04 Aug 2022
6 Biography and Memoir Books to Inspire You
Looking for the newest releases in biographies and memoirs? We’ve got you covered! These books will be sure to inspire, educate, and intrigue readers looking for true stories written by and about people with unique perspectives and experiences. Don’t miss out on these reads!
The Hope In You: Using Hope To Power The Giant Within
by Elvis Ndansi
Release Date: July 26, 2022
Born to a single mother in a remote village in Cameroon, West Africa, Elvis Ndansi defied the odds. The Hope In You chronicles Elvis’s journey of overcoming struggles and challenges to radically change the course of his life.
Knocking Myself Up: A Memoir of My (In)Fertility
by Michelle Tea
Release Date: August 2, 2022
From PEN/America Award winner, 2021 Guggenheim fellow, and beloved literary and tarot icon Michelle Tea, the hilarious, powerfully written, taboo-breaking story of her journey to pregnancy and motherhood as a 40 year-old, queer, uninsured woman.
All the Lies They Did Not Tell: The True Story of Satanic Panic in an Italian Community
by Pablo Trincia
Release Date: August 1, 2022
The accusations. The suspicions. The devastating impact. This is the true story of the Devils of the Bassa Modenese—the most notorious Satanic Panic investigation in the history of Italy.
Walking Gentry Home: A Memoir of My Foremothers in Verse
by Alora Young
Release Date: August 2, 2022
An “extraordinary” (Laurie Halse Anderson) young poet traces the lives of her foremothers in West Tennessee, from those enslaved centuries ago to her grandmother, her mother, and finally herself, in this stunning debut celebrating Black girlhood and womanhood throughout American history.
War and Me
by Faleeha Hassan
Release Date: August 1, 2022
An intimate memoir about coming of age in a tight-knit working-class family during Iraq’s seemingly endless series of wars.
Normal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings
by Chrysta Bilton
Release Date: July 12, 2022
Bringing us into the fold of a deeply dysfunctional yet fiercely loving clan that is anything but “normal,” this emotional roller coaster of a memoir will make you cry, laugh, and rethink the meaning of family.
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