Sex, Spider-Man and the hubris of being a writer
Sarah Bruni, Adelle Waldman, Alissa Nutting and Periel Aschenbrand talk about writing in very few words
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTCLife Books, periel aschenbrand
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Life Books, periel aschenbrand
Memoirist Marie Calloway: “I don’t like the privileging of other topics over sex”
How a 23-year-old author shattered taboos surrounding sexuality in print -- and freaked out the critics
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 2:29 PM UTC 43Life marie calloway, Books, Memoirs
Hillary Clinton memoir shows up on Amazon
The book, with thoughts on "challenges of the 21st century," is set to come out in June 2014
Friday, May 24, 2013 7:09 PM UTCEntertainment Hillary Clinton, Memoirs
“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
“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?
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 107Entertainment Books, Nonfiction, Iraq war
“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
Sunday, Aug 28, 2011 8:01 PM UTCLife Life stories, Memoirs
“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
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