as in biography
a history of a person's life
the former senator has a lucrative contract to write his memoirs, in which he will supposedly set the record straight
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Recent Examples of memoir
That reportedly includes Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah, and Harry’s memoir, Spare.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Mar. 2026
The royal expert predicted a bleak path forward for Mountbatten-Windsor, but noted Ferguson could get away with writing a memoir.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Donna Lamb is a writer and cult survivor who is completing her memoir about her years in a cult.
—Donna Lamb, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Vance is also the author of the 2016 bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which recounted his childhood growing up in Appalachian culture.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Mar. 2026
The royal expert predicted a bleak path forward for Mountbatten-Windsor, but noted Ferguson could get away with writing a memoir.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Donna Lamb is a writer and cult survivor who is completing her memoir about her years in a cult.
—Donna Lamb, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Vance is also the author of the 2016 bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which recounted his childhood growing up in Appalachian culture.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Writer Hugo Vickers writes in the upcoming biography Queen Elizabeth II that Philip underwent heart surgery on March 1, 2021, shortly before his death and almost did not make it.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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With that element a strong part of her biography, Lilly was interested in sponsoring the event after the producer, Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, reached out.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
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His father was a shopkeeper, and the family was not wealthy, Ghalibaf wrote in a lengthy autobiography on his official website.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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When women came to write spiritual texts—autobiographies, meditations, letters—their own bodies provided an imagery to describe the contours of their belief.—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Memoir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memoir. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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