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Displaying all articles tagged:
Memoirs
culture
July 11, 2023
Britney Spears’s Memoir Is Almost Here
The Woman in Me
will be published on October 24.
By
Tariro Mzezewa
culture
June 13, 2023
Elliot Page Says He Was ‘Groomed’ As a Teen
In
Pageboy
, he writes that several adults in the film industry befriended and then abused him.
By
Tariro Mzezewa
girl interrupted
May 23, 2023
Susanna Kaysen Reflects on
Girl, Interrupted
Turning 30
“There was a way in which, for some people, the hospital could be a refuge or a haven, and I don’t think that’s true anymore.”
By
Bindu Bansinath
spare
May 8, 2023
Now We Know What Prince Harry’s Ghostwriter Really Thought
In a new essay, J.R. Moehringer opens up about working on
Spare
and his relationship with Harry.
By
Tariro Mzezewa
celebrity
Apr. 14, 2023
Minka Kelly Unpacks Toxic Relationships in New Memoir
The actor opens up about her volatile relationship with her mom, harrowing experiences with an ex, and hurtful breakup with a co-star.
By
Tariro Mzezewa
celebrity
Oct. 27, 2022
What Does Matthew Perry Have Against Keanu Reeves?
Perry has apologized for questioning why Reeves is still alive while “really talented guys” die.
By
Bindu Bansinath
celebrity
Apr. 22, 2022
The Most Candid Moments From
Oprah + Viola
Even as an adult, Davis said she often felt like “the damaged little girl who really, really believed she was ugly, that she was not enough.”
By
Mia Mercado
book review
Jan. 21, 2022
Jamie Lynn Spears’s Book Is a Sad, Unsettling Read
Despite writing extensively about Britney, she never pauses to consider what her life has actually been like.
By
Bindu Bansinath
apologies
Dec. 1, 2021
Alice Sebold Apologizes to the Man Wrongfully Convicted of Raping Her
The
Lucky
author said she’ll continue to struggle with how she unknowingly played a part in putting an innocent man in jail.
By
Bindu Bansinath
power
May 5, 2021
Who Gets to Write a Recovery Memoir?
Hunter Biden’s
Beautiful Things
insists that addiction is an equalizer, which just isn’t true.
By
Nour Abi-Nakhoul
culture
May 22, 2020
Julia Fox Is Working on a Memoir, Thank Goddess
The retired party girl and shining star of
Uncut Gems
has been busy in isolation.
By
Emilia Petrarca
culture
May 19, 2020
All Of Anna Wintour’s Exes Came To Her Wedding
Is this a British thing… ?
By
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
from the archives
Sept. 20, 2018
Revisiting Some of the Most Memorable Homes Wendy Goodman Ever Scouted
On the occasion of her memoir, our design editor recalls a few of her greatest hits.
By
Wendy Goodman
must read
Sept. 4, 2018
10 Life-Affirming Takeaways From Bill Cunningham’s Posthumous Memoir
“Never hold back.”
By
Emilia Petrarca
nice surprise
Mar. 21, 2018
A Fashion Legend’s Secret Memoir Was Just Unearthed
Called
Fashion Climbing
.
By
Emilia Petrarca
ghostwriters
Dec. 15, 2017
You’ll Never Guess Who Co-wrote Tiffany Haddish’s New Memoir
One hint, he penned a sexist bro-bible in 2006.
By
Leah Rodriguez
teen spirit
Oct. 17, 2017
Ivanka Trump Says She Had a ‘Punk Phase’
The president’s daughter opens up in her mother’s new memoir.
By
Emilia Petrarca
books
Oct. 1, 2017
New York City, Remembered Through What We Wore
A firefighter’s uniform, boots from a downed plane, and more: eight sartorial stories from Emily Spivack’s new book,
Worn in New York
.
By
Emily Spivack
the body politic
Sept. 15, 2017
Hillary Clinton Is Finally Expressing Anger. Why Does That Make Everyone Mad?
What makes
What Happened
unusual and unusually valuable is that in it, Clinton is doing something she was not free to do during the election.
By
Rebecca Traister
books
July 27, 2017
Hillary Clinton Will Open Up About the 2016 Election in Her Book
What Happened
Simon & Schuster will publish the book on September 12.
By
Jackson McHenry
book excerpt
May 2, 2017
Leaving Home, When Your Home Is a Convent
And your dad is a pantsless, gun-toting Catholic priest.
By
Patricia Lockwood
book deals
Apr. 14, 2017
Huma Abedin Reportedly Wants $2 Million for a Tell-All Book
She’s rumored to be meeting with “top literary agents” to discuss a book deal.
By
Claire Landsbaum
the trumps
Mar. 15, 2017
Ivana Trump Is Writing a ‘Nonpolitical’ Memoir About Raising Her Kids
The book will be about her “motherhood, strength, and resilience,” apparently.
