Life Story Blog Roundup – Week of June 21, 2019

The following is a list of news stories and blogs we’ve been reading regarding life story writing, oral history, preservation, memoir, community projects and memory keeping tips. Enjoy!

 

10 Best Millennial Memoirs by Women in 2019: Must reads covering mental health, datingand running.

The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/books/non-fiction-books/best-memoirs-books-women-millennial-sex-dating-best-sellers-mental-health-running-a8938446.html

 

How Do You Tell Your Story Without Bashing The People In It?

Thrive Global

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/how-do-you-tell-your-story-without-bashing-the-people-in-it/

 

The Once-Forgotten Greatest Generation

(Documenting service stories of Mexican Americans) 

MySanAntonio.com

https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/commentary/article/The-once-forgotten-greatest-generation-13908074.php

 

I’d Like To Volunteer, Sir: 75 years after D-Day, memories live on through oral histories

Herald Mail Media

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/i-d-like-to-volunteer-sir-years-after-d-day/article_0394e079-0b24-58f0-8405-30dcf2dc297d.html

 

What Was It Like: Four stories from the Normandy invasion.

Air and Space Magazine

https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/what-it-was-180972318/

 

Deborah Harry says memoir reflects a full life

San Francisco Gate

https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Debbie-Harry-says-memoir-reflects-a-full-life-13903846.php

 

Actress Kate Mulgrew discovers her past in a memoir about her parents

Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-interview-kate-mulgrew-20190531-story.html

 

The Legacy of The Game Of Thrones

Global Village space

https://www.globalvillagespace.com/the-legacy-of-game-of-thrones/