Tuesday, April 8, 2025

This month’s best new biographies and memoirs

 
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This Month's Best New Biographies & Memoirs
 
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Book cover for The Tell by Amy Griffin
Oprah Winfrey was 'floored' by her 'extraordinary' new book club pick
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Amy's life looked perfect — until psychedelic-assisted therapy uncovered the shocking abuse she experienced as a child in the Texas Panhandle
  • A New York Times bestselling story of memory, the limits of the judicial system, and inner healing
  • "A beautiful account of the journey of courage it takes to face the truth of one's past" (Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score)
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Media mentions for The Tell by Amy GriffinMEDIA MENTIONS:Oprah's Book Club, Time Magazine, TODAY Show, CBS Mornings, People, Associated Press, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, The Times, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Prosecutor by Jack Fairweather
A Jewish lawyer's mission to bring Nazis to justice in postwar Germany
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "A tour de force… Reads like the best sort of cloak-and-dagger novel" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sebastian Junger)
  • Fritz Bauer's story is illuminated through unpublished family documents, declassified records, and exclusive interviews
  • From a USA Today bestselling author hailed as "a brilliant researcher and compelling writer" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Bowden)
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Media mentions for The Prosecutor by Jack FairweatherMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Financial Times, The Guardian, The Times, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto by Benjamin Wallace
James Patterson says this 'could be the best mystery story of the past 20 years'
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Go on a global, 15-year search for the enigmatic creator of Bitcoin who rocked the world — and then vanished into thin air
  • "Will leave you amazed, enlightened, and utterly breathless" (Robert Kolker, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road)
  • From the New York Times bestselling author of The Billionaire's Vinegar
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Media mentions for The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto by Benjamin WallaceMEDIA MENTIONS:The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Next Big Idea Club, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, New York Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Care and Feeding by Laurie Woolever
Anthony Bourdain's longtime assistant takes you into the kitchen
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Take a peek into renowned restaurants and witness the good, the bad, the messy, and the wonderful
  • An instant New York Times bestseller filled with "candor, crisp reflections, and forcefully propulsive storytelling" (Booklist)
  • "Profane, exhilarating... These rowdy reflections enlighten and entertain" (Publishers Weekly)
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Media mentions for Care and Feeding by Laurie WooleverMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Food & Wine, Eater, People, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Vogue, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
The #1 New York Times bestselling Facebook exposé dominating headlines
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Meta's former director of global public policy weaves an alarming story of corporate dysfunction, misogyny, and greed
  • "Darkly funny and genuinely shocking… Delivers the goods" (The New York Times)
  • A blistering indictment of the social media giant, who has attempted to block the book's distribution
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Media mentions for Careless People by Sarah Wynn-WilliamsMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Financial Times, Wired, Slate, Vanity Fair, Vulture, Fast Company, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, New York Post, Rolling Stone, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Trouble of Color by Martha S. Jones
A thought-provoking memoir that 'will change the way readers understand race' (BookPage)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Join a prizewinning scholar as she delves into five generations of her own family's remarkable, painful past
  • "Jones has done more than honor her family's history; she reinscribes their story on the tablet of our collective imagination" (The New York Times Book Review)
  • From "one of our country's greatest historians" (Clint Smith, author of How the Word Is Passed))
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Media mentions for The Trouble of Color by Martha S. JonesMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Ebony, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Firstborn by Lauren Christensen
This heart-piercing exploration of grief 'teems with life and love' (Vanity Fair)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • An editor at The New York Times Book Review shares the devastating loss she experienced as an expecting mother
  • "An artful, authentic story forged from the messiness of real life… Firstborn is a treasure for readers, as we navigate difficult passages of our own, whatever their nature" (The Washington Post)
  • "Vital… Unforgettable in its honesty and tenderness" (Chanel Miller, author of Know My Name)
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Media mentions for Firstborn by Lauren ChristensenMEDIA MENTIONS:Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Paper Doll by Dylan Mulvaney
The social media sensation's journey through girlhood
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Dylan Mulvaney chronicles the highs and lows of her very public transition in this instant New York Times bestseller
  • "Dylan makes me laugh and makes me brave. I love Paper Doll, and I love this woman" (Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed)
  • Rave reviews from Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Van Ness, and more
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Media mentions for Paper Doll by Dylan MulvaneyMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Vogue, Bustle, Elle, Chicago Tribune, New York Post, Rolling Stone, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for To Save and to Destroy by Viet Thanh Nguyen
What does it mean to be an outsider?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sympathizer presents thought-provoking lectures on writing — and living — as an "other"
  • "A profound exploration of identity, displacement, and the burdens of belonging from one of the most important voices in contemporary literature" (Reza Aslan, bestselling author of Zealot)
  • Literary Hub and Foreign Policy named it one of their most anticipated books of 2025
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Media mentions for To Save and to Destroy by Viet Thanh NguyenMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, Vanity Fair, Foreign Policy, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Written in the Waters by Tara Roberts
A deeply personal adventure with a National Geographic explorer
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Written in the Waters will be forever written on my soul" (Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage)
  • Journeying across countries, Tara set out to trace the global slave trade — and reckon with her own family history and identity
  • "Tara Roberts is a pioneer and an inspiration… I am deeply moved by this book, and by her journey" (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love)
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Media mentions for Written in the Waters by Tara RobertsMEDIA MENTIONS:PBS, Good Morning America, Oprah Daily, National Geographic, Ebony, Publishers Weekly
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