Memoirs Posts

Gorgeous Gardening Memoirs

Small Courage: Parenting Memoirs
A recommended reading list by Jane Byers, whose new queer parenting memoir is out now.

Martina Scholtens: Know What You Don't Know
An excerpt from Scholtens' memoir about working as a doctor at refugee clinic.

Shameless: Marilyn Churley on Finding her Son and Reforming Adoption Disclosure
Both a personal and political story, Shameless is a powerful book about a mother's struggle with loss, love, secrets, and lies—and an adoption system …

Beth Kaplan: On Coming-of-Age Memoirs
Beth Kaplan recommends coming-of-age books to complement her own memoir about her teenage infatuation with Paul McCartney.

Alison Pick's Memoir List

Alison Pick's Memoir List
Alison Pick, author of new book, Between Gods, shares a list of Canadian memoirs.

Digitizing Mona: Guest Post by Maria Meindl
The long process of digitizing Mona Gould, poet, broadcaster, and the grandmother Maria Meindl thought she knew.