Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

From multi-award-winning icon Whoopi Goldberg comes Bits and Pieces, a heartfelt memoir celebrating her mother, Emma Johnson, and the profound impact she had on Whoopi’s life.

Growing up in the New York City projects, Whoopi and her brother were raised by a strong, loving mother who taught them resilience, self-belief, and joy despite hardship. Through intimate memories—from magical Christmases to hard-learned truths—Whoopi reflects on the love that shaped her and the pain of losing both her mother and brother.

A moving tribute to family, identity, and unconditional love, Bits and Pieces is perfect for readers of Viola Davis’s Finding Me and Sally Field’s In Pieces—a powerful reminder of how the people who raise us help us become who we are.