memoir

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He described the experience in his 1974 memoir Carrying the Fire, saying he felt "truly alone" and "isolated from any known life", but that he did not feel fear or loneliness.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

People on the internet seem to be taking Lindy West’s memoir as millennial feminism’s final death knell.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In this memoir, Suzannah Lessard explores her family history through the lens of architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

His best-selling 2019 memoir “Acid for the Children” puts a lot of his current ethos into context.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Published in London in 1789, his memoir told of being captured, carried across the ocean to Barbados, and sold to a merchant sea captain.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis