Slate.com explores the art of the memoir
This week, Slate pays homage to the most slippery of genres, the memoir. (I'm looking at you, James Frey!) Don't miss essays from Oh the Glory of it All author Sean Wilsey, Sweet and Low author Rich Cohen, and Teacher Man author Frank McCourt:
"The only way around all this nervousness is the novel—and that is what I'm trying now. Yes, yes, I still have to cover my tracks—and my ass—but I'll have greater freedom." (Frank McCourt via Slate)