In his critically acclaimed memoir, world famous “minimalist” composer Philip Glass describes a parade of influential characters in his life, from NYC to Paris to India.
Words Without Music: A Memoir by Philip Glass Didion created the narrative structure of this analytical yet poignant memoir of mourning to parallel the process of grieving. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionĪccomplished novelist Joan Didion bares her soul in this best-selling book about grief and love. But through the lens of a memoir, it’s also a helpful read for the musician who hopes to capture and transform a personal history of exploring sound into a meaningful and inspirational book. This book is an obvious choice for fans who want to understand the actual rhyme and reason behind Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z and his lyrics. But this illustrated memoir is no picture book instead, Chast’s 280-page narrative takes the reader into some pretty dark and difficult places with straightforward writing and Chast’s classic illustrations that are both simple and haunting. Of course a New Yorker magazine cartoonist would write a cartoon-filled memoir.
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Learn how to tell yours.Ĭan’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast Originally published in 1970, this lively book (complete with recipes!) is a fascinating and unique take on memoir writing.Įveryone’s got a story to tell. Vibration Cooking, or The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl by Vertamae Smart-GrosvenorĪn unstoppable force of creativity, South Carolina-born Smart-Grosvenor wrote a memoir that follows her love of food through tales of dancing, costume designing, singing and cooking her way through Paris in the 1950s and 60s, the peak of the Beat Movement. Packed with photographs (many taken by Mann), this New York Times best-seller is considered critical reading for the memoir writer-and the budding photographer.
To get you inspired here’s a list of creative memoirs written by photographers, artists, musicians, architects and others who have crafted a book as superbly as their art: Hold Still by Sally MannĪward-winning photographer Sally Mann wrote her memoir after digging through old boxes of papers and photographs in the attic that revealed decades of family scandals and intrigue. Your expert guide for this journey down memory lane will be the renowned Joyce Maynard, a journalist-novelist-memoirist who has been publishing work about her personal life since her first story in The New York Times at age 18. In our upcoming memoir writing class, you can explore and practice the secrets of writing a distinguished memoir. Unlike an autobiography, a memoir tends to focus on a particular aspect or time period of the author’s life, instead of recounting his or her entire life story. If you plan to write memoir, it’s time to get your hands on the best of the best in the genre. To be a good writer, you must be a good reader.
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