True narratives come in many forms, but memoirs are my favorite. They are intimate and retrospective and let us into the life of another individual. Notice how many films these days begin with "based ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Do only narcissists write memoirs? And how much does it matter when memoirs are embroidered? These are the questions Daniel Mendelsohn explores in the January issue of The New Yorker. Mendelsohn ...