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The Facts
by Philip Roth • 1988
A master of fiction tries to write the straight truth about his life, and discovers why he cannot.
3.70
1k+
The Facts Summary
The Facts 92%
A master of fiction tries to write the straight truth about his life, and discovers why he cannot.
by Philip Roth 1988
3.70
1k+ ratings
Writing the Memoir
by Judith Barrington • 1996
The memoirist's craft: picking your thread, finding your voice, and shaping the truth into story.
4.04
715
Writing the Memoir Summary
Writing the Memoir 91%
The memoirist's craft: picking your thread, finding your voice, and shaping the truth into story.
by Judith Barrington 1996
4.04
715 ratings
Q's Legacy
by Helene Hanff • 1985
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
4.05
2k+
Q's Legacy Summary
Q's Legacy 91%
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
by Helene Hanff 1985
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Words
by Jean-Paul Sartre • 1963
Philosopher's childhood: every gesture staged for adults, every written word a bid for freedom.
3.73
10k+
The Words Summary
The Words 91%
Philosopher's childhood: every gesture staged for adults, every written word a bid for freedom.
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1963
3.73
10k+ ratings
The Situation and the Story
by Vivian Gornick • 2001
Memoir is not the events. It is the honest self-interrogation that makes them finally matter.
3.93
3k+
The Situation and the Story Summary
The Situation and the Story 91%
Memoir is not the events. It is the honest self-interrogation that makes them finally matter.
by Vivian Gornick 2001
3.93
3k+ ratings
Highcastle
by Stanisław Lem • 1966
Before the science fiction, Stanisław Lem ran an imaginary bureaucracy that authorized regicide.
3.65
635
Highcastle Summary
Highcastle 91%
Before the science fiction, Stanisław Lem ran an imaginary bureaucracy that authorized regicide.
by Stanisław Lem 1966
3.65
635 ratings
The Princess Diarist
by Carrie Fisher • 2016
She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.
3.70
92k+
The Princess Diarist Summary
The Princess Diarist 91%
She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.
by Carrie Fisher 2016
3.70
92k+ ratings
Libro dell'acqua
by Eduard Limonov • 2003
At 48, a Russian exile finds his war and grins, documenting his self-made legend.
3.56
259
Libro dell'acqua Summary
Libro dell'acqua 91%
At 48, a Russian exile finds his war and grins, documenting his self-made legend.
by Eduard Limonov 2003
3.56
259 ratings
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers • 2000
Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.
3.69
184k+
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 91%
Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.
by Dave Eggers 2000
3.69
184k+ ratings
Real Estate
by Deborah Levy • 2021
She wanted a room of her own. At sixty, she realized she needed the whole house.
4.28
11k+
Real Estate Summary
Real Estate 91%
She wanted a room of her own. At sixty, she realized she needed the whole house.
by Deborah Levy 2021
4.28
11k+ ratings
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
by Alexander Chee • 2018
A novelist's confession: memoir cannot hold the truth of what happened to him. Only fiction can.
4.38
13k+
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel Summary
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel 90%
A novelist's confession: memoir cannot hold the truth of what happened to him. Only fiction can.
by Alexander Chee 2018
4.38
13k+ ratings
Dancing Fish and Ammonites
by Penelope Lively • 2013
A life measured in books and fossils: a novelist confronts the new territory of old age.
3.65
1k+
Dancing Fish and Ammonites Summary
Dancing Fish and Ammonites 90%
A life measured in books and fossils: a novelist confronts the new territory of old age.
by Penelope Lively 2013
3.65
1k+ ratings
Life's Work
by David Milch • 2022
Deadwood's creator gambled away a fortune, then raced dementia to write his last story.
4.22
1k+
Life's Work Summary
Life's Work 90%
Deadwood's creator gambled away a fortune, then raced dementia to write his last story.
by David Milch 2022
4.22
1k+ ratings
Notes to John
by Joan Didion • 2025
Joan Didion's private therapy transcripts: a mother's struggle with the daughter she could not save.
3.90
6k+
Notes to John Summary
Notes to John 90%
Joan Didion's private therapy transcripts: a mother's struggle with the daughter she could not save.
by Joan Didion 2025
3.90
6k+ ratings
Consider This
by Chuck Palahniuk • 2020
Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.
4.37
6k+
Consider This Summary
Consider This 90%
Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.
by Chuck Palahniuk 2020
4.37
6k+ ratings
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day • 2015
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
4.07
51k+
You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary
You're Never Weird on the Internet 90%
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
by Felicia Day 2015
4.07
51k+ ratings
The Year of Reading Dangerously
by Andy Miller • 2012
One secret list, fifty classics, and a year spent reading them between diapers and deadlines.
