Purchase a copy for yourself here! Erosion is the recent essay collection from Terry Tempest Williams, an author and activist who has been writing about the environment and humanity’s relationship to it for decades. This collection encapsulates both the private and the public, including fierce calls to defend America’s public lands, as well as Williams’… Continue reading Erosion by Terry Tempest Williams
Category: Memoir
On Earth Were Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Purchase a copy for yourself here! On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is the first novel from the poet Ocean Vuong, a hybrid memoir and epistolary novel. It is narrated by Little Dog, a boy who shares a great deal with his author. The book is addressed to the narrator’s illiterate mother, whose education ended in… Continue reading On Earth Were Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Purchase a copy for yourself here! In the Dream House is a memoir which seeks to end what its author calls the “archival silence” surrounding queer domestic abuse stories. Carmen Maria Machado weaves the tale of her own history with same-sex domestic abuse, specifically the abuse she suffered at the hands of ‘the woman from… Continue reading In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
The Beautiful Ones by Prince
Purchase a copy for yourself here! The Beautiful Ones is the years-in-the-making posthumous memoir from Prince, one of the all-time most highly regarded American musical artists. Most Prince fans have a similar experience of discovering his music, they were captivated by the funky beats and naughty lyrics, and subsequently hid their fandom from their parents,… Continue reading The Beautiful Ones by Prince
Little Weirds by Jenny Slate
Purchase a copy for yourself here! Jenny Slate’s new book, Little Weirds, is hard to characterize in terms of format. It’s part memoir, part essay collection, part mini revelations. The comedian and actress writes about divorce, friendship, loneliness, and the patriarchy. Her writing is anything but direct, and she circles these larger topics somewhat hazily,… Continue reading Little Weirds by Jenny Slate
How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
Purchase a copy for yourself here! How We Fight for Our Lives is the debut memoir from award-winning poet and former Buzzfeed editor, Saeed Jones. Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Lewisville, Texas. The memoir is about what it means to be a black gay man in the South, and the survival… Continue reading How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Purchase a copy for yourself here! “You will find society asking you for the happy ending, saying come back when you’re better, when what you say can make us feel good, when you have something more uplifting, affirming. The ugliness was something I never asked for, it was dropped on me, and for a long… Continue reading Know My Name by Chanel Miller