Biography and Memoir
August 2025
New to our collection
Nothing more of this land : community, power, and the search for Indigenous identity
by Joseph Lee

"From award-winning journalist Joseph Lee, a sweeping, personal exploration of Indigenous identity and the challenges facing Indigenous people around the world"-- Provided by publisher
The feather detective : mystery, mayhem, and the magnificent life of Roxie Laybourne
by Chris Sweeney

"The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world's first forensic ornithologist- Roxie Laybourne, who broke down barriers for women, solved murders, and investigated deadly airplane crashes with nothing more than a microscope and a few fragments of feathers"-- Provided by publisher
This happened to me : a reckoning
by Kate Price

"Price describes how she broke free of that which had defined her childhood and went on to create a purpose-driven life and family, on her own terms. Eventually returning to the same Appalachian community to use her education and advocacy to help ensure children are given the attention, protection, and services that she never received"
The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made...
by Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Journalist and documentary filmmaker Laurie Gwen Shapiro's well-researched and illuminating dual biography of aviator Amelia Earhart and her husband, publisher George Putnam, draws on archival records, diaries, and interviews to reveal how the lesser-known Putnam shaped Earhart's public image and career. For fans of: Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O'Brien.
JFK: Public, Private, Secret
by J. Randy Taraborrelli

Kennedy family biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli follows up his bestselling Jackie: Public, Private, Secret with a nuanced and well-researched portrait of America's 35th president, drawing upon interviews and previously unpublished materials to focus on his personal relationships. For more on John F. Kennedy's political life, check out the works of Robert Dallek.
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