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2011 Best of Nonfiction: Memoir


Cover art for BENTO'S SKETCHBOOK
NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 8, 2011
by John Berger, illustrated by John Berger

"Berger's readers will see with fresh eyes."
A deceptively brief volume offers profound meditations on art, the creative process and so much more. Read full book review >
Cover art for BLUE NIGHTS
NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 2011

"A slim, somber classic."
Didion (We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live: Collected Nonfiction, 2006, etc.) delivers a second masterpiece on grief, considering both her daughter's death and her inevitable own. Read full book review >
Cover art for AN UNQUENCHABLE THIRST
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 13, 2011

"Johnson's portrayal of her time as a nun is likely to be controversial; her memoir is exceptional."
Beautifully crafted memoir of one woman's experience in Mother Teresa's order, the Missionaries of Charity. Read full book review >
Cover art for WITNESS TO AN EXTREME CENTURY
NONFICTION
Released: June 14, 2011

"A call for a moral awakening by a deeply compassionate chronicler of our times."
A memoir by a courageous psychiatrist and National Book Award winner whose life's work has been the study of why fundamentally decent individuals commit evil acts. Read full book review >
Cover art for YOUR VOICE IN MY HEAD
NONFICTION
Released: May 3, 2011

"A brilliantly realized memoir of surprise and startling beauty."
Screenwriter and novelist Forrest (Cherries in the Snow, 2005, etc.) delivers an intense story of madness and redemption. Read full book review >
Cover art for TIGER, TIGER
NONFICTION
Released: March 8, 2011

"A gripping, tragic and unforgettable chronicle of lost innocence and abuse."
Disquieting memoir about the 15-year relationship between a child and a predatory sexagenarian. Read full book review >