“She Left Me the Gun”: Her mother’s shocking past
What to Read: Behind a memoirist's idyllic childhood lies a story of a brave woman who had her own father arrested
Monday, May 13, 2013 12:00 AM UTCEntertainment What to Read, Memoirs
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“The bulk of my life is boring and lame and painfully single, but I’ve had wild, exciting adventures”
Jack Gray, "Anderson Cooper" producer and the author of "Pigeon on a Crosswalk," on celebrity friendship and memoir
Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 5:40 AM UTCEntertainment jack gray, Memoirs
Death of an American sniper
Did Chris Kyle's uncritical thinking in life — revealed in his bestselling memoir — contribute to his death?
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“I don’t take pleasure in things I’m not good at. I’m good at sitting in a bar”
In her memoir "Drinking With Men," the New York Times drinks columnist recounts the virtues of being a regular
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 12:59 AM UTCEntertainment Books, literature, Rosie Schaap
The worst publisher of all time
If you think writers and publishers today are dodgy, get a load of the crooks and scoundrels of 18th-century London
Thursday, Jan 10, 2013 1:00 AM UTCEntertainment Books, History, Publishing
Talking with Daniel Mendelsohn about the year in literary criticism
Two critics discuss 2012's raging debates over sock puppets, Twitter cheerleaders and hatchet-job reviews
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 8:00 PM UTC 15Entertainment Best of 2012
“The Scientists”: A family curse
A young intellectual searches for the truth about his father's life -- and death
Sunday, Sep 23, 2012 10:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Scientists, Editor's Picks
Is Nikki Haley’s book full of lies?
Supposed Romney running mate front-runner under fire for memoir distortions
Monday, Apr 16, 2012 7:20 PM UTC 26Politics Nikki Haley, 2012 Elections
Recovery’s new poster boy
Bill Clegg's first addiction memoir shocked readers. We talk to him about his follow-up -- and his newfound fame
Saturday, Apr 7, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 26Life Drugs, Memoirs, Nonfiction
“Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?”: Portrait of the artist as a young Pentecostal
Jeanette Winterson's new memoir describes growing up brilliant, defiant and gay in a harsh evangelical home
Sunday, Feb 26, 2012 10:01 PM UTCEntertainment What to Read, Memoirs
My tryst with Spencer Tracy
In this excerpt from a controversial new book, a Hollywood bartender recalls his nights of passion with the star
Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 4:59 AM UTC 106Life Salon -- After Dark, Celebrity
The death of the celebrity memoir
We can thank Snooki for something: Finally, this annoying publishing trend looks like it is fizzling out
Friday, Jan 6, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 21Entertainment Books, Celebrity, Publishing
I do not fear death
I will pass away sooner than most people who read this, but that doesn't shake my sense of wonder and joy
Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 3:01 PM UTC 203Life Memoirs, Cancer, Books
Witnesses to the end of white African sovereighty
Alexandra Fuller's new memoir tells the story of a family living through the continent's periods of turmoil
Thursday, Sep 1, 2011 12:22 AM UTC 10Entertainment Memoirs, Books
The Cheney Regency
In his new book the former vice president disses his boss -- and boasts of power
Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011 4:01 AM UTC 118News Dick Cheney, Memoirs
When my mother started to forget
As her memory faded, I began taking care of her in ways I never imagined -- and became terrified of what lay ahead
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“A Book of Secrets”: A biographical trilogy concludes
The latest book by Michael Holroyd tells a family's secrets in unconventional ways
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2011 12:30 AM UTCEntertainment Memoirs, Nonfiction, Books
A firsthand account of Capone’s Mob
A long-discarded memoir by the wife of one of the gangster's top henchmen finally gets published
Tuesday, Aug 9, 2011 12:30 AM UTCEntertainment Memoirs, Nonfiction, Books
The music business’s real shady history
From Ice-T's memoir to a history of the Memphis club scene, four new books explore the dark side of the art form
Tuesday, Aug 2, 2011 1:01 AM UTCEntertainment Nonfiction, History, Memoirs, Music
Did Bristol Palin accuse Levi of rape in her new memoir?
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Tuesday, Jun 21, 2011 2:52 PM UTC 38Entertainment Bristol Palin, Abstinence
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