Books by Erika Morillo
“Most of the gorgeous and haunting black-and-white photographs were taken by the author! Erika Morillo is an accomplished photographer, and the memoir in many ways is the story of a young woman coming into her own as an artist. It’s also the story of surviving political and gendered violence. Her father was murdered in a politically motivated act in 1988 in the Dominican Republic, which sets off a chain of traumatic events in the family that reverberate over generations. This is a riveting and aesthetically beautiful memoir.” Read more...
The Best Memoirs: The 2025 NBCC Autobiography Shortlist
May-lee Chai, Short Story Writer
Interviews where books by Erika Morillo were recommended
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Mother Mary Comes to Me
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107 Days
by Kamala Harris -
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All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation
by Elizabeth Gilbert -
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This is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web
by Tim Berners-Lee -
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Raising Hare
by Chloe Dalton -
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The Minotaur at Calle Lanza
by Zito Madu
New Memoirs
New Memoirs
New memoirs continue to come out hard and fast, testimony to our enduring interest in hearing people tell the stories of their own lives. So far in 2025, these have included candid tales told in painful detail by talented writers, as well as books that combine personal history with other objectives—such as, for example, saving the internet.
The Best Memoirs: The 2025 NBCC Autobiography Shortlist, recommended by May-lee Chai
The last year has been one of the best for autobiography and memoir in recent memory, says May-lee Chai, chair of the judging committee for the National Book Critic Circle Prize for Autobiography. Their 2025 shortlist includes a posthumous memoir by Alexei Navalny, former leader of the opposition in Russia, and a travel memoir with a surrealist twist.
