A sexual fantasy about Keith Olbermann? Joe Biden nightmares? "Going Rogue" co-author Lynn Vincent tells all
By Steve Almond Oct 25, 2009
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The memoir of a woman who had 15 abortions might be gripping. But does her story really represent a larger trend?
By Sady Doyle
September 22, 2009
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Life in New York is notorious for sin and excess. But instead of going wild, I went Catholic
By Carlene Bauer
August 3, 2009
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The acclaimed author of "Angela's Ashes" resisted sentimentality, lacing his unhappy memories with humor and joy
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 20, 2009
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Recommended memoirs for your beach book list, from an Italian idyll to a childhood spent trying to be black.
By Salon staff
June 9, 2009
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The sordid back story of Julia Myerson's new memoir, "The Lost Child," should give every parenting writer pause
By Amy Benfer
September 2, 2009
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Recovering alcoholic Rachael Brownell talks about cocktail play dates, sobriety and the tragedy of Diane Schuler
By Frieda Klotz
August 10, 2009
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Does female confessional journalism really harm women?
By Amanda Fortini
July 3, 2009
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The author of "The Liars' Club" on what she'd like to find in her book bag.
June 5, 2009
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Screw Gymboree and breast-feeding! New confessional memoirs by Ayelet Waldman and Michael Lewis join an ever-growing genre lashing out at our expectations for today's mommies and daddies.
By Rebecca Traister
May 6, 2009
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So you thought your parents were weird. Two remarkable memoirs about partner swapping, revolutionary politics and other unorthodox family tales.
By Andrew O'Hehir
March 31, 2009
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The British actor, comedian and professional troublemaker talks about political comedy, dressing up as Osama bin Laden, and his new "Booky Wook."
By Joy Press
March 13, 2009
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Herman Rosenblat's concentration-camp romance duped Oprah, among many others. Why are we so eager to put a happy ending on a tragedy?
By Lev Raphael
January 7, 2009
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Help her, Obi-Wan! Carrie Fisher's memoir of her life as a "Star Wars" icon and poster child for rehab and mental illness will likely make you laugh -- and cry.
By Rebecca Traister
December 3, 2008
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Two gripping memoirs explore the guilt and confusion left behind when a relative kills himself.
By Laura Miller
October 7, 2008
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Juliana Hatfield talks about her latest -- and possibly finest -- record, her frank new memoir, and life after being a Gen X It Girl
By Kerry Lauerman
September 29, 2008
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Novelist Elizabeth McCracken on losing her first son.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
September 24, 2008
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I gave up everything to take care of my spouse after he suffered a brain injury. But would I also lose myself?
By Alix Kates Shulman
September 17, 2008
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She was unforgettable in Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke." Now Phyllis Montana-LeBlanc explains what the storm took away -- and never could.
By Pasha Malla
August 27, 2008
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The veteran newspaperman discusses his alternately horrifying and uplifting memoir about the journey from crackhead to crack New York Times reporter.
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 8, 2008
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Andrew O'Hehir interviews the writer about his memoir, drug addiction and memory.
August 8, 2008
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I've diagnosed myself with heart attacks, blood poisoning, meningitis and multiple sclerosis. Turns out, what I had was hypochondria.
By Jennifer Traig
June 21, 2008
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True confessions: From a trek through the American West to a life filled with music, these memoirs will whisk you away.
By Salon staff
June 9, 2008
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The question isn't why a blogger like Emily Gould has the spotlight -- it's why other women don't.
By Rebecca Traister
May 29, 2008
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In her new memoir, "Audition," the iconic television journalist plumbs the troubled childhood and love life of her ultimate subject -- herself.
By Rebecca Traister
May 6, 2008
The secret diary of Sarah Palin's ghostwriter
Confessions of an "abortion addict"
No sex in the city
Remembering Frank McCourt, 1930-2009
Summer reading: True confessions
Summer reading: Mary Karr recommends
The worst parents in the world
They f*** you up, your mum and dad
Sex, anarchy and Russell Brand
The Holocaust memoir so heartwarming it had to be fake
Princess Leia's wild, bipolar adventures
A suicide in the family
Her so-called music career 
My husband, the invalid
Hope floats
The devil and David Carr
Sick in the head
Summer reads
Another pretty face of a generation
Barbara Walters interviews Barbara Walters
How the World Works
War Room