11 Memoirs That Are Impossible to Put Down

by John Kaag

Kaag's lively prose, acute self-examination, unfolding romance, and instructive history of philosophy as a discipline make... Full review >

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by Brian Wilson with Ben Greenman

As a study in creativity, superb, though as memoir, partial and a touch reluctant. Whatever the case, essential for any... Full review >

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by Amy Kurzweil

A debut that enriches and extends the potential of graphic narrative. Full review >

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by Bryan Cranston

The highs here—and there are many—are meth-less but addictive. Full review >

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by Bruce Springsteen

A superb memoir by any standard, but one of the best to have been written by a rock star. Full review >

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by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

A writer’s coming-of-age tale featuring an artistic mix of pride and humility. Full review >

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by Molly Brodak

An intelligent, disturbing, and profoundly honest memoir. Full review >

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by Mike Massimino

A vivid, engrossing, and enthusiastically written memoir of aeronautic ambition. Full review >

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by Kerry Cohen illustrated by Tyler Cohen

A brief, canny book that will make any girl who feels alone feel less alone. Full review >

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by iO Tillett Wright

An earnest and heartfelt memoir cloaked under a battle-toughened exterior. Full review >

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by Marianne Lile

A beautiful examination of a family and the sometimes-fragile ligatures that bind its members. Full review >

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