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AN ABBREVIATED LIFE by Ariel Leve

November 16, 2016

QUIETLY HEARTBREAKING MEMOIR of a childhood spent amid affluence and creativity—and terrible abuse.

Grade: B PLUS

AN ABBREVIATED LIFE: A MEMOIR
HarperCollins
2016

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YOU’LL GROW OUT OF IT by Jessi Klein

October 22, 2016

SHARP, SALTY HUMOR draws on the ridiculousness of trying to be “feminine” enough for showbiz and the world. SOLID B

YOU’LL GROW OUT OF IT
Grand Central Publishing
2016

Grade: SOLID B

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HUNGER MAKES ME A MODERN GIRL by Carrie Brownstein

March 30, 2016

CARRIE BROWNSTEIN’S MEMOIR shines when portraying the odd camaraderie of life on the indie-rock road. SOLID B

HUNGER MAKES ME A MODERN GIRL: A MEMOIR
Riverhead Books
2015

Grade: SOLID B

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LOVE SICK by Frances Kuffel

July 1, 2014

A FRANK, MORDANT MIDLIFE memoir of searching for all kinds of love past age 50. Eloquent even in bitterness. SOLID B

Grade: SOLID B

LOVE SICK: A MEMOIR OF SEARCHING FOR MR. GOOD ENOUGH
Penguin/Berkley
2014

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THE XY CONSPIRACY by Lori Selke

June 29, 2014

WITTY, THOUGHT-PROVOKING science fiction! A UFO researcher/stripper on the run from Men In Black; smart fun. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

THE XY CONSPIRACY (CONVERSATION PIECES)
Aqueduct Press
2013

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SPENT by Antonia Crane

May 18, 2014

THOUGHTFUL, ELOQUENT MEMOIR of a writer’s day jobs in sex work and in human services work. Stunning, raw! B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

SPENT: A MEMOIR
Rare Bird Books
2014

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CUT ME LOOSE by Leah Vincent

April 16, 2014

THE HEARTBREAKS, EXHILARATIONS of one woman’s journey from an ultra-Orthodox childhood to a more secular life. B PLUS

CUT ME LOOSE : SIN AND SALVATION AFTER MY ULTRA-ORTHODOX GIRLHOOD
Nan A. Talese
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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EIGHTY DAYS, by Matthew Goodman

June 20, 2013

AMAZING STORY OF THE real-life 1889 race around the world between journalists Nellie Bly, Elizabeth Bisland.

Grade: B PLUS

EIGHTY DAYS: NELLIE BLY AND ELIZABETH BISLAND'S HISTORY-MAKING RACE AROUND THE WORLD
Ballantine
2013

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REBELS AT THE BAR, by Jill Norgren

June 16, 2013

ENGAGING HISTORY LOOKS at eight 19th-century US women attorneys, reveals much about challenges they faced.

Grade: SOLID B

REBELS AT THE BAR: THE FASCINATING, FORGOTTEN STORIES OF AMERICA'S FIRST WOMEN LAWYERS
New York University Press
2013

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF US, by Aria Beth Sloss

May 30, 2013

TWO YOUNG WOMEN weather the changes of the 1960s in different ways.  A complex, deft portrait of friendship!

Grade: B PLUS

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF US
Henry Holt and Company
2013

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