New Biography & Memoir Books For Your Reading List | Spring 2020
Does your reading list need some new biography and memoir books? Stop your search because we’ve made a list of some of our favorite new reads. You’ll love the latest books by Cindy Collins, Paula May, Joanna Walden, Robert Kolker, Val Kilmer, and James Patterson. Enjoy your new books!
Born Under The Gaslight
by Cindy Collins
Release Date: April 11, 2020
Born Under The Gaslight is the new memoir from Cindy Collins that provides an honest, poignant, and heartbreaking firsthand account of what it is like to live with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and the trauma she endured as a child that led to her descent into the dark world of BPD. This book chronicles her childhood of abuse, her diagnosis in her twenties, and her ultimate road to recovery.
Buy on AmazonFirst Degree Rage
by Paula May
Release Date: April 14, 2020
First Degree Rage is the true story of “The Assassin,” an obsession, and murder… This new book follows local Sheriff’s Detective Paula May and her investigation of the murder of Viktor Gunnarsson. What follows is an intense, hair raising investigation that will shock you from the bitterly cold beginning to the unthinkable end. “There was no brown in his eyes at all. They were just two black buttons. I looked in his eyes. All I saw was solid black against the whites. It wasn’t natural. It was… creepy, unnerving, demonic.” – Detective Paula May
Buy on AmazonThe Inside Hustle
by Joanna Walden
Release Date: April 2, 2020
Living through 9/11 in New York, Joanna Walden experienced a moment of clarity, one that pushed her to search for something greater than her 9-5 existence. After leaving her high-flying career on Madison Avenue, she hiked the Camino de Santiago through Spain, which was the beginning of her search for both purpose and a greater truth. “I couldn’t put it down! Walden’s story is a no holds barred honest, and often hilarious exploration of one woman’s search for her true self. She’s a kiwi Cheryl Strayed.” Ann Glamuzina, Author of Rich Man Road.
Buy on AmazonHidden Valley Road
by Robert Kolker
Release Date: April 7, 2020
A recent Oprah’s Book Club Pick… Don and Mimi Galvin were seemingly living the American dream. After World War II, Don’s work with the AirForce brought them to Colorado, where they had twelve children that perfectly spanned the baby boom. Their oldest was born in 1945 and the youngest in 1965. On the surface, they followed the script for a perfect family but behind the scenes was a different story: psychological breakdown, sudden violence, and hidden abuse. Then in the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after another, were diagnosed as schizophrenic.
Buy on AmazonI’m Your Huckleberry
by Val Kilmer
Release Date: April 21, 2020
In his new autobiography, Val Kilmer shares the stories behind his most beloved roles, reminisces about his career and love life, and reveals the truth behind his recent health struggles. Taken from the famous line Kilmer delivers as Holliday in Tombstone, I’m Your Huckleberry is a deeply moving reflection on mortality and the mysteries of life.
Buy on AmazonThe House of Kennedy
by James Patterson
Release Date: April 13, 2020
The House of Kennedy is a revealing and fascinating look at America’s most storied family told by one of America’s most trusted storytellers, New York Times Bestselling Author James Patterson. Explore the story of a family that has occupied a place in the American imagination for decades.
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