Memoir Writing Pathfinder - Plainfield Public Library

Page 2Memoir WritingBooks that are good examples of memoir & biographyHaving our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 YearsDelany, Sarah Louise 929.2 D37I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsAngelou, Maya B ANGELOU MKaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in ApartheidSouth AfricaMathabane, Mark B MATHABANE MOne Writer's BeginningsWelty, Eudora B WELTY EThis Boy's Life: A MemoirWolff, Tobias B WOLFFOnline ResourcesThe Internet provides a wealth of opportunity, both to learn of the memories of otherpeople as well as to share your own stories.NJ-Memories, at http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/NJ/misc.html#NJ-MEMORIES,is a mailing list through which members can share their memories of life in New Jerseycasually and readers have an opportunity to respond.The Association of Personal Historians is a professional group that can provide direction tothose who want to become professional personal historians as well as those who wouldlike to hire a professional for assistance. http://www.personalhistorians.org/StoryCorps states that “Our mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives throughlistening.” Their concentration is on audio recording of these stories. Click on RecordYour Story to find out how to participate. http://www.storycorps.org/