The writing in this book is gorgeous. The family is also so well drawn. The story is about suicide. You’ll be haunted.

This book is absolutely necessary for any writer of creative non-fiction! Read this one with care and a highlighter. You’ll refer to it again and again.

Bernard Cooper is such a great writer. Look at this complex tale and how finds the unique way to frame his memoir.

Mark Doty is simply a stunning writer. Watch his attention to detail, description and authenticity. He tells you his truth.

This is a book about a man who struggles with his wife’s diagnosis with cancer. It is honest and touching.

Another Abigail Thomas book about another aspect of her life. This book is so well written and touching. Again, watch her honesty.

Abigail is a gorgeous story teller and in this unique, brief memoir, she models a wondrous and unique way to “get right to it.” This is also a fantastic book that demonstrates frame and how to stick to one aspect of your life. Her honesty is stunning.

Look at this book for his attention to unique detail and description. It’s a fantastic model of great writing.

This is a book about Monica and her son and her son’s struggles with autism. Moncia is a terrific, funny writer and woman who tells you how she feels. Refreshing!

Monica is a personal friend and the most hilarious person I have ever met. Read her humor which is truly heartbreaking for the shattering honesty it brings forth. We love her in this book and we are tormented too.

Read her and pull apart her technique. She is a great writer and a fantastic observer of details that matter and hold weight.

Yes, Peter Pan! This is the best book to help a writer understand how to draw up complex descriptions of characters. It is fantastic to listen to on tape as well. People are complex and Barrie completely gets how to show this complexity is described with utter and brilliant attention to the details.

This is a great book to teach you how to “get right to it.” She tells you up front what’s going to happen and prepares you again and again for the inevitably of what is happening and yet she also keeps you turning the pages.

Meredith Hall is a stunning writer who was awarded the $50,000 Room of One’s Own Grant. Her story had me up until three in the morning, staring at the wall as I explored the deep questions she posed about mothering, motherhood and the limits of love. This book isn’t for everyone but I have to say it is an extraordinary example of memoir writing at the highest level.

This is a classic memoir, a MUST read. Her technique is gorgeous. Study the way she organizes her book too.

This is a great, experimental book. Nick Flynn messes with form and breaks a lot of rules. I love this book for the courageous way the author messes with convention.