Memoir & Essay

"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf

“I Read the New Ring Lardner and Here Is What I Thought”
On "The Lost Journalism of Ring Lardner."
Joshua BaldwinFeb 6, 2017
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
In Her Own Fashion: Being Kenneth Tynan’s Daughter
Dorna Khazeni on Tracy Tynan's memoir "Wear and Tear."
Dorna KhazeniJan 26, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Sowing Wild Oates
Nathan Smith on the prolific Joyce Carol Oates's new essay collection, "Soul at the White Heat."
Nathan SmithJan 21, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
“My Story Doesn’t Begin When I Was Born”: Micah McCrary Interviews José Orduña
Micah McCrary talks to José Orduña about his memoir, "The Weight of Shadows."
Micah McCraryJan 14, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Leo Tolstoy and the Origins of Spiritual Memoir
Thomas Larson evaluates the spiritual and artistic innovation of “Confession” by Leo Tolstoy.
Thomas LarsonJan 13, 2017
An Interview with Ilan Stavans
Marziyeh Kameli talks to Ilan Stavans.
Marziyeh KameliJan 10, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Memoir & Essay
More Teeth, More Tenderness
Rob Roberge talks to Joshua Mohr about his new memoir "Sirens."
Rob RobergeJan 9, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Hollywood! With the Reddish Tinge: Clancy Sigal’s 1950s
Anything could happen in Clancy Sigal’s 1950s.
Paul BuhleJan 5, 2017
Sitting Up with the Dead
Lynne Sharon Schwartz on "Cockroaches," Scholastique Mukasonga's look at the Rwandan genocide.
Lynne Sharon SchwartzJan 4, 2017
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay
“I Can Write My Shadow”: Alexis Cheung Interviews Maxine Hong Kingston
As "The Woman Warrior" reaches its 40th anniversary, Maxine Hong Kingston reflects on her legacy.
Alexis CheungDec 22, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
Limitless Achievement: On “East West Street”
Kate McLoughlin on Philippe Sands's "East West Street."
Kate McLoughlinDec 19, 2016
Unfamiliar Tongues: Eliot Weinberger's Travels in the Republic of Letters
David S. Wallace examines the many facets of Eliot Weinberger.
David Schurman WallaceDec 15, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
- Poetry