Lives That Refuse to Be Ignored: Biographies & Memoirs Picked For You

13 Jun 2025

Lives That Refuse to Be Ignored: Biographies & Memoirs Picked For You

Bold, fearless, and unforgettable, these memoirs tell stories that scream to be heard. They’re a wake-up call, a challenge, and an inspiration all at once.

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Salmon Swimming Upstream and Homebound

by Stephen Johnson

Release Date: May 23, 2025

“Salmon Swimming Upstream and Homebound” is a heartfelt, nostalgic memoir capturing the essence of growing up in rural America during the 1960s. The story reflects on childhood adventures, family traditions, and the rhythms of farm life in the Pacific Northwest, offering a glimpse into the joys, challenges, and transformative moments of youth.

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Dolores: My Journey Home

by Catherine Paiz & Riley J. Ford

Release Date: June 5, 2025

Catherine Paiz grew up far from the spotlight, in the vibrant multicultural city of Montreal, Canada, where her dreams began. When her path led her to Los Angeles, she built a life that seemed like a fairy tale: love, children, and a pioneering YouTube career that influenced millions. As part of The ACE Family, she became a familiar face around the globe. But behind the scenes, Catherine was carrying heartbreak, facing betrayal, navigating intense public scrutiny, and slowly losing herself.

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A Clean Mess: A Memoir of Sobriety After a Lifetime of Being Numb

by Tiffany Jenkins

Release Date: June 3, 2025

A Clean Mess opens with the moment that changed everything. Tiffany is about to go on stage when she receives an odd message from her husband: “Hey Babe, some of the guys here are making some stupid decisions. Not me. But I just wanted to let you know in case you heard it from some of the other wives.” By the end of the night, Tiffany knew her life would never be the same.

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Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America

by Sam Tanenhaus

Release Date: June 3, 2025

In 1951, with the publication of God and Man at Yale, a scathing attack on his alma mater, twenty-five-year-old William F. Buckley, Jr., seized the public stage—and commanded it for the next half century as he led a new generation of conservative activists and ideologues to the peak of political power and cultural influence.

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Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers

by Caroline Fraser

Release Date: June 10, 2025

Caroline Fraser grew up in the shadow of Ted Bundy, the most notorious serial murderer of women in American history, surrounded by his hunting grounds and mountain body dumps, in the brooding landscape of the Pacific Northwest. But in the 1970s and ’80s, Bundy was just one perpetrator amid an uncanny explosion of serial rape and murder across the region. Why so many? Why so weirdly and nightmarishly gruesome? Why the senseless rise and then sudden fall of an epidemic of serial killing?

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When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World

by Jordan Thomas

Release Date: May 27, 2025

Eighteen of California’s largest wildfires on record have burned in the past two decades. Scientists recently invented the term “megafire” to describe wildfires that behave in ways that would have been nearly impossible just a generation ago, burning through winter, exploding in the night, and devastating landscapes historically impervious to incendiary destruction.

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