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
Here are 10 celebrity memoirs coming out soon.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
These titles—from memoirs, literary fiction, thrillers, and even a bit of science fiction—hold true to the sentiment that moms and maternal figures can solve just about anything.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
The book of memoirs did not hold back.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Political campaign memoirs are a careful, codified genre.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
In 1994, Evans published The Kid Stays in the Picture, one of the most entertaining Hollywood memoirs of all time.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 Feb. 2026
Yet perhaps even more striking than the pictures are the words taken from prisoners’ letters, diaries, and memoirs.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Both memoirs prepare the lay gambler for a world of gruelling, bruising defeats and unglamorous back-of-the-envelope calculus.
—Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
According to Darling’s memoirs, published two years before his death in 2023, the call was duly made.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
These titles—from memoirs, literary fiction, thrillers, and even a bit of science fiction—hold true to the sentiment that moms and maternal figures can solve just about anything.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
The book of memoirs did not hold back.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Political campaign memoirs are a careful, codified genre.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
In 1994, Evans published The Kid Stays in the Picture, one of the most entertaining Hollywood memoirs of all time.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 Feb. 2026
Yet perhaps even more striking than the pictures are the words taken from prisoners’ letters, diaries, and memoirs.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Both memoirs prepare the lay gambler for a world of gruelling, bruising defeats and unglamorous back-of-the-envelope calculus.
—Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
According to Darling’s memoirs, published two years before his death in 2023, the call was duly made.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memoirs
Noun
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That his biographies were read by immigrants and world citizens is a matter of record.—
Mark B. Pohlad,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Geoff uncovered a lot of information that the previous biographies of Darrow didn’t have.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some who had won their freedom, among them Frederick Douglass, wrote powerful autobiographies that were also devastating critiques of slavery.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Co-owner Jesi Gutierrez said the books in the shop are curated to include wide range of subjects like activism, autobiographies, music, romance and spirituality.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2025
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