True Stories, Big Impact: This Week in Memoirs & Biographies

17 Apr 2025

True Stories, Big Impact: This Week in Memoirs & Biographies

Unfiltered, unforgettable, and deeply human—this week’s selection of biographies and memoirs takes you behind the scenes of some of the most compelling lives ever lived. From icons who changed history to everyday heroes with extraordinary stories, these books pull back the curtain to reveal the triumphs, struggles, and vulnerabilities that make each story unique. Whether it’s a tale of resilience, a deep dive into a cultural movement, or the intimate journey of a famous figure, these new releases offer an up-close look at the people who’ve shaped our world in profound ways. Prepare for a reading experience that’s as raw and real as the lives they recount.

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Deconstructing Us: My Trouble with a Throuple

by Jeff Hudson

Release Date: April 8 2025

Seduction. Lust. Love. Joy. Manipulation. Jealousy. Betrayal. Abandonment. Sacrifice. Addiction. Accountability. Redemption. Discovery. Forgiveness. Deliverance. What happens when a person experiences all these words in the span of just six months? Find out when Emmy Award-Winning Producer Jeff Hudson reveals ALL in his memoir about throuples.

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Downstream from Here: A Foreign Correspondent Discovers Home

by Charles Eisendrath

Release Date: March 20 2025

This memoir captures a life of action covering wars and recovering from a jungle plane crash; analyzing the personalities of brook trout and why a pet octopus seems to help with a son’s stammer. In this book, he tethers it all to a farm alive with the past as it helps fashion his family’s future.

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FAIRYBOY

by Garrett Glaser

Release Date: April 2 2025

Garrett was an unusually adventurous and self-assured teenager. In FAIRYBOY, readers will follow as he explores the hidden world of gay New York, from the infamous “trucks” along the West Side Highway to the Continental Baths in its opening weeks.

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Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life

by Dan Nadel

Release Date: April 15 2025

The first biography of Robert Crumb—one of the most profound and influential artists of the 20th century—whose iconic, radically frank and meticulously rendered cartoons and comics inspired generations of readers and cartoonists, from Art Spiegelman to Alison Bechdel.

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Blackbird

by Betsy Thibaut Stephenson

Release Date: April 8 2025

Blackbird is a memoir composed in real time, a concise and brutally honest look at the emotional, physical, and spiritual impact of deep despair. By unflinchingly pulling back the curtain on fear and shame, Betsy’s story inspires important conversations about mental health, grief resilience, and creating a path toward healing.

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Beyond Reason: Lessons from the Loss of a Gifted Child

by Gregg Korbon

Release Date: March 30 2025

Gregg, a rational physician who did not believe in spiritual reality, embarks on an extraordinary journey of grief and healing guided by his son’s love, exploring mystical experiences and discovering a creative, metaphysical realm he did not know existed. Through vivid storytelling and raw emotion, this memoir reflects on loss, the enduring influence of loved ones, and the transformative power of grief, offering a guide to finding wonder and hope amid life’s greatest challenges.

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