I tend to trust books like Indignity when they sound built for readers who want confidence, clarity, and a little personality rather than for everyone in the abstract.
In n02 biographies & memoirs, I keep looking for books that understand bookseller instinct and practical recommendation value and do not settle for bland competence.
If the execution matches the setup, this becomes the kind of recommendation I would pass along quickly and mean it. Farrar, Straus and Giroux has it listed for 04-Nov-2025.