574 books
—
666 voters
Memoir
As a literary genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire from the Latin memoria, meaning "memory", or a reminiscence), forms a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable in modern parlance. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir.
Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is determined by the work's context and is ...more
Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is determined by the work's context and is ...more
Giveaways
Counting Backwards: A Doctor's Notes on Anesthesia
by Henry Jay Przybylo
by Henry Jay Przybylo
Release
date: Nov 14, 2017
“I stayed up late to finish this book. In clear, direct prose, Dr. Przybylo offers a fascinating tour of the world of an anesthesiologist. Beautifully
...more
View Details »
View Details »
Format: Print book
Giveaway ends in:
a
Availability: 20 copies available, 752 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jul 18 - Oct 03, 2017
Countries available: US
Settle for More
by Megyn Kelly
by Megyn Kelly
Release
date: Nov 16, 2016
Enter to win a copy of Megyn Kelly's Settle for More!
And don't miss the premiere of Megyn Kelly Today on NBC News on September 25.
View Details »
And don't miss the premiere of Megyn Kelly Today on NBC News on September 25.
View Details »
Format: Print book
Giveaway ends in:
a
Availability: 5 copies available, 1432 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Sep 11 - Sep 25, 2017
Countries available: US
Where Children Run
by Karen Emilson (Goodreads Author)
by Karen Emilson (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Feb 01, 2017
Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of "Where Children Run," the true story of David and Dennis Pischke and how they survived twelve years of abus
...more
View Details »
View Details »
Format: Print book
Giveaway ends in:
a
Availability: 4 copies available, 813 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Aug 21 - Sep 29, 2017
Countries available: US and CA
Popular Memoir Books
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Author of The Fact of a Body
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is the author of THE FACT OF A BODY: A Murder and a Memoir, which will be published by Flatiron Books (Macmillan) in May 2017. It is also forthcoming from publishers internationally. A National Endowment for the Arts fellow and Rona Jaffe Award recipient, she has twice been a fellow at both MacDowell and Yaddo. Her essays appear in The New York Times, Oxford American, Iowa Review, and many other publications, and were recognized “notable” in Best American Essays 2013, 2015, and 2016.
Brad Kessler
More Good Minds Suggest…
His Favorite Nature Books: Kessler shared his favorite books about listening to the rhythm of nature.
“
I know now that we never get over great losses; we absorb them, and they carve us into different, often kinder, creatures. ...We tell the story to get them back, to capture the traces of footfalls through the snow.
”
― Gail Caldwell, Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
― Gail Caldwell, Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
“
Each of us is a book waiting to be written, and that book, if written, results in a person explained.
”
― Thomas M. Cirignano, The Constant Outsider
― Thomas M. Cirignano, The Constant Outsider
I've been interested in saving the world from day one. So when i found out my grandmother had Di…more
2 members, last active 2 months ago
This is a book club based on the YouTube channel Life with Rachel! Rachel is a doctorate student…more
3 members, last active 48 days ago
Welcome to The Wanderlust Book Club! Join us each month as we navigate the world through the eye…more
4 members, last active 4 months ago
Giving attention to the spiritual life through reading and reflecting. Our present subject is "s…more
5 members, last active 9 days ago
(Chapter 2 Excerpt) Reflections on the Dįvonësë War: A Drågoon’s Mémoirs
1 chapters — updated Feb 08, 2016 12:02PM — 0 people liked it
1 chapters — updated Feb 08, 2016 12:02PM — 0 people liked it
Tags
Tags contributing to this page include: memoir and memoirs
