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Offers information on several memoirs and biographical books. "The Iron Circle: The True Life Story of Dominiquie Vandenberg," by Dominiquie Vandenberg as told to Rick Rever; "Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing Up Global," edited by Faith Eidse and Nina Sichel; "Off the Map: A Journey Through the Amazonian Wild," by John Harrison.

An interview with Donald Spoto, author of "High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly," is presented. When asked about the biographies he made, Spoto said that interviewers who are prepared and have no hidden agenda can have their subjects speak frankly to them. He related that writing a biography involves research, interviews, archival study of public, personal and professional papers, documents and correspondence, and reading of the subject and the subject's times. Regarding Kelly, the author said that she is thoughtful, helpful, and generous.

The article discusses issues concerning the fabrication of some parts of the book A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. It discusses that the Frey first presented the book as fiction but was published as nonfiction. This paper argues that another truism of publishing is that a good memoir must share many of the traits of a novel. It has to have a narrative and development and denouement.