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Which Lie Did I Tell?: More Adventures in the Screen Trade
Nonfiction
,
Film
,
Writing
,
Memoir
,
Media Tie In
,
Biography
,
Humor
William Goldman
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2001 |
2.7K
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4.02 |
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Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
Biography
,
Nonfiction
,
Biography Memoir
,
Horror
,
Memoir
,
History
,
Writing
Ruth Franklin
|
2016 |
5.1K
|
4.02 |
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I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
Nonfiction
,
Books About Books
,
Essays
,
Memoir
,
Audiobook
,
Writing
,
Biography Memoir
Anne Bogel
|
2018 |
19.7K
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4.02 |
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This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
Nonfiction
,
Memoir
,
Essays
,
Audiobook
,
Short Stories
,
Biography
,
Writing
Ann Patchett
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2013 |
37.6K
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4.01 |
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Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016
Nonfiction
,
Essays
,
Writing
,
Books About Books
,
Memoir
,
Literary Criticism
,
Feminism
Ursula K. Le Guin
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2016 |
1.5K
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4.01 |
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No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters
Nonfiction
,
Essays
,
Memoir
,
Writing
,
Biography
,
Philosophy
,
Audiobook
Ursula K. Le Guin
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2017 |
8.2K
|
4.01 |
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At Home in the World
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Biography
,
Biography Memoir
,
Audiobook
,
Autobiography
,
Writing
Joyce Maynard
|
1999 |
3.4K
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3.99 |
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The Writing Life
Writing
,
Nonfiction
,
Memoir
,
Essays
,
Crafts
,
Biography
,
Art
Annie Dillard
|
2013 |
17.8K
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3.98 |
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Truth & Beauty
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Biography
,
Biography Memoir
,
Friendship
,
Audiobook
,
Writing
Ann Patchett
|
2005 |
45.7K
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3.97 |
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And So it Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life
Biography
,
Nonfiction
,
Biography Memoir
,
History
,
Writing
,
Literature
,
Memoir
Charles J. Shields
|
2011 |
2.7K
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3.96 |
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The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
Nonfiction
,
Essays
,
Audiobook
,
Short Stories
,
Writing
,
Biography
,
Memoir
Neil Gaiman
|
2016 |
16.3K
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3.96 |
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Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor
Biography
,
Nonfiction
,
Biography Memoir
,
History
,
Southern Gothic
,
Writing
,
Memoir
Brad Gooch
|
2009 |
1.6K
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3.96 |
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The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language
Writing
,
Nonfiction
,
Memoir
,
Essays
,
Self Help
,
Spirituality
,
Buddhism
Natalie Goldberg
|
2013 |
1.6K
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3.95 |
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My Reading Life
Nonfiction
,
Memoir
,
Books About Books
,
Biography
,
Writing
,
Audiobook
,
Biography Memoir
Pat Conroy
|
2010 |
8.1K
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3.95 |
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Stet: A Memoir
Nonfiction
,
Memoir
,
Biography
,
Books About Books
,
Writing
,
Autobiography
,
Biography Memoir
Diana Athill
|
2000 |
1.6K
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3.94 |
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The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life
Nonfiction
,
Memoir
,
Writing
,
Biography
,
Essays
,
Biography Memoir
,
China
Amy Tan
|
2003 |
8.6K
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3.94 |
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Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace
Nonfiction
,
Biography
,
Memoir
,
Writing
,
Biography Memoir
,
Audiobook
,
Travel
David Lipsky
|
2010 |
9.1K
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3.93 |
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Time to Be in Earnest: A Fragment of Autobiography
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Biography
,
Biography Memoir
,
Autobiography
,
Mystery
,
Writing
P.D. James
|
2001 |
1.1K
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3.91 |
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Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do
Writing
,
Nonfiction
,
Essays
,
Books About Books
,
Biography
,
Memoir
,
Literature
Meredith Maran
|
2013 |
2.8K
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3.90 |
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Not Quite What I Was Planning, Revised and Expanded Deluxe Edition: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
Nonfiction
,
Memoir
,
Biography
,
Poetry
,
Humor
,
Short Stories
,
Writing
Larry Smith
|
2008 |
3.4K
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3.89 |
|
What Now?
