Books by Riva Lehrer
“Lehrer has such a great voice on the page, it’s so engaging and witty. Her memoir is a cousin of Lucy Grealy’s classic Autobiography of a Face. But there are not too many laugh lines in Autobiography of a Face, and this has more of a sense of humour—which is good when you’re in a situation where everything is just so unbelievably painful.” Read more...
The Best Memoirs: The 2021 NBCC Autobiography Shortlist
Marion Winik, Journalist
Interviews where books by Riva Lehrer were recommended
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Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
by Cathy Park Hong -
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This is Major: On Diana Ross, Dark Girls and Being Dope
by Shayla Lawson -
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Golem Girl: A Memoir
by Riva Lehrer -
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The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir
by Wayétu Moore -
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Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana and the Stoning of San Francisco
by Alia Volz
The Best Memoirs: The 2021 NBCC Autobiography Shortlist, recommended by Marion Winik
The Best Memoirs: The 2021 NBCC Autobiography Shortlist, recommended by Marion Winik
From fleeing the Liberian civil war to selling pot brownies in San Francisco, the finalists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle award for the best autobiography offer five vivid life stories, told expertly. Critic, broadcaster and author Marion Winik talks us through the brilliant memoirs that made the 2021 shortlist.
