| Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of... by Leslie BrodyWhat it is: an engrossing and well-researched biography of Harriet the Spy author Louise Fitzhugh (1928-1974).
Read it for: a compelling portrait of a woman who rejected mid-century social and gender norms -- Fitzhugh lived openly as a lesbian among the Greenwich Village set and created a queer-coded heroine who has resonated with LGBTQIA readers for more than 50 years.
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| All the Young Men: A Memoir of Love, AIDS, and Chosen Family in the American South by Ruth Coker Burks with Kevin Carr O'LearyWhat it's about: In 1980s Hot Springs, Arkansas, young single mom Ruth Coker Burks became an outcast in her conservative community when she began caring for dying AIDS patients.
Why you should read it: Coker Burks' candid account of her life in activism offers a bittersweet front-line perspective on the AIDS crisis.
Don't miss: The author burying men in her family's cemetery after their own families wouldn't claim them, eventually earning the moniker "Cemetery Angel" for her efforts. |
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Knockout
by Mia Kang
This memoir of the Hong Kong-born model and host of Bravo’s “Spy Games” discusses how she overcame her struggles with bullying, addiction, depression and weight to become an advocate for body positivity. Illustrations.
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Just Ignore Him
by Alan Davies
"This hugely affecting book is brave, insightful and at times funny about things it is hard to be funny about" -- Jo Brand
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| Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son by Homeira Qaderi; translated by Zaman S. StanizaiAn Afghan women's rights activist Homeira Qaderi's heartwrenching life story, dictated to the young son she was forced to leave behind after her divorce. Also available in eBook and eAudio.
Topics include: growing up in Soviet-occupied Herat in the 1980s; secretly homeschooling children in defiance of Taliban law; a happy marriage marred by her husband's desire to take a second wife.
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The sediments of time : my lifelong search for the past
by Meave G. Leakey
Encapsulates Maeve Leakey's distinguished life and career on the front lines of the hunt for our human origins, a quest made all the more notable by her stature as a woman in a highly competitive, male-dominated field. Illustrations. Map.
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The last days of John Lennon
by James Patterson
Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Lennon’s assassination and based on insider interviews, a chronicle of the iconic music artist’s final days includes coverage of his last album and the life of Mark David Chapman. Also available in Large Print.
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I want to be where the normal people are
by Rachel Bloom
A laugh-out-loud anthology by the star of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend collects essays, poems and other personal creations to explore such subjects as her perceptions of “normal,” struggles with depression and life-shaping female friendships. Also available in eAudio.
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Focus on: Black History Month
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| I Don't Want to Die Poor: Essays by Michael ArceneauxWhat it is: the sardonic latest essay collection from New York Times bestselling author Michael Arceneaux (I Can't Date Jesus) that chronicles the author's post-college financial woes. Only available in ebook and eAudio.
Reviewers say: "unflinchingly smart and wickedly funny" (Booklist). |
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| Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and... by Emily BernardWhat it is: a lyrical memoir in essays that examines author Emily Bernard's relationship to her Blackness and her Southern heritage. Also available in Large Print.
Topics include: Bernard's interracial marriage and her adoption of twin girls from Ethiopia; her grandmother's Jim Crow-era Mississippi childhood.
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