3.31
6k+
The Year of Reading Dangerously Summary
The Year of Reading Dangerously 90%
One secret list, fifty classics, and a year spent reading them between diapers and deadlines.
by Andy Miller 2012
3.31
6k+ ratings
My Broken Language
by Quiara Alegría Hudes • 2021
A professor said her Spanish was broken. Write it that way. A playwright found her voice.
4.18
4k+
My Broken Language Summary
My Broken Language 90%
A professor said her Spanish was broken. Write it that way. A playwright found her voice.
by Quiara Alegría Hudes 2021
4.18
4k+ ratings
Pour Me, A Life
by A.A. Gill • 2014
Drunk, dyslexic, and directionless, he walked into a newspaper and found the one language that fit.
4.08
3k+
Pour Me, A Life Summary
Pour Me, A Life 90%
Drunk, dyslexic, and directionless, he walked into a newspaper and found the one language that fit.
by A.A. Gill 2014
4.08
3k+ ratings
Body Work
by Melissa Febos • 2022
Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.
4.22
6k+
Body Work Summary
Body Work 90%
Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.
by Melissa Febos 2022
4.22
6k+ ratings
On Writing
by Ernest Hemingway • 1984
Write true, cut hard, and the reader will feel what you never said.
4.02
5k+
On Writing Summary
On Writing 90%
Write true, cut hard, and the reader will feel what you never said.
by Ernest Hemingway 1984
4.02
5k+ ratings
The Faraway Nearby
by Rebecca Solnit • 2013
The frontier between a life and the story told about it is where everything important happens.
4.20
8k+
The Faraway Nearby Summary
The Faraway Nearby 90%
The frontier between a life and the story told about it is where everything important happens.
by Rebecca Solnit 2013
4.20
8k+ ratings
The Little Locksmith
by Katharine Butler Hathaway • 1943
A bedridden girl, a visibly different woman: she bought a Maine house and rebuilt herself.
3.67
1k+
The Little Locksmith Summary
The Little Locksmith 90%
A bedridden girl, a visibly different woman: she bought a Maine house and rebuilt herself.
by Katharine Butler Hathaway 1943
3.67
1k+ ratings
I Remember Nothing
by Nora Ephron • 2010
Memory shot. Stories intact. Nora Ephron on what stays when everything else goes.
3.80
37k+
I Remember Nothing Summary
I Remember Nothing 90%
Memory shot. Stories intact. Nora Ephron on what stays when everything else goes.
by Nora Ephron 2010
3.80
37k+ ratings
Knife
by Salman Rushdie • 2024
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
3.98
29k+
Knife Summary
Knife 90%
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
by Salman Rushdie 2024
3.98
29k+ ratings
Earth to Moon
by Moon Unit Zappa • 2024
She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.
4.20
3k+
Earth to Moon Summary
Earth to Moon 90%
She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.
by Moon Unit Zappa 2024
4.20
3k+ ratings
Old Rage
by Sheila Hancock • 2022
Sheila Hancock, 89, plans her funeral, rages at Brexit, and finds the pandemic strangely stoic.
4.06
984
Old Rage Summary
Old Rage 90%
Sheila Hancock, 89, plans her funeral, rages at Brexit, and finds the pandemic strangely stoic.
by Sheila Hancock 2022
4.06
984 ratings
Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama
by Bob Odenkirk • 2022
From cult sketch comedy to Saul Goodman: a late-blooming actor's unlikely second act.
3.60
13k+
Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama Summary
Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama 90%
From cult sketch comedy to Saul Goodman: a late-blooming actor's unlikely second act.
by Bob Odenkirk 2022
3.60
13k+ ratings
Say Everything
by Ione Skye • 2025
Her father's abandonment became a script she kept auditioning for, until she stopped.
3.99
8k+
Say Everything Summary
Say Everything 90%
Her father's abandonment became a script she kept auditioning for, until she stopped.
by Ione Skye 2025
3.99
8k+ ratings
Nonbinary
by Genesis P-Orridge • 2021
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
4.00
577
Nonbinary Summary
Nonbinary 90%
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
by Genesis P-Orridge 2021
4.00
577 ratings
One in a Millennial
by Kate Kennedy • 2024
The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.
3.70
21k+
One in a Millennial Summary
One in a Millennial 90%
The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.
by Kate Kennedy 2024
3.70
21k+ ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 90%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
Aftermath
by Rachel Cusk • 2012
A friend answers a late-night call, refuses to let her cry alone. A divorce memoir begins.
3.67
4k+
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 90%
A friend answers a late-night call, refuses to let her cry alone. A divorce memoir begins.
by Rachel Cusk 2012
3.67
4k+ ratings
Magical Thinking
by Augusten Burroughs • 2004
Tang commercials, an undertaker boyfriend, steroids, and the deep conviction his mind runs reality.
