Memoir Archives
A Month of Sundays: Searching for the Spirit and My Sister, Julie Mars - "A Month of Sundays" is about the death of Shirley Kress Carter, born in 1937 and died as Christmas ended in 2000. Shirley was a mother
A Round-Heeled Woman, Jane Juska - You may not know her name, but you have probably heard of Jane Juska, the 66-year-old retired teacher from California who placed the following ad in
A Three Dog Life, Abigail Thomas - Does she have a husband? Well, Rich is around, a phone call or a visit away. He can speak.
A Whole Lotta Love: What The Home Shopping Network Special on 'Eat Pray Love' Might Have Offered - Today we're in China and Japan. Why are we anywhere?
A Widow's Story, Joyce Carol Oates - Guest Blogger Elizabeth Benedict is the author of five novels, including the bestseller Almost, and editor of the anthology, Mentors, Muses
About Alice, Calvin Trillin - Alice Trillin died in New York City on September 11, 2001. Did anyone else die in Manhattan that day?
All in Good Time, Jonathan Schwartz - "Welcome to the evening," the voice on the radio said, and you stopped for a minute when you heard those words, because they were so full of
An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny, Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski - We all have a list of books/movies/music that make us nuts. Based on what I heard, this book surely looked to be on mine.   Consider: One Monday
And There Was Light, Jacques Lusseyran - His favorite color was green --- the color, he later learned, of hope. And hope is what pours over you on every page of Jacques Lusseyran’s mem
Andy Warhol - I would bet that most Americans think that Andy Warhol was some kind of idiot --- at best, an idiot savant.  His art was of the dullest Ameri
Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt - Angela’s Ashes, the first of Frank McCourt’s memoirs, touched me deeply. And not just for itself.
Art and Madness: A Memoir of Lust Without Reason, Anne Roiphe -   Guest Butler Barbara Finkelstein is the author of Summer Long-a-coming.
Art and Madness: A Memoir of Lust Without Reason, Anne Roiphe -   Guest Butler Barbara Finkelstein is the author of Summer Long-a-coming.
Art and Madness: A Memoir of Lust Without Reason, Anne Roiphe - Guest Butler Barbara Finkelstein is the author of Summer Long-a-coming.
As Always, Jack, Emma Sweeney - I crave a simple, old-fashioned book.
Barbara Walters: Audition - I'm not sure what Barbara Walters makes now, but from 2000 to 2005, she reportedly earned $12 million a year.
Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny, Zainab Salbi and Laurie Berklund - Zainab Salbi is the founder and CEO of Women for Women International, a Washington-based organization that has, since 1993, helped more than 22,00
Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, Gabrielle Hamilton - For years, I had a ferocious crush on Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton, creators of the Canal House cookbook series.  I’d never
Born Standing Up, Steve Martin - The “wild and crazy” guy. The goofball in the white suit, banjo optional. The comic with an arrow through his head.
Bossypants, Tina Fey - Who likes Tina Fey? Pretty much everyone who saw her dead-on Sarah Palin impersonations on “Saturday Night Live.”   Pretty much