memoir
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A talented wordsmith who writes his own books, and with a bestselling memoir penned before he considered running for office?
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
In his memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery,” published this year, Newsom acknowledges the liaison with Rippey, describing it as “the briefest of affairs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, a 2023 memoir by former courier Hu Anyan, became a runaway bestseller in China and also captured media attention abroad.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He was previously posted to Moscow, and his memoir about his time in Russia, “This Cursed Beautiful Land”—including the sixteen months he spent in prison on false espionage charges—will be published in September 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
So while his words take us from Africa to the sugar islands, even his memoir does not take us to the fields.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
With independent reading, memoirs are big, like “Crying in H Mart” and Sylvia Plath’s fictionalized “The Bell Jar.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
No matter how many conversion memoirs he writes, he will always be the same annoying little brat.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
She also stood by her late husband despite his notorious romantic affairs with other women, something both referred to in their memoirs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
Publishers say certain types of books still fare well—including celebrity memoirs and religious titles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
According to Gorges's memoirs, Tisquantum was one of the five.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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