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Biography and Memoir February 2025 |
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| The Harder I Fight the More I Love You
by Neko Case
The New Pornographers vocalist Neko Case's candid and compelling debut shares how she survived a childhood marked by poverty, abuse, and neglect to become a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter. For fans of: Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams. |
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| I Will Scream to the World: My Story. My Fight. My Hope for Girls Everywhere.
by Jaha Marie Dukureh; foreword by Ashley Judd
In her inspiring and unflinching debut, Atlanta-based Gambian activist Jaha Dukureh, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), chronicles her experiences founding Safe Hands for Girls, an advocacy organization that helped end FGM in her home country. For fans of: Those We Throw Away Are Diamonds: A Refugee's Search for Home by Mondiant Dogon with Jenna Krajeski. |
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| In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some
by Josh Gad
The Book of Mormon and Frozen star Josh Gad dishes on his life and career in his funny and thoughtful debut memoir-in-essays featuring never-before-seen photos. Try this next: Uncle of the Year: & Other Debatable Triumphs by Andrew Rannells, Gad's The Book of Mormon costar. |
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| The Woman Who Knew Everyone: The Power of Perle Mesta, Washington's Most Famous...
by Meryl Gordon
This well-researched and richly detailed latest from journalist Meryl Gordon (Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend) surveys the life and legacy of Washington, D.C. socialite and hostess Perle Mesta, whose penchant for networking and fundraising helped shape mid-20th century American politics. Try this next: Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison, Socialite Spy by Janet Wallach. |
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| I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free
by Lee Hawkins
Pulitzer Prize finalist and What Happened in Alabama? podcast host Lee Hawkins' intimate and thought-provoking family history utilizes genealogical research and interviews to examine the ongoing impacts of generational trauma stemming from enslavement and Jim Crow. Further reading: Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing by Dionne Ford. |
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| From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy
by Tamara Lanier
Tamara Lanier's thought-provoking and inspiring debut chronicles the author's legal battles with Harvard University to reclaim daguerreotypes of her enslaved ancestors, which were used to further the cause of white supremacy. For fans of: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. |
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| The Survivor: How I Made it Through Six Concentration Camps
by Josef Lewkowicz with Michael Calvin
Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor Josef Lewkowicz details how he survived his internment in six concentration camps, which included a terrifying encounter with notorious SS commandant Amon Goeth, whom he later captured during his time as a Nazi hunter. This "sobering, unforgettable reading" (Publishers Weekly) offers a visceral account of survival and resilience. For fans of: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl. |
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| Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth)
by Markus Zusak
Bestselling novelist Markus Zusak (The Book Thief) turns to memoir in this funny and moving account of his family's adoption of three rowdy rescue dogs, poignantly sharing the lessons each pup taught them. For fans of: Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney Boylan. |
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