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Remember Me | Memoir Titles and Trends

Remember Me | Memoir Titles and Trends

Barrie Olmstead,  May 04, 2022

LJ’s first memoir preview looks at the trends in this season’s bumper crop of life stories.

Chosen: A Memoir of Stolen Boyhood
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Chosen: A Memoir of Stolen Boyhood

Stephen Mills | BIOGRAPHY,  Mar 01, 2022

Important testimony; recommended for all libraries.
The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi
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The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi

Pacifique Irankunda | BIOGRAPHY,  Feb 04, 2022

Irankunda joins other writers from the African continent (see Rwandan Clemantine Wamariya’s The Girl Who Smiled Beads and Liberian Wayétu Moore’s The Dragons, the Giant, the Women) in giving eloquent and stirring witness to a childhood shattered by war and the legacies of colonialism.
The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found
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The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found

Frank Bruni | BIOGRAPHY,  Feb 04, 2022

Although it can sometimes read more like a long column than a memoir, Bruni’s optimistic book will be a balm to many. Recommended.
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

Stephanie Foo | MEMOIR,  Jan 01, 2022

Foo’s writing is shrewdly insightful. In telling her story so compellingly, she joins authors such as Anna Qu and Ly Tran in adding nuance to the “model minority” myth, if not actively subverting it. Highly recommended.

Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How To Become American
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Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How To Become American

Wajahat Ali | MEMOIR,  Jan 01, 2022

A compassionate and insightful memoir full of hope and humor; recommended for all collections.
Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood
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Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood

Lana Wood | LAW & CRIME,  Dec 10, 2021

This is well-trod ground. An optional purchase for fans of true crime and Hollywood stories.
Mothers, Fathers, and Others
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Mothers, Fathers, and Others

Siri Hustvedt | SOCIAL SCIENCES,  Dec 01, 2021

Hustvedt is a warm and engaging companion, and essay lovers and fans of her work will relish this book.
The Deeper the Roots: A Memoir of Hope and Home

The Deeper the Roots: A Memoir of Hope and Home

Michael Tubbs | BIOGRAPHY,  Nov 01, 2021

Part coming-of-age story and part political autobiography, Tubbs’s book is an accessible and compelling account of his life.
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