Best Memoirs of 2018

by Leslie Jamison

The bracing, unflinching, and beautifully resonant history of a writer’s addiction and hard-won reclamation. Full review >

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by Abdi Nor Iftin

A searing memoir filled with horrors that impressively remains upbeat, highly inspiring, and always educational. Full review >

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by David Sedaris

Sedaris at his darkest—and his best. Full review >

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by Seymour Hersh

Rarely has a journalist’s memoir come together so well, with admirable measures of self-deprecation, transparent pride,... Full review >

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by Liana Finck illustrated by Liana Finck

In its ambition, framing, and multiple layers, this raises the bar for graphic narrative. Even fans of her work in the New... Full review >

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by Casey Gerald

Hardly a by-the-numbers memoir, this is a powerful book marked by the author’s refreshingly complicated and insightful... Full review >

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by Kiese Laymon

A dynamic memoir that is unsettling in all the best ways. Full review >

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by Nora Krug ; illustrated by Nora Krug

As multilayered as memory, the book intertwines text, photo, graphic art, and thematic complexity into a revelation almost... Full review >

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