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memoir

[mem-wahr, -wawr] / ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr /


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On Sunday, singer Lionel Richie will sit down with Times pop music critic Mikael Wood to discuss Richie’s new memoir, “Truly,” as part of the Ideas Exchange speaker series.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“I was saddened,” Barr wrote of Trump in his memoir.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Jerry had already opened up about his life in his memoir, “West by West,” but do you think this was still cathartic for him?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In an excerpt from his coming memoir, “Adrift in the South,” Chinese poet Xiao Hai reflects on his part in the country’s economic miracle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“Um, so my six-word memoir is: Rages against the myth of beauty.”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan




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