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memoir

[mem-wahr, -wawr] / ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr /


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In her 2019 memoir, “Where the Light Enters,” Jill contrasts Joe’s capacity for forgiveness with her proclivity toward grudges, how she recalls “every slight committed against the people I love.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“Propeller One-Way Night Coach” is as earnest as they come, more candid than any memoir and more interesting than any biopic.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“Propeller One-Way Night Coach” is as earnest as they come, more candid than any memoir and more interesting than any biopic.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Pulitzer winner Ada Ferrer’s of-the-moment new memoir, “Keeper of My Kin,” examines the agonizing personal costs of the Cuban exile and the families left fractured in its wake.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

She wanted to stop by the library, too, to see if they had the new Jenny Lindt memoir...

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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