Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) Neige Sinno’s Triste Tigre is not a book one simply reads; it is a book one survives. Written with a rare blend of lucidity and anguish, this hybrid of memoir and essay examines the lifelong impact of sexual abuse […]
Amy Griffin’s The Tell: A Memoir is a haunting and heartfelt exploration of trauma, memory, and self-discovery. It begins with a simple observation from her daughter: “You’re here, but you’re not here.” That single moment sparks Griffin’s journey into the deepest corners […]
In Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, Kathleen Hanna, the iconic frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, finally tells her story with the same ferocity, wit, and vulnerability that made her music a rallying cry for generations of women. […]
In Boat Baby, NBC News anchor and correspondent Vicky Nguyen shares an unforgettable memoir that blends courage, humor, and heartfelt reflection. Through vivid storytelling, Nguyen traces her family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam to a new life in America, exploring the meaning of […]
Zoe Thorogood’s graphic memoir is part diary, part performance, and part mirror that refuses to soften what it reflects. Framed as six months in which the artist writes a book about writing the book, it spirals through depression, anxiety, impostor syndrome, and […]
Book Review: The Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour – A Brave Woman’s Untold Story Behind Enemy Lines
History has a way of hiding its most extraordinary heroes, and Pippa Latour was one of them. The Last Secret Agent: My Life as a Spy Behind Nazi Lines, co-written with journalist Jude Dobson, finally brings to light the incredible true story […]
Ashley C. Ford’s Somebody’s Daughter is one of those rare memoirs that feel both intensely personal and universally resonant. With lyrical honesty and emotional precision, Ford tells the story of her coming-of-age as a poor Black girl in Indiana, growing up under […]
RuPaul has long been an icon of transformation. From his early days in underground drag clubs to becoming an international superstar, producer, and cultural trailblazer, his name is synonymous with reinvention. In The House of Hidden Meanings, RuPaul turns his lens inward, […]
Isabel Allende has long been celebrated as one of the world’s most passionate and lyrical voices in literature, but The Soul of a Woman feels especially intimate. It is not merely a memoir it is a living testament to womanhood, resilience, and […]
Some books are more than memoirs; they are historical testaments. Patriot: A Memoir by Alexei Navalny, completed before his death in a Siberian prison, stands as both a final letter to the world and an intimate self-portrait of a man who refused […]