as in biographies
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 memoirs
Local touches were everywhere, from an extensive collection of books ranging from South African chick-lit to memoirs of Nelson Mandela, Trevor Noah, and Siya Kolisi to a mini-bar stocked with gin, rum, and brandy made with Cape Fynbos plants.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
This month’s picks feature natural histories of American megafauna, domestic memoirs of parenting while trans, biographies of radical anthropologists, and much, much more.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Inkwood Books in the heart of Haddonfield is filled with a collection of classics from memoirs to romances, but in a matter of minutes, bookcases are removed and chairs are set up for its monthly Pride Book Club.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Jay Swanson, creator of the Paris in My Pocket travel guide and author of two memoirs, including the upcoming 'Desert of the New,' about building a life in Paris over more than a decade.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 31 May 2026
To get inside the minds of the characters (all of whom were real people), there were a ton of memoirs to read through.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
But yeah, that was one for the memoirs.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 May 2026
At issue in the case are audio recordings and transcripts of Biden’s interviews at his home in 2016 and 2017 with Mark Zwonitzer, who worked with Biden on his two memoirs.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Ferrer’s memoirs are nuanced and deeply insightful, if sometimes a little too close to hagiography.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
This month’s picks feature natural histories of American megafauna, domestic memoirs of parenting while trans, biographies of radical anthropologists, and much, much more.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Inkwood Books in the heart of Haddonfield is filled with a collection of classics from memoirs to romances, but in a matter of minutes, bookcases are removed and chairs are set up for its monthly Pride Book Club.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Jay Swanson, creator of the Paris in My Pocket travel guide and author of two memoirs, including the upcoming 'Desert of the New,' about building a life in Paris over more than a decade.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 31 May 2026
To get inside the minds of the characters (all of whom were real people), there were a ton of memoirs to read through.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
But yeah, that was one for the memoirs.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 May 2026
At issue in the case are audio recordings and transcripts of Biden’s interviews at his home in 2016 and 2017 with Mark Zwonitzer, who worked with Biden on his two memoirs.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Ferrer’s memoirs are nuanced and deeply insightful, if sometimes a little too close to hagiography.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memoirs
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Those biographies were not included in the poll release.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Nor does either cite Biden’s name in the biographies listed on their official campaign websites.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Hanks' wife Rita Wilson stars in and co-produces the new show, which features an ever-changing lineup of entertainment, politicians and athletes who read and act out excerpts from other celebrities' autobiographies.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
20 May 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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