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• BOOK CLUB KIT : All Boys Aren't Blue : a Memoir-manifesto

  Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-

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  A first book by the prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist shares personal essays that chronicle his childhood, adolescence and college years as a Black queer youth, exploring subjects ranging from gender identity and toxic masculinity to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• BOOK CLUB KIT : Born a Crime : Stories From a South African Childhood

  Noah, Trevor, 1984-

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  Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show, shares his remarkable story of growing up in South Africa, with a black South African mother and a white European father at a time when it was against the law for a mixed-race child like him to exist. In a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• BOOK CLUB KIT : I Feel Bad About My Neck ; and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

  Ephron, Nora

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  A collection of essays offers a humorous look at the ups and downs of being a woman of a certain age, discussing the tribulations of maintenance and trying to stop the clock, menopause, and empty nests. || Tone - Witty | Writing style - Thoughtful,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• BOOK CLUB KIT : I Was Told There'd Be Cake : Essays

  Crosley, Sloane

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  A debut compilation of literary essays offers a revealing and humorous look at human fallibility and the vagaries of modern urban life as the author details the despoiling of an exhibit at the Natural History Museum, the provocation of her first…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• BOOK CLUB KIT : Me Talk Pretty One Day

  Sedaris, David

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  In a collection of essays, observations, and commentaries, the humorist describes his recent move to Paris, life as an American in Paris, his struggle to learn French, his family, and restaurant meals. || Tone - Sardonic, self-deprecating | Writing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• BOOK CLUB KIT : My Life as An Experiment : One Man's Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living as a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, Add Other Radical Tests

  Jacobs, A. J., 1968-

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  A book of essays on all of A.J.'s hilarious adventures as a human guinea pig, including "My Outsourced Life" and "The Truth About Nakedness." || Tone - Funny | Writing style - Witty, engaging

• BOOK CLUB KIT : Shrill : Notes From a Loud Woman

  West, Lindy

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  The Guardian columnist and This American Life social commentator presents a series of essays about the qualities of a comedic feminist and her experiences of coming of age in a popular culture that is hostile to plus-sized women who speak their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• BOOK CLUB KIT : This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

  Patchett, Ann.

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  Blending literature and memoir, Ann Patchett examines her deepest commitments: to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband in This is the Story of a Happy Marriage. Together these essays form a resonant portrait of a life lived with…Read moreRead more of this annotation