Memoir
Strap In, or Strap On?
Why is Prince Harry publishing a memoir?
McCain and Me
David Smith reminisces on his relationship with John McCain
The bracing blast of a dissident
In his coverage of Northern Ireland in this memoir, Kevin Myers was unflinchingly critical of British ineptitude
Wilde encounters
The rambling and discursive nature of the writing lends Rupert Everett’s book an enjoyable appeal
Poignant power of cheap food
Would I read it if the subject wasn’t famous? One has to say yes, with chips and curry sauce
A foodie in his element
The author is evenhanded and accurate about the nouvelle cuisine movement, says Paul Levy
Memoir of a troubled woman
Friends and Enemies by Barbara Amiel is an extraordinary work of self-revelation
Very Amis, very Hampstead
Joseph Connolly treasures his friendship with his literary hero
You Know, Thingamabob
A lockdown memoir: Surprising conversations with my father
Wandsworth’s white-collar clubmen
Alexander Larman reviews A Bit of a Stretch: The Diaries of a Prisoner by Chris Atkins