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Autumn thoughts on inheritance, impermanence, and learning to harmonize.| magpiesmagazine.com
Hammered: The Fight of My Life By Dave Schultz and Dan Robson Penguin Random House, October 2025/296 pages Reviewed by […]| Policy Magazine
C’era un’auto parcheggiata davanti alla libreria, un’auto strana, mai vista prima da quelle parti. Mai vista del tutto, in vita mia, a dire il vero, non conoscevo né la marca, né il modello. (Roberto Ferrucci, Il mondo che ha fatto, La Nave di Teseo, 2025, p.22) Si annuncia così, in modo quasi simbolico, il primo […]| La letteratura e noi
We all have authors whose every book we read. For me, Judith Hermann is one of those authors. She’s best known for her short stories but has also written novels and now, finally, her long awaited first memoir. Or rather a series of lectures on life and writing that reads like a memoir. We Would … … Continue reading →| Beauty is a Sleeping Cat
Autumn thoughts on inheritance, impermanence, and learning to harmonize.| magpiesmagazine.com
Mount Baker and Snow geese, seen from Fir Island on October 12, 2024. *** October: The fields white with geese, the mountain refreshed with new snow, the car windows silver with dew; at dawn I stum…| bluebrightly
Title: At War with Ourselves Author: H.R. McMaster Publisher: Harper Published Date: August 27th, 2024 Genre: Non-Fiction, Political Source: Library Goodreads Summary: At War with Ourselves is the story of helping a disruptive President drive necessary shifts in U.S. foreign policy at a critical moment in history. McMaster entered an administration beset by conflict and … Continue reading At War With Ourselves by H.R. McMaster | Non-Fiction Book Review| Reading With Wrin
Debut memoirist Liz Jannuzzi confronts the fear of sharing her vulnerable addiction story, drawing courage from Melissa Febos's blunt advice to prioritize her mission over others' judgment. The post Small Town, Big Secrets: A Memoirist’s Dilemma appeared first on book inc.| book inc
Our 60th anniversary was a magical day with warm sunshine. We dropped our usual routines, although I did do my daily exercises. More flowers were delivered. Stephen had ordered six red roses, one for each decade, and more cards arrived. We were thrilled to receive messages from many friends, some of whom we’d had no […]| Ruth's Reflections
Growing up in the 1980s, in the heart of New York City's downtown music and art scene became fertile ground for seeds of creativity, doubt, and eventual empowerment for Pyeng Threadgill-as expressed through Lost & Found: Finding the Power in Your Voice, a collection of personal essays, poetry, and prose.| Listen & Be Heard Network
The Kitchen It starts here: in the kitchen. Not a full-size kitchen, of course, but rather a miniature replica of a kitchen, a tiny kitchen with a tiny table where two tiny dolls sit, blank-eyed and smiling and ready to| Literary Hub
Now’s your chance! How’s that for a generically exciting lede? On Tuesdays, I normally post my epic birth-to-infinity memoirs (eat your heart out, Ulysses). But I’ve just started a week-long project, so I’m taking a break from blogging. And this … Continue reading → The post This Is My Real Memoir (Honest) first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
My Real Memoir My anxiety was still on the hunt. It whispered from under the bed and grinned at me from darkened hallways. But I drowned it with hope, and crowded its specter with friends, new comrades in faith. My … Continue reading → The post When the Spell Suddenly Breaks first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance. – Laurie Halse Anderson We are once again in the midst of Banned Books Week, a week in which we celebrate our right to read. According to the American Library Association, “a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of … Continue reading Read Dangerously: Banned Books Week 2025→| Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
Author Marianna Marlowe joins Lisa Cooper Ellison to explore finding the scenes that bring your memoir to life as they illuminate universal truths.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and Eirinie Carson, author of The Dead Are Gods, as we explore how writing grief without cliché can honor the dead and keep our love for them alive.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
The story of my life is wide and deep Yet when I write of it, it’s narrow and steep My past was daughter, student, wife, and mom Well, now my present includes writing wom(an)| roughwighting
The age of humans will pass. Perhaps the end has already begun, though it may take a long time to play out. About ten years ago James Rebanks visited Norway, in particular the Vega Archipelago. His…| This Reading Life
Win a pair of tickets to James Blunt's 2024 tour! To celebrate the publication of Loosely Based on a Made Up Story by James Blunt we are offering you the opportunity to win a pair of tickets for James' 2024 UK leg of his tour, as well as £250 travel money. If you have already pre-ordered, you can still enter this giveaway. To be in with a chance entrants need to pre-order a copy of the book in any format and upload their proof of purchase, such as a screenshot of a receipt or order con...| Hachette UK
