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“***WINNER of the 2021 National Book Critics Circle award for the best autobiography*** It has a real freshness to it. She talks about being Asian American in a way we haven’t quite heard before. She digs into the personal to get to her political points, and that keeps it really lively. She is so honest and clear, and not afraid to be self-deprecating. There’s plenty of autobiography in the mix here, so I was really glad it made it to our final five” Read more...
The Best Memoirs: The 2021 NBCC Autobiography Shortlist
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