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Category Archives: Books About Memoir
Review of Ander Monson's Vanishing Point: Not a Memoir
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
Posted in Books About Memoir, Guest blogger, My Reviews
Tagged Ander Monson, Lanie Tankard, Vanishing Point
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Defining Memoir–With Tongue Firmly in Cheek
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
Posted in Books About Memoir, Lists, Memoir in the News
Tagged Chris Offutt, memoir definitions, Richard Gilbert
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The Power of Memoir Giveaway: Just Around the Corner
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
Posted in Books About Memoir, My Reviews
Tagged giveaway, Linda Joy Myers, The Power of Memoir
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Laughter and Family in Memoir Writing: Guest Blogs and an Upcoming Giveaway
“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
Six-Word Memoir Contest
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
Ben Yagoda's Memoir: A History on the Kindle–A Double Review
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
Posted in Books About Memoir, My Reviews
Tagged Ben Yagoda, Kindle, memoir history, unreliable memory
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