An excerpt from Didier Eribon’s book “The Life, Old Age, and Death of a Working-Class Woman,” a personal and philosophical reflection on the question of old age as a limit concept of Western thought.| The MIT Press Reader
Sign up for the Nieman Storyboard newsletter, delivered every Friday in your inbox. *** Dear Storyboard community, This week, Storyboard contributor (and amazing collage artist) Christina M. Tapper returns to our podcast for a conversation with journalist Danyel Smith, author of the pop music memoir “Shine Bright” and whose work has been published in The New York Times, ESPN, and NPR, among many other publications. Smith speaks to her evolution as a writer, historian, and journalist,...| Nieman Storyboard
On the latest episode of the Nieman Storyboard podcast, award-winning journalist, author, and producer Danyel Smith joins Storyboard contributor Christina M. Tapper to discuss building the confidence to tell her own story and being a model for others to do the same. Smith, the first woman and first Black person to serve as editor-in-chief of Vibe and who later served as editor of Billboard, is the author of “Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop.” The book is part ...| Nieman Storyboard
It’s almost time for Novellas in November, hosted by Cathy of 746 Books and Rebecca of Bookish Beck. There are no categories this year, although participants are invited to start the month with a My Year in Novellas retrospective looking at any novellas read since last NovNov, and finish it with a New to My … Continue reading →| booksaremyfavouriteandbest
A British war correspondent recalls his experiences during the Great War.| Standard Ebooks - Newest Ebooks
Free epub ebook download of the Standard Ebooks edition of Recollections of Full Years: Helen Herron Taft, wife of William Howard Taft, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, recalls her life married to one of America’s most influential political figures.| standardebooks.org
It’s the season to relax in the sun with a good book! Here’s what our staff is enjoying, from history to thrillers to fantasy and beyond. Eva Lopez, Content Development... READ MORE The post Agate Staff Reads: Summer Reading 2022 appeared first on Agate Publishing.| Agate Publishing
Rae Varcoe “I’m going to be a nurse” had always been my answer to that perennial childhood question. It seemed to satisfy the questioner and happily deflected any further enquiry. When I was sixteen, five sturdy school friends organised a week’s trip, to a hut on the edge of Diamond Lake in Paradise Valley, near […] The post To Medicine via Paradise first appeared on Corpus.| Corpus
Jocelyn Harris Soon after the war, my intrepid mother Margot Wood (later Ross) set off on the long, dusty journey from Dunedin, in the south of New Zealand's South Island, to the Hokianga, in the far north of the North Island, in her little Ford Anglia car. My father, Captain Win Wood, had died in| Corpus
Carlin Romano reviews poet Diane Mehta’s psychological self-examination of how her very different parents impacted her. The post Book Review | ‘Happier Far: Essays’ appeared first on Moment Magazine.| Moment Magazine
Go behind the scenes as I pivot my life and work to write the story that truly sets me free—and teach you how you can do this too.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Discover why rest isn’t a luxury but a creative essential—and how embracing it can fuel your focus, spark inspiration, and support writing your best work.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and Ingrid Clayton as we explore the fawning trauma response and how to both honor and retire this genius response that kept us safe.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Notes from an Island, by Tove Jansson and Tuulikki Pietilä (Illustrator) Anteckningar från en ö was first published in 1996. Translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal in 2021. I read it in the Tin…| Words And Peace
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.| A Life in Books
Illustration for The Tombs of Atuan by Charles Vess (from The Books of Earthsea ) All the creative works that influenced me and my own crea...| 1999ad.blogspot.com
Greg Ellifritz recently wrote an excellent article about mitigating the risks we encounter every time we go into a parking lot. It’s great advice; much like my own protocols that I developed after…| tacticalprofessor
I was so happy when I got a copy of this book. I learned about it from the author and booktuber Jen Campbell a few years ago and was able to get myself a copy shortly after. GENRE Nonfiction — memo…| Zezee With Books
Memoirist Elizabeth Jannuzzi discusses the last days of drafting her memoir before the Memoir Incubator's September deadline. The post The Memoir Deadline Is Near appeared first on book inc.| book inc
Ask Tina offers advice to a writer struggling to prioritize multiple projects, advocating for trusting creative instincts over rigid organizational systems. The post Ask Tina: How to Manage Multiple Writing Projects appeared first on book inc.| book inc
