Gifts for Memoir Enthusiasts

by André Aciman

An absorbing exploration of the challenges and slivers of beauty that formed life for a refugee in Rome. Full review >

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by Caleb Carr

One of the most powerful and beautiful grief narratives ever written, including all the memoirs about people. Full review >

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by Ricky Ian Gordon

A superb memoir that reveals the pleasures—but far more, the pains—of the creative life. Full review >

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by Tove Jansson ; translated by Thomas Teal ; illustrated by Tuulikki Pietilä

A pleasure for Jansson’s many fans, and a lovely memoir of hardscrabble island life. Full review >

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by Olivia Laing

An intellectually verdant and emotionally rich narrative journey. Full review >

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by Shayla Lawson

A stunning essay collection about travel, mortality, and liberation. Full review >

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by Lucy Sante

An absorbing analysis of a long-standing search for identity in writing and life. Full review >

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by Julie Sedivy

Sedivy blends a tender memoir with a fascinating study of how language defines the human condition. Full review >

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by Jenny Slate

Delightfully offbeat and unexpectedly moving. Full review >

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by Abigail Thomas

Thomas is still smokin’—in both senses of the word!—and her candor is a gift to us all. Full review >

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by Natasha Trethewey

A thoughtful meditation on a celebrated poet’s reasons for writing. Full review >

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by Carvell Wallace

An exquisite, soulful must-read. Full review >

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