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
Dervan ended up ghostwriting McCarthy’s memoirs from that tournament.
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Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
As part of her research, Batcho took a deep dive into historical memoirs, including several written by authors who, as young adults, joined the Ukrainian Resistance during World War II.
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Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Also departing was Celebrity Autobiography, the specialty show with a rotating cast of stars reading the memoirs of other celebrities to comic effect.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
Her account there is excessive and loose, a counterweight to her essays and memoirs, which can seem opaque and professorial.
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Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Hillary Chute,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
As part of her research, Batcho took a deep dive into historical memoirs, including several written by authors who, as young adults, joined the Ukrainian Resistance during World War II.
—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Also departing was Celebrity Autobiography, the specialty show with a rotating cast of stars reading the memoirs of other celebrities to comic effect.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
Her account there is excessive and loose, a counterweight to her essays and memoirs, which can seem opaque and professorial.
—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Classics, kids books, mysteries, graphic novels, art, self-help, memoirs, cookbooks and gardening of course!
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memoirs
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Nonetheless, Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent for The Economist and the author of one of Netanyahu’s biographies, says that Eisenkot stands out from previous challengers.
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Extended biographies of the new members can be found below.
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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.
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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.
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