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The Autobiographer’s Handbook: The 826 Valencia Guide to Writing Your Memoir
Edited by Jennifer Traig, introduction by Dave Eggers
Holt, 276 pages, $15 (paper)
Doesn’t it seem like everyone you know wants to write a memoir? Rather than a grimace, offer this helpful guide. From the chapter titled “Meeting Your Muse,” for instance, local genius writer James McManus advises quite simply: “Write about the thing you burn hottest about — what you never seem to shut up about at family dinners, intimate conversations, barstool discussions.” The memoirists, including writers like Nick Hornby and Elizabeth Gilbert, are all-stars and their exercises and advice are entertaining reading — even for those who cannot abide memoirs.
