Memoir and Nonfiction

​             Today, there are many ways to write a book on a nonfiction subject that you are passionate about. Below I provide some examples of the different types of nonfiction I enjoy reading and am interested in editing.
     
​Please note that I don’t coach business or motivational books.
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​Classic Memoir

The Liar's Club, Lit, Cherry Mary Karr

The Woman Warrior Maxine Hong Kingston

Duke of Deception Geoffrey Wolff

This Boy's Life Tobias Wolff

Autobiography of a Face Lucy Grealy

Growing Up Russell Baker

Contemporary Memoir
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An Unquiet Mind Kay Redfield Jamison

The Color of Water James McBride

Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt

H is for Hawk Helen Macdonald
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Educated Tara Westover


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​ Narrative Nonfiction: People, Places, Events

Hidden Valley Road; Inside the Mind of an American Family Robert Kolker

Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery Robert Kolker

Mountains beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World Tracy Kidder

Emperor of all Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee

History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier : Deborah E. Lipstadt

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Azar Nafisi
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Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place: Terry Tempest Williams

Travels with Charley in Search of America John Steinbeck 
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​Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Daniel James Brown




Psychology/Personal Growth/Self Help
Grit Angela Duckworth
​Mindset Carol Dweck
Tell Me a Story: Sharing Stories to Enrich your Childs World: Elaine Reese
Quiet Susan Cain
The Highly Sensitive Person Elaine Aron
Raising Your Spirited Child Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Helping Your Anxious Child Ronald Rapee, et al.
The Dance of Anger Harriet Lerner