Rating: 5 / 5
Carmen Maria Machado’s In the Dream House is a fantastically unique, searingly honest memoir of one woman’s experience with abuse in a same-sex relationship.
In the Dream House: Carmen Maria Machado
The Witches are Coming: Lindy West
Rating: 4 / 5
Lindy West’s The Witches are Coming is a hysterical, fierce collection of essays jam-packed with social commentary ranging from the political state of America to whether Adam Sandler is actually funny.
Good Boy: Jennifer Finney Boylan
Rating: 5 / 5
Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs is a beautifully written, heartwarming memoir of the life – in stages from boyhood to womanhood – of trans activist, mother, and professor, Jennifer Finney Boylan, and the lessons that the many dogs in her life left her with.
Thank you to Celadon Books for the free advanced copy of this book!
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Rating: 5 / 5
Mira Jacob’s Good Talk is a stunning graphic memoir that follows Jacob from adolescence through parenthood as she grapples with her identity as an East Indian woman and with the state of America pre- and post-Trump.
Tomorrow Will Be Different: Sarah McBride
Rating: 4 / 5
Sarah McBride’s Tomorrow Will Be Different is a moving and empowering memoir about the power of passionate individuals, the fight for trans and LGTBQ+ equality, and McBride’s journey to coming out, finding love, and solidifying her purpose in the world.
From Scratch: Tembi Locke
Rating: 5 / 5
Tembi Locke’s From Scratch is a heartbreaking memoir about incredible love, tremendous loss, and leaning on the comforts of family and food to survive.
Sissy: Jacob Tobia
Rating: 5 / 5
Jacob Tobia’s Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story is a hilarious and honest memoir about the realities of growing up gender nonconforming.
