Hearing Laymon’s words in his own voice was even more affecting than reading them on the page.
Hearing Laymon’s words in his own voice was even more affecting than reading them on the page.
Memoir
Author Ben Widdicombe shares lessons about the world’s wealthiest people gleaned from working at three of the biggest outlets in gossip.
Author Ben Widdicombe shares lessons about the world’s wealthiest people gleaned from working at three of the biggest outlets in gossip.
In the hilarious and intimate The Hungover Games, Sophie Heawood chronicles her bumpy journey from woman-about-town to single parent.
In the hilarious and intimate The Hungover Games, Sophie Heawood chronicles her bumpy journey from woman-about-town to single parent.
Betsy Bonner explores her sister’s unsettling life and death with laser-sharp prose in The Book of Atlantis Black.
Betsy Bonner explores her sister’s unsettling life and death with laser-sharp prose in The Book of Atlantis Black.
Literary critic Rachel Cohen’s incisive memoir explores her immersion into Jane Austen’s work during a fraught period in her personal life.
Literary critic Rachel Cohen’s incisive memoir explores her immersion into Jane Austen’s work during a fraught period in her personal life.
Rockaway, Diane Cardwell’s memoir of the ways that surfing launched her into a new life, is as invigorating as waxing up your board and getting in the water.
Rockaway, Diane Cardwell’s memoir of the ways that surfing launched her into a new life, is as invigorating as waxing up your board and getting in the water.
In The Madwoman and he Roomba, Sandra Tsing Loh chronicles her 55th year of life with let-it-all-hang-out charm.
In The Madwoman and he Roomba, Sandra Tsing Loh chronicles her 55th year of life with let-it-all-hang-out charm.
Bakari Sellers beautifully evokes the South Carolina low country to explain how its backbreaking poverty and history of relentless racism molded him.
Bakari Sellers beautifully evokes the South Carolina low country to explain how its backbreaking poverty and history of relentless racism molded him.
For anyone who has wondered how their identity is impacted by the ways others see them, Fairest is an extraordinary story of one woman’s self-reckoning.
For anyone who has wondered how their identity is impacted by the ways others see them, Fairest is an extraordinary story of one woman’s self-reckoning.
The Book of Rosy offers an unflinching look at conditions in U.S. detention centers and a reminder of the power of policy to change the course of lives.
The Book of Rosy offers an unflinching look at conditions in U.S. detention centers and a reminder of the power of policy to change the course of lives.
Phuc Tran has written the great punk rock immigrant story and the best, the funniest and the most heartfelt memoir of the year.
Phuc Tran has written the great punk rock immigrant story and the best, the funniest and the most heartfelt memoir of the year.
Svenja O’Donnell uncovers long-held family secrets, interspersing her own research and travel with stories from her German mother and grandmother.
Svenja O'Donnell uncovers long-held family secrets, interspersing her own research and travel with stories from her German mother and grandmother.
Stephanie Danler ranges over the whole of her life as the daughter of two parents who failed to provide their offspring with a safe and loving home.
Stephanie Danler ranges over the whole of her life as the daughter of two parents who failed to provide their offspring with a safe and loving home.
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