This post consists of reviews of two books I borrowed from the library. The first was Powsels and Thrums by Alan Garner and the second was We swim to the Shark by Georgie Codd. Powsels and Thrums by Alan Garner Alan Garner is a well-known author, one of whose books has been featured on Sue’s... Continue reading →| Sue's Trifles
I’m nine. I stand behind a leather couch in the larger area of the daylight basement everyone calls the rumpus room. It’s Easter Sunday and cool and hazy outside but not enough so that my grandfather will need to ignite the fists of coal already mounded in the grate of the fireplace. Three of my cousins play Monopoly. The dice on the game board fall like whispers. The broader family argues and chats upstairs: My mother and sisters, my grandparents—the six who live here along with me—a...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Estelle Erasmus chats with memoir coach Wendy Dale about sidestepping mistakes and shaping your life story into a compelling memoir.| Estelle Erasmus
Join me and Jacob Nordby, author of The Creative Cure, in this encore episode as we explore the healing power of creativity, trauma, and the inner wisdom we all carry.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and Amy Lin, author of Here After, in this encore episode as we explore the raw realities of grief, the power of the micro form, and creating something experimental.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Use these memoir topics for middle school and high school in your classroom to help your students learn how to start a memoir—or try one of our memoir ideas for all ages!| JournalBuddies.com
A childhood spent under the spell of sleight-of-hand taught me skepticism, curiosity, and the habit of looking beneath appearances.| The MIT Press Reader
Women in physics have long been forced out of the field, and out of the story.| The MIT Press Reader
The text messages I get from my mom could be a comedy skit. I've considered emailing Netflix to see if they will allow me, an unknown in the stand-up world,| Jeffrey Pillow
Sixty years later, I often find myself deep within our den in my dreams. The post The Lost Dens of Leicester by Sharon Tyers appeared first on Little Toller Books.| Little Toller Books
book inc PAL Liz Jannuzzi learns the hard way that her memoir's cover deserves a full collaborative effort to get it right. The post Memoir Cover Angst appeared first on book inc.| book inc
In this fantastic episode of the Sharing the Heart of the Matter podcast, Vicki Atkinson and I are talking with author, Bob Conlon. Bob has written a fantastic book, Celtic Knot featuring the story…| The Heart of the Matter
I am here, but I'm not just like you I am not home. The full MELANCHOLAI by Tomislav Silepeter can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
As a child, I witnessed the brutal torture and beatings that my mother, a teacher, endured at the hands of a gang of violent students, the Red Guards. The images of her half-shaved hair, a urine pot hanging from her neck, a high paper hat on her head, and the scars on her face, are forever ingrained in my memory. The full Years in a Pigsty by Sue Tong can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
Our teacher had said she thought the Negroes were going too far. I had raised my hand and disagreed. “Too far from what?” I had asked. The full An Eighth Grade Moment by Edna Garte can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
I thought about that wrongness I had believed was inside me. When I was little, it felt like a monster, trying to fight its way out. But now I knew there was never any monster; there was always just a little girl with pink inside trying to hold in all the feelings that she didn’t know how to. The full The Body by Darcey Gohring can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
My mother used to save her used tea bags in a small glass cup. I don’t think that she ever used one twice. Having grown up during the Great Depression, the thought of throwing the bag away after only one use was probably disturbing to her—much too extravagant. I watched the saved tea bags dry, shrink, curl, turn brown, and stick to the bottom of the cup—a monument to good intentions. The full Tea Bags by David Margolin can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
Now, in its 5th year, the Memoir Prize awards Memoir and Creative Nonfiction book length works of exceptional merit in the categories of traditional, self-published, and previously unpublished prose. The only contest of its kind, dedicated exclusively to the Memoir genre. This is a real opportunity for outstanding independently and self-published memoir authors to get the recognition they deserve. The full The Memoir Prize For Books! can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
I lived with my mom and grandma. Just the three of us. No siblings, no cousins, no aunts or uncles. Everyone I knew was one of our ages: adolescent, middle-aged, or elderly. No in-between. Thus, at thirteen, I was certain I’d soon be in midlife. From there, it’d be a quick bounce to old age, like a skipping stone toward death. Every day I stared in the mirror, checking the profile of my chin, horrified by the lines on my neck. The full The Day My Mother Lost Her Looks by Jenelle Boucher c...| Memoir Magazine
