Reason for Writing

Playwright Sarah Ruhl on Writing Her Memoir, 'Smile'

MacArthur Genius and two-time Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl introduces Smile , her memoir detailing her extraordinary ten-year medical and metaphysical odyssey that brought...
- Sarah Ruhl
Jesse Thistle explains the long road that led him to write International Bestseller, 'From the Ashes'

In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and...
- Jesse Thistle
Danny Trejo Discusses Why He Wanted to Write His New Memoir, 'Trejo'

Danny Trejo, Hollywood's favorite bad guy with a heart of gold, discusses his memoir, Trejo: , the inspirational true story of his journey from crime, prison, addiction...
- Danny Trejo
Author Ly Tran's Immigrant Journey from Vietnam to Queens

When House of Sticks author Ly Tran was a toddler, her family left a war-torn Vietnam to forge a new life in America. In crafting her memoir, Tran revisited memories...
- Ly Tran
How Group Therapy Saved My Life

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, Group is the refreshingly original debut memoir of a guarded, over-achieving, self-lacerating young lawyer who reluctantly agrees...
- Christie Tate