Memoir

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Review of Stay True: A Memoir by Hua Hsu

Hsu's memoir remembers his friend Ken, who was tragically killed during college. He reflects on friendship and on their connection,...

Aug 11

Review of Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up by Selma Blair

In Mean Baby, actress Selma Blair is candid about the alcoholism that developed in early elementary school, her relationship with her...

Jul 28

Review of Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad

Jaouad offers a powerful, introspective memoir about coping with leukemia and its accompanying emotions, fears, and side effects--along...

Jul 22

Six Musicians' Memoirs that Sing

Musicians' Memoirs I'm a biiiig memoir fan, and I love behind-the-scenes peeks. These six memoirs from musicians offer stories about the...

Jul 6

Review of In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom writes with brutal honesty about her heartbreak and her determination to support her husband Brian Ameche's desire to end his...

Jun 30

Review of Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott

While taking the reader through her children's health crises, Philpott considers the power of worry, of love, and of trying to let go and...

Jun 21

Review of Hello, Molly! by Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon explores the childhood tragedy that changed her life forever, but her general optimism and joy feel like the heart of her...

May 13

Six Illuminating Memoirs to Check Out

Memoir Love! In case you haven’t noticed yet, I have a major thing for memoirs, and I especially love listening to an author read their...

Apr 27

Review of Going There by Katie Couric

Going There shines through Couric's insider peeks at the media world, playful insights about famous people and behind-the-scenes...

Apr 6

Review of Yearbook by Seth Rogen

Easygoing Rogen's book of essays and memories touches on his start as a boy doing standup in bars, his drug habits, and funny and awkward...

Mar 31

Review of You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn

Penn's thoughtful memoir explores serious issues yet also made me laugh out loud. You Can't Be Serious is both thoughtful and playful,...

Mar 23

Review of This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett

ICYMI: This five-star read--part memoir/part essay--is one of my favorite books of Ann Patchett's, and I didn't want her reflections and...

Mar 15

Review of Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir by Bob Odenkirk

Bob Odenkirk's memoir digs into fascinating elements of process, creativity, and collaboration, and he shares his own missteps, joys, and...

Feb 24

Review of Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (As Told to Me) Story by Bess Kalb

This is an irresistible tribute to Kalb's funny, opinionated, fiercely loving grandmother--a granddaughter's best friend and a wise and...

Feb 1

Review of No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) by Kate Bowler

Touching, honest, raw, funny, and full of gritty reflections about life and faith, this was a read that I absolutely adored and gave five...

Jan 26

Review of Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School by Kendra James

In Admissions, Kendra James explores race, friendship, ambition, and the absurdities and rhythm of daily life during her time at a New...

Jan 19

Review of Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton

Parton shares the background and context for 175 of her songs, frankly discussing her inspiration, life, and the formerly untouchable...

Dec 6, 2021

Review of Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci

The author shares his love of food, cooking, and sharing meals in this irresistible memoir that's also filled with joys and losses,...

Nov 16, 2021

Review of The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

Grohl is funny, self-deprecating, and irresistibly tender-hearted as he recounts his musical influences, the twists and turns of his...

Nov 10, 2021

Review of Forty Autumns by Nina Willner

ICYMI: Forty Autumns offers fascinating, wonderfully detailed perspectives in a rich, layered family memoir that reads like fiction. The...

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