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FEB. 5, 2015
A brutally real and unrelentingly raw memoir that is as inspiring as it is horrific. Full review >
OCT. 27, 2015
Unlike many rock star memoirs, there’s no sense that this book is a chore or a marketing effort. It’s revealing and... Full review >
JUNE 30, 2015
By turns frankly hilarious, historically elucidating, emotionally touching, and deeply informative. Full review >
JULY 8, 2015
This moving, potent testament might have been titled “Black Lives Matter.” Or: “An American Tragedy.” Full review >
JAN. 13, 2015
With limpid prose, Cohen delivers a searching and profoundly moving memoir. Full review >
FEB. 16, 2015
Unlike other, neater narratives of being lost and found, Connors’ story—told with harrowing insight and fierce prose—is... Full review >
NOV. 3, 2015
De Waal’s poetically recounted journey is a revelation, as well: of the power of obsession and the lust for purity. Full review >
SEPT. 8, 2015
An eloquent testimony to the war’s enduring, violent impact. Full review >
JUNE 23, 2015
A treasure trove of hard truths mined from a life soaked in booze. Full review >
SEPT. 8, 2015
Jefferson swings the narrative back and forth through her life, exploring the tides of racism, opportunity, and dignity... Full review >
APRIL 7, 2015
An inventive, beautifully crafted memoir, wise and insightful. Full review >
MAY 12, 2015
An uncommonly entertaining story replete with consistent wit and lethal weaponry. Full review >
MARCH 3, 2015
Whether you call this a personal story or nature writing, it’s poignant, thoughtful and moving—and likely to become a... Full review >
MAY 12, 2015
In constructing his aching, poignant narrative, Mann offers a fine meditation on fate and on how “the story of addiction is... Full review >
MAY 5, 2015
A book that will challenge readers as much as the author has challenged herself. Full review >
APRIL 6, 2015
A funny book for any serious reader. Full review >
AUG. 4, 2015
A powerful, above-average literary memoir. Full review >
AUG. 25, 2015
An understated, observant, and earnest memoir from an acclaimed novelist. Full review >
JAN. 13, 2015
A dragon awaits, in other words. Cheerless and even nightmarish, one of the best books yet about the war in Central Asia. Full review >
OCT. 13, 2015
A pointed family memoir from a writer keenly attuned to and reverent of genius. Full review >
OCT. 15, 2015
Of considerable interest to all readers of Twain but especially to working writers following Twain’s habit of tracking his... Full review >
JUNE 3, 2015
The anatomy of an airliner and peripatetic aerial travel, as well as a sophisticated worldview, combine for first-class... Full review >
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