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Memoir & Biography

Human Happiness

By Brian Fawcett

In his new memoir, essayist and fiction writer Brian Fawcett offers a thoughtful and beautifully written dissection of the long-standing relationship between two people who could rarely stand one another: his parents. While that duelling ... Read More »

February 7, 2012 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

A Matter of Principle

By Conrad Black

Spoiler alert: Conrad Black and Henry Kissinger are on speaking terms again. Or, as Black puts it in his overwrought and self-indulgent memoir/600-page revenge fantasy, they “settled back into the frequent telephone and dinner conversations ... Read More »

November 22, 2011 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Taking My Life

By Jane Rule

In 2008, the year following the death, at 76, of Jane Rule, an academic named Linda M. Morra made a startling discovery. Among the late author’s papers at the University of British Columbia, she found ... Read More »

August 2, 2011 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Campie

By Barbara Stewart

In this new memoir, Barbara Stewart recalls a time in her life when she could not get much lower, financially or emotionally. After declaring bankruptcy, Stewart is forced to start over at age 48 working ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography