memoirs

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Our must-read books for June include gripping new fiction from Dave Eggers and James Ellroy, buzzy celebrity memoirs, thrilling true stories and a few escapist beach reads.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It has been inspired by the memoirs of artist Klaus Voormann, who played bass on some Beatles records and designed the cover of their Revolver Album in 1966.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Her former colleague Pete Hegseth, now secretary of defense, sold more than 300,000 copies of his last two books, both of which were military grievance memoirs.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Political leaders accumulate intellectual capital before they come into high office and spend it once they’re there—a point Kissinger made in his memoirs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

According to Gorges's memoirs, Tisquantum was one of the five.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann