NYT Notable Books 2021 - Nonfiction

 

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1. Now beacon, now sea: a son's memoir

Book cover for Now beacon, now sea.
Author:
Sorrentino, Christopher, 1963-
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook
Description:
In a memoir of familial grief, the author examines the mystery of his mother's life and her withdrawal from everyone and everything she'd ever loved by excavating his own memories and family folklore.

2. Seeing ghosts: a memoir

Book cover for Seeing ghosts.
Author:
Chow, Kat
Formats:
Book, CD Audiobook
Description:
After her mother dies unexpectedly of cancer, a Chinese American writer and journalist weaves together the story of the fallout of grief that follows her extended family as they emigrate from China and Hong Kong to Cuba and America.