Category Archives: Books About Memoir

Judith Barrington’s Writing the Memoir: A Sophisticated Guide

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Judith Barrington, memoirist and poet, has established a reputation as an excellent teacher and workshop leader. Her book Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art has become a well-known text in academic courses. When more than two professors recommended the … Continue reading →

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Review of Ander Monson's Vanishing Point: Not a Memoir

Posted on June 27, 2010 by

  Lanie Tankard is back! This time she has read and reviewed a memoir that challenges the boundaries of the genre–and in the process tells a life story (indirectly). I think you will find her review fascinating.  I know she … Continue reading →

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Defining Memoir–With Tongue Firmly in Cheek

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

Thanks to Richard Gilbert, whose wonderful blog Narrative I highly recommend, I can include a link  guaranteed to induce a chuckle. One of the goals of this blog focuses on the quest to understand memoir as a genre. What differentiates … Continue reading →

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The Power of Memoir Giveaway: Just Around the Corner

Posted on March 22, 2010 by

I am looking forward to a week of reading, writing, exercising, meditating, and blogging–another wonderful “staycation” like the one I described last summer. On Wednesday of this week, writer, teacher, and therapist, Linda Joy Myers will be doing a guest … Continue reading →

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Laughter and Family in Memoir Writing: Guest Blogs and an Upcoming Giveaway

Posted on March 7, 2010 by

 “What makes us laugh out loud?” is the question I am asking as I re-read Mennonite in a Little Black Dress. Next week I will try to answer that question for a guest post  I plan to send to Matilda Butler at … Continue reading →

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Six-Word Memoir Contest

Posted on January 14, 2010 by

Have you tried to tell your life story in just six words?  Smith magazine discovered a gold mine with this concept a few years ago and now has published several popular books listing these short narratives. The whole concept derives from a … Continue reading →

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Ben Yagoda's Memoir: A History on the Kindle–A Double Review

Posted on January 2, 2010 by

Ben Yagoda’s history of the memoir genre should make any other survey redundant. He’s performed a great service, not only to readers and writers but also to the new field of nonfiction/memoir studies. As promised previously, I will describe not only what … Continue reading →

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