| We Love Memoirs Day We Love Memoirs Day is celebrated on August 31 every year. Unlike autobiographies, memoirs focus on how certain events in your life affected your emotional state and development, rather than chronological accounts of your life story. For as long as humans have written, there have been memoirs. In the past documenting one's life in scrolls, journals, and letters was a part of everyday life. In the 17th and 18th centuries, also known as the Age of Enlightenment, many intellectuals began writing memoirs. They wrote these accounts as a way of recording their exploits during this time, such as in political movements and intellectual schools of thought. Most of these memoirs were written by esteemed members of certain professions such as law and politics. It wasn't until the 20th century that ordinary men and women began publishing memoirs for others to read. Check out these titles |
