Biography/Memoir

Discover the stories of writers, artists, musicians, politicians, taste-makers, and others whose lives invite reflection on our concepts and experiences of culture; what (and who) it includes and how it changes.

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I heard her call my name : a memoir of transition
Sante, Lucy
Ebook
FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Slate "Reading this book is a joy . . . much to say about the trans journey and will undoubtedly become a standard for those in need of...
Raising hare : a memoir
Dalton, Chloe
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * FINALIST FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE * A fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman's unlikely friendship with a wild hare.
I'm that girl : living the power of my dreams
Chiles, Jordan
Ebook
One day, everyone will have always been against this
El Akkad, Omar
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values. "[A] bracing memoir and manifesto." --The New York...
Memorial days
Brooks, Geraldine
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 · A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2025 · A Time Best Memoir of 2025 · Named a Best Book of 2025 by NPR,...
Saving five : a memoir of hope
Nguyen, Amanda
Ebook
The harder I fight, the more I love you : a memoir
Case, Neko
Ebook
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN APPLE BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH Singer-songwriter Neko Case paints a vivid portrait of an extraordinary life--one forged through a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desire, bursts of comedy, and indispensable friendships-...
The house of my mother : a daughter's quest for freedom
Franke, Shari
Audiobook
Careless people : a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism
Wynn-Williams, Sarah
Audiobook
Paper girl : a memoir of home and family in a fractured America
Macy, Beth
Ebook
An Instant National Bestseller * Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award * One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Vanity Fair "There couldn't be a timelier book . . . searingly poignant, essential ....
Wild thing : a life of Paul Gauguin
Prideaux, Sue
Audiobook
Mother Mary comes to me
Roy, Arundhati
Ebook

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