6 must-read autobiography books like Off Script by Marci Ien

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Off Script

By: Marci Ien

4.04

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Finding Your Voice, Living Out Loud For over a decade, millions of Canadians started their day w…

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1. Etta and Otto and Russell and James

By: Emma Hooper

4.67

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

I've gone. I've never seen the water, so I've gone there. I will try to remember to come back. Etta… read more

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2. A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

By: Ma-Nee Chacaby , Mary Louisa Plummer

4.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Two-Spirit Journeyis Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
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3. Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

By: Tanya Talaga

4.52

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In 1966, twelve-year-old Chanie Wenjack froze to death on the railway tracks after running away fro… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Rebuilding an inequitable and harmful relationship is not easy. But for the good of all our children – Indigenous and not – the hard work must begin."

-Tanya Talaga, Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

4. Hum If You Don’t Know the Words

By: Bianca Marais

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for readers of The Secret Life of Bees and The Help, a perceptive and searing look at Apart… read more

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5. My Effin' Life

By: Geddy Lee

4.58

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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6. For the Love of Summer

By: Susan Mallery

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable tale about finding f… read more

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"I was in love with who I wanted him to be. Not who he was."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

"She's my family and you're hers. That means we are, in some inexplicable way, connected."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

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7. The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

By: Susan Wiggs

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Brenda Malloy wants nothing to do with Christmas ever again. Last year, Brenda and her husband rush… read more

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8. The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County

By: Claire Swinarski

3.74

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Armed with a Crock-Pot and a pile of recipes, a grandmother, her granddaughter, and a mysterious yo… read more

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"All these kids today thought you needed so much time. Time, time, time! As if another year would show you the kind of father a person could be, or how the nightmares about battlefields in Vietnam wou…"

-Claire Swinarski, The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County

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9. Watch Out for Her

By: Samantha M. Bailey

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Wherever you go… she’ll be watching. Sarah Goldman, mother to six-year-old Jacob, is relieved to mo… read more

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10. Jennie's Boy: A Newfoundland Childhood

By: Wayne Johnston

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLERNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE CBCConsummate storyteller and bestselling n… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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11. I Will Ruin You

By: Linwood Barclay

3.98

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher’s act of hero… read more

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12. Mirrorland

By: Carole Johnstone

3.61

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

With the startling twists of Gone Girl and the haunting emotional power of Room, Mirrorland is a th… read more

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13. No Filter: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful

By: Paulina Porizkova

3.61

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“A book about a rare life, profound love, profound grief, anxiety, self-assurance, empowerment, agi… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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14. I'm Afraid of Men

By: Vivek Shraya

4.23

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A trans artist explores how masculinity was imposed on her as a boy and continues to haunt her as a… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Queerness is associated with freedom from boundaries."

-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men

"Do these parts still exist somewhere inside of me with the capacity to be reactivated?"

-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men

"Why is being touch by strangers — strangers who refuse to identify themselves — a form of flattery?"

-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men

"My brownness turns out to be a form of queerness in and of itself and makes me too queer for gay men."

-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men

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15. The Sleeping Car Porter

By: Suzette Mayr

3.46

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the p… read more

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"Desperate feelings can swivel into loathing."

-Suzette Mayr, The Sleeping Car Porter

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16. Mr. Perfect on Paper

By: Jean Meltzer

3.73

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Matzah Ball comes a pitch-perfect romcom following a third-generation Jewish… read more

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"You deserve someone who loves you, Daniel," Dara said. "You deserve someone who sets your heart on fire, and makes you excited to get out of bed each morning."

-Jean Meltzer, Mr. Perfect on Paper

"You deserve someone who loves you, Daniel," Dara said. "You deserve someone who sets your heart on fire, and makes you excitedn to get out of bed each morning."

-Jean Meltzer, Mr. Perfect on Paper

"But, what I learned from this journey, from finding my real-life Mr. Perfect Paper, is that love isn't something that can be quantified on a list. Love is messy. And terrifying. It shows up whwn you …"

-Jean Meltzer, Mr. Perfect on Paper

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17. The Story of Us

By: Catherine Hernandez

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of Canada Reads finalist Scarborough, a stunning new novel about the unbreakable bo… read more

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18. The Summer Swap

By: Sarah Morgan

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

"The perfect summer novel—sharp, smart and so much fun!" —Viola Shipman, USA TODAY bestselling auth… read more

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19. The Spoon Stealer

By: Lesley Crewe

4.40

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Born into a basket of clean sheets—ruining a perfectly good load of laundry—Emmeline never quite fi… read more

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"So much of our lives depend on just one move, one way or the other. If I'd turned left instead of right that day..."

-Lesley Crewe, The Spoon Stealer

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20. The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16)

By: Linda Castillo

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter … read more

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21. Dandelion

By: Jamie Chai Yun Liew

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen… read more

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22. A Great Country

By: Shilpi Somaya Gowda

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel in the tradition of Celeste Ng's Little Fires E… read more

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23. Denial (Jilly Truitt, #2)

By: Beverley McLachlin

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

CityLine Book Club Pick for September From the former Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling… read more

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24. Nothing But the Truth

By: Marie Henein

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An intimate and no-holds-barred memoir by Canada's top defence lawyer, Nothing But the Truth weaves… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Women do not need to be changed, adjusted, domesticated, moulded, formed, or coddled. We need space and a runway."

-Marie Henein, Nothing But the Truth

"Effective advocacy is about confronting the weaknesses in your case and overcoming them, which involves a combination of humility and rigour."

-Marie Henein, Nothing But the Truth

"Men are to be reminded of their inner strength and superiority, while women need to be taught how to overcome their inherent, life-stunting limitations."

-Marie Henein, Nothing But the Truth

"In a nutshell, cross-examination, this great engine of truth, is the ability to ask questions and to control the wording and order of those questions. That is all. The theory is that through cross-ex…"

-Marie Henein, Nothing But the Truth

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25. Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other

By: Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

3.31

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

INSTANT #1 TORONTO STAR and GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLERSophie Grégoire Trudeau invites readers on a d… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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26. The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards

By: Jessica Waite

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A widow’s life is turned upside when she uncovers the truth about her late husband in this lyrical,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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27. The Book Swap

By: Tessa Bickers

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“A love letter to books and reading. This debut is catnip for any book geek. I just loved it.” —Ces… read more

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28. real ones

By: Katherena Vermette

4.10

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the nationally bestselling Strangers saga comes a heartrending story of two Mich… read more

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29. Hold My Girl

By: Charlene Carr

3.96

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Two women. Two eggs. One life-altering mistake. Katherine finally has it all. She's spent her enti… read more

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30. Off Script

By: Marci Ien

4.04

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Finding Your Voice, Living Out Loud For over a decade, millions of Canadians started their day w… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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31. More or Less Maddy

By: Lisa Genova

4.42

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A breathless, riveting novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the st… read more

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Ma-Nee Chacaby , Mary Louisa Plummer

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Tanya Talaga

4.52

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Geddy Lee

4.58

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Katelyn Doyle

3.67

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Sarah Chamberlain

3.88

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Melissa Wiesner

3.90

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