These four finely written memoirs pack an emotional punch.
"I Left It on the Mountain" by Kevin Sessums
Ambition and addiction are what drove Southerner Kevin Sessums, who interviewed Hollywood’s most glamorous while struggling with drug problems and sexual obsessions—until he found a way to forgive himself.
"What Comes Next and How to Like It" by Abigail Thomas
After her husband’s death, Thomas, author of the bestseller A Three Dog Life, grapples with family, aging, creativity—and the surprises found in a friendship with a man she met 35 years ago.
"Going into the City: Portrait of the Critic as a Young Man" by Robert Cristgau
Revered rock writer Robert Christgau explores not only the cultural touchstones that galvanized him—from Woodstock and the Fillmore to the heyday of CBGB—but his complicated love for a lost New York City.
"Paper Love: Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left Behind" by Sarah Wildman
A letter found in a forgotten file leads journalist Sarah Wildman on a search across the decades to find the lover of her grandfather, who did not escape 1930s Austria in time to build the prosperous new American life that he did.
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