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Lena Dunham looks back on a decade of fame while chasing diagnoses and relief for chronic illness. It is frank, funny and unsparing about whether her creative ambitions were worth the pain.
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Memoirs are having a moment, from candid celebrity stories to quiet, literary accounts of grief and family. These recent releases are the ones worth making time for, whether you want to laugh, cry or finally understand someone's side of the story.
Updated October 2026 · 9 hand-picked books
Lena Dunham looks back on a decade of fame while chasing diagnoses and relief for chronic illness. It is frank, funny and unsparing about whether her creative ambitions were worth the pain.
A debut memoir about a boy pulled out of school by a devoted, all-consuming mother, and his quest to see the world beyond the front door. Heartbreaking, funny and a Read with Jenna pick.
Actress, designer and entrepreneur Jennie Garth opens up about pursuing happiness, aging with confidence and learning to put herself first. A candid, uplifting memoir.
Belle Burden writes about the end of her marriage and what it taught her about intimacy, trust and how well we can ever really know the people closest to us.
Kamala Harris tells the inside story of her 2024 presidential campaign, from the day Joe Biden stepped aside to Election Day.
Elizabeth Gilbert's first nonfiction book in a decade is a candid memoir about love, addiction and grief, and an Oprah's Book Club pick.
After losing her husband, Geraldine Brooks maps the territory of grief with patience and grace. A short, moving memoir that landed on many best-of-2025 lists.
Shari Franke tells the story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog: the abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, Ruby Franke, and how she found healing.
Kelly Bishop, the actress behind Emily Gilmore, looks back on a long career on stage and screen in a candid memoir written with Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.
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