Florida senator and presidential candidate Marco Rubio published his memoir, An American Son, in 2012, a year and a half into his first (and last) Senate term. The book—for which… Read more »

Just weeks after publishing a memoir called The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption, Rodney King, famous for being beaten savagely by a group of Los Angeles policeman,… Read more »

Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance last Friday in order to attend the launch party for his new book. According to a Associated Press wire story, it was a… Read more »

On this date, January 27, the eminent mathematician and Fellow of Christ Church college, Oxford, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born in 1832. He is the distinguished author of An Elementary… 1 / Read more »

Years ago I worked as a poker dealer in a small Indian casino in Northern California. It was a three-table poker room with mostly regular players and a friendly atmosphere.… 5 / Read more »

The Obamas, a new book about guess who written by New York Times correspondent Jodi Kantor has generated a “scathing” response from the White House because it “includes plenty of… Read more »

Celebrity memoirs have long been one of the driving factors in a successful holiday season for British booksellers. Also known as the “arts autobiography” (the closest Nielsen Bookscan category), a… Read more »

Lady Gaga reads from her favorite book —Terry Richardson’s photo book, Lady Gaga, coming November 22nd. Watch and be amazed. That’s really the only word for it: Amazed.

Is basketball legend Jerry West’s new autobiography, West by West, the most depressing sports autobiography of all time? Sounds like it from the reviews. Take Dwight Garner’s review from the… 1 / Read more »

Insane memoir fabulist Greg Mortenson is still up to no good, according to a new investigation by Newsweek’s Mike Giglio. On April 25th: [P]olice responded to a call from Mortenson’s… 12 / Read more »