| The Harder I Fight the More I Love You by Neko CaseThe 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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| In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some by Josh GadThe 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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| I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free by Lee HawkinsPulitzer 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 LanierTamara 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 CalvinPolish 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 ZusakBestselling 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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