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Biography and Memoir December 2024 |
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| From Under the Truck by Josh Brolin Academy Award-nominated actor Josh Brolin dishes on his unconventional life and career in his candid and compelling first memoir. For fans of: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey.
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| Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me by Glory EdimIn her heartfelt and affirming latest that includes a reading list, Well-Read Black Girl book club founder Glory Edim shares how favorite books of her youth helped her through a fraught childhood marked by the dissolution of her Nigerian immigrant parents' marriage, an unstable home life, and her mother's depression. Try this next: Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature by Farah Jasmine Griffin. |
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| Master of Me by Keke PalmerMulti-hyphenate entertainer Keke Palmer's intimate and reflective blend of memoir and self-help includes the author's musings and advice on topics like forgiveness, vulnerability, and self-empowerment. Try this next: Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You by A'ja Wilson.
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| Carson the Magnificent by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas After securing a rare interview with Johnny Carson in 2002 (the first since the iconic late night talk show host's retirement in 1992), celebrity biographer Bill Zehme began writing this nuanced and well-researched biography of Carson; after Zehme's death in 2023, it was completed by his longtime research assistant, arts reporter Mike Thomas. For fans of: Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night by Jason Zinoman. |
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| Cactus Country by Zoë BossiereIn this moving and lyrical debut, author Zoë Bossiere chronicles their fraught coming-of-age in a Sonoran Desert trailer park, where they wrestled with gender identity, poverty, and a longing to escape. For fans of: Pageboy by Elliot Page. |
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| Kissing Girls on Shabbat by Sara GlassRaised in a strict Hasidic Jewish community, psychotherapist Sara Glass found her faith and relationships tested when she came out as a lesbian while married to a man. This "courageously candid memoir" (Kirkus Reviews) will appeal to fans of Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya M and Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman by Abby Stein. |
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| The Wives by Simone GorrindoSimone Gorrindo chronicles the ups and downs of her military marriage in her frank and lyrical memoir, detailing how she found solace in friendship with other military wives. Further reading: Plenty of Time When We Get Home: Love and Recovery in the Aftermath of War by Kayla Williams. |
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| Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto; translated by Don KnottingAfter leaving his unfulfilling corporate job in 2018 Japan, Shoji Morimoto began working as a "rental person" hired to do mundane tasks such as airport greetings, coffee dates, and hospital visits. His reflective and offbeat international bestseller proves that "people have a value even if they do nothing." For fans of: How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell; I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee. |
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| Joyful Recollections of Trauma by Paul ScheerPaul Scheer's bittersweet yet uplifting memoir-in-essays explores how the actor/comedian overcame an abusive childhood to find a successful career and love with fellow comedian June Diane Raphael, with whom he cohosts the popular How Did This Get Made? podcast. Try this next: The World Deserves My Children by Natasha Leggero. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org
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Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, Maureen Kern, Chairwoman |
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