Memoir

Black writers from all disciplines tell one of history’s great epics: the journey of African Americans from 1619 to…

In this moving, tender, and heart-breaking memoir, Jennifer Finney Boylan tells the story of her life through seven dogs…

Studs Terkel's classic book Working is comprised of interviews with working-class people about their jobs, so who better…

As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina…

Isabella Rossellini was expecting 38 yellow chicks to her Long Island farm. Instead, her newly hatched brood included a…

Dozens of lovely essays, interviews, poems, and illustrations are compiled here in this best-of collection from…

The term Zami comes from the Carriacou word to describe women working together as friends, lovers, and companions. In…

This brief but comprehensive biography of Franz Kafka and summary of many of his works, all illustrated by R. Crumb,…

This compelling graphic collection features 18 women—including Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Alice Dunbar Nelson,…

Feminist artist, activist, and Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova offers a timely guide to radical protest and…

The 56th issue of Cometbus is a loving ethnography of New York City's wild, weird, and bearded used book trade. Aaron…

Alternating between personal anecdote, hilarious insight, and smart analysis, Luke Skywalker Can’t Read contends…

The goal of this project was to convey the true cost of prisons in a way that was accessible and didn't scare people…

A big, super-nice, full-color comics anthology with all kinds of stories of stupendous queerness. Learn about some…

Patricia Hampl travels the world to visit the homes of historic people who lived lives of intentional seclusion or…

An account of five years of immersion in modern Paganism. Alex Mar, a journalist on a personal spiritual mission,…

This graphic memoir of a lifelong love affair with exercise, set against a hilarious chronicle of fitness fads from…

New York Times bestselling author Sarah Smarsh’s trademark insight, intelligence, and humanity is captured in this…

“I know I’m not a man . . . and I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m probably not a woman, either. . . . . The…

SELF-ish is a trans memoir about Chloe's remarkable life, from her childhood in a military family, her architectural…

Meet Stella the dog—a viral internet star whose claim to fame goes beyond her cuteness. You see, Stella knows how to…

The first nine issues of Al Burian’s sporadically published and widely acclaimed personal zine. Beginning in the…

The story of Frisch's personal journey into the world of magic, including an invitation into a secret underground…

Kyle's been drawing these comics with snapshots of his daily life as a dad, teacher, cartoonist, and person in the world…

Trans Voices seeks to form a wider understanding of the many ways people experience gender. Drawing from over 100…

A Field Guide to Getting Lost is a collection of personal essays devoted to thinking about how we navigate the world…