| | | This Month's Best New Biographies & Memoirs | | Our goal at BookBub is to help you find amazing new books to read every day. We're testing out new monthly emails that will highlight the best recent releases in your favorite genres. If you'd like to continue receiving this email, you don't need to do anything. If you're not interested, you can opt out by clicking here. Finally, if you have any feedback about this new offering, please reply to this email — we'd love to hear from you! |  | | | | | | Splinters | | By Leslie Jamison | | | | | | "You'll need tissues and a highlighter" (Oprah Daily) for this New York Times bestseller: In "a gift that feels like an immediate hit and a forever classic" (Mary Karr), the beloved author of The Empathy Exams offers an unflinching portrait of life after divorce. "A standout" (People). | | | |  | | | | | | Medgar and Myrlie | | By Joy-Ann Reid | | | | | | This instant #1 New York Times bestseller sheds new light on the life and work of civil rights activist Medgar Evers — and that of his wife, Myrlie, who continued to fight for racial equality after her husband's assassination. "As is befitting of the biographies of true heroes, Reid's double portrait soars and inspires" (Booklist). | | | |  | | | | | | Private Equity | | By Carrie Sun | | | | | | One of Vogue's best books of 2024 so far, with anticipation from NPR, Financial Times, and Oprah Daily: When Carrie Sun landed a coveted job as the assistant to a hedge fund billionaire, she found herself immersed in a world of wealth and privilege — and struggling to retain her own identity. "A fascinating look inside one of the world's most secretive and powerful industries" (Town & Country). | | | |  | | | | | | What Have We Here? | | By Billy Dee Williams | | | | | | Don't miss this instant New York Times bestseller billed as "the story of a legend, written by the legend himself" (J. J. Abrams)! Billy Dee Williams became a household name when he was cast as Lando Calrissian, the first major Black role in the Star Wars universe. Reflecting on nearly eight decades in the entertainment industry, "the debonair actor crafts a memoir that rivals his greatest characters" (Kirkus Reviews). | | | |  | | | | | | Burn Book | | By Kara Swisher | | | | | | Dubbed "Silicon Valley's most feared and well-liked journalist" by New York Magazine, reporter and podcaster Kara Swisher pulls back the curtain on her storied career — and offers her predictions for the future of the tech industry — in this captivating New York Times bestseller. "Bawdy, brash, and compulsively thought-provoking, just like its author, Burn Book sizzles" (Booklist starred review). | | | |  | | | | | | The House of Hidden Meanings | | By RuPaul | | | | | | Lovers of RuPaul's Drag Race won't want to miss this brand-new release from the show's legendary host himself! Offering an intimate glimpse into his childhood struggles, rise to fame, and journey to self-acceptance, the Emmy Award–winning TV personality delivers a "vibrant and multifaceted celebrity memoir [that] will have readers rapt" (Booklist starred review). | | | |  | | | | | | Grief Is for People | | By Sloane Crosley | | | | | | Named a most anticipated book of the year by Time, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, and many more, this "heartbreaking and wholly original" New York Times bestseller (Tara Westover, author of Educated) is a must-read for fans of Joan Didion. When her closest friend died suddenly, Sloane Crosley turned to art and philosophy to answer a staggering question: How can we go on living without the people we love? | | | |  | | | | | | Whiskey Tender | | By Deborah Jackson Taffa | | | | | | "A must-read" (Publishers Weekly) with rave reviews from Tommy Orange and Colum McCann: Deborah was raised on the edge of the Navajo Nation with dreams of assimilation — until she began to question the cost of abandoning her Native identity. "In its mesmerizing dive into tumultuous childhood stories and its excavation of a particular place and time, Whiskey Tender recalls Mary Karr's now-classic memoir The Liars' Club" (The Washington Post). | | | |  | | | | | | Slow Noodles | | By Chantha Nguon | | | | | | Highly anticipated by Parade, Publishers Weekly, the San Francisco Chronicle, and more: Chantha Nguon lost her home and family to Pol Pot's genocidal regime — but found hope and healing in the recipes passed down from her mother. "I've never read a book that made me weep, wince, laugh out loud, and rejoice like Slow Noodles" (New York Times bestselling author Maggie Smith). | | | |  | | | | | | I Heard Her Call My Name | | By Lucy Sante | | | | | | "A gorgeous, essential read" (People): For decades, Lucy Sante felt like her life was simply a performance — until, in her sixties, she came out as transgender. In this "timely but timeless memoir" (The Boston Globe), the acclaimed author documents her transition and examines society's shifting conceptions of gender and identity. The Washington Post puts it best: "Reading this book is a joy." | | | | | |
