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Tag Archives: memoirs
What to read after ‘Wild’
Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild, about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail after the death of her mother and the dissolution of her marriage, was one of 2012′s biggest and best books. Even Oprah thought so—she made it her first pick when … Continue reading
Monday contest: Two marvelous memoirs
I have a hunch that in the coming weeks, you may find yourself dealing with families and . . . hotels. Am I right? The authors of these two new memoirs can relate. You will not be able to put … Continue reading
Listening to the ‘Life’ of a legend
Keith Richards’ memoir, Life, is shooting up the bestseller list and making the cover of the New York Times Book Review. It’s also available on audio—and listening to Richards’ life story just might be the more compelling option. Why? Well, … Continue reading
It is well with her soul
Two days ago, on March 22, Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson passed away, surrounded by her loved ones. She was 106 years old. Ms. Johnson was the author of a memoir, It Is Well With My Soul: The Extraordinary Life of … Continue reading
Age 10 and divorced?
Between a whirlwind trip to NYC and her departure for PLA (if you’re there, check out BookPage at booth #1100), our associate publisher Julia Steele passed along a book recommendation for Book Case readers: I Am Nujood, Age 10 and … Continue reading
Marines’ memoirs behind “The Pacific”
If you’re interested in military history and loved Band of Brothers, mark your calendar for this Sunday at 9 pm EST—it’s the premiere of HBO’s miniseries The Pacific, based on memoirs by two U.S. Marines: With the Old Breed by … Continue reading
What We're Reading Wednesday
Let’s Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship By Gail Caldwell August 2010, Random House An unbelievably honest, moving and heartbreaking account of Caldwell’s midlife friendship with fellow writer Caroline Knapp, who died suddenly of lung cancer in … Continue reading
A Year (or 52) in the Life
As a new addition to the BookPage staff, I’m trying to familiarize myself with as many new and recent books as I can. One of the books that caught my eye is an advance copy of Robyn Okrant’s Living Oprah: … Continue reading
My first book club
Like all of the BookPage staffers, I’ve always been an avid reader. But after majoring in English in college and then working in publishing in New York, I never thought I had the time to join a full-fledged book club. … Continue reading
Irish eyes
Henry Holt recently released a new paperback edition of one of my favorite memoirs, Are You Somebody? by Nuala O’Faolain, the Irish writer who died last year of cancer at the age of 68. The new edition includes a foreword … Continue reading
