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Best Memoirs of 2024

NONFICTION

THERE'S ALWAYS THIS YEAR

by Hanif Abdurraqib

An innovative memoir encompassing sports, mortality, belonging, and home. Full review >

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NONFICTION

ROMAN YEAR

by André Aciman

An absorbing exploration of the challenges and slivers of beauty that formed life for a refugee in Rome. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

FEEDING GHOSTS

by Tessa Hulls ; illustrated by Tessa Hulls

A work that glimmers with insight, acumen, and an unwillingness to settle for simple answers. Full review >

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NONFICTION

STILL LIFE AT EIGHTY

by Abigail Thomas

Thomas is still smokin’—in both senses of the word!—and her candor is a gift to us all. Full review >

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NONFICTION

I HEARD HER CALL MY NAME

by Lucy Sante

An absorbing analysis of a long-standing search for identity in writing and life. Full review >

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