reads of the past month, in no particular order: No Cure for Being Human, a funny, raw, thoughtful memoir Reading memoirs centered around cancer is not always a go for me, but this book was special. scene in Kabul with the vivid sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the past that reemerge in Sitara's memories

Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I. I listened to In Memoriam  as an audiobook. For my full review, please see In Memoriam . in books about mortality like I am, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs She's built years of happy memories in their low-key beach house rental. And for a bajillion other Bossy memoir reviews, check out the titles at this link .

I included an immersive memoir (check out my endless Greedy Reading Lists of memoirs for more in this In doing so, he traces old memories and tracks down details from his childhood, reliving moments, piecing I listened to Broken Horses: A Memoir by Brandi Carlile, and I can't imagine feeling the full emotions

referred to in the book's title, there is a captivating, dark, in-between world of floating, nebulous memories

heart the very same--through their unspeakable loss, desire for revenge, search for meaning, haunting memories

His book Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland was one of my Six of the

The memories are beginning to slowly shift back into focus, but he needs them now.

her parents' accounts hold merit, and begins to wonder with horror whether she can trust even her own memories

Reading memoirs centered around cancer is not always a go for me, but this book was special. scene in Kabul with the vivid sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the past that reemerge in Sitara's memories full review, check out Our Woman in Moscow. 08 You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn ​Penn's thoughtful memoir Penn pulls his memoir into another gear when he adds the fascinating layer of accidental political activism

It asks us to consider who sets and shapes our shared national memory and what and who gets left out.

The memories are beginning to slowly shift back into focus, but he needs them now.

Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I. In Memoriam is beautiful, frequently painful, and offers a layered, complicated version of happy ever I listened to In Memoriam  as an audiobook. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book?

Songteller includes previously unpublished photos, behind-the-scenes stories and memories. 05 The Bird

by Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams offers a gritty, honest, captivating, spare yet fully developed memoir Newman's lets the reader into Edi and Ash's rabbit warren of private jokes and moments and memories,

In Olive, Again, she ambles through town and reflects on aging, on her life, and especially on memories

With the passing of the years, however, those memories become distant and malleable, and we shape them

With the passing of the years, however, those memories become distant and malleable, and we shape them

01 Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner In her memoir Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner takes unflinching I listened to Broken Horses: A Memoir by Brandi Carlile, and I can't imagine feeling the full emotions Whether Sedaris is reliving specific, offbeat memories and mining them for poignancy and also laughs,

second chances take shape, a little retribution, and an attempt at a changed existence—but the haunting memories

And memory is not strictly mortal in its nature, either.

her parents' accounts hold merit; and begins to wonder with horror whether she can trust even her own memories

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Valerie Bertinelli's memoir Getting Naked ; I'm reading Ian out if, as I hope, she's offering a straight-talking, funny, compassionate missive to women in this memoir Check out these other celebrity memoirs I've Bossily reviewed; or you might like my reviews of these memoirs . 02 White River Crossing by Ian McGuire Ian McGuire's newest novel White River Crossing is

This slim work of nonfiction packs a punch; Alexander (also the author of the exquisite memoir The Light More Works to Check Out Elizabeth Alexander is also the author of the exquisitely beautiful memoir The

Cavanagh's twisty revenge mystery, Kill for Me, Kill for You ; and I'm listening to Maria Bamford's candid memoir , Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere . I don't love the title, but I'm hooked on the story. 03 Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental You might also want to check out these Bossy reviews of memoirs I've read.

listening to The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman; and I'm listening to author Arundhati Roy's memoir sabotage. 02 Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy The author of The God of Small Things shares a memoir For more Bossy reviews of memoirs please check out the titles at this link . 03 The Man Who Died Twice

set in glamorous Capri by Katy Hays, Saltwater ; I'm listening to standup comedian Youngmi Mayer's memoir , I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying ; and for my book club I'm listening to Patric Gagne's memoir, Sociopath Hays is also the author of The Cloisters . 02 I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying: A Memoir by Youngmi Mayer standup comedian and podcast host, and she is intrigued by dark humor, aiming to inject it into her memoir I'm listening to I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying as an audiobook. 03 Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne

If you like to read memoirs like I do, you might be interested in the Greedy Reading Lists here: Six Fascinating Memoirs to Explore Six More Fascinating Memoirs to Explore Six Musicians' Memoirs that Sing Six Illuminating Memoirs to Dive Into Six Illuminating Memoirs I've Read This Year Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year

The Paris Novel is the first novel by food writer, memoir author, food critic, and James Beard award-winner Her wonderful food-focused memoirs Garlic and Sapphires  and Tender at the Bone  were both listed in my Greedy Reading List of Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite , and you can find my review of Save Me the Plums , her memoir about heading up Gourmet magazine, here .

