Memoirs

Writing a memoir is about more than just telling your life story. It's about writing it in a way that encompasses you in a creative way readers love.

There is something special about reading a good memoir! If you love a peek into others lives, check out this list of my favorite memoirs!

Maya Angelou, Mary Karr, and David Sedaris are among our favorite memoirists.

As I've mentioned before, I try to always be in the middle of several books at once so that I've got a pick to fit every mood that might come up. My "ideal four" genres to always have going on? An adult fiction, a young adult fiction, a nonfiction (often a self-help or religious title),

From the inspiring to the humorous, this is the ultimate list of memoirs.

The seven best nonfiction books I read in 2020, five memoirs, plus two stellar general nonfiction books.

Educated is a memoir written by Tara Westover about her childhood and her quest for education. She was born into what she describes as a “survivalist family” but I would amend to say they were extremists, isolated from society.

Read 3,955 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. A young poet tells the story of his harrowing migration from El Salvador to the United S…

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Writing a memoir might seem like a straight-forward process, but there is a lot to consider! Check out our step-by-step memoir writing guide.