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IT'S WHAT I DOby Lynsey Addario photographed by Lynsey Addario
A brutally real and unrelentingly raw memoir that is as inspiring as it is horrific. Full review >
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HUNGER MAKES ME A MODERN GIRLUnlike many rock star memoirs, there’s no sense that this book is a chore or a marketing effort. It’s revealing and... Full review >
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THE OREGON TRAILby Rinker Buck
By turns frankly hilarious, historically elucidating, emotionally touching, and deeply informative. Full review >
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BETWEEN THE WORLD AND METhis moving, potent testament might have been titled “Black Lives Matter.” Or: “An American Tragedy.” Full review >
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THE GIRL FROM HUMAN STREETby Roger Cohen
With limpid prose, Cohen delivers a searching and profoundly moving memoir. Full review >
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ALL THE WRONG PLACESUnlike other, neater narratives of being lost and found, Connors’ story—told with harrowing insight and fierce prose—is... Full review >
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THE WHITE ROADDe Waal’s poetically recounted journey is a revelation, as well: of the power of obsession and the lust for purity. Full review >
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A GUEST AT THE SHOOTERS' BANQUETby Rita Gabis
An eloquent testimony to the war’s enduring, violent impact. Full review >
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BLACKOUTby Sarah Hepola
A treasure trove of hard truths mined from a life soaked in booze. Full review >
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NEGROLANDJefferson swings the narrative back and forth through her life, exploring the tides of racism, opportunity, and dignity... Full review >
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THE FOLDED CLOCKAn inventive, beautifully crafted memoir, wise and insightful. Full review >
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THE WORLD'S LARGEST MANAn uncommonly entertaining story replete with consistent wit and lethal weaponry. Full review >
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H IS FOR HAWKWhether you call this a personal story or nature writing, it’s poignant, thoughtful and moving—and likely to become a... Full review >
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LORD FEARby Lucas Mann
In constructing his aching, poignant narrative, Mann offers a fine meditation on fate and on how “the story of addiction is... Full review >
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THE ARGONAUTSA book that will challenge readers as much as the author has challenged herself. Full review >
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BETWEEN YOU & MEby Mary Norris
A funny book for any serious reader. Full review >
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BAREFOOT TO AVALONby David Payne
A powerful, above-average literary memoir. Full review >
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WORLDS APARTby David Plante
An understated, observant, and earnest memoir from an acclaimed novelist. Full review >
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THE DOGS ARE EATING THEM NOWby Graeme Smith
A dragon awaits, in other words. Cheerless and even nightmarish, one of the best books yet about the war in Central Asia. Full review >
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A HOUSE IN ST JOHN'S WOODA pointed family memoir from a writer keenly attuned to and reverent of genius. Full review >
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOLUME 3by Mark Twain ; edited by Benjamin Griffin Harriet E. Smith
Of considerable interest to all readers of Twain but especially to working writers following Twain’s habit of tracking his... Full review >
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SKYFARINGThe anatomy of an airliner and peripatetic aerial travel, as well as a sophisticated worldview, combine for first-class... Full review >
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