Browsing: Notable Women

Bestsellers

The Trauma Cleaner

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This “one-of-a-kind” true story (The New York Times) provides a glimpse into the moving life and unusual work of Sandra Pankhurst, who cleans homes after death and disaster strike. “Fascinating… revelatory” (People).

Biographies and Memoirs

Natural Disaster: I Cover Them. I am One.

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Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for ABC News, offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at her personal struggles and journey to professional success. A refreshingly honest memoir that “chronicles Zee’s hard work in all areas of her life and her ability to find the eye of any storm” (Booklist).

Biographies and Memoirs

A Death in White Bear Lake

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An Edgar Award finalist from a Pulitzer Prize–winning writer: When Jerry Sherwood discovered that the son she gave up for adoption decades before died at the age of three, she suspected foul play — and soon uncovered the horrifying truth behind his death. “Masterfully depicted” (Publishers Weekly).

Advice and How-To

Where There’s Hope

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How do you reclaim your life after trauma? In this powerful book, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Smart shares her path to healing after her horrific experiences in captivity — and offers a how-to guide for readers to find the strength to move forward after adversity.

Adoption

Bastards

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Taken from a struggling home at a young age, Mary Hall was adopted by her grandparents, making her legally her mother’s sister. Years later, her past resurfaced in the form of hilarious and heartbreaking reunions with the family she left behind. “Gregarious, soul-baring” (Elle).

Biographies and Memoirs

The Girl Who Smiled Beads

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“Extraordinary and heartrending” (Junot Díaz): At age 12, Clemantine was granted refugee status in the United States — six years after fleeing the Rwandan massacre with her sister. “A powerful coming-of-age story in which a girl explores her identity in the wake of a brutal war that destroyed her family and home” (Publishers Weekly).

African American Interest

Barracoon

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An NPR Best Book of 2018: This “remarkable” work (Publishers Weekly) tells the story of Cudjo Lewis, the last known person with memories of being captured in Africa and transported to the US to be sold into slavery. “A story of urgent relevance to every American, everywhere” (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tracy K. Smith).