When Amy’s mother dies, there will be an autopsy. The report’s first paragraph will detail long black hairs protruding from her chin. It will be a commentary, a character judgement, a classification by statement of unnecessary fact. Amy will thumb her own stubbly chin and stop reading. It will all feel wrong. The full Hypostasis by Amy Bailey can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
with Featured artwork “Summer Shapes” by Norton Pease This, this is the memory that awoke in me one night while showering before bed. And let’s just get one thing straight before I go any further—this isn’t some story about a kid that got molested. Because it’s not. He’d peered down at my little boy body,... The full This Is Not Some Story About a Kid That Got Molested — Gary Smothers can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
In the beginning. My father married my mother and they begat six children, loving each of us unconditionally. Dad played the organ at church, Mom sang in the choir, and they raised me to be a good Catholic girl. And God saw that it was good. Whatsoever you do to the least of my...| Memoir Magazine
A blog about two retired cops who went in search of peace and quiet and got more chaos than they could ever imagine.| adayinthelifeonthefarm.blogspot.com
When it seemed things might be getting serious, I told Rodney I’d choose my dog, Taubensee, over him if it came down to it.| Emily Suess
The Ahlbergs, by Janet Ahlberg, from ‘Peepo!’ The Bucket: Memories of an Inattentive Childhood by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg, Fritz Wegner, Charlotte Voake, and Jessica…| Calmgrove Books
In this encore episode, author Laura Cathcart Robbins explains how recovery helped her cultivate the honesty needed to write her memoir and shares book marketing tips.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Many writers doubt their voices or all together confidence in their ideas. Use this unconventional strategy to regain yours and experience greater freedom.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and somatic experiencing practitioner Kirby Moore in this encore episode as he discusses the importance of caring for your nervous system and creativity.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Reclaiming your writing voice and sense of peace after major disruptions can be difficult. This acceptance-building exercise can lead to more ease and grace.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
I researched a lot before I began writing about psychic dreams and found out that I already knew more than most. Many don’t believe that dreams tell us the future, but I was just a 12-year-old when…| roughwighting
“Maybe nectarines are just peaches in drag. Smooth. Magnificent.” This book has stuck with me far more than I’d expected and was an enjoyable reading experience. Some parts resonated more than others of course. I was looking to learn more about sensory issues and there was plenty about that, though not all of the stories/essays focus on that. This is a very readable memoir of an American childhood, taking the senses as inspiration for many of the stories. It would be a useful introducti...| Market Garden Reader
Orphans from Annie movie 1982 Little Orphan Annie knew all about what it’s like as a child to live a “hard knock” life, and yet she did so with such optimism and resilience we fel…| Deborah J. Brasket, Author
Like a Primal Mother, she takes me in. All I need to do is follow the path. It might take a little while for my preoccupations to fizzle away but change will come. Life, in all its glorious detail,…| bluebrightly
In "Are You Too Young to Teach Memoir?" published on August 7 in "Brevity Blog," Michele Cantos Garcia shares how curiosity and witnessing others' stories makes youth an asset in teaching memoir. The post Are You Too Young to Teach Memoir? (BREVITY BLOG) appeared first on book inc.| book inc
Do you remember Baskin Robbins and their 31 flavors? It seems we have 31 flavors of positivity these days. There is optimism, hopefulness, toxic positivity, resilience, happiness, joyfulness, IR…| The Heart of the Matter
Hi, hey and hello! Spring has got to be my favourite of the four seasons. The days get longer, the weather gets warmer but there’s still a nice easy breeze in the air. Fruit is in season agai…| AceReader
Join me and Lara Lillibridge, author of The Sound of Unringing Phones as we explore the challenges we face when writing about estrangement.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Hi friends, happy Monday! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I’m posting my review of Wayne Johnston’s memoir, Jennie’s Boy.| Meghan's Whimsical Explorations & Reviews
“The best book on the Irish language I have ever read – so funny, so soulful.” Tommy Tiernan| International Literature Festival Dublin
Long after her death, I used the tools of journalism to reckon with memory, regret, and love. The post Writing the Story My Mother Never Got to Tell appeared first on Modern Loss.| Modern Loss
