Biography, Autobiography, Memoir discussion

We don't seem to have a discussion for this so I'll start with one I heard of that sounds like a wild ride. Ian Fleming: The Complete Man is a pretty comprehensive-sounding bio of the man who created James Bond, and just reading an abstract of this guy's life mads me want to read it. He's had a life with all kinds of ups and downs, career changes through everything from banking to espionage, an unhappy marriage, a privileged upbringing with lots of disgraces sprinkled among his many accomplishments. I can't see this story dragging!

Fishface wrote: "We don't seem to have a discussion for this so I'll start with one I heard of that sounds like a wild ride. Ian Fleming: The Complete Man is a pretty comprehensive-sounding bio of ..."

We did have a discussion thread before but its way down on the list. Last time someone posted was Feb. 2022. Thanks for starting this one.

Whoopie Goldberg has a new memoir coming out May 7.
Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

You'll See: A Story of Narcissistic Abuse, Survival, and My Journey to Understand by Suzanne Groves.

A Kid Grows in Brooklyn: Memories of a Magical Time by Art Shulman

Love Is a Burning Thing: A Memoir

Walk Ride Paddle: A Life Outside by Tim Kaine. If the name sounds familiar, he was Hillary Clinton's vice presidential selection in the 2016 election.

Lies My My Mirror Told Me by Wendy Harmer

It starts with a great opening line. Just bought it yesterday so haven’t read it yet though. The author is born with facial disfigurement and goes on to be a great success.

I just learned about one written by my cousin-in-law's uncle that looks interesting. Freedom and Despair: Notes from the South Hebron Hills I'm not sure how much is memoir and how much is other thoughts.

Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist by Jane Rosenberg

Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home by Chris LaTray

Men Have Called Her Crazy by Ann Marie Tendler

The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
by Valerie Bauerlein

Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution from www.phantomantpublishing.com

OK, Little Bird - a memoir about navigating grief with humor - fast read, filled with laugh out loud moments, tears and inspiration. A father daughter relationship, best friends and the challenges we all face when someone we love's journey is about to change - OK, Little Bird

The Chrysalid - A Soul’s Struggle to Rekindle its Inner Magic by Keri Lefave
For anyone who has struggled with erasing old tapes of what they were taught to believe and sought to discover their own path of spirituality - this book is for you!
https://shorturl.at/hqPep

The Madwoman and the Roomba: My Year of Domestic Mayhem
Sandra Tsing Loh
4/5 stars
This was a very delightful book about her family experiences and of her domestic mayhems. I have never heard of her before but she has written several books and I am looking forward to reading more of her. Biography

Scored these two at the library yesterday:

Sonny Boy: A Memoir by Al Pacino


Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

What I Ate in One Year

by Stanley Tucci

Two new books by favorite music groups:

The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography by Peter Ames Carlin


Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac by Mark Blake

Hey Johnny Carson fans:

Carson the Magnificent: An Intimate Portrait by Bill Zehme


Looks like it is a re-release of a 2007 book.

Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison

Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond by Dean Butler

Not to toot my own horn, but if I don't toot it then who else will am I right :)

I am the author of The Scarlet Badge - A Memoir and I would LOVE to share my story with book lovers, readers and other writers :) happy to share my book with my tribe of people!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Hanna wrote: "Not to toot my own horn, but if I don't toot it then who else will am I right :)

I am the author of The Scarlet Badge - A Memoir and I would LOVE to share my story with book lovers, readers and o..."

Hi, you're not accepting messages, so I wanted to tell you that your memoir is showing on the wrong author page. You don't have an author page, so once the change I've made takes effect, you can go and claim your own, which is what you should do. If you publish any more books, they have to have the correct number of spaces in between your first and last name when you put in the author because there are several Hanna Martins who are authors; some publish in different languages. Since your own page says your memoir is your debut book, I know those aren't you. I'll be back to post your author page for you to claim.

Hanna, here's your new author page, so please claim it so someone else can't add anything about you you don't want. It's always better to have an author page with something about you. If you claim it, it may well link to your page which would be best :)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...