Each year brings a batch of new memoirs, ranging from works by former teachers and celebrity has-...

Each year brings a batch of new memoirs, ranging from works by former teachers and celebrity has-...

This work explores the "e;authority"e; of autobiography in several related senses: first,...

Having wounded his father with a devastating letter when he was twenty-three and felt...

The essays in this collection explore new directions in autobiography studies. Examining a wide r...

Life writing, in its various forms, does work that other forms of expression do not; it bears on ...

Life writing, in its various forms, does work that other forms of expression do not; it bears on ...

The essays in this collection explore new directions in autobiography studies. Examining a wide r...

Having wounded his father with a hurtful letter when he was twenty-three, Tom Couser felt somewha...

This is a provocative look at writing by and about people with illness or disability--in particul...

A compelling look at personal narratives of HIV AIDS, breast cancer, paralysis, and deafness.

A compact, pithy guide to the most popular form of life-writing, Memoir: An Introduction provides...