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• Hunger

  a Memoir of (my) Body

  Gay, Roxane,

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  “A gripping book, with vivid details that linger long after its pages stop. . . . Hunger is arresting and candid. At its best, it affords women, in particular, something so many other accounts deny them—the right to take up space they are entitled…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Girl, Interrupted

  Kaysen, Susanna, 1948-

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  "At turns wry, sardonic, witty ... an unusual glimpse of a young woman's experience with insanity. Kaysen presents a meaningful analysis of the dual and contradictory nature of psychiatric hospital­ization as both refuge and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Furiously Happy

  {a Funny Book About Horrible Things}

  Lawson, Jenny, 1973-

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  “Lawson's self-deprecating humor is not only gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate; it allows her to speak...in a real and raw way.” ―O, The Oprah Magazine

• Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

  a Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

  Bamford, Maria, 1970-

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  “In her signature oddball style, [Bamford] honestly and hilariously discusses all…while offering some weighty (yet somehow still funny) analysis of mental health stigma, our broken health care system, and those that take advantage of people in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise

  a True Story About Schizophrenia

  Allen, Sandra (Nonfiction writer),

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  "Sandra Allen has crafted a fearless narrative about what it is really like to grow up under the weight of mental illness . . . Honest, heartbreaking, and often humorous, this remarkable book offers a window into an experience of mental illness that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• While You Were Out

  An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in An Era of Silence

  Kissinger, Meg,

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  “Meg Kissinger has courageously given us a chronicle of love, loss, family and obligation, all refracted through the lens of mental illness. Here is a story as urgent and indelible as the bonds that hold its characters together. In speaking to her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Inherited Mind

  a Story of Family, Hope, and the Genetics of Mental Illness

  Longman, James (Journalist),

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  “James Longman trains his considerable journalistic skills on unravelling the mystery of what happened to his dad. It is an insightful tale of loss and love, and an eye-opening account of mental illness and a son’s quest to understand his past and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stolen

  a Memoir

  Gilpin, Elizabeth,

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  "[Stolen] was a difficult book for me to put down -- while the content is devastating and often challenging to read, it is beautifully written and incredibly impactful. Whatever form it takes, I wanted, and continue to want, a happy ending for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where Madness Lies

  the Double Life of Vivien Leigh

  Spence, Lyndsy, 1988-

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  "In this revealing new biography, Lyndsy Spence explores how Vivien Leigh's mental health troubles, and the awful ways in which they were treated in her era, defined a side of the star's life that didn't line up with the glitz and glamour of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What My Bones Know

  a Memoir of Healing From Complex Trauma

  Foo, Stephanie,

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  “This book is a major step forward in the study of trauma. It’s also a huge artistic genre-busting achievement. Stephanie Foo’s brilliant storytelling and strong, funny, relatable voice makes complex PTSD enjoyable to read about.”—Kathleen Hanna,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sociopath

  a Memoir

  Gagne, Patric,

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  “A cross between a podcast by relationship therapist Esther Perel and a salacious tell-all.” —San Francisco Chronicle

• The Tell

  a Memoir

  Griffin, Amy (Businesswoman),

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  “Our minds may repress, but our bodies keep the score. The Tell is an honest book that will help us trust that wisdom.”—Gloria Steinem