“COMPANION MEMOIRS” is a new phrase to me. I’ve read books about the same topic that were published by different people, of course, as well as varying accounts of the same incident. My sister and I … [Read more...] about Mother-Daughter Memoirs in the News
New Memoir: Participatory Journalism, Anyone?
PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM, simply put, is when you do stuff and write about it. I’ve done it, loved it, and am inclined toward any new memoir that includes it. For me, it was a venture into the world … [Read more...] about New Memoir: Participatory Journalism, Anyone?
Why I Read Memoir, Continued
THAT HE WAS BOOED AND SHUNNED; that people brought watermelons to the game; that he fought on. Those are the details I heard on public radio that made me come home and pull up the story and read it … [Read more...] about Why I Read Memoir, Continued
Politics and Prose: Is Writing a Memoir the New Prelude to a National Run?
IS WRITING A MEMOIR the new prelude to running for national office? It seems so, doesn’t it? Or is it that running for national office is a great way to bounce up one’s book sales? Hmm. I guess it’s … [Read more...] about Politics and Prose: Is Writing a Memoir the New Prelude to a National Run?
To Learn to Write, Read
AS A MEMOIR EDITOR, I read a lot. As a writer, I read a lot. As a thinking human, I read a lot. As a memoir teacher -- yes, you get it -- I read a lot. And I recommend it all the time as a way to … [Read more...] about To Learn to Write, Read
Three Reasons to Read Memoir
WHEN PEOPLE ASK why I love memoir, I frequently remind them that were it not for my favorite genre, we would not have the narratives of the disenfranchised. It’s a good thing to keep in mind when the … [Read more...] about Three Reasons to Read Memoir