3 memoirs to provoke reflection

Book jacket image for The Uptown Local by Cory Leadbeater

Memoir

In The Uptown Local, Joan Didion’s assistant recounts his relationship with the iconic author, as well as his complex family history and obsession with death.

Book jacket image for I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This by Chelsea Devantez

Memoir

Comedy writer Chelsea Devantez romps through personal embarrassments, traumas and triumphs in her memoir, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This.

Book jacket image for Pretty by KB Brookins

LGBTQ+

As Texas threatens LGBTQ+ people with draconian laws, KB Brookins’ memoir, Pretty, is an act of resistance against those who would silence trans writers.

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