Cover of Matriarch by Tina Knowles

Matriarch

Tina Knowles · 2025

Tina Knowles's memoir traces her journey from Galveston, Texas, to raising and building a family that reshaped American music.

In this memoir, Tina Knowles, mother of Beyonce and Solange, tells her own story, from a Creole childhood in Galveston, Texas, through her work as a hairdresser and designer to raising a family that would transform popular culture. She writes candidly about ambition, marriage, faith, and Black womanhood, offering the story of the woman behind one of music’s most famous families and the values she instilled.

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Oprah Winfrey

Media Executive & Talk Show Host, Harpo Productions

You're going to want to clear your schedule when you start this book as you will be totally riveted by the twists and the turns of this deeply personal and compelling story.

Book Club · April 2025

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