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Best Indie Biographies & Memoirs of 2023

  • NONFICTION

    ROLL BACK THE WORLD

    OCT. 17, 2023

NONFICTION

ROLL BACK THE WORLD

by Deborah Kasdan

Intricate and affecting, Kasdan’s debut finds hope in the saddest of stories. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    UNSINKABLE

    AUG. 17, 2023

NONFICTION

UNSINKABLE

by Alan Corcoran ; illustrated by Jack Spowart

A bold, uplifting testament to the tenacity of the human spirit. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    REARRANGED

NONFICTION

REARRANGED

by Kathleen Watt Kathleen Watt

A heart-rending journey recalled with lucidity and poise. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    DON'T LOOK AWAY

    MAY 23, 2022

  • NONFICTION

    NOTES FROM THE ROAD

    MARCH 28, 2023

NONFICTION

NOTES FROM THE ROAD

by Robert Mugge Robert Mugge

A vibrant, entertaining panorama of music-making and the picaresque struggle to capture it on film. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    THE WORK

    DEC. 27, 2022

NONFICTION

THE WORK

by Zachary Sklar

A beautifully written account of a principled life. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    THE CELLO STILL SINGS

    FEB. 27, 2023

NONFICTION

THE CELLO STILL SINGS

by Janet Horvath

A poetic, nuanced tribute to the power of music and family. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    TRUE STORIES OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL THEATER

    JAN. 10, 2023

NONFICTION

TRUE STORIES OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL THEATER

by S. Yerucham S. Yerucham

A brilliantly written nonfiction account of a man’s search for meaning in the odd picaresque of his life. Full review >

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