Will Jawando’s MY SEVEN BLACK FATHERS, a young activist’s memoir and a deeply affirmative story of hope and respect for men of color, has received four starred reviews! “In this rousing debut, attorney and community leader Jawando brilliantly uses the arc of his life to root out how ‘Black male mentors… make America a more […]
Tag: autobiography
Starred Review Round-Up (3/1/22)
We’re seeing stars! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: SWEEP OF STARS by Maurice BroaddusISBN 9781250264930 | on sale 3/29/22 “The first of this Afrofuturist trilogy takes off with an epic array of characters and plotlines that will enmesh readers in the politics and power struggles set across the stars.”–Library Journal, starred review “[A] […]
A Letter to Librarians from Ric Prado (3/1/22)
Ric Prado–the highest-ranking covert warrior to lift the veil of secrecy–tells the story of his legendary career and offers a glimpse into the shadow wars that America has fought since the Vietnam Era in his harrowing memoir, BLACK OPS: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior. Today, Ric joins us to share what libraries mean […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (2/14/22)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE FIRST BINDING by R. R. VirdiISBN 9781250796172 | on sale 8/16/22 All legends are borne of truths as much as lies.He buried a village under a mountain of ice and snow. Then he killed […]
Title Announcement: FRIENDS, LOVERS, AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING by Matthew Perry (2/10/22)
The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in FRIENDS, LOVERS, AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING, a candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (1/31/22)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: MY SEVEN BLACK FATHERS: A Young Activist’s Memoir of Race, Family, and the Mentors Who Made Him Whole by Will JawandoISBN 9780374604875 | on sale 5/3/22 Will Jawando tells a deeply affirmative story of hope […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (1/26/22)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE LAST KARANKAWAS by Kimberly GarzaISBN 9781250819857 | on sale 8/9/22 Welcome to Galveston, Texas. Population 50,241. Carly Castillo has only ever known Galveston. For as far back as she can remember, her grandmother Magdalena […]
Series Spotlight: Copenhagen Trilogy (1/21/21)
Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen concludes her autobiographical Copenhagen Trilogy with a dark and honest account of addiction. The Copenhagen Trilogy is a masterful portrait of Ditlevsen’s journey through love, friendship, and ambition, and now, DEPENDENCY reveals her way out of addiction. THE COPENHAGEN TRILOGY “Memoir as confession—a powerful, psychologically astute work of self-examination and remembrance.”–Kirkus […]
Women 2020: Under Cover and Changing the World (2/24/20)
This thrilling Women 2020 spotlight goes undercover with sorority girl-turned-CIA and FBI agent, Tracy Walder. Tracking terrorists and searching the world for weapons of mass destruction, she led and influenced women and changed the world. THE UNEXPECTED SPY: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World’s Most Notorious […]
Women 2020: Philanthropy and Politics (2/10/20)
Today’s Women 2020 spotlight is a blast from the past with the biography of a defiant tobacco heiress turned modern philanthropist and an autobiography from the female lawyer at the center of the Watergate scandal. THE SILVER SWAN: In Search of Doris Duke by Sallie Bingham “Fiercely private and skilled in conducting her extraordinary philanthropic […]
