EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Why is it important for artists to tell their own stories? What stories are lost when a biographer compiles an artists' life? What depth is lost when an artist removes unglamorous and embarrassing stories from their memoirs? 

In Episode 75, Grace shares a long list of the best artist memoirs, recommended by listeners and guests of the show. Bring your library card!

SHOW NOTES:

• Marilyn: An Untold Story by Norman Rosten
• Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind by Gavin Edwards
• Will by Will Smith
• The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer
• A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
• Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
• Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, The Flesh, and L.A. by Eve Babitz
• Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
• Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michaelangelo and Me by Ellen Forney
• Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace
• Just Kids by Patti Smith
• The Bassoon King: Art, Idiocy, and Other Sordid Tales from the Band Room by Rainn Wilson
• The Art of Eating by MFK Fisher
• My Broken Language by Quiara Hudes
• Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazzy Chickens Eddie Izzard
• Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder than Life Story by Brian Blessed
• Born With Teeth by Kate Mulgrew
• Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday
• Bossypants by Tina Fey
• Yes, Please by Amy Poehler
• Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
• Walking with Ghosts by Gabriel Byrne
• Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner
• Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
• Society's Child by Janis Ian
• Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein
• Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
• Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson
• The Measure of a Man by Sydney Poitier
• Blue Nights by Joan Didion
• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
• Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
• Here We Go Again by Betty White
• Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business by Dolly Parton
• Succulent Wild Woman by SARK
• Mo' Betta Blues: The World According to Questlove
• Life by Keith Richards
• The Last Holiday by Gil-Scott Heron
• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
• On Writing by Stephen King
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 46: Inclusive Reading Goals
• Episode 19: 100 Books a Year?
• Episode 8: Do Writers Enjoy Reading?

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