always dreamed of running an animal rescue. After Annie's death in 2000, Laurie decided to make that dream a reality, opening the Funny Farm Rescue & Sanctuary in Mays Landing, New Jersey.
Featuring: Dogs, cats, ducks, geese, skunks, alpacas, pigs, goats, horses, and more.
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