The Art of Memoir

"This is a win-win kind of book. It stimulates in two ways: First, as a textbook of sorts — even if you don’t plan to write a memoir, thinking about memory and communicating past events will set your mind tumbling over itself. And second, as a resource, a bibliography — the books Mary Karr mentions promise to be great reads. (The ones I’ve read are.) Oh, and one more: If you are planning to write a memoir, this is the best possible way to procrastinate putting pen to paper."

"Mary Karr's "The Art of Memoir""