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MEMOIRS COLLECTION

Listening to the stories of others is one of the most powerful ways to connect with humanity. This reading list provides you with some of the memoirs that are currently available through Kinlaw Library. This list is not exhaustive of the memoirs in our collection, but is intended to provide some recommended titles. We want to be a caring and compassionate community, and that starts with being a listening and empathetic neighbor. If you know of additional resources we should add to our collection, please click "Suggest a Book" on the right-hand menu and let us know!

Print Books

We have a copy of each title listed below in our physical collection in Kinlaw Library. This is only a small sampling of our collection, so check out our catalog for additional reading. Come in to the library to check out a title or you can Request a Hold to pick up your books on the go.

  • From Cairo to Christ (Abu Atallah & Kent A. Van Til)
  • Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
  • Made for the Journey (Elisabeth Elliot)
  • Searching for Sunday (Rachel Held Evans)
  • All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
  • Finding Quiet (Jamie Grace)
  • Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations (Mira Jacob)
  • Lab Girls (Hope Jahren)
  • When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanathi)
  • The Liar's Club (Mary Karr)
  • Surprised by Joy (C.S. Lewis)
  • Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
  • Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nifisi)
  • Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus (Nabeel Qureshi)
  • Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
  • The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
  • The Invisible Girls (Sarah Thebarge)
  • The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
  • Educated (Tara Westover)
  • Night (Elie Wiesel)