Memoir New Releases

As a literary genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire from the Latin memoria, meaning "memory", or a reminiscence), forms a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable in modern parlance. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir.

Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is determined by the work's context and is ...more

New Releases Tagged "Memoir"

The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing

They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us

Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping

Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls

Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets

The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife

Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury

Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History

Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning

Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy

Flirting with Danger: The Mysterious Life of Marguerite Harrison, Socialite Spy

Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles

Everybody's Favorite: Tales from the World's Worst Perfectionist

The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight

First to the Front: The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent

Contradiction Days: An Artist on the Verge of Motherhood

Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir

Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment

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“ I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether or not to lift the fork to my mouth, and when I talk myself into doing so, I taste only shame. I have an eating disorder. ”
― Jena Morrow, Hollow: An Unpolished Tale

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“ Yesterday was surreal. At times K was almost back to herself…funny…interested and relatively mobile. She was tactile and we kissed…she whispered naughty comments into my ear…achingly beautiful…I love her so much ”
― Peter B. Forster, More Than Love, A Husband's Tale

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