If there are two things we all need more of right now, they are uplifting stories and inspiring memoirs. So enjoy this list of memoirs that are sure to raise your spirits:
WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS: Building a Family, Discovering Myself by Jill Biden
THE MOMENT OF LIFT: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates
LOVE WARRIOR: A Memoir by Glennon Doyle
BOYS IN THE TREES: A Memoir by Carly Simon
FURIOUSLY HAPPY: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
UNFOLLOW: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church by Megan Phelps-Roper
HIGH SCHOOL by Sara Quin and Tegan Quin
A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING: The True Story of America’s First All-Black High School Rowing Team by Arshay Cooper
MORE MYSELF: A Journey by Alicia Keys
RUST: A Memoir of Steel and Grit by Eliese Colette Goldbach
MOTHERS OF SPARTA: A Memoir in Pieces by Dawn Davies
WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE by Oprah Winfrey
LOOK ALIVE OUT THERE: Essays by Sloane Crosley
NOTHING GOOD CAN COME FROM THIS: Essays by Kristi Coulter
THE ELECTRIC WOMAN: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts by Tessa Fontaine
CONVERSATIONS WITH MYSELF by Nelson Mandela
THE LIGHT YEARS: A Memoir by Chris Rush
THIS IS NOT A T-SHIRT: A Brand, a Culture, a Community–a Life in Streetwear by Bobby Hundreds
SPARE PARTS: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream by Joshua Davis
REAL AMERICAN: A Memoir by Julie Lythcott-Haims
HAPPINESS: A Memoir: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After by Heather Harpham
CORETTA: My Life, My Love, My Legacy by Coretta Scott King
IF YOU LOVE ME: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Opioid Addiction by Maureen Cavanagh
UNCANNY VALLEY: A Memoir by Anna Wiener
RAW: My Journey into the Wu-Tang by Lamont “U-God” Hawkins
NATURALLY TAN: A Memoir by Tan France
THE MAN I NEVER MET: A Memoir by Adam Schefter
SO CLOSE TO BEING THE SH*T, Y’ALL DON’T EVEN KNOW by Retta
WHERE THERE’S HOPE: Healing, Moving Forward, and Never Giving Up by Elizabeth A. Smart
THE SUN DOES SHINE: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton
RISE: How a House Built a Family by Cara Brookins
A LIFE WELL PLAYED: My Stories by Arnold Palmer
A STREET CAT NAMED BOB: And How He Saved My Life by James Bowen
FATHER OF LIONS: One Man’s Remarkable Quest to Save Mosul’s Zoo by Louise Callaghan
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