Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
Why I recommend it
Lorde brings memory, myth, and autobiography together to tell her coming-of-age story. The women who shaped her are central to it.
What stayed with me
We become ourselves through relationships, including love, conflict, and the communities we find or build.
Who it’s useful for
Readers of memoir, queer history, and Black feminist writing.
A tension or limitation
The mix of memory and myth is deliberate. It won’t read like a conventional biography.