Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir

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  • Cover image for Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir

    Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir

    $19.00

    #1 New York Times Bestseller2014 National Book Award FinalistWinner of the inaugural 2014 Kirkus Prize in nonfictionWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award Winner of the 2014 Books for a Better Life AwardWinner of the 2015 Reuben Award from National Cartoonists Society The #1 New York Times bestselling award-winning graphic memoir by New Yorker…

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  • My Twisted Eating Disorder

    My Twisted Eating Disorder

    $15.99

    The autobiographical manga from the Harvey Award-winning creator of My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness–finally available in print! In her latest diary comic, Harvey award-winning artist Nagata Kabi explores her complex, often destructive relationship with food and alcohol. From the extremes of bulimia and binge shopping to fasting and obsessive food preparation, Kabi lays bare her…

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  • Cover image for Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir

    Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir

    $40.00

    WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIRWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOKS CRITICS CIRCLE JOHN LEONARD PRIZEWINNER OF THE 2025 ANISFIELD WOLF PRIZEWINNER OF THE LIBBY AWARD FOR BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL KIRKUS NONFICTION PRIZE FINALIST, LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL, SHORTLISTED FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOK AWARD NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Time,…

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  • Lavender Clouds: Comics about Neurodivergence and Mental Health

    Lavender Clouds: Comics about Neurodivergence and Mental Health

    $16.99

    A dazzling, humorous, and highly personal portrayal of neurodivergence from Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Bex Ollerton that explores autism, ADHD, anxiety, burnout, masking, and mental health through beautifully illustrated comics. Eisner Award nominated author Bex Ollerton–known as @Schnumn to her thousands of followers–is a talented comic artist who feels energized and courageous on some days and…

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  • March (Omnibus Edition): The Complete Trilogy in One Volume

    March (Omnibus Edition): The Complete Trilogy in One Volume

    $39.99

    Discover the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that brings the Civil Rights Movement to life — the stunning graphic memoir of the man called “the conscience of America.” Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) was an American icon who repeatedly made history as one of the key figures of the Civil Rights Movement. His commitment to…

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  • Embroideries

    Embroideries

    $18.00

    By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, this book’s stories lift the veil off the real, private lives of Iranian women and–perfectly captured in Satrapi’s simple, beguiling drawings–reveal the connections between women everywhere.

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  • My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 1

    My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 1

    $14.99

    This sequel to the viral sensation My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness was also named one of Amazon’s best graphic novels for 2018! Struggling with the idea of living alone and adjusting to the effects of her previous book’s success, this follow-up to the award-winning autobiographical comic continues the author’s quest for self-acceptance and love.

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  • Chicken with Plums

    Chicken with Plums

    $18.00

    In “Embroideries,” Satrapi rendered the events of her life and times in a uniquely captivating and powerful voice. Now she turns that same keen eye to the heartrending story of her great-uncle, a celebrated Iranian musician who gave up his life for music and love.

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  • The Spider and the Fly

    The Spider and the Fly: A Writer, a Murderer, and a Story of Obsession

    $17.99

    Winner of the Washington State Book Award for Memoir “Extraordinarily suspenseful and truly gut-wrenching. . . . A must-read.”—Gillian Flynn, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Gone Girl In this superb work of literary true crime–a spellbinding combination of memoir and psychological suspense–a female journalist chronicles her unusual connection with a convicted serial…

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  • Cover image for Fela: Music Is the Weapon

    Fela: Music Is the Weapon

    $48.00

    A spectacular graphic novel about the life and times of the legendary Fela Kuti–the Pan-African frontman, multi-instrumentalist, sociopolitical powerhouse, and father of Afrobeat. In this bold and striking graphic novel, artist Jibola Fagbamiye and writer Conor McCreery team up to tell the remarkable origin story of one of Nigeria’s most famous sons, the King of…

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  • Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition

    Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition

    $24.00

    EISNER AWARD NOMINEE – In this graphic adaptation of Sister Helen Prejean’s bestselling memoir, acclaimed artist Catherine Anyango Grünewald and writer Rose Vines bring to striking visual life the story of a nun who becomes a fierce advocate against the death penalty. “The now legendary story of Dead Man Walking has been heard and seen…

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  • Fun Home: The Deluxe Collector's Edition: A Family Tragicomic

    Fun Home: The Deluxe Collector’s Edition: A Family Tragicomic

    $32.50

    A special hardcover Deluxe Collector’s Edition of Alison Bechdel’s groundbreaking, bestselling graphic memoir and basis for the Tony Award-winning musical—featuring a cloth case with new art, a reversible jacket with new art on both sides enhanced with teal and silver foil, and sprayed edges. Distant and exacting, Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director…

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  • Muybridge

    Muybridge

    $24.95

    How do you capture a changing world in the blink of an eye? Sacramento, California, 1870. Pioneer photographer Eadweard Muybridge becomesentangled in railroad robber baron Leland Stanford’s delusions of grandeur. Tasked withproving Stanford’s belief that a horse’s hooves do not touch the ground while galloping atfull speed, Muybridge gets to work with his camera. In…

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  • Cover image for Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home

    Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home

    $24.00

    * Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award * Silver Medal Society of Illustrators * * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Comics Beat, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal This “ingenious reckoning with the past” (The New York…

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  • My Perfectly Imperfect Body

    My Perfectly Imperfect Body

    $18.99

    From celebrated author and illustrator Debbie Tung comes My Perfectly Imperfect Body, a frank, honest, and deeply vulnerable graphic memoir that chronicles the author’s journey of overcoming body-image struggles throughout her youth and young adult years. A Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table (GNCRT) Outstanding Comics Award Honor for Best YA Nonfiction Debbie Tung has…

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  • The Short Years

    The Short Years

    $20.00

    “The Days are Long but the Years are Short.” – A parent whose kids are grown. After her highly acclaimed graphic memoirs about travelling the north McCreesh turns her uncompromising lens to the domestic everyday work of parenting three small children. Combining gag humour and individually moving comic strips McCreesh gives an insider’s perspective. Guided…

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