Many memoirists are dipping their writing tools into the waters of self-disclosure about their feelings and issues ranging from immigration and illness to work and witchcraft. These selections deliver raw honesty, poetic language, and sharp prose.

Starred titles (★) are recommended for all library collections.

Campoverdi, Alejandra. First Gen: A Memoir. Grand Central. Sept. 2023. 288p. ISBN 9781538757185. $28. MEMOIR

Chin, Curtis. Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir. Little, Brown. Oct. 2023. 304p. ISBN 9780316507653. $30. MEMOIR

Coulter, Kristi. Exit Interview: The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career. MCD. Sept. 2023. 384p. ISBN 9780374600907. $29. MEMOIR

Helmuth, Diana. The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft. Simon Element. Oct. 2023. 320p. ISBN 9781668002988. $27.99. MEMOIR

★Kissinger, Meg. While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence. Celadon. Sept. 2023. 320p. ISBN 9781250793775. $30. MEMOIR

Lunden, Jennifer. American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body’s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life. Harper Wave. May 2023. 480p. ISBN 9780062941374. $32. MEMOIR

McEntire, Reba. Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots. Harper Celebrate. Oct. 2023. 288p. ISBN 9781400238255. $34.99. MEMOIR

McPhee, Martha. Omega Farm: A Memoir. Scribner. Sept. 2023. 320p. ISBN 9781982197995. $28. MEMOIR

Nguyen, Viet Thanh. A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial. Grove. Oct. 2023. 400p. ISBN 9780802160508. $28. MEMOIR

★Sinclair, Safiya. How To Say Babylon: A Memoir. S. & S. Oct. 2023. 352p. ISBN 9781982132330. $28.99. MEMOIR

★Stowe, Hannah. Move Like Water: My Story of the Sea. Tin House. Sept. 2023. 272p. ISBN 9781959030102. pap. $24.95. MEMOIR

★Wong, Jane. Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City. Tin House. May 2023. 288p. ISBN 9781953534675. $27.95. MEMOIR