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Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Is This Anything?’ charts his life as a comedian, one bit at a time

“Is This Anything?” is not a traditional memoir, but it does offer insights into Seinfeld’s personal history. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-13 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The Memoir in Essays: A Reading List

While the personal essay has enjoyed continued popularity, a book-length collection of linked essays, centered on an author’s self or life, is less common than a traditional memoir or novel. A truly successful essay collection can reveal the author processing experiences at many different points... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-29 08:47:44 UTC ]
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Before Ta-Nehisi Coates: On James Alan McPherson’s “Crabcakes”

JAMES ALAN MCPHERSON’S memoir Crabcakes begins with the death of his tenant, Mrs. Channie Washington. A traditional memoir might have sketched McPherson’s upbringing: the strapped childhood in segregated Savannah, Georgia, as the son of an electrician and a maid, and his ascent to Harvard Law... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-07-04 12:30:37 UTC ]
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Bobby Hundreds’ memoir is a snapshot of L.A.’s streetwear culture of the 2000s

The title of Bobby Hundreds’ book — “This Is Not a T-Shirt” — is straight-up transparent: It’s not a T-shirt. It’s less obvious at the outset — but not for long — that it’s also not a traditional memoir, brand history or “how-we-turned-a couple-hundred bucks-into-global-streetwear-label”... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'