Yiyun Li’s newest memoir opens with a sentence no one wants to hear: there is no good way to say this. From that bare fact, she builds a book that looks directly at the unimaginable. After losing her sons Vincent in 2017 […]
Rating: ★★★★★ (4.5/5) Stephanie Foo’s What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma is one of those rare memoirs that both shatter and rebuild you at the same time. Honest, meticulously researched, and achingly human, this book stands as […]
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 We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People, Nemonte Nenquimo, the fearless Indigenous leader and environmental activist from Ecuador’s Amazon, delivers a memoir as lush, fierce, and essential as the rainforest itself. Co-written with Mitch Anderson, the book captures both […]
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 […]
Amy Bloom’s In Love is a slim, startlingly clear memoir about a marriage tested by early onset Alzheimer’s and the ethical, legal, and deeply personal choices that follow. It is both a love story and a document of witness, written with Bloom’s […]
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 […]
Few writers possess the lyrical precision and emotional depth of Hannah Kent, and in Always Home, Always Homesick, she turns her gaze inward to explore the places and stories that made her who she is. Known for her bestselling debut Burial Rites, […]
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, […]