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Biography and Memoir June 2025 |
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Fi : a memoir
by Alexandra Fuller
The award-winning New York Times best-selling author of Don't Let's Go to The Dogs Tonight discusses how she faced the sudden and unexpected death of her 21-year-old son and her struggles to not abandon her two surviving daughters.
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Didion & Babitz
by Lili Anolik
In her well-researched follow-up to Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A., Vanity Fair contributing editor Lili Anolik explores the fraught, decades-spanning friendship between Babitz and her mentor and fellow author Joan Didion. Try this next: Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal by Yuval Taylor.
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Redress : Art, Activism, and the Power of Presence
by Jaime Black-morsette
In this anthology, Jaime Black-Morsette shares her own intimate stories and memories of the REDress Project along with the voices of Indigenous women, Elders, grassroots community activists, artists, academics, and family members affected by this tragedy. Together they use the power of their collective voice to not only call for justice for MMIWG2S, but honour Indigenous women as keepers and protectors of land, culture, and community across Turtle Island.
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Jennie's boy : a misfit childhood on an island of eccentrics
by Wayne Johnston
Recalling a boyhood full of pain, laughter, tenderness and humor, the beloved bestselling novelist shares his experiences during a time when he was known as“Jennie's Boy,” the sickly son of a tiny, ferocious woman and the grandson of a witty, eccentric grandmother. Original.
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Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones
by Dolly Parton with Holly George-Warren; curated by Rebecca Seaver
Beloved country superstar Dolly Parton shares the stories behind her favorite fashion moments in this charming full-color memoir featuring 450 photographs, never-before-seen images from her personal archives, and insights from her designers and stylists. Read-alike: Supreme Glamour by Mary Wilson.
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A place for us : a memoir
by Brandon J. Wolf
A survivor of the 2016 terror attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando presents a coming-of-age memoir about his childhood in a racist and homophobic rural Oregon community to this emergence as a galvanizing LGBTQ+ activist.
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| I Was Better Last Night by Harvey FiersteinThis witty memoir from four-time Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein explores the author's coming out and commitment to gay rights activism, his creative process and artistic coming of age, and working on Broadway hits including Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage aux Folles, and Kinky Boots. Try this next: Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming. |
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| Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah GadsbyAward-winning comedian Hannah Gadsby's bestselling "can't-miss" (Library Journal) memoir-in-essays chronicles their fraught coming-of-age in 1980s Tasmania, surviving sexual abuse, the evolution of their stand-up comedy, and more. Try this next: Save Yourself by Cameron Esposito. |
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| The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening by Ari ShapiroThis debut memoir-in-essays from NPR's All Things Considered co-host and former White House correspondent Ari Shapiro offers an incisive behind-the-scenes look at the stories behind Shapiro's reportage and is equal parts amusing and affecting. For fans of: All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists by Terry Gross. |
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A Family Outing
by Ruby Remenda Swanson
Ruby Swanson’s life changed when her sixteen-year-old son walked to her office, closed the door, and with his hand still on the doorknob said, “I’m gay.” Despite her initial reaction of shock, fear, and denial, Ruby became a public advocate for equality and acceptance of the LGBT community. A Family Outing is the story of Ruby’s experiences. She addresses the deeply homophobic time in which baby boomers grew up, the emergence of the gay rights movement, and how the AIDS epidemic transformed the LGBT landscape.
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