5 books

Memoir

Every memoir book we've recommended, in one place.

Cover of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou

Angelou's memoir of growing up in Stamps, Arkansas turned autobiography into art. She writes childhood trauma and self-discovery with a poet's ear, and the final pages land like a benediction. The book that taught generations of women their story deserved telling.

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Cover of I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown

I'm Still Here

by Austin Channing Brown

Brown's memoir of navigating white institutions that celebrated diversity in the brochure and exhausted her in the hallway. Short, sharp, and validating in a way that feels like exhaling. Church for anyone tired of being the only one in the room.

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Cover of More Than Enough by Elaine Welteroth

More Than Enough

by Elaine Welteroth

The youngest editor-in-chief in Teen Vogue history on ambition, imposter feelings, and learning that you can outgrow rooms you once prayed to enter. Half memoir, half permission slip for your next leap.

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Cover of Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Year of Yes

by Shonda Rhimes

Rhimes was the most powerful showrunner in television and still hiding from her own life, until her sister muttered six words that changed it: you never say yes to anything. Funny, honest, and surprisingly tender about panic and play.

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Cover of Feeding the Soul by Tabitha Brown

Feeding the Soul

by Tabitha Brown

America's favorite auntie on faith, food, and finding freedom after years of chasing an industry that kept saying no. Reading Tab feels like a long exhale in a warm kitchen. Includes recipes, naturally.

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