The 10 Best Memoirs of 2025 - Time Magazine

By Nicole Chung: "Why are we drawn to the stories authors build from their own lives and experiences? A good memoir might spark your curiosity, offer you much needed insight, or allow you to step into another person's shoes—but, as a reader, what brings me back to this genre time and again is simply the hope that I will find, in the intimacy and specificity of another person's narrative, a new way to think about my own. Memoirists often prompt me to reflect on the people and communities I've known and the experiences that have shaped me, even as they bring me into their own search for meaning and truth on the page. Whether I'm awakened or inspired, challenged or changed, I'm always thankful when a true story finds me at just the right time."