7 Best biography books like Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves into History by Lauren Marino

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Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves into History

By: Lauren Marino

4.02

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A boldly illustrated celebration of literary history’s most revolutionary, talented women writers …

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1. Vanishing Act (Jane Whitefield, #1)

By: Thomas Perry

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Jane Whitefield is a Native American guide who leads people out of the wilderness--not the tree-fil… read more

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2. Mom & Me & Mom

By: Maya Angelou

4.38

Format: 613 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER The story of Maya Angelou's extraordinary life has been chronicled in her … read more

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  • feminism
  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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3. How To Be a Heroine

By: Samantha Ellis

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

While debating literature's greatest heroines with her best friend, thirtysomething playwright Sama… read more

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  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • books about books

4. A Short History of Myth

By: Karen Armstrong

4.04

Format: 323 pages,

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5. The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)

By: Louise Erdrich

4.04

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

Nineteenth-century American pioneer life was introduced to thousands of young readers by Laura Inga… read more

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"The strong old woman was walking away, and in her step there was the sadness of parting with an old but dangerously foolish friend."

-Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)

"Although she lived in town, Old Tallow was so isolated by the force and strangeness of her personality that she could have been surrounded by a huge dark forest. She had never had any children, and e…"

-Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)

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6. Ban This Book

By: Alan Gratz

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

-Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Sta… read more

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  • books about books
"Probably because for all the amazing things books can do, they can't make you into a bad person"

-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book

"She was disappointed, I could tell, and suddenly the only thing I wanted in the world was to please her."

-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book

7. Felicity

By: Mary Oliver

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Mary Oliver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, celebrates love in her new collection of poems "If I ha… read more

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8. A Piece of Cake

By: Cupcake Brown

4.24

Format: 472 pages, Paperback

This is the heart-wrenching true story of a girl named Cupcake and it begins when, aged eleven, she… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"You do the foot work, and leave the results up to God."

-Cupcake Brown, A Piece of Cake

"It's okay to be afraid. It's not okay to let the fear STOP you."

-Cupcake Brown, A Piece of Cake

"Instead of asking WHY you had to do it, how about just thanking Him for safely bringing you THROUGH it."

-Cupcake Brown, A Piece of Cake

"Oprah got her money," she snapped. "You trying to get YOURS! No, turn off that fuckin' TV and get to studying!"

-Cupcake Brown, A Piece of Cake

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9. The Beatryce Prophecy

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

A magical medieval tale from two masters, Newbery Medal-winning Kate DiCamillo and Caldecott Medal-… read more

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"Once there was a mermaid."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy

"Let her have her dangerous will."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy

"Nothing is more terrifying to evil than joy."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy

"Mark that it is dangerous. Trouble has a very long tail."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy

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10. After Annie

By: Anna Quindlen

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her four young children and her closest friend are lef… read more

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11. The Best Life Book Club

By: Sheila Roberts

3.78

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

It started as a book club. It became a way to build a better life together. Karissa Newcomb is r… read more

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  • books about books
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12. Almost American Girl

By: Robin Ha

4.22

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

A teen graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transpla… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"But now that I am finally leaving, I see everything through rose-colored glasses"

-Robin Ha, Almost American Girl

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13. Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

By: Cleo Wade

4.25

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A beautifully illustrated book from Cleo Wade—the artist, poet, and speaker who has been called “th… read more

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  • feminism
  • nonfiction
"What's meant for us flows in harmony with us, not against us."

-Cleo Wade, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

"Keep your inner world loving and hopeful and your outside world will begin to reflect exactly that."

-Cleo Wade, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

"Our mistakes, when met with awareness and personal responsibility are actually what introduces us to our best selves."

-Cleo Wade, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

"When we know our value and can express our value, we're able to teach others how to honour what we bring to the table."

-Cleo Wade, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

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14. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

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"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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15. Finding Margaret Fuller

By: Allison Pataki

4.11

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America’s forgotten leading lady and the central… read more

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  • feminism
  • books about books
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16. A Matter of Death and Life

By: Irvin D. Yalom

4.41

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A year-long journey by the renowned psychiatrist and his writer wife after her terminal diagnosis, … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"My work is to live before I die."

