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Best Indie Biographies & Memoirs of 2023

NONFICTION

ROLL BACK THE WORLD

by Deborah Kasdan

Intricate and affecting, Kasdan’s debut finds hope in the saddest of stories. Full review >

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NONFICTION

UNSINKABLE

by Alan Corcoran ; illustrated by Jack Spowart

A bold, uplifting testament to the tenacity of the human spirit. Full review >

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NONFICTION

NOTES FROM THE ROAD

by Robert Mugge Robert Mugge

A vibrant, entertaining panorama of music-making and the picaresque struggle to capture it on film. Full review >

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NONFICTION

TRUE STORIES OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL THEATER

by S. Yerucham S. Yerucham

A brilliantly written nonfiction account of a man’s search for meaning in the odd picaresque of his life. Full review >

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