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Judith Barrington (born July 7, 1944) is an American poet, memoirist, teacher, and feminist activist. She has published five books of poetry, three poetry chapbooks, two memoirs and a book on memoir for writers.
Fi: A Memoir of My Son, by Alexandra Fuller “All parents who hear of Fi’s death have told me this: I wouldn’t survive the death of my child,” Alexandra Fuller writes.
THE LIST: Catch up on 2024’s most illuminating life stories, encompassing tales of recovery, literary feuds and devastating betrayal, with Katie Rosseinsky’s edit of the best memoirs and ...
That output goes beyond memoirs to include books about aging, his mother, faith, peace, and good governance as well as a book of poetry, a historical novel and a children’s book.
Memories and Vagaries is a collection of short memoirs and essays by Axel Munthe published in several languages and editions, with differing contents and ordering. A few of the pieces were published in various magazines, and favorable responses convinced Munthe to publish the collection.
The review in Kirkus Reviews is more positive, finding rich material in McCourt's growth as a teacher of high school students in New York City. Recalling the prior book 'Tis: A Memoir and its style, "The same dark humor, lyric voice and gift for dialogue are apparent here". McCourt begins with the scary first day of teaching his own class at a ...
These true-life accounts and biographies have everything you want in a good book. From propulsive plots and hard insights, to love, grief, and self-discovery.
"Stickeen: An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier" (1897) is a short memoir by American naturalist John Muir. It is about a trip he took in Alaska (1880) with a dog named Stickeen and their outing together on a glacier. It is one of Muir's best-known writings, and is now considered a classic dog story.