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
Classics, kids books, mysteries, graphic novels, art, self-help, memoirs, cookbooks and gardening of course!
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Satrapi’s Persepolis was among the first and finest memoirs about post-Revolution Iran, and is still incredibly relevant more than a quarter century after its 2000 publication.
—Joobin Bekhrad, Time, 10 June 2026
Expat memoirs are great at capturing the thrill of a new place; the author and the reader both fall in love with it.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
Iran has produced many memoirs, particularly by women, including Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran and Iran Awakening, by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi.
—Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Also an accomplished author, Carl penned more than 20 books, many of which were humorous memoirs.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
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.
—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
Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Satrapi’s Persepolis was among the first and finest memoirs about post-Revolution Iran, and is still incredibly relevant more than a quarter century after its 2000 publication.
—Joobin Bekhrad, Time, 10 June 2026
Expat memoirs are great at capturing the thrill of a new place; the author and the reader both fall in love with it.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
Iran has produced many memoirs, particularly by women, including Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran and Iran Awakening, by the Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi.
—Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Also an accomplished author, Carl penned more than 20 books, many of which were humorous memoirs.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
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.
—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
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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