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Memoir Writing Book: Fearless Confessions by Sue William Silverman

by Kendra BonnettMay 5, 2010
Memoir Writing Book: Fearless Confessions by Sue William Silverman

Sue William Silverman is a powerful memoirist. Her books are honest, raw, and always well written. In “Fearless Confessions” she shares her insight and experience writing memoir. A must-read for every aspiring memoirist.

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Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls is Reviewed by Lanie Tankard

by Matilda ButlerApril 28, 2010
Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls is Reviewed by Lanie Tankard

Half Broke Horse: A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls is expertly reviewed by Lanie Tankard. Consider how you might write about your grandmother and explore one of your options by seeing what Walls has done.

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Memoir Book Review: My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor

by Matilda ButlerApril 21, 2010
Memoir Book Review: My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor

Memoir Review: Jill Bolte Taylor’s powerful story of experiencing a stroke, observing its unfolding impact on her mental and physical abilities, and struggling through her multi-year recovery is all the more insightful because the author is a brain scientist who helps us understand what happened and how we can all benefit from what she learned. My Stroke of Insight is a valuable memoir to read.

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Book Review of Marrying George Clooney: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis by Amy Ferris

by Kendra BonnettApril 7, 2010
Book Review of Marrying George Clooney: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis by Amy Ferris

In her memoir Marrying George Clooney, Amy Ferris comes to a point of peace and understanding about her relationship with her mother. Ferris finds the humor in life as she deals with raging hormones, in the full throes of menopause, and her 88-year-old mother disappears into dementia. The result is a bittersweet, often raw and outrageously candid, look at mothers and daughters.

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Book Review of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

by Matilda ButlerMarch 31, 2010
Book Review of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Memoir Review: Alison Bechdel brings a new depth of memoir expression in her graphic memoir, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. This is an evolving art form worth considering.

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Memoir Book: Linda Joy Myers’ The Power of Memoir reviewed by Janet Grace Riehl

by Matilda ButlerMarch 24, 2010
Memoir Book: Linda Joy Myers’ The Power of Memoir reviewed by Janet Grace Riehl

Memoir Book Review: Janet Grace Riehl provides an excellent overview of the strengths of Linda Joy Myers’ new book, The Power of Memoir: How to Write Your Healing Story.

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Memoir Book Review: Rhoda Janzen’s Mennonite in a Little Black Dress Reviewed by Shirley H. Showalter

by Matilda ButlerMarch 17, 2010
Memoir Book Review: Rhoda Janzen’s Mennonite in a Little Black Dress Reviewed by Shirley H. Showalter

Book Review: Rhoda Janzen’s memoir, Mennonite in A Little Black Dress, is reviewed by Shirley H. Showalter with an eye to analyzing the memoir’s humor and discussing how memoir writers can benefit from using at least some elements of humor.

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