-Irvin D. Yalom, A Matter of Death and Life

"У житті людини важливі три речі. Перша — бути добрим. Друга — бути добрим. І третя — бути добрим"

-Irvin D. Yalom, A Matter of Death and Life

"What Matters to Me" 1. What matters to me is my family and close friends. In this way, I am like almost everyone else in the world. 2. What matters to me is my work, no longer as a professor, but as …"

-Irvin D. Yalom, A Matter of Death and Life

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17. The Confession Club (Mason, #3)

By: Elizabeth Berg

3.75

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

USA TODAY BESTSELLER • An uplifting novel about friendship, surprising revelations, and a second ch… read more

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18. Take What You Need

By: Idra Novey

3.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her most powerful book yet, award-winning writer Idra Novey has conjured a novel of "astonishing… read more

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19. Silver Alert

By: Lee Smith

3.24

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

This funny and endearing novel of family, secrets, and aging follows an elderly man who heads off o… read more

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20. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

By: Shannon Reed

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • books about books
"I think, therefore, I cry..."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"Life is so much better with books than without."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

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21. The Red Address Book

By: Sofia Lundberg

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Follows 96-year-old Doris, who writes down the memories of her eventful life as she pages through h… read more

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"Nitko nije umro od nekoliko ožiljaka. Bolje ih je imati na koži nego na duši."

-Sofia Lundberg, The Red Address Book

"Meni je mjesto bilo među knjigama, ondje sam se osjećala sigurnom i zaštićenom."

-Sofia Lundberg, The Red Address Book

"On je bio velik čovjek, moj otac. Ne fizički. Uopće ne. ali njegove su misli bile vrlo velike, prevelike za život koji je vodio."

-Sofia Lundberg, The Red Address Book

"Ljudi, koji silno pate za zavičajem, mijenjaju se. Oni zatvaraju oči pred drugim stvarima i gube sposobnost zamjećivanja lijepog."

-Sofia Lundberg, The Red Address Book

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22. The Seaside Sisters

By: Pamela M. Kelley

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One summer can change everything. Brooklyn-based Hannah is a bestselling author struggling to wr… read more

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  • books about books
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23. The Restaurant of Lost Recipes (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #2)

By: Hisashi Kashiwai

3.65

Format: None pages, ebook

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Kamogawa Food … read more

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24. Salt the Water

By: Candice Iloh

3.37

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Cerulean Gene is free everywhere except school, where they’re known for repeatedly challenging auth… read more

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25. Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life

By: Sutton Foster

4.10

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

From the 2-time Tony Award-winner and the star of TV’s Younger , funny and intimate stories and ref… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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26. 15 Summers Later

By: RaeAnne Thayne

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

15 summers ago, everything changed… Ava Howell seemed to have it all. She moved away from Emeral… read more

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27. Cheater (Romantic Suspense, #29; San Diego, #2)

By: Karen Rose

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A shocking murder leaves an affluent retirement community reeling in this riveting, high-stakes sec… read more

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28. Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps

By: Jon Favreau

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From your friends at Pod Save America  and Crooked Media comes a useful and illustrated guide to sa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Spiritual Poems of Rumi by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi

29. The Spiritual Poems of Rumi

By: Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi

4.10

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Translated by renowned Rumi expert Nader Khalili, over 120 poems on spirituality from the Persian m… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #19) by Jeff Kinney

30. Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #19)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.61

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Get ready for the most hilarious Wimpy Kid book yet! International bestselling author Jeff Kinne… read more

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31. Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves into History

By: Lauren Marino

4.02

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A boldly illustrated celebration of literary history’s most revolutionary, talented women writers … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • feminism
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • books about books

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Transform Your Habits

Mom & Me & Mom

Maya Angelou

4.38

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How To Be a Heroine

Samantha Ellis

3.50

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A Piece of Cake

Cupcake Brown

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Almost American Girl

Robin Ha

4.22

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Counting the Cost

Jill Duggar

4.06

Transform Your Habits

The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There

Jenna Fischer

4.23

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Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Henry Winkler

4.14

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Molly Shannon

4.13

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