Memoir

Three Wild Dogs (and the truth)

Not long before Markus Zusak completed his book tour for his chart-topping novel, The Book Thief, he and his wife decided to adopt a dog languishing at the local pound. Then another. And finally, after the first pair eventually died, a third. All three were so-called “difficult dogs”: “Gangsters, gunmen. Soldiers,” he writes. “ADHD on legs.” In this debut memoir, Zusak tells the story of his writing and family life through these beasts, who were indefatigable perpetrators of lawlessness and intimidation—but still worthy of love.

Cold Kitchen

By Caroline Eden

In her thoughtful culinary memoir, Cold Kitchen, Caroline Eden visits far-flung destinations and returns home to cook their food.

Dirtbag Queen

By Andy Corren

In his moving, hilarious coming-of-age memoir, Andy Corren eulogizes his delightfully crass “Jewish lady redneck” mother.

Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old

By Brooke Shields

At 14, Brooke Shields was the youngest model ever to appear on the cover of Vogue. She grew up in public, and now, at 59, she’s aging in public. In Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, Shields pens a manifesto against the myths that accompany aging as a woman, and claims the power that comes with experience and perspective.

At 14, Brooke Shields was the youngest model ever to appear on the cover of Vogue. She grew up in public, and now, at 59, she’s aging in public. In Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old

Lost Found Kept

By Deborah Derrickson Kossmann

Deborah Derrickson Kossmann reckons with family trauma and her mother’s hoarding disorder in her piercing, empathetic debut memoir, Lost Found Kept.

The Upstairs Delicatessen

By Dwight Garner

Dwight Garner’s The Upstairs Delicatessen is an irresistible blend of memoir, literary history and culinary journalism.

The Backyard Bird Chronicles

By David Allen Sibley, By Amy Tan

There is something truly exhilarating about the candor of The Backyard Bird Chronicles, a curated collection of excerpts from novelist Amy Tan’s personal birding journals that sparkles with cleverness and compassion.

Tastes Like War

By Grace M. Cho

In her moving memoir, Tastes Like War, Grace M. Cho draws on recipes from her Korean family’s past, bringing up themes of colonialism and the unifying power of food.

Raised by a Serial Killer

By April Balascio

The daughter of Edward Wayne Edwards tells how she helped put her father behind bars in the unputdownable Raised by a Serial Killer.

Notes From a Young Black Chef

By Kwame Onwuachi

Written with Joshua David Stein, this invigorating memoir offers many talking points, including the value of failing and getting up again.

Ingrained

By Callum Robinson

In his sensual, vibrant memoir, Ingrained, Callum Robinson shows off his skills as a woodworker and wordsmith.

CABIN

By Patrick Hutchison

Quippy humor and refreshing honesty abound in CABIN, Patrick Hutchison’s memoir about his journey to restore a filthy, dilapidated cabin in the Cascade Mountains.

Cher

By Cher

Household name and worldwide superstar Cher reveals the extraordinary details of her rise to fame in this intimate first installment of her memoir.

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