Memoir
'I Couldn't Continue On': A Former Jehovah's Witness On Leaving The Faith
Amber Scorah has written a new memoir about being a 3rd generation Jehovah's Witness, leaving her faith, and then dealing with a tragedy without her faith to turn to.
'Filth Elder' John Waters Says There Are Still 'Plenty Of Rules' Left To Break
John Waters reflects on his morbid fascinations as a boy, and what it's like to be an aging rebel. He has a new memoir.
David Carr's Daughter On The 'Grand Caper' Of Life, And The Grief Of Loss
When New York Times media columnist David Carr died suddenly of previously undiagnosed lung cancer in 2015, he left behind a legacy as a journalist, a mentor and a father.
'The Beneficiary' Weighs The Emotional Heft Of Inheritance
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews a new memoir about growing up wealthy on Philadelphia's Main Line. The author's grandmother was the inspiration for Katherine Hepburn's character in the film The Philadelphia Story.
A Psychotherapist Goes To Therapy — And Gets A Taste Of Her Own Medicine
Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, writes the Dear Therapist column in The Atlantic, and her new book is about her own recent experiences in therapy, as well as that of some of her patients.
Daughter Of A Numbers Runner Witnessed An Underground Economy In Action
Growing up, Bridgett M. Davis' mother booked and banked bets from their home in Detroit. She writes about her experience — and the role of "the numbers" in the black community — in her memoir.
In 'Maid,' A Single Mother Finds 'No Way' To Make It On Minimum Wage
Stephanie Land's new memoir is about what it's like to work hard, but still live below the poverty line. It's also about how she went back to college, and became a writer.
Memoirist Retraces Her Journey From Survivalist Childhood To Cambridge Ph.D.
Growing up, Tara Westover had no birth certificate, never saw a doctor and didn't go to school. She writes about her transition into the mainstream in Educated. Originally broadcast Feb. 20, 2018.
Claire Tomalin Moves 'Between The Trivial And The Tragic' In 'A Life Of My Own'
After writing biographies of Charles Dickens and Mary Wollstonecraft, Tomalin turned to memoir. Her new work tells of her conflicting desires to have children and to lead a meaningful working life.
Trevor Noah Says He Grew Up 'In The Shadow Of A Giant' (His Mom)
The host of the Emmy-nominated Daily Show revisits his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa in the memoir, Born a Crime. Originally broadcast Nov. 22, 2016.