DPL Adults: Biography and MemoirLike this list

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• The Genius of Judy

  How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us

  Bergstein, Rachelle

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  Offers an intimate and expansive look at Judy Blume's life, work and cultural impact, focusing on her most iconic--and controversial--young adult novels, from Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret to Blubber.

• Viewfinder

  a Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen

  Chu, Jon M. (Jon Murray), 1979-

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  Long before he directed Wicked, In The Heights, or the groundbreaking film Crazy Rich Asians, Jon M. Chu was a movie-obsessed first-generation Chinese American, helping at his parents' Chinese restaurant in Silicon Valley and forever…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gather Me

  a Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me

  Edim, Glory, 1982-

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  An inspiring memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode to the power of books to help us understand ourselves, from the renowned founder of Well-Read Black Girl. 'She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Who's That Girl?

  a Memoir

  Eve (Musician)

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  The definitive autobiography from Eve, the multiplatinum, Grammy Award®-winning, Emmy®-nominated rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, mother, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.

• Radiant

  the Life and Line of Keith Haring

  Gooch, Brad, 1952-

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  A stunning life of the iconic American artist, Keith Haring, by the acclaimed biographer Brad Gooch. In the 1980s, the subways of New York City were covered with art. In the stations, black matte sheets were pasted over outdated ads, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Survival Is a Promise

  the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde

  Gumbs, Alexis Pauline, 1982-

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  A bold, innovative biography that offers a new understanding of the life, work, and enduring impact of Audre Lorde.

• Rebel Girl

  My Life as a Feminist Punk

  Hanna, Kathleen, 1968-

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  An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. Hey girlfriend I got a proposition, goes something like this: Dare ya to do what you want. Kathleen Hanna's rallying cry to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lovely One

  a Memoir

  Jackson, Ketanji Brown, 1970-

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  With this unflinching account, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites readers into her life and world, tracing her family's ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America's highest court within the span of one generation. Named…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Splinters

  Another Kind of Love Story

  Jamison, Leslie, 1983-

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  From the New York times best-selling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveting story of rebuilding a life after the end of a marriage--an exploration of motherhood, art and new love.

• Double Click

  Twin Photographers in the Golden Age of Magazines

  Kino, Carol

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  The McLaughlin twins were trailblazing female photographers, celebrated in their time as stars in their respective fields, but have largely been forgotten since. Here, in Double Click, author Carol Kino provides us with a fascinating…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Starry Field

  a Memoir of Lost History

  Lee, Margaret Juhae

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  As a young girl growing up in Houston, Margaret Juhae Lee never heard about her grandfather, Lee Chul Ha. His history was lost in early twentieth-century Korea, and guarded by Margaret's grandmother, who Chul Ha left widowed in 1936 with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In True Face

  a Woman's Life in the CIA, Unmasked

  Mendez, Jonna

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  A former female spy for the CIA during the height of the Cold War discusses the challenges of overcoming a prevailing culture of sexism while undertaking dangerous missions all over the globe.

• The Rulebreaker

  the Life and Times of Barbara Walters

  Page, Susan, 1951-

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  Drawing on 150 interviews and extensive archival research, this definitive biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time, who gave women a permanent place on the air, reveals the woman behind the legacy-one who broke all…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Traveling

  on the Path of Joni Mitchell

  Powers, Ann, 1964-

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  For decades, Joni Mitchell's life and music have enraptured listeners. One of the most celebrated artists of her generation, Mitchell has inspired countless musicians--from peers like James Taylor, to inheritors like Prince and Brandi…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Life's Too Short

  a Memoir

  Rucker, Darius

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  Raised by a single mother in Charleston, South Carolina, Darius Rucker founded Hootie & the Blowfish with three classmates at the University of South Carolina in 1986. What began as a party band playing frat houses and dive bars quickly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Knife

  Meditations After An Attempted Murder

  Rushdie, Salman

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  From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring a brutal attempt on his life, thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. On the morning of August…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You

  Williams, Lucinda

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  The iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in the Deep South, her years of being overlooked in the music industry, and the stories that inspired her enduring songs. Lucinda Williams's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Monet

  the Restless Vision

  Wullschläger, Jackie

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  A groundbreaking look at the life and art of one of the most influential and modern painters of the late nineteenth century and founder of the Impressionist movement. Drawing on thousands of never-before translated letters and unpublished…Read moreRead more of this annotation