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memoir

[mem-wahr, -wawr] / ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr /


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Somehow, we were both reading Bob Odenkirk’s memoir and had the same favorite TV show, “Fleabag.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In his memoir, “Every Man for Himself and God Against All,” he describes tracking down the Chaplin twins with a newspaper photograph of the building they lived in.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

“I wish that her memoir was a little bit more telling,” she said.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

The paper adds that the Royal Family are still reeling from the revelations in Earl Spencer's memoir about his sister, Princess Diana.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

At the time Mudgett described this encounter in his memoir, he was sitting in a prison cell hoping to engineer a swell of public sympathy.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Flash fiction, sweeping histories and bold memoirs — discover the highly anticipated fiction and nonfiction our book reviewers are dipping into this autumn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

And he wrote one of history’s great memoirs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Prime ministerial memoirs tell the stories of how central a moment it is in the week of any occupant of 10 Downing Street.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

The investigation into Shakur's murder sputtered for decades because of a lack of evidence, but the case was revived when Davis's memoirs were published in 2019.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

In her memoirs, Leah wrote of receiving gold medals, watches, and diamonds from Ohio’s spiritualists.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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