Know My Name: A Memoir

Know My Name: A MemoirA NEW YORK TIMES READERS CHOICE BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR in PEOPLE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW WASHINGTON POST NPR PARADE TIME GLAMOUR CHICAGO TRIBUNE MARIE CLAIRE ELLE FORTUNE "Know My Name is a gut punch, and in the end, somehow, also blessedly hopeful." Washington Post Universally acclaimed, rapturously reviewed, and an instant New York Times bestseller, Chanel Miller's breathtaking memoir "gives readers the privilege of

Ten years ago

his lighthearted assistant

He quickly realizes he has only one hour before his oxygen tanks run out—one hour to defeat his demons and escape the belly of a whale

so that people will look at her

Diane Ackerman

brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day

Ill Will is an intimate thriller about the failures of memory and the perils of self-deception

the wildly popular Instagram tastemaker who can help put them back on the map

and a love story for a girl who was lost to history

and soon Knight Owl and Early Bird find themselves in the throes of danger

sails on the strength of pure

—New York Times Book Review