memoir

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The memoir of a former New York City subway motorman details his hazardous workdays below the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

To make our lineup, The Times surveyed more than 200 authors, publishers, journalists and general book club enthusiasts to select the best book club reads in 10 categories, including romance, mystery, memoir and literary fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He described the experience in his 1974 memoir Carrying the Fire, saying he felt "truly alone" and "isolated from any known life", but that he did not feel fear or loneliness.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

On Tuesday it was announced that Vance would be releasing “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” a memoir about his conversion to Catholicism.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Never Tell Our Business to Strangers was a memoir by a woman whose father lived on the run from the law.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green