Biography & autobiography

Personal Memoirs

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All Boys Aren't Blue All Boys Aren't Blue George M. Johnson
Black Boy [Seventy-fifth Anniversary Edition] Black Boy [Seventy-fifth Anniversary Edition] Richard Wright
Austen Years Austen Years Rachel Cohen
High School High School Sara Quin
Blossoms and Bones Blossoms and Bones Kim Krans
Short Life in a Strange World Short Life in a Strange World Toby Ferris
Ordinary Girls Ordinary Girls Jaquira Díaz
Inferno Inferno Catherine Cho
Somewhere in the Unknown World Somewhere in the Unknown World Kao Kalia Yang
Assume Nothing Assume Nothing Tanya Selvaratnam
Later Later Paul Lisicky
Scratched Scratched Elizabeth Tallent
Memorial Drive Memorial Drive Natasha Trethewey
Everything Is Under Control Everything Is Under Control Phyllis Grant
Lot Six Lot Six David Adjmi
Hollywood Park Hollywood Park Mikel Jollett
The Dragons, the Giant, the Women The Dragons, the Giant, the Women Wayétu Moore
The House of Yan The House of Yan Lan Yan
In the Dream House In the Dream House Carmen Maria Machado
Children of the Land Children of the Land Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
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The Fact of a Body The Fact of a Body Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
The Undying The Undying Anne Boyer
Dan Gets a Minivan Dan Gets a Minivan Dan Zevin
Waiting for Snow in Havana Waiting for Snow in Havana Carlos Eire
Hunger Hunger Roxane Gay
Seldom Disappointed Seldom Disappointed Tony Hillerman
Waiting for Snow in Havana Waiting for Snow in Havana Carlos Eire
Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels John Connolly
The Memory Palace The Memory Palace Mira Bartok
In the Darkroom In the Darkroom Susan Faludi
In the Dream House In the Dream House Carmen Maria Machado
The Argonauts The Argonauts Maggie Nelson
Angela's Ashes Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt
How We Fight for Our Lives How We Fight for Our Lives Saeed Jones
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Assisted Loving Assisted Loving Bob Morris
The House at the End of the Road The House at the End of the Road W. Ralph Eubanks
The Man Behind the Nose The Man Behind the Nose Larry "Bozo" Harmon
Mornings with Mailer: A Recollection of Friendship Mornings with Mailer: A Recollection of Friendship Dwayne Raymond
Denial: A Memoir of Terror Denial: A Memoir of Terror Jessica Stern
Critical Care: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between Critical Care: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between Theresa Brown
Sounds of the River: A Memoir Sounds of the River: A Memoir Da Chen
The World's Largest Man The World's Largest Man Harrison Scott Key
In Cold Blood - Part 3 of 3: A Brother’s Sworn Vengeance In Cold Blood - Part 3 of 3: A Brother’s Sworn Vengeance Julie Shaw
Born into the Children of God: Part 2 of 3: My life in a religious sex cult and my struggle for survival on the outside Born into the Children of God: Part 2 of 3: My life in a religious sex cult and my struggle for survival on the outside Natacha Tormey
Little Drifters: Kathleen’s Story Little Drifters: Kathleen’s Story Kathleen O’Shea
The House on First Street The House on First Street Julia Reed
Thrumpton Hall: Elegy of an Obsessive Love Thrumpton Hall: Elegy of an Obsessive Love Miranda Seymour
Something Like Beautiful Something Like Beautiful asha bandele
Gone to the Crazies Gone to the Crazies Alison Weaver
Good Eggs Good Eggs Phoebe Potts
Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar Kelly Oxford
American Ghost American Ghost Hannah Nordhaus
Nine and a Half Weeks Nine and a Half Weeks Elizabeth McNeill
Season In Hell Season In Hell Robert Fowler
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Just Dandy Just Dandy Sandra Swenson
Frontier Follies Frontier Follies Ree Drummond
Frontier Follies Frontier Follies Ree Drummond
I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound Mike Doughty
The Seekers The Seekers John Densmore
I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound Mike Doughty
Sister on Borrowed Time Sister on Borrowed Time Anna Bridgwater
The Wolves of Helmand The Wolves of Helmand Frank "Gus" Biggio
The Greatest Beer Run Ever The Greatest Beer Run Ever John "Chick" Donohue
The Greatest Beer Run Ever The Greatest Beer Run Ever John "Chick" Donohue
Extraordinary Canadians Extraordinary Canadians Peter Mansbridge
Loved and Wanted Loved and Wanted Christa Parravani
Somewhere in the Unknown World Somewhere in the Unknown World Kao Kalia Yang
Lightning Flowers Lightning Flowers Katherine E. Standefer
One Writer's Beginnings One Writer's Beginnings Eudora Welty
The 99th Koala The 99th Koala Kailas Wild
Seven Months in Rural Chad Seven Months in Rural Chad John Brooke
Just a Collection of Recollections About Stuff That Really and Truly Happened As I Recall Just a Collection of Recollections About Stuff That Really and Truly Happened As I Recall James Louis Hagerty
Sea Trial Sea Trial Brian Harvey
Fire in the Straw Fire in the Straw Nick Lyons