memoir
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In 2012, Curry suffered a massive stroke requiring brain surgery that left him with limited mobility; as recently as last year, when he released his memoir “Vagabond,” he could not walk.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Plus, outsmarting AI productivity trackers, finding love on LinkedIn and the memoir prompting women to rethink their finances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Prince Harry published his memoir, “Spare,” providing readers an unflinching look at his family but an even more unforgiving description of the paparazzi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The couple have other income sources, from inheritance to the sales of Harry's memoir Spare, which was the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK since records began in 1998.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“Sometimes I dream that I’m writing a memoir. A memoir would be just the thing to keep me in the hearts and memories of my adoring public.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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But it is generally the case that memoirs don’t receive fact-checking unless specifically arranged by the author.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Unlike some prison memoirs, this isn’t an innocence story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Gordon Brown reflects in his memoirs the agonising private conversations he had about a snap election and in deciding against it found himself going "from near hero to near zero in a day."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The book wasn’t written so much as it was built by a prominent ghostwriter, a cadre of well-placed friends and colleagues, and a publishing industry that’s made billions of dollars from trauma memoirs by women.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
We’re studying memoirs, which is a fancy word for a story you write about yourself.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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