Nonfiction
,
Essays
,
Memoir
,
Audiobook
,
Self Help
,
Writing
,
Inspirational
Ann Patchett
|
2008 |
5.1K
|
3.89 |
|
The Geek Feminist Revolution
Nonfiction
,
Feminism
,
Essays
,
Audiobook
,
Memoir
,
Politics
,
Writing
Kameron Hurley
|
2016 |
4.2K
|
3.86 |
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The Geek Feminist Revolution: Essays
Nonfiction
,
Feminism
,
Essays
,
Audiobook
,
Memoir
,
Politics
,
Writing
Kameron Hurley
|
2016 |
4.2K
|
3.86 |
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Morningstar: Growing Up with Books
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Books About Books
,
Biography
,
Essays
,
Biography Memoir
,
Writing
Ann Hood
|
2017 |
1.3K
|
3.85 |
|
Devotion
Nonfiction
,
Poetry
,
Memoir
,
Writing
,
Essays
,
Short Stories
,
Music
Patti Smith
|
2017 |
14.9K
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3.85 |
|
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
Essays
,
Nonfiction
,
Writing
,
Memoir
,
Literary Criticism
,
Contemporary
,
Short Stories
Zadie Smith
|
2009 |
6.1K
|
3.83 |
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Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living
Writing
,
Nonfiction
,
Essays
,
Books About Books
,
Memoir
,
Business
,
Self Help
Manjula Martin
|
2017 |
1.2K
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3.79 |
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Here and Now: Letters (2008-2011)
Nonfiction
,
Biography
,
Essays
,
Memoir
,
Writing
,
Literature
,
American
Paul Auster
|
2013 |
1.8K
|
3.79 |
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The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking
Nonfiction
,
Biography
,
Memoir
,
Writing
,
Essays
,
History
,
Travel
Olivia Laing
|
2013 |
3.5K
|
3.75 |
|
Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York
Nonfiction
,
Essays
,
New York
,
Memoir
,
Short Stories
,
Travel
,
Writing
Sari Botton
|
2013 |
3.7K
|
3.75 |
|
In Other Words
Nonfiction
,
Memoir
,
Italy
,
Italian Literature
,
Language
,
Biography
,
Writing
Jhumpa Lahiri
|
2016 |
15.0K
|
3.74 |
|
The Folded Clock: A Diary
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Essays
,
Biography
,
Biography Memoir
,
Diary
,
Writing
Heidi Julavits
|
2015 |
3.8K
|
3.71 |
|
Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Essays
,
China
,
Mental Health
,
Writing
,
Biography
Yiyun Li
|
2017 |
2.4K
|
3.71 |
|
I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Writing
,
Audiobook
,
Essays
,
Travel
,
Biography Memoir
Jami Attenberg
|
2022 |
2.3K
|
3.70 |
|
My Life as a Villainess
Nonfiction
,
Essays
,
Memoir
,
Audiobook
,
Biography Memoir
,
Biography
,
Writing
Laura Lippman
|
2020 |
1.5K
|
3.69 |
|
Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands
Nonfiction
,
Essays
,
Writing
,
Books About Books
,
Memoir
,
Literature
,
Literary Criticism
Michael Chabon
|
2008 |
4.3K
|
3.69 |
|
Hand to Mouth: A Chronicle of Early Failure
Nonfiction
,
Memoir
,
Biography
,
Autobiography
,
Literature
,
Writing
,
The United States Of America
Paul Auster
|
2003 |
3.3K
|
3.66 |
|
Dancing Fish and Ammonites: A Memoir
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Biography
,
Writing
,
British Literature
,
Biography Memoir
,
Essays
Penelope Lively
|
2014 |
1.3K
|
3.64 |
|
Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading
Nonfiction
,
Books About Books
,
Essays
,
Memoir
,
Pop Culture
,
Literary Criticism
,
Writing
Lizzie Skurnick
|
2009 |
1.2K
|
3.64 |
|
Ruined By Reading: A Life in Books
Books About Books
,
Nonfiction
,
Memoir
,
Essays
,
Biography
,
Writing
,
Literature
Lynne Sharon Schwartz
|
1997 |
1.3K
|
3.57 |
|
Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books
Books About Books
,
Nonfiction
,
Memoir
,
Biography
,
Writing
,
Autobiography
,
Biography Memoir
Maureen Corrigan
|
2006 |
2.0K
|
3.46 |
|
Fiction Ruined My Family: A Memoir
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Biography
,
Books About Books
,
Humor
,
Biography Memoir
,
Writing
Jeanne Darst
|
2011 |
1.3K
|
3.37 |
|
In the Land of Men: A Memoir
Memoir
,
Nonfiction
,
Feminism
,
Biography
,
Audiobook
,
Biography Memoir
,
Writing
Adrienne Miller
|
2020 |
1.4K
|
3.26 |
|
The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
Nonfiction
,
Travel
,
Memoir
,
Language
,
Humor
,
Writing
,
Biography
Jeff Deck
|
2010 |
1.3K
|
3.20 |
