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memoir

[mem-wahr, -wawr] / ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr /


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“No New York: A Memoir of No Wave and the Women Who Shaped the Scene” is a powerful slice of storytelling that fills in gaps between other essential books about downtown New York City.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

His second book, Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery, is out this week and simply cannot be read for enjoyment.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

This essay is adapted from the author’s forthcoming book, ‘The Family Snitch: A Daughter’s Memoir of Truth and Lies,’ to be published on February 3 by Steerforth Press.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Another banner year at the Celebrity Memoir Factory — a seemingly bottomless font of origin stories, trauma dumps and D-list confessions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

In 1896 was published Philip Gilbert Hamerton: an Autobiography, 1834-1858; and a Memoir by his Wife, 1858-1894.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various




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