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Biography and Memoir July 2024
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| Rise of a Killah by Ghostface KillahA founding member of iconic hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah charts his fraught path to stardom in this free-flowing memoir surveying his life through 15 of his songs. For fans of: Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang by Lamont "U-God" Hawkins. |
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| I've Tried Being Nice: Essays by Ann LearyBestselling novelist Ann Leary's (The Foundling) debut essay collection offers a witty and self-deprecating account of the author's attempts to stop being a self-proclaimed "people pleaser," with varying (and relatable) degrees of success. For fans of: Well, This Is Exhausting: Essays by Sophia Benoit. |
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| Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann PowersNPR music critic Ann Powers plumbs the life and career of legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in this thoughtful and lyrical portrait named one of Observer's Best New Biographies of 2024. Further reading: Joni: The Anthology edited by Barney Hoskyns. |
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Books You Might Have Missed
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| Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring by Brad GoochBrad Gooch's engaging biography of pop art pioneer and activist Keith Haring (1958-1990) draws upon hundreds of interviews with Haring's loved ones and colleagues to present a "thorough, intricately detailed, and enthralling portrait of a singular artist" (Booklist Reviews). Try this next: I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going: The Art Scene and Downtown New York in the 1980s by Peter McGough. |
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| How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir by Shayla LawsonPoet and journalist Shayla Lawson follows up their National Book Critics Circle finalist This Is Major with a lyrical memoir-in-essays exploring how travel shaped their worldview and quest for liberation. For fans of: The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation by Raquel Willis. |
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