Best Biography and Memoir Recommendations

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Ian S. MacNiven’s 1998 biography remains the most intimate portrait of Lawrence Durrell.

In these books, the real story was more than enough.

These coming-of-acceptance stories need to be at the top of your list.

Truth is stranger than fiction, indeed...

It’s time to give credit where credit’s due.

The Montgomery Clift author was 86 years old.

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An excerpt from the memoir of a woman who bought her own freedom and became a dressmaker for Mary Todd Lincoln.

Read an excerpt from Kirk Douglas's 2012 memoir.

Stories to remind us we're not alone.

Authors recount deeply personal stories of learning to adjust to life in a foreign world.

Short insights with big impacts.

Whatever you’re doing this winter, make time for one of these great reads.

There are tons of best selling memoirs, but these are the ones that deserve a spot in your TBR list.

The Southern novelist shed light on inequality, abuse, and more.

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You can't help but see the world with a new perspective after reading these engrossing memoirs.