The story of how one guy’s random Twitter feed became an online sensation, a bestselling book, and an upcoming sitcom starring Wiliam Shatner.

A Wall Street Journal reporter gives herself her toughest assignment yet: the story of a complicated and beloved woman—who also happens to be the author’s mom.

“The best songwriters are really fantastic storytellers; they only have three or four verses and a chorus to get it across. Listening to songs made me realize: it’s my job to get to the heart of this thing as quickly as I can.”
Steve Almond is a Drooling Fanatic, a breed he describes as “wannabes, geeks, [...]

Living at her parents’ home among the Mennonite community she had left years before, and reeling from the events of her life, Janzen realized she had a story to tell.

“Memoirs, like screenplays, need to be about core relationships. Every woman has a father who has affected her relationships with men. Maybe mine’s the extreme-sports version, but every girl can relate.”
Consider the raw material of Tracy McMillan’s life: black absentee father (a jailed, drug-dealing pimp); white absentee mother (a crazy addict); white difficult stepmother-figure; foster [...]

An interview with Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black: My Year Inside a Women’s Prison

Jeannette Montgomery-Barron’s book is a memoir and a poignant tribute to her own mother, who passed away in 2007 from Alzheimer’s disease.

Kathleen Rooney’s memoir is a collection of eleven essays that include references to both feminism and bikini waxes, tirades against plagiarism, reflections on what it means to work for a prominent state Senator, and meditations on nuns and humility.

Daniel Nester’s new book, How to Be Inappropriate, is an interesting, mostly humorous look at people’s overly polite and politically correct attitudes. We talk with him about putting it together, farts, mooning, and Robot Gene Simmons.

Eugene Rubin’s memoir Headlock: Chronicles of a Psychiatrist’s Son explores teenage angst in 1970s New York City as framed by the powerful hold of his celebrated psychiatrist/author father. Rubin explores the finer points of male adolescence while breaking down each anecdote in a way that only a psychiatrist can.