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.

Updated June 6, 2024
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What have we here : portraits of a life
Williams, Billy Dee
Paper Book
WHAT HAVE WE HERE? follows Billy Dee Williams from his childhood growing up in Harlem to his days on Broadway and in Hollywood before landing the role in George Lucas' space opera that would win him everlasting fame. Over a 60-year career spanning Broadway, music, movies, and...
How to be old : lessons in living boldly from the accidental icon
Slater, Lyn
Paper Book
Who says being old isn't fun? With her characteristic optimism and forward-thinking, 'rules are meant to be broken' philosophy, Lyn Slater teaches us How to Be Old in a youth-obsessed world. Slater offers the possibility that - even with all its...
Raising hare : a memoir
Dalton, Chloe
Paper Book
The magical true story of a woman and an injured hare who taught her how to live again - the perfect Christmas gift for 2024
The house of hidden meanings : a memoir
RuPaul
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing to date--a brutally honest and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance and self-acceptance. ...

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