For decades, the late Ken Steele endured the horrors of schizophrenia. Now, with freelance writer Claire Berman's help, he offers readers a brilliant look into the darkest of places. Unfortunately, ...

Ignorance is the opposite of love,” writes the father of a young man with schizophrenia, reflecting on his efforts to understand his son’s delusional behavior. Most of us have heard similar, more ...

Martini, a journalist and college professor, summons her blackest comedic chops to rehash her free-fall into postpartum depression—and the newfound understanding of her own upbringing that buoys her ...

We are Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton, the hosts of Celebrity Memoir Book Club. We're best friends and stand up comedians based in Brooklyn, NY and we launched this podcast in 2020 with a goal of ...

Why are we drawn to the stories authors build from their own lives and experiences? A good memoir might spark your curiosity, offer you much needed insight, or allow you to step into another person’s ...

Another banner year at the Celebrity Memoir Factory — a seemingly bottomless font of origin stories, trauma dumps and D-list confessions. Thankfully, a cottage industry of podcast sages has sprung up ...