In a Strange Room was originally published as three travel memoirs in the Paris Review but was published as a … More
Tag: memoir
Book review: Mermaid Singing by Charmian Clift
This is the first of two books Charmian Clift wrote about her life in Greece with her husband, George Johnston, … More
Guest post: Marianne Dissard, author of Not Me
I’m fascinated by the creative process and what drives people who work in different forms, so I was curious to … More
Book review: The Middlepause by Marina Benjamin
In The Middlepause Marina Benjamin writes about turning fifty and reflects on the effects of menopause, bereavement and the psychological … More
Book review: Constellations by Sinéad Gleeson
Sinéad Gleeson’s memoir Constellations explores the relationship between our bodies and our identity. In a series of linked essays, she writes … More
Book review: Insomnia by Marina Benjamin
Insomnia captures the fractured experience of insomnia itself. It swerves between lyrical prose about the sensory experience of insomnia, anecdotes … More
Guest post: author Q&A with Alba Arikha
I’m always interested in how one art form inspires another, so I was very pleased to have novelist, memoir writer … More
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
This is a memoir about a life in science but Jahren doesn’t write like a scientist. Her prose is vivid and … More