6 Extraordinary Women's Memoirs Not to Miss

Sloane Crosley's memoir tenderly touches on the paralyzing grief she felt after losing her close friend and publishing colleague to suicide. A simultaneous ode to their friendship and a searing critique of the publishing industry's archaic traditions, she doesn't shy away from remembering her friend in all his complexities and faults.

At the center of Jamison's latest thought-provoking memoir is the interrogation of her various selves—mother, artist, teacher—and their seemingly contradictory nature. She reflects on the unravelling of her marriage, parenting as a single mother during COVID-19 pandemic, and being in the beginning stages of falling in love again.

Sometimes acceptance takes a lifetime to reach and in this emotionally arresting and honest work, Sante discovers herself as a writer and as a woman. Her journey takes her from a conservative family to New York City bohemia in the '70s to literary intellectual circles and ends with the step-by-step process of transitioning from male to female while in her 60s.

After a decade of journaling her thoughts and observations, Heti sorted each sentence into alphabetical order. The result is this moving and emotionally-insightful confessional that explores our human desire to make order out of life's disorder.

Journalist Kara Swisher has been serving us the scoop on Silicon Valley's titans and the companies revolutionizing technology for decades. In her memoir, she goes beyond breaking news and insider knowledge to share a thoughtful and personal perspective on the state of the industry. As always, she pulls no punches about the dangers of tech, but she also shares an optimistic message about what innovation can do to solve problems when used in service of humanity.

In a testimony before the Senate Judciary Council in February of 2018, Christine Blasey Ford described how Brett Kavanuagh allegedly sexually assaulted her at a high school party. This insightful and powerful memoir reveals details about the months leading up to the testimony as well as a glimpse into Christine's personal love for surfing and how it impacted her decision to speak up.