For those who love a good memoir. Memoir is a big category for me and these are some of my favorites!
An absolute wild ride every step of the way
Down the Drain
GIANT YIKES to Facebook and Mark Zuckerburg and a giant YES to this book.
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Enjoyed myself
Sociopath: A Memoir
Kelly Bishop deserves everything
The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
Absolutely haunting
Solito: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Memoir
Look, if it says “cult," imma read it
Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While also in an Actual Cult!)
One of the best memoirs I've read
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Extremely creative memoir - Amy Krouse Rosenthal was a treasure on this Earth!
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Millennials rise up - this one's for you
The Woman in Me
Okay Michael Lewis, calm down. We know you're enamored by this fraudster. I enjoyed the book though.
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
I will consume all Hannah Gadsby content anyway, but I loved this book. I listened to it and it was like having another 10 hours of Hannah Gadsby stand up.
Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation
This is a must read. Chanel Miller did an incredible thing by naming herself and telling us her story.
Know My Name: A Memoir
Triumphant, redemptive story of a woman who overcomes!
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Not sure if this counts as a memoir, but Anderson Cooper recounts the history of his own family. It was fascinating!
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
I listened to this one and I loved it. It definitely gets into the weeds of everything that happened and I also watched the movie first, which may have helped me understand, but it was a great listen.
Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont
This was a CRAZY story and told so well.
Less People Know about Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity
Beautiful essays from a fantastic voice
Here for It: A Read with Jenna Pick: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America; Essays
This was so hard to put down. I didn't know a lot about Hasidic Judaism and really enjoyed Feldman's story.
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
