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Author Alexandra Fuller on how growing up in Africa inspired a ‘very honest’ divorce memoir

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Readers relate to New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s personal book on aging parents

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Known for her dry wit, cartoonist Roz Chast finds humor in caring for aging parents in her first graphic memoir, "Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" Jeffrey Brown speaks with the New Yorker artist about taking on more personal…

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Vijay Seshadri opens his poem "Memoir" by paraphrasing George Orwell, writing that "no one ever writes the real story of their life. The real story of a life is the story of its humiliations."…

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How opera legend Jessye Norman learned to ‘Stand Up Straight and Sing’

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Jessye Norman’s voice is known around the globe for its power, range, and beauty. In her new memoir, “Stand Up Straight and Sing!” Norman recalls her journey from growing up in the segregated South to singing on the greatest stages…

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Sen. Warren takes on Washington to give working class Americans ‘A Fighting Chance’

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins Judy Woodruff to discuss her new memoir, “A Fighting Chance,” in which she criticizes the big banks and Washington politicians for weakening America’s middle class. Warren advocates for a hike in the minimum wage to ensure…

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