A THIRD CATEGORY has been created in my semi-regular memoir reviews. As you may remember, I already have a category for memoirs I look forward to reading, as well as one for those books I would not … [Read more...] about New Memoir: What To Read, Which to Leave on the Shelf & Which to Say Nasty Things About Here
New Memoir: Love ‘Ems and Leave ‘Ems
I’M SOMETIMES TOO NICE about all this. A great defender of memoir, I used to neglect to tell you just which books make me want to hurl just as much as they might make you want to hurl. No more. So … [Read more...] about New Memoir: Love ‘Ems and Leave ‘Ems
New Memoir: Love ‘Ems and Leave ‘Ems
I'M TOO NICE about all this, aren’t I? A great defender of memoir, I neglect to tell you just which books make me want to hurl just as much as they might make you want to hurl. No more. Something … [Read more...] about New Memoir: Love ‘Ems and Leave ‘Ems
Recommended Reading: “Why Be Happy When You Can be Normal?”
I DON’T USUALLY require the students in my memoir class read anything in particular, including my own book on how to write memoir. But every once in a while something is published that is so to the … [Read more...] about Recommended Reading: “Why Be Happy When You Can be Normal?”
Suggested Reading. New Memoir: Short, Long, Illustrated. And Dirty.
MEMOIR IS EVERYWHERE, making it ever more difficult to wade through to the good stuff. So, for you and you alone, I strapped on my waders and plunged into the memoir morass. What I came out with may … [Read more...] about Suggested Reading. New Memoir: Short, Long, Illustrated. And Dirty.
Need a Required Reading List for Writers?
WHILE I HAVE no required reading list for writers in my classes, I always ask what people are reading. And, at some point, I’ll pass around a list of books that have informed my work. You can also see … [Read more...] about Need a Required Reading List for Writers?