Memoirs, Recommended in 2011

Selections from the New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year, Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, and starred reviews from Library Journal and Booklist.

Memoirs

• Arkin, Alan. An Improvised Life: A Memoir. Da Capo Press, 2011.
• Bartók, Mira. The Memory Palace. Free Press, 2011.
• Bebergal, Peter. Too Much to Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood. Soft Skull Press, 2011.
• Belafonte, Harry. My Song: A Memoir. Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
• Ciezadio, Annia. Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War. Free Press, 2011.
• Cody, Joshua. [Sic] : A Memoir. W.W. Norton, 2011.
• Darst, Jeanne. Fiction Ruined My Family. Riverhead Books, 2011.
• Didion, Joan. Blue Nights. Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
• Dubus III, Andre. Townie: A Memoir. W. W. Norton & Co., 2011.
• Ebert, Roger. Life Itself: A Memoir. Grand Central Pub., 2011.
• Forrest, Emma. Your Voice in My Head: A Memoir. Other Press, 2011.
• Fragoso, Margaux. Tiger, Tiger. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
• Greene, Melissa Fay. No Biking in the House without a Helmet. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
• Groom, Kelle. I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl: A Memoir. Free Press, 2011.
• Hamilton, Gabrielle. Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertant Education of a Reluctant Chef. Random House, 2011.
• Heller, Erica. Yossarian Slept Here: When Joseph Heller Was Dad, the Apthorp Was Home, and Life Was a Catch-22. Simon & Schuster, 2011.
• Ice-T (Musician), . Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption: from South Central to Hollywood. One World/Ballantine Books, 2011.
• Johnson, Mary. An Unquenchable Thirst : Following Mother Teresa in Search of Love, Service, and an Authentic Life. Spiegel & Grau, 2011.
• Judt, Tony. The Memory Chalet. Penguin Press,, 2010.
• Kamara-Umunna, Agnes. And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation. Hyperion, 2011.
• Karp, Brianna. The Girl’s Guide to Homelessness: A Memoir. Harlequin, 2011.
• Klamm, Julie. Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself. Riverhead Books, 2011.
• Lagnado, Lucette. The Arrogant Years: One Girl’s Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn. Ecco, 2011.
• Lifton, Robert Jay. Witness to an Extreme Century : A Memoir. Free Press, 2011.
• Manning, Lauren. Unmeasured Strength: My Story of Survival and Transformation. Henry Holt and Co., 2011.
• Nealon, Mary Jane. Beautiful Unbroken: One Nurse’s Life. Graywolf Press, 2011.
• O'Rourke, Meghan. The Long Goodbye: A Memoir. Riverhead Books, 2011.
• Paddock, Nancy. A Song at Twilight: Of Alzheimer's and Love; A Memoir. Blueroad Press, 2011.
• Rodriguez, Luis J.. It Calls You Back: An Odyssey through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing. Simon & Schuster, 2011.
• Sentilles, Sarah. Breaking Up with God: A Love Story. HarperOne, 2011.
• Shafk, Elif. Black Milk: On Writing, Motherhood, and the Harem Within. Viking, 2011.
• Shalev, Meir. My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir. Schocken Books, 2011.
• Soto, Jock. Every Step You Take: A Memoir. Harper, 2011.
• Styron, Alexandra. Reading My Father. Scribner, 2011.
• Wainaina, Binyavanga. One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir. Graywolf Press, 2011.
• Whitaker, Mark. My Long Trip Home. Simon & Schuster, 2011.
• Ureneck, Lou. Cabin: Two Brothers, a Dream, and Five Acres in Maine. Viking, 2011.