9 Graphic Memoirs and True Stories by Women

Explore the myriad powerful stories through visual storytelling and these graphic memoirs and true stories by women, including The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ditch Your Book Club: This AI-Powered Memoir Wants To Chat With You

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[ Fast Company | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Telegraph built a tool that auto-creates graphics of Premier League goals

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[ Digiday | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How well do you know these famous memoirs? Try our quiz!

These autobiographical novels chronicle the complete and historical lives of many interesting individuals.  Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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TT racing McGuinness' memoir to Ebury

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘A True Value Defends Itself’: Poland’s Jadwiga Jędryas

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Memoir of combat veteran to Bloomsbury

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cover Story: Faber Nature Poets

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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