Memoirs Revisited

Book Bistro

English - November 13, 2020 14:24 - 1 hour - 15.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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This week, Brooke, Shannon, and Melissa discuss some of their favorite memoirs. There is quite a bit of discussion of sexual assault here, so keep that in mind if that's something you're sensitive to. Books mentioned include:

Chanel Miller: Know My Name: A Memoir

Rachael Denhollander, what Is a Girl Worth: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

Iyanla Vanzant, Yesterday, I Cried

Betty White, Here We Go Again: My Life In Television

Megan Phelps-Roper, Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church

Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Ginger Gaffney, Half Broke: A Memoir

Cupcake Brown, A Piece of Cake: A Memoir

Elton John: Me

Jessye Norman, Stand Up Straight and Sing

Audre Lorde, Zami: A New Spelling of My Name

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