Best Reads 2022 at BCIT Library: Memoirs & Biographies

"Former iCarly star Jennette McCurdy’s account of her tumultuous relationship with show business, disordered eating and abuse by her mother is the heart of her debut memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died. McCurdy’s storytelling is not only fantastic but intimate and raw, full of both pain and humor." From NPR

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"Kate Beaton shares the brutal reality of her early professional life. As a new grad who needs to pay back her student loans, she moves to an isolated part of Canada, Fort McMurray, for a job in the male-dominated oil industry. The beautifully drawn Ducks offers us a haunting look at the isolation and misogyny endemic to the profession – as well as small moments of hope and tenderness." From NPR

"Polley contemplates stories from her own life ranging from stage fright to high risk childbirth to endangerment and more. After struggling with the aftermath of a concussion, Polley met a specialist who gave her wholly new advice: to recover from a traumatic injury, she had to retrain her mind to strength by charging towards the very activities that triggered her symptoms. With riveting clarity, she shows the power of applying that same advice to other areas of her life in order to find a path forward, a way through. Rather than live in a protective crouch, she had to run towards the danger." From CBC Books

"Draws on Obama’s personal struggles over the last few years, offering what she calls a “toolbox” of strategies to stay hopeful and optimistic amidst the many challenges of life." From Rolling Stone

"Spanning the last two decades of his life, Rickman’s diaries reveal the frenetic lifestyle and frequent fretting of an actor at the height of his fame." From the Guardian

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"Written with warmth and candour, the actor’s new memoir chronicles her alcoholism and MS diagnosis – alongside tales of dressing up with Carrie Fisher." From the Guardian