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memoir

[mem-wahr, -wawr] / ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr /


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He later recalled in his memoir that he had written the song as an undergraduate, adding that when the film eventually appeared, "my record received an artificial boost on the 'pop' market".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A memoir from the writer Jayne Anne Phillips preserves on the page images of the coal-country town of her childhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

TV personality Lisa Rinna will “own it” and get candid about her new memoir, “You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 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

Never Tell Our Business to Strangers was a memoir by a woman whose father lived on the run from the law.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green




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