3 posts tagged with memoir by johnofjack.
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Book: My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me / Jennifer Teege

An international bestseller—the extraordinary memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was Amon Goeth, the brutal Nazi commandant depicted in Schindler’s List. [more inside]
posted by johnofjack on Jan 14, 2023 - 2 comments

Book: Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir

When Tom Hart and Leela Corman's young daughter Rosalie dies suddenly, Hart writes a graphic memoir to articulate his and his wife's on-going search for meaning in the aftermath of her death. [more inside]
posted by johnofjack on Dec 12, 2022 - 2 comments

Book: All Boys Aren't blue

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys. [more inside]
posted by johnofjack on May 19, 2022 - 1 comment

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