Eye makers for millennia have been trying to re-create the expressionist power of the human body’s most complex and emotionally meaningful visible organ.| The MIT Press Reader
Jennifer Crystal, author of One Tick Stopped the Clock, shares what’s new. Check it out below! “I was thrilled to…| Legacy Book Press LLC
Naked and Unafraid My first book, UNRULY, hit the virtual shelves on January 21, 2025 and on the cover is…| Legacy Book Press LLC
Accent The whispers of my childhood woods and the hills redundantly green cast a blade-sharp curse on my tongue— the…| Legacy Book Press LLC
Three months later, I wearily pulled into a motor lodge somewhere in Pennsylvania. I don’t remember the name of the…| Legacy Book Press LLC
I've had some fun texts, pictures, and social media posts from people who've bought my book. It's exciting to see…| Legacy Book Press LLC
1997 My sandals squeaked in the soft sand as I made my way across the beach toward the water-skiing cove.…| Legacy Book Press LLC
Oh, to read A Child’s Christmas in Wales over the holidays during a pandemic, with three of our four parents deceased, my 91-year-old mother-in-law in lockdown in her retirement village six hours away, and time on our hands to reminisce about our childhood Christmases, when our families were healthy and intact, and all was right with the world. How many such thoughts, such essays, has Dylan Thomas’s tender story prompted over the years? Does that make my thoughts, my essay a cliché? Mayb...| Legacy Book Press LLC
Dave Barry, true to form, made fun of himself and almost everything else in his memoir. I’ve enjoyed Barry’s writing on and off over the years as I’ve come across it. This book, l…| Phil's Scribblings
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Welcome, all. I know that many of us are in dire need of positive things. So, I’m giving you fair warning. This post is bleak. If you need sunshine and rainbows, …| Teagan's Books
…between grief and exhilaration? Between hugging his dear, breathless head tight (after carefully and tenderly straightening his wrist, bent back on itself where it rested on his lap) –…| bluebrightly
As a memoir coach and teacher, one of the most common requests I get is for instruction in how to write the personal essay. Here's how.| Memoir coach and author Marion Roach
Me Talk Pretty One Day is a collection of witty, self-deprecating essays by David Sedaris, chronicling his childhood struggles with speech therapy, his eccentric family, and his later experiences as an American in France. With sharp observations and a dry sense of humor, he turns everyday moments into hilarious reflections on language, identity, and cultural…| Selected Reads
In this post, I am introducing you to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson’s iconic deep dive into excess, chaos, and the crumbling ideals of the American Dream. First, we will talk about the story itself then we’ll wrap up with some book club questions to help you dig deeper into the…| Selected Reads
Henry Thomas Austen (8th June 1771 – 12th March 1850) wrote two memoirs, or biographical notices, about his sister Jane. The first one was written in 1818 just after her death and was included…| This Reading Life
The practical test for my CAPES examination took place at a lycée in Lyon, in the Croix-Rousse area. A new lycée, with potted plants in the buildings for the teaching and administrative staff, and …| This Reading Life
10/12/1952 – 7/6/2025 It came sooner than I thought it would, sooner than anyone thought. There is so much to say and there is nothing to say. Over the years I’ve taken many photos of Joe. It feels nourishing to scroll through them now. Many of you didn’t know him, some of you knew him … Continue reading →| bluebrightly
26th March 2025 Breaking Waves by Emma Simpson: Sneak Peek A warm, reflective and uplifting memoir about healing wounds, reclaiming a voice and discovering freedom through the open water. ‘If you enjoyed Freya Bromley’s The Tidal Year, you’ll love this. Perfect for those of us who need cold water to heal.’ Emma Gannon, author of... Read more »| Icon Books
Here are good books for readers of rich literature and memoirs: Shirley Hazzard's classic; John Gregory Dunne's Las Vegas adventure now back in print; and bestselling author Fredrik Backman's new novel, which is publishing this week.| The Longest Chapter
"Raising Hare" is a new memoir that captures a life-changing endeavor to bring up a leveret. It's a delightful story of love and respect in a human-to-nature connection. Here's my review.| The Longest Chapter
January was a month when I swung widely among many types of books, not only in genre but also topic. To start, Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman, not a topic I’d typically be drawn to. That changed thanks to what I read about the memoir when it published in December. Callum Robinson writes about … Continue reading A few book recommendations| The Longest Chapter
When in 1926 Robert Chapman published his edition of James Edward Austen-Leigh’s biography of his aunt Jane Austen the Times Literary Supplement chiefly welcomed its reissue not for the life …| This Reading Life