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Cher , the first in Cher's planned two-part memoir; I'm reading 01 Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher In the first of Cher's two-part memoir, she traces some of her So far the memoir feels focused on more of an account of what occurred, with emotional confusion and

century rural Scotland, Clear ; and I'm reading comedian and former pro tennis player Michael Kosta's memoir Tommy Tomlinson was a reporter for the Charlotte Observer for over two decades and is the author of a memoir Michael Kosta I didn't know anything about Michael Kosta when I began reading this book, but I love memoirs

Sherlock Holmes and a young Mary Russell, The Beekeeper's Apprentice; and I'm reading Sara Nović's memoir King is also the author of many other mysteries. 03 Mother Tongue: A Memoir by Sara Novic When Sara Nović

opening up after heartbreak by David Nicholls; and I'm listening to Australian actress Rebel Wilson's memoir I'm listening to You Are Here as an audiobook. 03 Rebel Rising by Rebel Wilson I love to read a memoir --if you haven't yet, you might want to check out the many stand-alone memoir reviews and memoir-focused A friend recommended actress Rebel Wilson's memoir Rebel Rising , and I'm listening to the Australian's

Sally Gould's memoir is named after a darkly humorous term of affection for paramedics in Australia ( In her memoir, Gould explores her early days of uncertainty, moments of panic, scenes of complete disgust For my full review, please check out The Everlasting . 04 Care and Feeding: A Memoir by Laurie Woolever I listened to this memoir as an audiobook. You might also be interested in the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Molly Jong-Fast's memoir about her tumultuous relationship with 01 How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir by Molly Jong-Fast Molly Jong-Fast is a podcaster and How to Lose Your Mother is a poignant, sharp, darkly funny memoir of a challenging, volatile relationship

For the Music Lover 06 Heartbreaker: A Memoir by Mike Campbell I'm a fan of memoirs, particularly musicians ' memoirs, and I'm excited to read Mike Campbell's Heartbreaker --and to give it to a music lover on Heartbreaker is described as " a fast-paced, tender-hearted rock ’n’ roll memoir for the ages, Mike Campbell For more musicians' memoirs, please check out the books at this link and this one as well.

Cook's memoir about books and her inspiration in Harriet Tubman, Shut Up and Read ; I'm reading Charleen 01 Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett’s Bookshop by Jeannine A. Cook Jeannine A.

plague begins to spread, Eleanore of Avignon ; and I'm listening to Helen Hanff's short epistolary memoir her wonderful book The Correspondent , Virginia Evans mentioned another epistolary book, the classic memoir

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Sally Gould's memoir about being a paramedic, Frog ; I'm reading In her memoir, Gould explores her early days of uncertainty, moments of panic, scenes of complete disgust

characters on a train platform, one of whom will soon die, Five; and I'm listening to Isaac Fitzgerald's memoir-in-essays the author of When I Ran Away. 03 Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional by Isaac Fitzgerald In his memoir-in-essay-form

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading evangelical preacher Beth Moore's memoir, All My Knotted-Up Life But her memoir details childhood abuse, her mother's deteriorating mental health, the development of For many more Bossy reviews of memoirs, please check out the books and lists at this link .

Whether you're into time travel, memoirs, historical fiction mysteries, riveting nonfiction, witchy tales

Alaskan wilderness by a favorite author, Eowyn Ivey; I'm listening to Southern comic Leanne Morgan's memoir offers current-day takes on her life that will feel familiar to fans, but her memoir also traces her You can find Bossy reviews of other memoirs here . 03 Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson Marlowe

array of books to get you through the end of the summer: a practically perfect rom-com; the immersive memoir including Nora Goes Off Script, Same Time Next Summer, Summer Romance, and It's a Love Story. 02 The Memoir You Didn't Know You Needed: Cher: The Memoir Part One by Cher Cher's lack of agency in her relationship Early on, the memoir felt like more of a factual account of what occurred in her life than it felt like Please click here for my full review of Cher: The Memoir. 03 Weird, Funny, Wonderful Nonfiction: The

the titles on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Compelling Nonfiction Reads , Six Favorite Nonfiction and Memoir Reads of the Year , Six Nonfiction and Memoir Reads I Loved , Six of My Favorite Nonfiction Reads ,

Iida Turpeinin's upcoming historical fiction novel Beasts of the Sea ; I'm listening to Jen Hatmaker's memoir scheduled for publication November 18, courtesy of NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company. 02 Awake: A Memoir

If you're interested in books that explore mortality, you might want to check out Six Powerful Memoirs Bloom is also the author of the heartbreakingly beautiful In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss , Away , by Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams offers a gritty, honest, captivating, spare yet fully developed memoir You can also check out other memoirs I've read --and more musicians' memoirs . 05 Wrong Place, Wrong

on a real-life figure; a beautiful, haunting story told in three timelines; a captivating celebrity memoir from a larger-than-life performer; a comedian's funny memoir; a fast-paced WWII-set mystery for young Click here for my full review of There Are Rivers in the Sky . 03 Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher Early on, the memoir felt like more of a factual account of what occurred in her life than it felt like Please click here for my full review of Cher: The Memoir . 04 What in the World?!

Charles Frazier's newest historical fiction, The Trackers, to be published April 11; I'm reading a memoir This Place Beautiful, also scheduled for publication April 11; and I'm listening to Matthew Perry's memoir The Trackers will be published April 11. 02 You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir by Maggie Smith Beautiful is scheduled for publication April 11. 03 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir I'm listening to this memoir as an audiobook.

Her wonderful food-focused memoirs Garlic and Sapphires  and Tender at the Bone  were both listed in my Greedy Reading List of Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite , and you can find my review of Save Me the Plums , her memoir about heading up Gourmet magazine here .

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Belle Burden's upcoming memoir about the abrupt end of her marriage 01 Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden It was a great love story, one for the ages.