Read 12 Memoirs

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13 participants (59 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

The best way to start writing a memoir may be to read some…..

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Different: The Story of an Outside-The-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him by Nathan Clarkson, Sally Clarkson

Different: The Story of an Outside-The-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him

Nathan Clarkson, Sally Clarkson

256 pages • paperback • 2017

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Guts: The True Stories behind Hatchet and the Brian Books by Gary Paulsen

Guts: The True Stories behind Hatchet and the Brian Books

Brian's Saga

Gary Paulsen

148 pages • hardcover • 2001

nonfiction biography memoir adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

258 pages • hardcover • 2011

nonfiction biography history memoir emotional slow-paced
Buff Soul by Moa Romanova

Buff Soul

Moa Romanova

242 pages • hardcover

nonfiction graphic novel literary memoir adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

Tembi Locke

10 hours, 17 minutes • audio • 2019

nonfiction memoir travel emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear by Jinger Vuolo, Jinger Duggar Vuolo

Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

Jinger Vuolo, Jinger Duggar Vuolo

5 hours, 49 minutes • audio • 2023

nonfiction memoir religion emotional informative reflective medium-paced
All about Me: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks

All about Me: My Remarkable Life in Show Business

Mel Brooks

456 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction memoir funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story by Ginger Alden

Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story

Ginger Alden

400 pages • paperback • 2014

nonfiction biography memoir music emotional informative slow-paced
Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots by Reba McEntire

Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots

Reba McEntire

288 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction memoir informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

The Woman in Me

Britney Spears

277 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction memoir music emotional reflective sad fast-paced