Memoir Books

The memoir tag marks books built from personal experience and memory, shaped into narrative form. These works offer intimate access to another person's life, filtering real events through reflection, honesty, and the author's particular way of making sense of what happened to them.

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A Child Called It by David J. Pelzer book cover
Memoir

A Child Called It

David J. Pelzer, 1987
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers book cover
Memoir

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Dave Eggers, 2000
A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout book cover
Memoir

A House in the Sky

Amanda Lindhout, 2013
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson book cover
Non-Fiction

A Walk in the Woods

Bill Bryson, 1997
Acid for the Children by Flea book cover
Non-Fiction

Acid for the Children

Flea, 2019
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt book cover
Memoir

Angela's Ashes

Frank McCourt, 1996
Annapurna book cover

Annapurna

Be Here Now book cover

Be Here Now

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande book cover
Philosophy

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande, 2014
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates book cover
Non-Fiction

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2015
Between the World and Me book cover

Between the World and Me

Blue Nights by Heather Graham book cover
Romance

Blue Nights

Heather Graham, 1986
Brave Enough by Cheryl Strayed book cover
Non-Fiction

Brave Enough

Cheryl Strayed, 2015
Confess by Colleen Hoover book cover
Memoir

Confess

Colleen Hoover, 2015
Country of My Skull by Antjie Krog book cover
Non-Fiction

Country of My Skull

Antjie Krog, 2002
Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull book cover
Memoir

Creativity, Inc.

Ed Catmull, 2001
Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink book cover
Self-Help

Discipline Equals Freedom

Jocko Willink, 2017
Eat and Run by Scott Jurek book cover
Non-Fiction

Eat and Run

Scott Jurek, 2012
Educated by Tara Westover book cover
Non-Fiction

Educated

Tara Westover, 2019
Finding Ultra by Rich Roll book cover

Finding Ultra

Rich Roll, 2011
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry book cover
Memoir

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

Matthew Perry, 2022
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen book cover

Girl, Interrupted

Susanna Kaysen, 1993
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald book cover
Memoir

H is for Hawk

Helen Macdonald, 2006
Heavy by Kiese Laymon book cover
Memoir

Heavy

Kiese Laymon, 2018
Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance book cover
Non-Fiction

Hillbilly Elegy

J. D. Vance, 2017
Home Before Morning book cover
Memoir

Home Before Morning

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai book cover
Non-Fiction

I Am Malala

Malala Yousafzai, 2012
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings book cover
Non-Fiction

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy book cover
Memoir

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy, 2022
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer book cover
Non-Fiction

Into Thin Air

Jon Krakauer, 1997
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer book cover
Non-Fiction

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer, 1996
Just Kids by Patti Smith book cover
Memoir

Just Kids

Patti Smith, 2006
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann book cover
Non-Fiction

Killers of the Flower Moon

David Grann, 2023
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain book cover
Non-Fiction

Kitchen Confidential

Anthony Bourdain, 2000
Living with a SEAL by Jesse Itzler book cover
Non-Fiction

Living with a SEAL

Jesse Itzler, 2015
Make Your Bed by William H. McRaven book cover
Non-Fiction

Make Your Bed

William H. McRaven, 2017
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl book cover
Non-Fiction

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor Frankl, 1946
Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong book cover
Memoir

Minor Feelings

Cathy Park Hong, 2020
Never Finished by David Goggins book cover
Non-Fiction

Never Finished

David Goggins, 2022
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong book cover
Literary Fiction

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong, 2019
On the Move by Oliver Sacks book cover
Memoir

On the Move

Oliver Sacks, 2015
Option B by Sheryl Sandberg book cover
Memoir

Option B

Sheryl Sandberg, 2017
Refuge book cover

Refuge

Running with the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn book cover

Running with the Kenyans

Adharanand Finn, 2012
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight book cover
Memoir

Shoe Dog

Phil Knight, 2016
Smile by Raina Telgemeier book cover
Comedy

Smile

Raina Telgemeier, 2000
Snowblind book cover

Snowblind

Spare by Prince Harry book cover
Memoir

Spare

Prince Harry, 2023
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson book cover
Memoir

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson, 2011
Survival in Auschwitz book cover

Survival in Auschwitz

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby book cover
Non-Fiction

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Jean-Dominique Bauby, 1997
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin book cover
Non-Fiction

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin, 1962
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls book cover
Memoir

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls, 2005
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot book cover
Non-Fiction

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot, 2010
The Last Days by Ali Millar book cover

The Last Days

Ali Millar
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch book cover
Memoir

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch, 2008
The Liars' Club by Mary Karr book cover
Memoir

The Liars' Club

Mary Karr, 1995
The Light of the World book cover

The Light of the World

The Long Run by Mishka Shubaly book cover
Horror

The Long Run

Mishka Shubaly, 2011
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs book cover
Non-Fiction

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace

Jeff Hobbs, 2014
The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen book cover
Non-Fiction

The Snow Leopard

Peter Matthiessen, 1978
The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh book cover
Non-Fiction

The Sorrow of War

Bao Ninh, 2018
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner book cover
Memoir

The Sound of Gravel

Ruth Wariner, 2016
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris book cover
Historical Fiction

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Heather Morris, 2018
The Things They Carried book cover
Literary Fiction

The Things They Carried

The Women by Kristin Hannah book cover
Historical Fiction

The Women

Kristin Hannah, 2024
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion book cover
Memoir

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion, 2005
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed book cover
Self-Help

Tiny Beautiful Things

Cheryl Strayed, 2012
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson book cover
Non-Fiction

Touching the Void

Joe Simpson, 1988
Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd book cover
Memoir

Traveling with Pomegranates

Sue Monk Kidd, 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom book cover
Memoir

Tuesdays with Morrie

Mitch Albom, 1997
Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes book cover
Memoir

Ultramarathon Man

Dean Karnazes, 2005
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes book cover
Non-Fiction

Under the Tuscan Sun

Frances Mayes, 1996
Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper book cover
Memoir

Unfollow

Megan Phelps-Roper, 2019
Untamed by Glennon Doyle book cover
Memoir

Untamed

Glennon Doyle, 2020
Walden by Henry David Thoreau book cover
Literary Fiction

Walden

Henry David Thoreau, 2021
Wave book cover

Wave

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running book cover

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi book cover
Memoir

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi, 2016
Wild by Cheryl Strayed book cover
Memoir

Wild

Cheryl Strayed, 2012
Yearbook by Seth Rogen book cover

Yearbook

Seth Rogen, 2021
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig book cover
Memoir

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert M. Pirsig, 1974
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