Memoir books
Memoir books to start from. Open one to see books like it, or tell BookSense what you loved for four picks made for you.
Start here
New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Confessions
AugustineAn early and influential account of a conversion, treating the self as the proper subject of writing.
The Confessions
Jean-Jacques RousseauA frank, self-justifying account of one man's life that set a model for modern self-portrayal.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick DouglassA first-person account of enslavement and escape that also argued directly against slavery.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya AngelouA childhood in the segregated South and in California, told in a lyrical, direct voice.
Chosen and described with AI from our notes on the genre.
Reading lists
More memoir books
Show only
- Maus
MausArt Spiegelman - This Boy's Life
This Boy's LifeTobias Wolff - The Liars' Club
The Liars' ClubMary Karr - Angela's Ashes
Angela's AshesFrank McCourt - The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical ThinkingJoan Didion - The Glass Castle
The Glass CastleJeannette Walls - Fun Home
Fun HomeAlison Bechdel - Educated
EducatedTara Westover - Becoming
BecomingMichelle Obama - Can't Hurt Me
Can't Hurt MeDavid Goggins2018 - ... Trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen
... Trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagenViktor Emil Frankl1946 - Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with MorrieMitch Albom1994