Some authors persevere by choosing subjects they can learn from. Such was the case for memoir author Anna Manning, who wrote about people she wanted to emulate in "The Leroy Tree." Her subjects had vision and explored ways to reach their destinations...

From New York Times columnist and bestselling author Frank Bruni comes a wise and moving memoir about aging, affliction, and optimism after partially losing his eyesight. Watch Frank Bruni talk about the inspiration behind his audiobook The Beauty of...

Linda Joy Meyers, award-winning author and founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers, shares her experience on self publishing her own book. She discusses hiring designers, starting her own publishing imprint, and the learning curve involved...

Author Shannon Dorsey Johnson self-published her poetry memoir. Then she self-marketed it. In this interview, the author shares how she learned to pitch her book to potential readers, where she hosted her first book signing, how she learned to have...

If you've ever struggled to write about tough, emotional moments from your past, you are not alone. Memoir author Zoe Carter certainly struggled when faced with the task of writing about her mother's death. In this interview, Zoe shares how she overcame...

If you've ever struggled to write about tough, emotional moments from your past, you are not alone. Memoir author Zoe Carter certainly struggled when faced with the task of writing about her mother's death. In this interview, Zoe shares how she overcame...

Author and Latinx trailblazer Maria Hinojosa reflects on the inspirations and intersections that led to writing her memoir. Once I Was You is an illuminating exploration of what it means to be a survivor, a feminist, a citizen, a journalist, and an immigrant...

Tova Mirvis shares the true crime case that inspired her novel We Would Never , a riveting literary page-turner that maps the extremes to which a family will go in order to protect their own. Tova Mirvis is the author of the memoir The Book of Separation...

“This is the book when you're feeling like ‘WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO DO WITH MY LIFE?!' and you need to know that you're not alone.” Mary Laura Philpott writes essays that examine the overlap of the absurd and the profound in everyday life. Her...