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5 Memoirs to Add to Your TBR List

5 Memoirs to Add to Your TBR List

Your TBR list is about to be enriched with tales that are as diverse and inspiring as the people who lived them. From tales of resilience and triumph to poignant reflections on the human experience, these memoirs invite you to walk in the shoes of remarkable individuals and witness the extraordinary stories that shape our world.


Dancing into the Light: An Arab American Girlhood in the Middle East

by Kathryn Abdul-Baki

Release Date: September 5, 2023

A bi-cultural memoir of love, loss, and renewal. It captivates with travel and exotic settings in Iran, Kuwait, Jerusalem, and Hawaii. A southern belle from Nashville meets a young Arab from Jerusalem in Washington DC in 1951. They marry and live in the Middle East where their daughter, Kathy, embraces and struggles with two opposing cultures.

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Shit That We Should Never Pass Along, and All That We Can Not Leave Behind

by M.J. Boin De

Release Date: August 10, 2023

An authentic throw down between the boomer and Xer generations, delving into everything from childhood abuse, racism, abortion, religion, higher education. Mara and her mother prove that being the product of one’s own generational inclinations is more than enough to set every trigger warning known to mankind in motion An infuriatingly funny read!

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Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

by Naomi Klein

Release Date: September 12, 2023

Combining comic memoir with chilling reportage and cobweb-clearing analysis, Klein seeks to smash that mirror and chart a path beyond despair. Doppelganger asks: What do we neglect as we polish and perfect our digital reflections? Is it possible to dispose of our doubles and overcome the pathologies of a culture of multiplication? Can we create a politics of collective care and undertake a true reckoning with historical crimes? The result is a revelatory treatment of the way many of us think and feel now—and an intellectual adventure story for our times.

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Enough

by Cassidy Hutchinson

Release Date: September 26, 2023

Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history. Now, she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experiences as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis, where she risked everything to tell the truth about some of the most powerful people in Washington.

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Take the Lead: Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life’s Hardest Climbs

by Sasha DiGiulian

Release Date: September 26, 2023

World champion climber Sasha DiGiulian tells her story—from coming of age under the scrutiny of social media, navigating a male-dominated sport, and tackling her most heart-stopping climbs—and shares the power of perseverance and positivity.

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