Book reviews and excerpts from exceptional biographies & memoirs
Biography & Memoir
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Shout
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Hardcover: Mar 2019
Paperback: Mar 2020
A searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson!
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The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After
by Julie Yip-Williams
Hardcover: Feb 2019
Paperback: Mar 2020
As a young mother facing a terminal diagnosis, Julie Yip-Williams began to write her story, a story like no other. What began as the chronicle of an imminent and early death became something much more - a powerful exhortation to the living.
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Savage Feast: Three Generations, Two Continents, and a Dinner Table (a Memoir with Recipes)
by Boris Fishman
Hardcover: Feb 2019
Paperback: Feb 2020
The acclaimed author of A Replacement Life shifts between heartbreak and humor in this gorgeously told, recipe-filled memoir. A family story, an immigrant story, a love story, and an epic meal, Savage Feast explores the challenges of navigating two ...
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Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir
by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
Hardcover: Feb 2019
Paperback: Feb 2020
A Finalist for the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography
"Deliciously bizarre and utterly American.…[A] Coen brothers movie come to life.…I couldn't put it down." —Caitlin Doughty, best-selling author of Smoke ...
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Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
by Dani Shapiro
Hardcover: Jan 2019
Paperback: Jan 2020
A new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets--a real-time exploration of the staggering discovery Shapiro recently made about her father, and her struggle to piece together the hidden story of her own life.
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The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers
by Bridgett M. Davis
Hardcover: Jan 2019
Paperback: Jan 2020
A singular memoir that tells the story of one unforgettable mother, her devoted daughter, and the life they lead in the Detroit numbers of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Solitary
by Albert Woodfox
Hardcover: Mar 2019
Paperback: Dec 2019
Winner of the 2019 BookBrowse Debut Author Award
A chronicle of rare power and humanity that proves the better spirits of our nature can thrive against any odds.
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Code Name Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
by Larry Loftis
Hardcover: Jan 2019
Paperback: Nov 2019
The extraordinary true story of Odette Sansom, the British spy who operated in occupied France and fell in love with her commanding officer during World War II - perfect for fans of Unbroken, The Nightingale and Code Girls.
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