Tag Archives: Personal Memoirs
Sick Girl
by Amy Silverstein“[Sick Girl] shocked me. It was a revelation. I couldn’t stop reading it. . . . It’s a book that made me shake my head in disbelief with every chapter….
The Sexual Life of Catherine M.
by Catherine Millet“A smoldering slim volume that will color your cheeks quicker than the midday sun. . . . In the book, [Millet] unabashedly chronicles three…
One in Three
by Adam Wishart“Calming and illuminating . . . Plenty of anecdotal vigor . . . Wishart has done copious research and used it to shape a story more gripping than frightening. . . . Captures waves of optimism and disappointment in the progress of cancer research.” —Janet Maslin, New York Times…
One Soldier’s War
by Arkady Babchenko“By turns horrific, sad, and funny, [One Soldier’s War] fills a big gap by providing us with the first-person experiences of an articulate Russian…
Ohitika Woman
by Mary Brave Bird“Mary Brave Bird brings to life the invisible. A grim yet gripping account.” —The Boston Globe
Not a Happy Camper
by Mindy Schneider“Hilarious . . . [Mindy Schneider] draws a funny portrait of her younger self in a summer setting that anyone who has ever drunk…
Native
by Sayed KashuaWith his unique perspective as an Israeli Palestinian, Sayed Kashua’s collection of personal essays is a frank, irreverent, thought-provoking exploration of discovering one’s identity,…
My Crazy Century
by Ivan Klíma“Klíma has endured as a writer, endured as a human being, writing of the great themes of freedom, honesty, and love and politics, and…
Monster
by Sanyika Shakur“Radiates [power] with dangerous aplomb . . . Attests not only to Mr. Shakur’s journalistic eye for observation, but also to his novelistic skills…
Meet Me in the In-Between
by Bella PollenA provocative and lively memoir in stories by the inimitable and bestselling author of The Summer of the Bear.
