Memoirs

‘Each Life Can Teach Us’: Bestselling Author Steven Gaines on Memoir Writing

Why are so many people writing memoirs? Expiation? Ego? Money? Revenge? One reason is that access to social media has given the average citizen the misimpression that people care what they had for lunch. Andy Warhol was wrong when he said in the future everybody was going to be famous…

Steven GainesDecember 7, 2017

Nonfiction

A Life in Books: Author Kathleen Hill Talks About the Power of Words and Writing Her New Book

Before I spoke with Kathleen Hill for the first time, I had been talking with a friend about aging and watching the adults in our lives, some who’ve passed away, struggle with memory in their later years. We were both saying how we wished they had written down some of…

Aisha K. StaggersDecember 4, 2017

Nonfiction

Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Fisher, Reality Stars and More: 50+ Memoir Deals for Under $16

Are you interested in reading about how some of your favorite actors and musicians became famous? Or maybe you want to know what it's like to grow up in the White House. Whatever your interest, there is definitely a personal story here that will not only be worth your dollar,…

Maggie MeyersDecember 1, 2017

Nonfiction

Cooking Up the Best Writing on Food

When you think about it, good writing is a lot like good cooking. An effective author has to prepare the correct mix of words, sentences and paragraphs spiced with just the right adjectives, adverbs and punctuation marks to make the brew go down best for readers. If you’re a foodie…

Amanda HarknessJuly 24, 2015

Nonfiction

Cruising with Kate: A success story almost too good to be true

It’s a life worthy of showcasing in a movie, although it’s a movie we might not believe as we watched it: a middle-class boy, one so nervous that his 8th-grade classmates nickname him “Worry Wart,” grows up to become an FBI agent working under J. Edgar Hoover. Not enough for…

Michael RuscoeJune 3, 2015

Fiction

“James Grant” Reckons With the Conflicted Upper Class

At the very end of the novel entitled James Grant, Misha, our narrator and the best friend of the title character, watches his young daughter laughing and splashing in the family pool. “Her window on life has such a clear and unblemished pane of glass framed within it,” he observes.…

Jim AlkonJanuary 18, 2021

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

An Intimate Memoir of the Bipolar Experience Penned to Pay it Forward

She needed to escape, so she ran. She found her way to the door of her house, slipped out and ran as fast as she could. “As I ran, I proceeded to strip every piece of clothing from my black body. I wanted nothing on me, nothing holding me back.”…

Jim AlkonFebruary 25, 2022

Better Self Nonfiction

Madness to Magic: Paolina Milana on Mental Health and Her Memoir “Committed”

“Insanity had taken root in my family tree, and I was tasked with tending our garden,” writes Paolina Milana as she begins Committed: A Memoir of Madness in the Family (She Writes Press). With plans to attend an out-of-state university, a year away from her family promised 20-year-old Paolina respite…

Chelsea CicconeMay 5, 2021

Better Self Nonfiction

One Bullying Victim’s Courage to Speak Up and Reach Out

It appears on the top of an article on the website of the No Bullying Initiative Trust, the New Zealand organization that's a rough equivalent to our stateside StopBullying.gov initiative. The article explains, “Bullies would not exist without victims, and they do not just pick on anyone ... They try…

Jim AlkonDecember 5, 2019

Better Self Nonfiction

“I Am Not Your Slave” Exposes the Harrowing Reality of Human Trafficking

There are unspeakable acts of depravity and cruelty in the memoir I Am Not Your Slave (Lawrence Hill Books) by Tupa Tjipombo and Chris Lockhart. It is hard to read, harder yet to believe that there are men in this world who can be so sadistic, so bestial, women who aid…

Sherri DaleyDecember 10, 2019

Fiction

Video: Missed It? Interview with Shaghayegh Farsijani, Author of The Burden of My Red Lips in Tehran

Watch a continuation of our #BTLiveChat with Shaghayegh: Can she survive reverse culture shock? Seventeen-year-old Delkash is the quintessential care-free American girl who loves life, her close knit family, and most importantly, her quirky Brooklyn neighborhood. Her days are spent outside, gliding through the sun soaked boulevards of the city, taking in…

BookTribAugust 2, 2015

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured Pop Culture

Paul Newman’s Career, Philanthropy and Personal Life Revealed in Touching Memoir

Whether you’ve seen Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, recognize his face from a bottle of salad dressing, or, like me, grew up looking at his photo on the wall of your grandmother’s basement, you’ve likely encountered Paul Newman’s legacy. His talent, charisma and reputation for generosity outlive him. Now,…

Megan BeauregardOctober 14, 2022

Author Spotlight Author Spotlight - Featured

Jan Paez, Mental Health Advocate and Bipolar Author, Provides Hope in Healing Memoir

Jan Paez's debut, Tales of a Mad Hatter, is an important book on a subject near and dear to the author’s heart. It is a nonfiction offering in which the author himself struggles with childhood and adolescence that are punctuated by all kinds of abuse, trauma, darkness and growth through cold…

Judy MorenoDecember 13, 2021

Author Spotlight Author Spotlight - Featured

Said Elias Dawlabani Has a Truly Moving Story to Tell

For over a decade, the dazzling futurist Elza Maalouf spearheaded the resurrection of feminine power in the Middle East. She championed women’s rights everywhere and had tremendous accomplishments to her name. Her husband, our featured author Said Elias Dawlabani, worked with her and loved her with pride and joy. Brilliant…

Judy MorenoOctober 18, 2021

Author Spotlight Author Spotlight - Featured

Dr. Shelley Kolton on Life With, and Recovery From, Dissociative Identity Disorder

This is a story of a sad 7-year-old girl, a volatile and aggressive 14-year-old boy, a petrified 3-year-old child, and a cult leader. Spoiler alert: they’re all in one head. Another spoiler alert: this is a true story. These and 30 other parts of the author’s mind make for an…

Judy MorenoAugust 23, 2021

Audiobooks Listicles Nonfiction

AudioFile’s 2021 Best Memoir Audiobooks

AudioFile's 2021 Best Memoir Audiobooks include powerful memoirs narrated by the authors themselves and those performed by talented narrators. Each gives the listener a window into the lives of the author, making for a moving and outstanding listening. For the full list of 2021 Best Audiobooks, visit AudioFile’s website. BEST…

AudioFileNovember 29, 2021

‘Each Life Can Teach Us’: Bestselling Author Steven Gaines on Memoir Writing

A Life in Books: Author Kathleen Hill Talks About the Power of Words and Writing Her New Book

Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Fisher, Reality Stars and More: 50+ Memoir Deals for Under $16

Cooking Up the Best Writing on Food

Cruising with Kate: A success story almost too good to be true

An Intimate Memoir of the Bipolar Experience Penned to Pay it Forward

Madness to Magic: Paolina Milana on Mental Health and Her Memoir “Committed”

One Bullying Victim’s Courage to Speak Up and Reach Out

“I Am Not Your Slave” Exposes the Harrowing Reality of Human Trafficking

Video: Missed It? Interview with Shaghayegh Farsijani, Author of The Burden of My Red Lips in Tehran

Paul Newman’s Career, Philanthropy and Personal Life Revealed in Touching Memoir

Jan Paez, Mental Health Advocate and Bipolar Author, Provides Hope in Healing Memoir

Said Elias Dawlabani Has a Truly Moving Story to Tell

Dr. Shelley Kolton on Life With, and Recovery From, Dissociative Identity Disorder

AudioFile’s 2021 Best Memoir Audiobooks

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