3.96
57k+
Magical Thinking Summary
Magical Thinking 90%
Tang commercials, an undertaker boyfriend, steroids, and the deep conviction his mind runs reality.
by Augusten Burroughs 2004
3.96
57k+ ratings
Not Quite What I Was Planning
by Larry Smith • 2008
Six words: thousands wrote their life story in six words. The results are hilarious and devastating.
3.89
3k+
Not Quite What I Was Planning Summary
Not Quite What I Was Planning 90%
Six words: thousands wrote their life story in six words. The results are hilarious and devastating.
by Larry Smith 2008
3.89
3k+ ratings
Silver Screen Fiend
by Patton Oswalt • 2015
A comedian’s movie-a-night obsession was his film school. The theater owner’s question ended it.
3.62
8k+
Silver Screen Fiend Summary
Silver Screen Fiend 90%
A comedian’s movie-a-night obsession was his film school. The theater owner’s question ended it.
by Patton Oswalt 2015
3.62
8k+ ratings
So Sad Today
by Melissa Broder • 2016
A vomit fetish, an open marriage, and the internet addiction that makes it all bearable.
3.80
18k+
So Sad Today Summary
So Sad Today 90%
A vomit fetish, an open marriage, and the internet addiction that makes it all bearable.
by Melissa Broder 2016
3.80
18k+ ratings
Boys in the Trees
by Carly Simon • 2015
The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.
3.67
12k+
Boys in the Trees Summary
Boys in the Trees 90%
The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.
by Carly Simon 2015
3.67
12k+ ratings
Growing Up Laughing
by Marlo Thomas • 2010
Comedy giants sat at her father's table. Their lessons helped break television's rules for women.
3.85
2k+
Growing Up Laughing Summary
Growing Up Laughing 90%
Comedy giants sat at her father's table. Their lessons helped break television's rules for women.
by Marlo Thomas 2010
3.85
2k+ ratings
Imagine a City
by Mark Vanhoenacker • 2022
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
3.65
422
Imagine a City Summary
Imagine a City 90%
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
by Mark Vanhoenacker 2022
3.65
422 ratings
Notes to Self
by Emilie Pine • 2018
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
4.10
21k+
Notes to Self Summary
Notes to Self 90%
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
by Emilie Pine 2018
4.10
21k+ ratings
Nothing Holds Back the Night
by Delphine de Vigan • 2011
After her mother died, a daughter unpacks the delusions and the family secrets that fueled them.
4.35
25k+
Nothing Holds Back the Night Summary
Nothing Holds Back the Night 90%
After her mother died, a daughter unpacks the delusions and the family secrets that fueled them.
by Delphine de Vigan 2011
4.35
25k+ ratings
Palm Sunday
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 1981
Dresden, a mother's suicide, a son's madness: the pieces Vonnegut assembled into a self-portrait.
3.78
7k+
Palm Sunday Summary
Palm Sunday 90%
Dresden, a mother's suicide, a son's madness: the pieces Vonnegut assembled into a self-portrait.
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1981
3.78
7k+ ratings
Letters
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 2012
The letters of a man who survived Dresden and spent twenty years failing to write about it.
4.09
2k+
Letters Summary
Letters 90%
The letters of a man who survived Dresden and spent twenty years failing to write about it.
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 2012
4.09
2k+ ratings
Walking with Ghosts
by Gabriel Byrne • 2021
He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.
4.10
4k+
Walking with Ghosts Summary
Walking with Ghosts 90%
He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.
by Gabriel Byrne 2021
4.10
4k+ ratings
Nowhere Girl
by Cheryl Diamond • 2021
Forging documents before cursive. At sixteen, she walked a runway while hiding a fugitive past.
4.04
9k+
Nowhere Girl Summary
Nowhere Girl 90%
Forging documents before cursive. At sixteen, she walked a runway while hiding a fugitive past.
by Cheryl Diamond 2021
4.04
9k+ ratings
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy
by Mark Hodkinson • 2022
One book in his house growing up. Now he owns 3,500 and publishes his own.
3.74
688
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy Summary
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy 90%
One book in his house growing up. Now he owns 3,500 and publishes his own.
by Mark Hodkinson 2022
3.74
688 ratings
A Circle of Quiet
by Madeleine L'Engle • 1971
A farmhouse, a brook, an hour of silence: what a writer found when she finally stopped.
4.21
7k+
A Circle of Quiet Summary
A Circle of Quiet 90%
A farmhouse, a brook, an hour of silence: what a writer found when she finally stopped.
by Madeleine L'Engle 1971
4.21
7k+ ratings
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters
by Peter Korn • 2013
Four decades of making furniture taught one man more about being human than about wood.
3.73
2k+
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters Summary
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters 90%
Four decades of making furniture taught one man more about being human than about wood.
by Peter Korn 2013
3.73
2k+ ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 90%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
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