Memoir Posts
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The Local Food Revolution
Detachment: Maurice Mierau on Family, Adoption, and Memoir
November is Adoption Awareness Month. We talk to Maurice Mierau about his new book, Detachment: An Adoption Memoir.
The Interruption: Sean Cranbury Interviews Michael Pond and Maureen Palmer
Today's interviewees illuminate the terrifying toll of alcoholism and how difficult it can be for sufferers to find the supports they need to recover.
Elaine Lui on the Big Love Driving Listen to the Squawking Chicken
As a years-long devotee of Elaine Lui's world-famous gossip and entertainment blog, Lainey Gossip, I read Lui's debut book, Listen to the Squawking Chicken …
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12 Best Non-Fiction Books for Understanding Canada
Laurie Lewis on Memory as Helpful Librarian and Conjuror
Laurie Lewis has lived a storied life and has two memoirs (so far) to tell it.
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On Life: A List of Memoirs and Meditations
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The Beauty of Gardening
Jowita Bydlowska on Writing Herself as the Villain in Her Memoir, Drunk Mom
Jowita Bydlowska talks about the pressures facing women to make nice when life gets ugly.
Iain Reid's Memoir About Time Spent With Grandma Is Young at Heart
Iain Reid talks to us about life lessons learned from spending time with Grandma.