memoir

‘British Vogue’ Editor Edward Enninful Zigs Where Others Zag

‘British Vogue’ Editor Edward Enninful Zigs Where Others Zag

British Vogue editor Edward Enninful tells the story of his career swerves as straightforwardly as possible in his absorbing memoir, A Visible Man.

Decoding the Art of Becoming in Rock Memoir ‘The Tompo of the Ringing’

Decoding the Art of Becoming in Rock Memoir ‘The Tompo of the Ringing’

Musician and author Tracy Santa has a way of seeing rock ‘n’ roll that imbues his memoir, The Tompo of the Ringing with broad appeal and larger relevance.

Why Is There Still So Much Nostalgia for Nuclear Apocalypse?

Why Is There Still So Much Nostalgia for Nuclear Apocalypse?

The popularity of nuclear apocalypse is nostalgia for a time when our worries were wrapped in a single nuclear package, and all we needed was a bunker and a dream.

Broadway Musicals Composer Mary Rodgers’ Memoir ‘Shy’ Is Anything But

Broadway Musicals Composer Mary Rodgers’ Memoir ‘Shy’ Is Anything But

If you like brash, outspoken theatre people at your dinner parties, you’ll enjoy the Broadway musicals composer Mary Rodgers’ co-authored memoir, Shy.

Mary Laura Philpott on Making Human Connections Through Memoir

Mary Laura Philpott on Making Human Connections Through Memoir

Mary Laura Philpott’s new memoir, Bomb Shelter, grapples with life’s curveballs in these uncertain times and, as she discusses here, that’s something to which we can all relate.

Punk-Influenced Playwright Alvin Eng Airs the Laundry in His New Memoir

Punk-Influenced Playwright Alvin Eng Airs the Laundry in His New Memoir

Accomplished playwright Alvin Eng’s fluency across cultures and punk rock, theatrical performance, playwriting, and journalism makes for an engaging memoir.

Jonathan Taplin Counts His Blessings in Memoir ‘The Magic Years’

Jonathan Taplin Counts His Blessings in Memoir ‘The Magic Years’

Producer Jonathan Taplin’s memoir, The Magic Years, brings to mind Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump, whose image is superimposed into impossible historical moments.

Dave Grohl Wants to Tell You How Lucky He Is

Dave Grohl Wants to Tell You How Lucky He Is

In his book The Storyteller, both successful Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl the Punk, and lucky Dave Grohl the Everyman, come out smiling.

Memoir ‘Supremely Tiny Acts’ Resonates with Intellect and Intimacy

Memoir ‘Supremely Tiny Acts’ Resonates with Intellect and Intimacy

Sonya Huber’s memoir, Supremely Tiny Acts, gives readers access to a witty mind that is full of delightful surprises discovered in a single day.

On Manager Alan Walden’s Rough and Tumble Music Memoir, ‘Southern Man’

On Manager Alan Walden’s Rough and Tumble Music Memoir, ‘Southern Man’

Alan Walden’s Southern Man tells the lively tale of promoting music from the turbulent American South with Otis Redding and his brother Phil of Capricon Studios.

Memoir and Criticism in Matthew Specktor’s ‘Always Crashing the Same Car’

Memoir and Criticism in Matthew Specktor’s ‘Always Crashing the Same Car’

As a critic of both films and literature, Matthew Specktor has a balanced touch that keeps the scales even in his memoir, Always Crashing in the Same Car.

Shiori Ito and the ‘Black Box’ of Sexual Assault in Japan

Shiori Ito and the ‘Black Box’ of Sexual Assault in Japan

Shiori Ito’s memoir ‘Black Box’ smashes open the legal norms that box in sexual assault victim’s rights in Japan and drags the system’s misogyny into the light.