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memoir

[mem-wahr, -wawr] / ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr /


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Thayil’s memoir will absolutely encourage readers to listen again, or listen deeper, or even listen for the first time, and that’s really the highest praise you can give a rock and roll memoir.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

She titled her memoir after Trump began demolition on the East Wing, the traditional home of the first lady’s offices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Jill Biden is out promoting her new memoir, and as for regrets she doesn’t have a few.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“Propeller One-Way Night Coach” is as earnest as they come, more candid than any memoir and more interesting than any biopic.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Still, the notion of a memoir kept coming back to her.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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