Memoir Archives

A Month of Sundays: Searching for the Spirit and My Sister, Julie Mars [1] - "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 [2] - 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 [3] - 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 [4] - Today we're in China and Japan. Why are we anywhere?

A Widow's Story, Joyce Carol Oates [5] - 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 [6] - 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 [7] - "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 [8] - 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 [9] - 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 [10] - 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 [11] - 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 [12] - Guest Butler Barbara Finkelstein is the author of Summer Long-a-coming.

Art and Madness: A Memoir of Lust Without Reason, Anne Roiphe [13] - Guest Butler Barbara Finkelstein is the author of Summer Long-a-coming.

Art and Madness: A Memoir of Lust Without Reason, Anne Roiphe [14] - Guest Butler Barbara Finkelstein is the author of Summer Long-a-coming.

As Always, Jack, Emma Sweeney [15] - I crave a simple, old-fashioned book.

Barbara Walters: Audition [16] - 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 [17] - 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 [18] - 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 [19] - The “wild and crazy” guy. The goofball in the white suit, banjo optional. The comic with an arrow through his head.

Bossypants, Tina Fey [20] - Who likes Tina Fey? Pretty much everyone who saw her dead-on Sarah Palin impersonations on “Saturday Night Live.” Pretty much

Links:
[1] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/month-sundays-searching-spirit-and-my-sister
[2] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/round-heeled-woman
[3] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/three-dog-life
[4] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/eat-pray-love-what-home-shopping-network-might-have-offered
[5] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/widows-story
[6] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/about-alice
[7] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/all-good-time
[8] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/invisible-thread-true-story-11-year-old-panhandler-busy-sales-executive-and-unlikely-me
[9] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/and-there-was-light
[10] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/andy-warhol
[11] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/angela’s-ashes
[12] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/art-and-madness-memoir-lust-without-reason
[13] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/art-and-madness-memoir-lust-without-reason-0
[14] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/art-and-madness-memoir-lust-without-reason-1
[15] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/always-jack
[16] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/barbara-walters-audition
[17] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/between-two-worlds-escape-tyranny
[18] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/blood-bones-butter-inadvertent-education-reluctant-chef
[19] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/born-standing
[20] http://www.headbutler.com/books/memoir/bossypants
[21] http://www.headbutler.com/archives/books/memoir?page=1
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[23] http://www.headbutler.com/archives/books/memoir?page=3
[24] http://www.headbutler.com/archives/books/memoir?page=4
[25] http://www.headbutler.com/archives/books/memoir?page=5
[26] http://www.headbutler.com/archives/books/memoir?page=6
[27] http://www.headbutler.com/archives/books/memoir?page=7