Matriarch (paperback): A Memoir

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful chronicle of a life like no other—enlightening, entertaining, surprising, empowering—and a testament to the world-changing power of Black motherhood.

“A beautiful and brave story of strong women, fierce mothering, and the power of continued evolution.” — Michelle Obama

“A fascinating memoir of Tina Knowles’s journey to become the global figure she is today.” — Oprah Winfrey

“Told in rich color with flourishes so detailed … they conjure a fully realized world the reader can inhabit.” — The Washington Post

Matriarch is a page-turning chronicle of family love and heartbreak, loss and perseverance, and the creativity, audacity, and determination it takes for a girl from Galveston to change the world.

This intimate and revealing memoir is both a singular life story and a multigenerational family saga that reflects the broader story of America itself. At its heart, it is about the wisdom women pass to one another—mothers to daughters—across generations, and the enduring power of legacy, resilience, and love.