By
Claire Landsbaum
Mar. 3, 2017
Tina Brown Is Publishing a
Vanity Fair
Tell-All Based on Her Diaries
The book will be a “supercharged” portrait of Condé Nast in the ‘80s.
By
Claire Landsbaum
Feb. 16, 2017
Tavi Gevinson Is Reportedly Working on a Book About Her Life in New York
“Page Six” says it will be about acting in plays and New York.
By
Lisa Ryan
cut cover story
Jan. 27, 2017
Cat Marnell Is Still Alive
And the “unhealthy health writer” has a new memoir.
By
Emily Gould
Nov. 1, 2016
Zayn Malik Opens Up About His Struggle With an Eating Disorder
It was during his time in One Direction.
By
Lisa Ryan
sorry not sorry
Sept. 14, 2016
Naya Rivera Says She Once Caught Ariana Grande Sitting on Big Sean’s Couch
Someone whose name “rhymes with Smariana Schmande” may have played a role in her broken engagement.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
inside amy schumer’s book
Aug. 16, 2016
7 Things We Learned About Amy Schumer From Her New Book
The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo.
By
Anna Silman
party chat
July 20, 2016
Pat Cleveland Wants to Write a Book About Her Lovers
If life is a bottle of Champagne, they’re the bubbles.
By
Katie Van Syckle
books
July 13, 2016
This Book by Amy Schumer’s Head Writer Is Better Than Therapy
The
Inside Amy Schumer
head writer wraps profound thoughts in a very funny package.
By
Anna Silman
guaranteed bestsellers
Jan. 19, 2016
Caitlyn Jenner’s Memoir Is on the Way
Coming spring 2017.
By
Allison P. Davis
fallen idols
Oct. 6, 2015
Chrissie Hynde Doesn’t Care If You Buy Her Book or Her Version of Rape
She’s a rock star, not a spokesperson.
By
Allison P. Davis
self portrait
Sept. 25, 2015
Return Ticket: The Memories on My Bookshelf
Rereading is like rewriting ourselves, reinventing the past.
By
Valeria Luiselli
self portrait
Sept. 24, 2015
10 Honest Moments From This Fall’s Big Memoirs
A preview.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
self portrait
Sept. 23, 2015
How I Learned to Love Almost Dying
An outtake from
The Folded Clock
by Heidi Julavits.
By
Heidi Julavits
writers
Sept. 23, 2015
25 Famous Women on Writing Their Own Stories
The power (and challenges) of self-reflection.
By
Julie Ma
self portrait
Sept. 22, 2015
Eve’s Hollywood
: The Sex Life of a ’70s ‘It’ Girl
The memoirs of Eve Babitz, a scandalous scenester of the ‘60s and ‘70s, are being reissued.
By
Eve Babitz
self portrait
Sept. 21, 2015
Is This ‘It Happened to Me’ Headline Real or Fake?
Take our quiz, test your knowledge.
By
Dayna Evans
book excerpt
Aug. 24, 2015
Growing Up Black and Female Meant Depression Was Forbidden
We were not to be depressed or unduly high-strung; we were not to have nervous collapses. We were too strong for that.
By
Margo Jefferson
Aug. 20, 2015
Here Are Some Suggested Titles for World Cup Star Carli Lloyd’s Memoir
They’re all winners.
By
Dayna Evans
advice
May 28, 2015
How to Live, According to One Very Pretty Rich Person
Always pack a party dress, don’t fight your inner Wasp, and more!
By
Rebecca Harrington
q&a
Apr. 3, 2015
The Memoirs of a Sex Object: A Feminist Project
Jessica Valenti talks about her new book and why it made her more sympathetic to Lena Dunham.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
excerpt
Feb. 24, 2015
Kim Gordon on the Pain and Anger of Performing With Her Ex
What it was like to go onstage with Thurston Moore for Sonic Youth’s last show.
By
Kim Gordon
first person
June 24, 2014
What Would You Do If You Knew You’d Go Blind?
Well, if you’re a 19-year-old, you decide to have a lot of sex.
By
Nicole C. Kear
interview
Apr. 23, 2014
Q&A: Talking ’70s Rock Style and Life on the Road With Lisa Robinson
The rock journalist has a new memoir,
There Goes Gravity
.
By
Maggie Lange
male gaze
Mar. 17, 2014
Male Gaze: Rob Lowe, Now an AARP Member
The ageless actor turns 50 today.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
memoirs
Dec. 30, 2013
Lady Gaga’s Jealous Ex-Boyfriend Threatens Lawsuit
Memoirist and Gaga ex Lüc Carl is unhappy with his portrayal in Gaga’s friend’s memoir,
Rivington Was Ours.
By
Kat Stoeffel
memoirs
Nov. 7, 2013
Wendy Davis to Publish Memoir Before Governor Race
Inevitable, still exciting.
By
Kat Stoeffel
memoirs
Nov. 4, 2013
Anjelica Huston’s Life With Difficult Men
A whirlwind of wildly dramatic relationships.
By
Maggie Lange
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