Biography and Memoir
Enjoy this list of recently published biographies and memoirs highlighting a range of lived experiences, selected by librarians at The Seattle Public Library. (May 2023)
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Agatha Christie
Worsley entertains and enlightens readers with this story of how a seemingly mild-mannered housewife became the most daring and prolific mystery writer of the 20th century.
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Where the Language Lives
This tender, reflective memoir honors the life and legacy of Skagit tribal elder Vi Hilbert, who worked tirelessly to preserve the Lushootseed language and share it with the world.
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Solito
This moving memoir recounts Zamora’s treacherous journey from El Salvador through Guatemala and Mexico at the age of nine, to reunite with his estranged parents in the United States.
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Crying in H Mart
Indie musician Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) processes the loss of her mother to cancer through learning her favorite Korean recipes and reconnecting with her family and culture.
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Pessoa
Zenith, award-winning expert and translator of Ferdinando Pessoa’s poetry into English, presents a comprehensive and revealing biography of the modernist Portuguese writer’s bizarre, secretive life.
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